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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-26
SHOWS AT THE THEATRE.
jolly Old Chums the Attraction for Tomor-


Jolly Old Chums the Attraction for Tomor-
row Night.
All things change so rapidly that to
keep pace with the ever moving
things theatrical, a manager must
ever be alert to grasp the wants of
the public. A few years ago all farce
comedies were exploited by ladies and
gentlemen of small dramatic training.
but today to be successful farceur
for the comedies of the moment, an
actor must be unusually clever and
schooled in the art of creating laughter
without offending the audience with
coarse jokes or witticisms. Again,
the average farce comedy of the pres
ent time is only few PAGES behind
the opera, as all artists must be sing
efs of merit and the costumes even as
brilliant and artistic as in opera. The
public demands these things and en-
terprising managers generally give
what the public wants. The jolly
Old Chums. which will be produced
at Harper's theatre Sunday, Aug. %,
is one of the up-to-date attractions of
this class, and 20 people are required
to produce the play as now con-
structed. An excellent band and or
chestra accompanies the organiza-
ton, and something unusual in the
comedy line is promised by the man
agement. Prices 10, 20 and 80 cents.
Choice seats so cents.
Carnaveaux and Pauline conclude
their weeks engagement at Harper's
theatre tonight. They are pair of
clever entertainers, their feats of
mind reading and hypnotism having
pleased all who attended their per-
formances here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-26
PROVISIONS ARE MIGHTY COSTLY.
Sugar GO Cents a Pound for Instance-Ar
rivals at Seattle.

rivals at Seattle.
Captain J. Howell, of Winnipeg,
states that provisions were scare and
high-priced at all the military posts
along the Mud and Lizard rivers. At
the Lizard post, for instance, sugar was
co cents per pound, lard GO cents. and
-four S2S per sack. o. Perry, of Min
nesota. and r. p. Van Orden, of Lisbon,
n. D., started from the Telegraph trail
out of Ashcroft, B. c. There were six
in the party, all of whom reached
Glenora early last winter, after having
been on the trail 126 days. Telegraph
Trail is pure map trail, as these men
found when about 100 miles out of
Hazleton. Their horses, forty-five in
number, were drowned and when Glen
ora was reached the men were starving,
having eaten nothing for three days.
No game whatever was seen en- route.
Most of the Edmonton trail survivors
are without money, and in accordance
with instructions recently received
from Washington those in need will be
cared for and transported to Seattle at
once The steamer Strathcona will
make another trip to Glenora shortly
to bring down the thirty or more stray
glers that are being brought in by the
Hudson Bay company.
Seattle Wash, Aug. ga number
of stranded miners from the Edmonton
trail reached here yesterday from
Wrangel, Alaska. Among them were
W. Harris. Pelican Rapids, Mimi, and
Henry Holden and ]. B. Colville, Chi
cago Five of the party are in a pitia-
bic condition. They can scarcely hob
bic on crutches. Harris lost five toes
on one foot from frost. Mccullough
lost two toes and was frost-bitten all
over. Holden is in deplorable condi-
ton from scurvy Mccullough, an old
man. has lots of grit left. He left
wife and ten children in Philadelphia
He never heard from home until he
reached Glenora, where he learned
that two of his daughters had died and
the mortgage on his home foreclosed-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-26

Springfield. Ills, Aug. Ex-Governor
Tanners condition is steadily improv-
ing He spent Il comfortable night and
was entirely free from fever yesterday.
He now hopes to be able to attend the
dedication of the Eastern Normal Uni
versity at Charleston Tuesday next.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-26

sArrivai. departure. tDaIly, except Sunday.
sDaily except saturday. all others daily. Tele.
phone 1923
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-26
Poison nIistaken for CaIomel.

Springfield. Ills, Aug. 26.-Mrs. Otis
Shaw died yesterday at her home in
Taylorville. aged % years. after suf-
fering five days untold agony from the
results of large quantity of corrosive
sublimate being administered to her
by Mrs. John Cotlan by mistake for
raIOmal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BEAST.

Minneapolis. Aug. ga letter from
the University of Minnesota fossil
hunters dated Shell. Wyo-, Aug Il. an
nounces the discovery of an extensive
quarry of dinosaur bones in the valley
Of the Shell river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-26
Professor smith VIII Live.

