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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24
POWERS IN LOUISVILLE.
Taken There Because 1t Was Feared II
WOuId be Liberated.

Louisville. Aug. 24-Former Sec
retarv of State Powers. convicted of
completely in the murder of Goebel,
was today brought from Georgetown
and placed in Jail here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24
VIII Develop Illinois OIL and Gas.

Shelbyville, Ills. Aug. 24.-H. ].
Knisely, representative of the Great
Eastern Oil aud Natural Gas COM
pany, of Columbus. O.. practically COM
pleted his work of leasing privileges on
10000 acres OF land i'll northwestern
Shelby county. and has left for the east
to make a report and get the machinery
necessary to develop oil and gas wells.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24

Washington, Aug. 24.-Admiral
Remey cables as follows: Taku cable
now open 10 Taku. All troops from
the Hancock landed. Marines have
gone TO Tien Tsin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24

Dallas. Tex. Aug. 24.-Colouol T. +.
Baltic. president of the National Ed
turial association. yesterday made the
followin. appointments: Chairman uf
the libel law committee. W. /. Eaton.
of Rockford. Ills. !. W. Cochran. OF In
diana. member OF the legislative com
ulIffpp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24
No New Trial for Caleb rouer..

Georgetown. Ky Aug 2i-After
considering the aftidavitS submitted by
both sides. and hearing arguments.
Judge CautTll has oVerruled the mo
tion for new trial in the case OF ca
lcb Powers. aud Powers has been sent
II I nrrfsN-illn fnI "A nfnl,faninr-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24
CuIIom to Go on the Stump.

Chicago. Aug. 24.-SenatOr CullOm
will deliver his first speech of the cam
paign ut the MONDAY Commercial and
Industrial club meeting in this city
next Monday noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24
SprinrfieId', heated Term.

Springfield. Ills, Aug. 24-YeSter-
day was the twenty-tifth day of an in
tensclv heated tcrm-prObably the
longest heated spell ever known in
Springfield. The temperature. how
ever. is lower today. and ut Q p. m. yes
tcrday WAS 20 degrees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24
ALLIES IN DISSENS|ON
Russia Inclined to Act Independ-
emily of ihe Other Parties
to the Row.
PEKIN IN ANARCHIsT1o CONDITION
Uncle Sam Will Send No More Troops
Direct TO. China at Present
Peking Fighting.

Washington, Aug. 24.-The war
department has received q cablegram
from Gen. Chaffee, dated Tien Tsin,
giving a list of casualties there. The
department officials construe the
message as indicating that Chat
fee has returned to Tien Tsin
from Pekin. The cabinet was in
session today until nearly 2 O'Clock.
At its close the memb bers were
more reticent than usual at to what
transpired. II can be stated that this
| government has so far received no
official or well authenticated informa-
| tion that the Russian government has
declared war on China or that it is
her immediate purpose to do so.
London, Aug. 24.-Fires, fighting and
| dissensiOns are apparently following in
the wake of the relief of Peking. The
Daily Mail publishes dispatches from
| the Chinese capital dated as late as
Aug. II declaring that a great fire was
then raging in the imperial city. The
Russian commander had declined to ac-
cept the decision of the other gener-
all not TO violate the imperial precincts,
and street fighting was going on. Gen
eral Chaffee-so il is asserted-main-
quately punished already, and that it
would be unwise to take the imperial
palace. This explains the withdrawal
of the Americans after preaching three
gates, as cabled by the special corre-
Spondent of the Associated Press. The
Russian general, however, maintained
that his government had declared war
against China and that. therefore, there
was no reason to prevent him carrying
~ - sV,NT rsaaI 70
Matter Was Finally Compounded.
Judging from various. and in many
cases contradictory, dispatches that
have reached Europe this morning
from Peking the commanders event
ually adopted middle course, for
Reuter- telegram asserts that sentries
were placed To prevent looting. Hence
1t is presumed that the imperial build
ingS. although captured. will not be
destroyed. The fires appear to be in
cendiary and to he caused by the Chi
nese themselves. All the dispatches
point To the fact that when the latest
message received here left Peking the
commanders We're somewhat at sea
regarding future action, all awaiting
instructions from their governments.
Looking for Prince Tuan.
Neither til" commanders nor the dip
iomats were in communication with
tnc tHlIeSe government OH aug. IL
They were then searching for Prince
Tuan. Among the puZZling reports a.
to the whereabouts of the empress
doYager is one from St. Petersburg
that she is in the vicinity of Peking.
but surrounded. The emperor seems
to have disappeared completely. 1t is
officially reported that the minister OF
the Netherlands. DR.. +. NJ. Knobel.
was slightly wounded during the siege.
ST. Petersburg dispatches announce
good progression in the Manchurian
campaign. The town of Mergen was
captured Aug. Is. with trifiing Russian
loss. while the Chinese suffered Sc
verely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24

Topeka. Kan. Aug. 24.-Thc middle
of-the-road PopulistS met here ycster-
day and decided not 10 nominated Il
state ticket. but To devote all their en-
er-icS To the Barker electoral ticket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24
Fell 1Go Feet and stnI Brea,he,.