Madison, Wis. Aug. 26.-Professor
Charles F. Smith, of the chair of Greek
in the University of Michigan, will
live. the injuries he sustained in being
thrown from his bicycle not being so
serious as was at first announced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-26

1t is certainly gratifying to the pub
lie to know of one concern in the land
who are not afraid to be generous [,
the needy and suffering. The propri
etors of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds have
given away over ten million trial bot
ties of this great medicine, and have
the satisfaction of knowing it has alb
solutely cured thousands of hopeless
cases. Asthma, bronchitis, hoarse-
ness and all diseases of the throat
chest and lungs are surely cured by
it. Call on Hartz & Ullemeyer, drug
gists. and get a free trial bottle.
Regular size 80 cents and 81. Every
bottle guaranteed or price refunded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-26

Rio JaneIro, Aug. 2c.-Information
from Para announces that the inhabi-
tants of Acre. the territory claimed by
Brazil and Bolivia, have proclaimed
their independence and constituted a
new South American commonwealth.
The evening times., 1899-03-22

ing the premises of Mrs. B. NJ. Sweeney
ll39 First Street. and while there drinking
intoxicating liquor. Riley acknowledged
that he took drink before he left home TO
go on duty January &C. but denied that
lie drank anything afterward. Sergt. Daley,
who entered the charge against the police
man, ayerred that he had suspected Riley
for some time and that on the occasion in
question he observed Riley pass glass 10
the counter in Mrs. Sweeney's place. He
smelled the glass and ascertained that il
contained whisky and also found a half
filled bottle of whisky near the glass.
Sergt. Daley stated 10 Major Sylvester that
Riley had acknowledged the violation and
had pleaded with him that the matter be
overlooked.
There is no question" says the final
recommendation Of Major Sylvester, that
Riley was a frequent visitor at Mrs. Swee-
ney's When the case came to a hearing
Private Riley denied that he had admitted
the violation TO Sergeant Daley and pro-
/ duced Mrs. Sweeney 10 show that he had
| called at her place to purchase tobacco.
Mr. ]. F. Hagan, So PIERCE Street, in
the presence of Inspector Pearson, Ser
! geant Daley, Private Riley and myself,
when called upon, openly and clearly ac-
! cused Riley CT being a frequent visitor al
/ the Sweeney place.
Private Riley is guilty of failure 10
! perform duty at the time in question; he
/ drank just before going on duty, and evi-
IDENTIFY while on duty. | accept Sergeant
! Daley's statement as to Riley's admissions
/ but to guard against any possible injustice,
am willing to recommend that Riley be
! fined $40 and be reduced one point in the
! line of promotion; and that he be informed
/ that if found guilty of any shortcoming in
! the future he will be removed from the
/ force"
The Commissioners have approved the
! recommendation.
The evening times., 1899-03-22
Dividends Instead of Taxes

(FTom the LONDON thronlcle-J
More village Arcadias, The Dalecarlian
village of Orsa is not. says a correspon-
dent. the only Continental community
which rejoiees in freedom from rates and
taxes Saufenberg owns a large tract OF
forest land, which yields enough revenue
to pay all the municipal expenses, and
besides to allow dividend to every
citizen of about e1 a year. also certain
amount of free fuel. The Town Hall, wa
ter supply, schools. municipal bakehouse.
ETC., are all maintained in a state of high
efficiency out of the revenue of the public
estate. Klingenberg-o -the-Main pays its
rates and taxes, and gives an annual bonus
to its inhabitants, out OF the royalties on
its rich beds of freclay. Communal mead
ows and forests pay all the rates of Lang
enselbold, in Hanau, and each citizen gets
besides two cords of firewood and 20 marks
year in money. Freudenstadt. in Baden
thanks to the possession of 5000 acres
of land-supplies its inhabitants with free
wood for firing and building, with free
pasture for their cattle, and with roads,
schools churches, fountains, hospital COM
munal music, ETC., without levying any
rates, and gives each family Christmas
box" of G2 los. or S3. Kampen, on the
Zuider Zee, derives it's income from the
letting of municipal lands, and the rate
collector is unknown.
The evening times., 1899-03-22
New York Cotton Market
FIREMEN'S PENSIONS.
Men Disabled in the Line OF Duty
Entitled to Part Pay.

S. T Thomas, Attorney for the District,
this afternoon handed an opinion 10 the
Commissioners relative TO the pensioning
of fremen who have been connected with
the Fire Department for relatively brief
period and who contracted sickness III the
line of duty. The attorney holds that
fireman who becomes permanently affected
by exposure while at work should be PEN
stoned as provided by the statute.
This opinion is the outcome of a report
on the condition of Private A. n Carter,
of No l engine company, by Dr. Cr.f,on
Mayfield, surgeon of the Police and Fire
departments. DR.. Mayfeld reported that
Carter was attacked with acute iniiamma-
tory rheumatism on February IL, as the
direct result of exposure at fire on Feb
ruary 9. on which occasion he was wet TO
the skin, the clothing freezing on him.
DR.. Mayfeld reported that Carter was still
confined to his bed and added that il would
be impossible for him TO prophecy what
his final condition would be, or whether his
usefulness as a memAr of the Fire De-
partment would be impaired. A subse-
quent report from DIR. Mayfield stated that
Carter had not suffered with rheuma tism
before becoming a member of the Fire De-
partment.
Commissioner Wight then placed the fol-
lowing endorsement on the papers: 1T is
not clear to my mind, that members of the
Fire Department who have only been with
it for so short a time as a year are enti-
tied 10 a pension, even though they have
contracted the disease in the performance
of duty. In this case the party has lost an
unusual amount of time and is now suffer
ing with a disease that apparently renders
him unfit to be fireman. II he is entitled
to a pension ! recommend that a pension
of $3.50 per month be allowed him
This recommendation was approved by
Commissioners Ross and Beach and the
matter was referred to Attorney Thomas
for an opinion. That opinion, which was
approved by the Commissioners today
| reads, in part, as follows:
The statute in regard to pensioning fremer
provides that the hremen's relief fund shall bt
used for the relief of any fireman who, having
served not less than twelve months shall, by
reason of injuries received or disease contracted
| in the line of actual fire duty. going to, at ol
| returning from, fire; who, having served moi
| less than fifteen years. shall become so per
| manently disabled to be discharged from
| the service therefor.
So far the papers before me are concerned
| the disease from which Mr.. Carter suffers wa!
| contracted in the line of actual fire duty, ant
while at a fire.
| My opinion is that if Mr.. Carter. by reason
| OF the exposure to which he subjected while
| in the line of duty, on February 9 last is 81
permanently affected to be discharged from
| the service, he should be retired on a pension
| as provided by statute; otherwise he should bt
| continued in the service for such reasonable
time as will demonstrate whether he is likely
to recover.
The evening times., 1899-03-22
Anthracite Ct / COAL fjkE
Shares 'BUOYAN4
Meet With Good .Buying at
the Opening Work.
Sugar After an Early Rally Makes
a Break.
The Market Shows an Excellent I'm
dertone in General Trading-GOv-
ernment Securities Higher.

New York, March 22--The feature of the
stock market this morning was the sudden
buoyancy of the anthracite coalers. No
news became public to account for the
rise. The buying from the start, however,
was excellent and prices rose about 20
per cent for Reading and Jersey Central.
In the industrials, Sugar. after an early
rally of ! Is per cent, broke over 8 per
cent. American Steel was strong. Brook
lyn Rapid Transit had a sharp early break
of 1-2 per cent. but recovered its loss.
Third Avenue advanced 3 points on the
amending of the Amsterdam Avenue bill
The markets undertone was pronounced
In Government bonds the new As were
up 3-S per cent the 3's Is, and the old
As IA per cent.
The evening times., 1899-03-22
WILLS FILED FOR PROBATE.
Disposition of the Estates of w.
Hazel and F. W. Storch.

The will of William c. Hazel, dated
November 25, 1895, was filed today for pro-
bate. After providing for the payment of
all his debts the deceased directs that his
estate be disposed of in the following
manner:
In the event that his personal estate is
not sufficient to pay all his Indebtedness
the testator directs his executors, William
A. and J. Holdsworth Gordon, TO sell his
lot situated on the south side OF Beall
Street and the houses Nos. 1888 and ?135
on the same street or such parts as are
required TO liquidate his debts
TO his grandnephew, William H. Collins,
he leaves his residence on Beall Street; TO
Rose FrantZ is left the premises No. 3139
Beall Street, and to Philip Hazel. his
nephew, the premises No 3l37 Beall Street;
to his niece, Louisa Kidwell, the deceased
leaves $500.
The will of Frederick William Storch,
dated June II, 1895, was also filed for pro-
bate. The deceased leaves all his estate,
real and personal, to his daughters. Marie,
Genevieve, and Lillian Louise Storch, with
| the exception of $40 TO each of his sons,
William NJ. and Edgar Emil Storch. This
provision is made because the restator
states that his sons have already received
their shares of his estate.
The evening times., 1899-03-22
MISSIONARY MEETING.
Mrs. Bristol Says Representative
Roberts May BE Unseated