West Superior. Wis. Aug. 24.-EGer
FinStad. of this city. yesterday fell 100
feet from the side of the Great North
ern'S new steel elevator and three
hours later died from the result of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24

st Louis. Aug 2i--NIr>- Clara Jar
Wis. Of Kansas city. was arrested yes
tcrday just after she had stolen two ar
zicic> Of female underwear IT a Wash
inStuu avenue dry goods store She
admitted her guilt aud explained that
she needed money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24

Saginaw. Mich. Aug. 24.-The lnde-
pendent Peoples party OF Michigan
held its state convention here with 4
majority of the congressional districts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24

II is not correct TO say that a girl
renders" a song II she lives long
enough 10 become Of some use in the
world. she may some day render lard.
but she can't render q song.-Atchison
Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24
Candidate Stevenson at Home.

Bloomington, Ills, Aug 24.-Adlai F.
Stevenson arrived ut his home yCStCr-
day afternoon from Scdalia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24

Nearly 100000 worth OF articles are
pswned in London weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24

John ]. Ingalls, Will leaves his entire
estate to his widow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24
sequel 20 an EIopcnent.

Decatur. Ills, Aug. 24.-Orton East
man and Earl Foster, both of Wills
ville. y. Y. who have been resisting ar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-24
.CLASHOF AUTHORITIES
Supervisors and Commissioners
Not Agreed as to Street
Railway License.
NAY END IN RED AND CORY WAR
Illinois Battle Flags Cannot Fly in the
Chicago Parade-OI and Gas
To Be Developed.

Bloomington. Ills, Aug. 24.-Bloom-
ington is excited over a war which is
being waged over 4 street railway right
of way on South Main street road, just
south of the city limits, and which
threatens to result in bloodshed. The
Mclean county supervisors recently
granted to the Bloomington City Rail
way company the right to extend its
tracks from the city limits of Hough-
ton Park 300 feet. The grant was un-
til Sept 1. by which time the track was
TO be laid or the grant forfeited. A few
days ago the township authorities be-
gan the grading of South Main road
for the purpose of the laying of stone
facing.
- Commissioners Tear Up the Track.
The street railway people began lay
ing track on this grade and Monday
evening the township commissioners
tore up the track, claiming the railway
company had no right on the town
ships graded line. The railway peo
pie Wednesday laid 800 feet of track
again on the grade, and the commits
SionerS twice attempted to tear it up.
but in vain. During the night the rail
way company ran a car to the end of
its extension and left it there with sew
eral guards.
Looks Like Fight Ahead.
The men resumed work yesterday
morning. The commissioners threaten
to take L force to the ground and tear
up the track. and the street railway
people propose to maintain their posi-
ton by force. The clash is likely to
take place soon. John Eddy, Demo
cratic nominee for congress, is mana
ger OF the street railway and is in
charge of the defense.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-03
AsHFoRD's LETTER.

g. w. Ashford writes from San Fran
cisco advising the natives not to
separate in "a party by themselves and
thereby ALLEVIATE their friends in Con-
gress but to join the Democracy. Mr..
Ashford confesses to have been Re
publican but says that particular party
has "lost his confidence" SO far as
the advice against separatlst move
ment Is concerned we commend it
heartily. but in urging the natives to
join the party of Cleveland, Gresham
and Blount Mr.. Ashford overlooks the
superior imminence of Morgan, Tillman
and Berry. Cleveland is no longer ac-
cepted by the Democrats as their lead
err, Gresham is dead, and poor Blount,
because of his attempt to restore the
Queen, was taken up on a Democratic
pitchfork and tossed into the outer
darkness But Morgan has just been
reelected Senator from Alabama, part
ly because of his services to annexa-
ton; Tillman lately awoke the enthu-
siasm of the Democracy by demanding
that Hawaiians, Porto Ricans and ne
groes should be grouped together and
kept from the polls; while Berry made a
fight in the House of Representatives
in favor of the Cullom bill. All three
Democrats, as we believe, opposed q
pension for the eX-Queen. AS 1t is not
the Democracy of the past but of the
present which Mr. Ashford wants the
natives to join, is he not Offering them
a rather distasteful fellowship? Would
they not do better in the company or
the Republicans who got them the sur
frage? Are they likely to feel at home
when Senator Morgan sends word to
his friend DR.. McGrew, the Father of
Annexation, to get the native voters in
line to show Democratic PAGES?
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-03
THE LABOR TROUBLES.