The Second Quarterly Meeting of the
woman's Home Missionary Society, of the
Washington district of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, was held this morning at
the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church, at the cor
ner of Four-and- -a-half and c Streets
northwest. The attendance was large and
a deep interest was taken in the reports
concerning the progress of the work dur
ing the last three months.
The morning session began at 10 80
o'clock. Mrs. Frank NJ Bristol presided.
The meeting was opened with the singing
of Hymn No G, Come Thou, Almighty
King" after which Mrs A. NJ. Linville
read scriptural lesson and offered prayer.
She took her text from the twenty-first
chapter of St. John. and in eloquent Ian
guage spoke of the charity of Christ.
She expressed the belief that the surest
way to teach the religion of the Saviour
to those unacquainted with its doctrines
is 10 first give them temporal aid, taus
gaining their attention to the deeper spir-
itual truths.
The Rev. DR.. Frank NJ. Bristol, pastor
of the Metropolitan Church, delivered the
address of welcome. He said that every
woman in the Methodist Episcopa Church
should be member of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society. He said that within the
last year Providence has largely incre ased
the field for missionary work, especially
among the churches of America. There is
OCCASION now, he said, for each woman TO
give more and consecrate more than she
has ever done before. He urged them to
undertake the work vigorously. He stated
that the home missionary work should not
be neglected because of the largely in
creased foreign fields, but that redoub,e ed
energy should be put into the work.
He expressed the belief that the branches
of the missionary work are supplementary
and that one cannot be successful without
the other. The address was illustrated by
striking similes. On behalf of the society
! Mrs. c. l.. Roach replied to the pastor
She said that the work of the missionary
is worldwide, and that greater efforts will
have TO be made in the light of .ecent
events to successfully prosecute this work.
She referred to the work of Miss Helen
Gould in caring for those injured in the
great fire in New York last week and.
drawing a lesson from her example stated
that all women should be filled with the
spirit of rescue and love. Miss Effie s.
Perry rendered short report on the Bee
| Hives" She was followed by Mrs. II.
r. Naylor, who made a brief report con-
corning the work of distributing leaflets
and other missionary literature In the
absence of Mrs. M. NJ. Mitchell, who was
to have made report on the Young Peo-
pies Work." the secretary read the report
prepared by her.
Mrs. Bristol gave a summary of the work
done by the society during the pasr quar-
ter. In her remarks she spoke of having
.oeived letter from her son, who is
tn the army in Cuba, In which he stat
cd that the Cubans are not the energetic
and virtuous people which they are COM
monty supposed to be. but are lazy, and,
in the terms Of the letter, robbers and
thieves" She urged the necessity OF more
J active work In behalf of the peoples who
The evening times., 1899-03-22
The story of an Obituary Notice.
(From the Trov Timesl

One of the curious things that appear in the
columns of the London Times is this death
notice, which is published annually: ION Friday
July l6, 1889. in her thirty-third year the very
deeply lsmented Lady Flora Hastings NJ J. W
The Lady Flora in question was one of the most
beautiful and charming of the maids-of-honor to
the Queen. and had been in attendance on Her
Majesty for some time, when she suddenly found
herself the subject of malevolent gossip which
had its origin among the ladies-in waiting of the
Queen, prominent among the number being Lady
Portman. The Queen. who was unmarried at
the time, sided with her ladies against the nn-
fortunate girl Enquiry fully vindicated Lady
Flora, and she reinstated in the Queen s
favor. But when she demanded that her traGl,lc-
ers be excluded from Court, the Queen refused
10 comply.
Soon afterward Lady Flora became i'll and died.
and her relatives, it appears. have never forgiven
Her Majesty for refusing her request. Ii was 4
sister Of Lady Flora who the mother of the
present Marquis of Butte, and inasmuch as he
nOtOriously brought up to the belief that
his lovely aunt had been most cruelty treated
by Her Majesty, he has always manifested a very
marked degree of reserve toward the Court. and
it is generally believed that it is by his orders
that the obituary notice concerning Lady Flora 3
death appears each year in the London Timea"
The evening times., 1899-03-22

views with no concern the persecution of a wit
ness 1t Is no wonder that an outraged and in
dignant witness occasionally takes the law into
MS own hands The court is very frequently at
fault and utterly negleets its duty by allowing
witnesses TO be asked all manner OF irrelevant
and even insulting questions This is particularly
the case in New York. and almost every news
paper published in the large cities of that State
contains an account OF an unwarrantabIe enalIiry
into and interference with the private affairs of
some witness The witness rarely knows his
rights, and il not infrequently happens that an
offence against him Is committed more fragrant
than that for which the defendant il il be crin,-
inal case. is being tried
hat Is the explanation of the failure Of Judges
to interfere in such cases. and compel The lawyers
TO treat witnesses decently? If il is an effect Of
professional eannishness, it's a most unfortunate
effect
The evening times., 1899-03-22
SURVEYING THE ISLANDS.
Gunboats VIII Make a CarefuT study
Of the Philippines.

Admiral Dewey has been instructed by
Secretary Long to direct the survey of the
islands of the Philippine Archipelago
whenever the war situation permits. The
gunboat Bennington is fitted with survey
ing instruments, and the auxiliary gun
boat Vixen, which is under orders to pro-
ceed to Manila, will also receive a survey
ing outfit The Yosemite, which will leave
for Guam next month will make thor
ough survey of the coast of that island.
Surveying work in Cuban waters is now
in progress, but there is some question
whether the navy will be Rermitted 10 sur
vey the coast of Porto Rico. The Coast
and Geodetic Survey has submitted claim
that as Porto Rico is United States terri
tory it should come within its authority,
and it will probably be permitted to per-
form the work
The evening times., 1899-03-22
District Building Notes.

A thirdclass steam engineers license has beer
granted to G.. A. NJ. Duffn.
Permission has been granted to the Washing
ton Jockey Club to hang banner across Penn
sylvania Avenue, between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth Streets, for period of twenty-one days
The Commissioners have approved the recon-
mendation of Major Sylvester that Policemen
Joseph NJ. Austin and G.. w. Mason be permit
ted to retain so each, rendered them re
wards by the American naval authorities fo
the apprehension of Carl Sahlstorm, sailo
and deserter from the U. S. s. Sylph.
The New Amsterdam Casualty Company ant
the Traders Fire Insurance Company, of New
York, have been granted permission to do bust
ness within the District of Columbia
At the request Of +. w. Brown, supervising
principal of the Eleventh school division, Loui
H. Wayne has been reappointed an aadi
tional private of police for duty at the Randall
School building.
The evening times., 1899-03-22
The Bullying of witnesses.
(From the Hartford Courant.)

Martin Mahon has not impressed the American
public felow-citizen 10 be proud of. But
the court room experience of which he retains
so vivid a memory was not unusual-we would
hesitate to call it exceptional, The most up
right, truthful man woman in the land is not
safe from brutal insult the witness stand.
Last month in New York, a so harried
and buied that he lost patience Meeting the Of
Tending lawyer in the corridor after adjournment
he demanded an apology and-not getting it
proceeded to bump that learned PERSONS head
against the wall. For this the judge fined him
$3.50 The comment of Law Notes upon this
case is worth quoting:
ITO the minds OF laymen. and indeed often
to the minds of others, seems useless to ap-
peal to court for protection when the court
The evening times., 1899-03-22
BALLoTING FOR FORMS SAKE.
The Usual Daily Display Mt Harris.

Harrisburg. Pa, March 22.-Todays
Senatorial ballot resulted as follows:
Quay, SO; jerks, rs; Dalzell, 1S:
Stewart, Z; Irwin, 4; Stone, 4;
Huff, 6; Ritter, /; Rice. 2; Widener, 3;
Tubbs, 2; Smith, 2; Markle /; Grow, l.
Total votes cast, PIG; necessary to choice,
10.
1t is now stated that Mr.. Quay will not
visit Harrisburg this week, as was ex-
pected, and no change is anticipated in the
Senatorial situation at present. Colonel
Guffey is here looking after the Democrat
ic lines. He says there will be a Demo-
cratic Senator elected, or none at all, as
it will be impossible for the Republican
factions to get together during the remain
ing month of the session. State Chairman
Elkins and other Republican leaders hold
to the contrary, however, saying that the
results of the primary elections will help
Quay.
The only name seriously entertained as
a compromise candidate is that of Chris
Magee, and no open moves have as yet
been made in that direction
The evening times., 1899-03-22

of America.
She expressed the hope that Represent
ative Roberts of Utah would be unseated
Miss Elizabeth Stuart sang solo and
Miss Ida E. Miner read a report on the
condition of the affairs of Sibley Hospital.
The morning meeting concluded with an
address by Mrs. r. a. Wheeler, who has
been doing missionary work among the
Mormons. In her remarks she expressed the
belief that polygamy is on the decrease.
At lis the Foreign Missionary Society be-
gan its session.