The venerable John NJ. Horner has
written letters to the Advertiser for
many years but we recall none that is
more original and striking than his
thesis, printed elsewhere, on the labor
question. Himself a planter, Mr.. Horn
ter scores planters for raising wages and
introducing profitsharing methods and
the like, the net result of which has
been to dissatisfy the mass of the
coolies and cause decentralization of the
labor markets. In his opinion il the
planters had held to the old contract
rates and given the japanese to under
stand that they must either accept
them or leave the plantations, the pres
ent troubles would have been averted.
AS 1t is now with coolies on one planta-
ton getting more pay than those on
another and with field hands in the
profit-sharing line making from $50 to
$40 per month as against SIG and SIS
paid to those who labor on the old
basis, there is general unrest and un-
pleasantness.
Mr.. Horner'S criticism seems to be
just one but as the matter is
personal to, the planters we may
well leave it in their hands to
adjust. However our correspondent
brings up public question when he
calls the Government to account for
employing labor on public works which
Is needed in the cane fields. Mr.. Horn
er would have road and street improve
ments stop while the labor stringency
exists, believing that enough coolies
would, thereupon, seek work on the
plantations to relieve those which are
now running short -ha nIa1
The Advertiser does not believe that
any policy of long delay i'm providing
good roads and streets would be APP
proved by the people even though it
might tend to benefit the sugar indus
try; but certain works of public utility
might be eased along for n few weeks
or months on the understanding that
the planters will act as promptly as
may be in the matter of n new labor
supply. We have great hopes of the
plan to bring negro families here from
the steady going rural communities of
the South and If that solution of pres
ent troubles is practicable the planters
should apply 1t speedily. Dependence
on any general cessation of work on
public utilities so that the planters may
use all the labor in the market strikes
us as being sadly impracticable
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-03

Kau, Hawaii. reports a heavy earth
quake ON June 27th, which may be tie
precursor of a volcanic disturbance.
The earthquakes on the big island, I'M
like those of many other parts of the
world, seem to be caused by starting
up of the great engine which dischar-
ges fire and lava. Sometimes the ma
chinery stops with jolt and causes a
general vibration; at other times 1t at
tains such speed and force that 1t
shakes portions of Hawaii as a big en-
CINE in the basement does factory
Happily the earthquakes are not so
serious as those of Japan which, for
want of a volcanic vent, rend open the
earth itself in the effort to release i'm
prisoned steam and gases.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-03
LITTLE BY NAME AND NATURE

The remark made by one of the quail
fed Judges of Hawaii that Gilbert f.
Little might do for the keeper of
stable or for deputy constable, but 1t
was impossible to conceive him on the
bench, was apparently apropos. At
least as much might be inferred from
these coarse remarks about Hon. w. N.
Armstrong, which he makes in a Satur
day interview:
Armstrong; attacks on me from Wash
ington We're recognized by all as the va
porinEs of a common ass and coward. A
comparison of the history of the bill in
its various stages with his letters Will at
once show that he deliberately lied to his
paper in order to in some way compen-
safe himself and associates in Washing
ton for the disastrous defeat they met
at every angle of the line. The bill tells
the story of their defeat more cloquently
than human words.
Nice language for Judge but excel
lent for stable keeper!
And by the way, who is Little? Is he
the same Little whom the Olaa squat
tiers sent to Washington to lobby for
them and who kept writing back that
he needed more money to carry their
point through? The same Little who,
when the money came, forgot all about
the squatters and used it to keep him
self in the running for Judgeship,
either in Hawaii or Alaska or any other
place where there might be vacancy?
Is he the same Little who urged an
amendment to the Cullom bill removing
the capital of Hawaii from Honolulu
to Hilo but who found himself turned
down in that as In other legislative
matters? Is he the same Little whose
whole achievements at Washington
Olaa paying the bills-are represented
by n job for himself and his former
Democratic partner?
If he is the same Little he is stand
ing invitation to contempt of court
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-03
n.nlMLrr ANp RoosrvrEt'

The Republican National ticket. Sic.
Klnisy aud Roosevelt ia the strongest
one that has been named since isi2 IL
IL made 20. not oniy by Mrkiuloy's o..
mafkabic public RECORD aud by the full
nilmant Of the pledges given in his be-
half four years ago, but BY the appear
ance Tor the first time in the history N
the Republican party 81 statesman
and popular leader in the second place.
Logan who ran with blaine IN 1881, was
"a popular leader but hardly a states
man, while Roosevelt Sc both. No Inn
partial Republican would object to see
ing him In the white House and Will
hope TO do 30 after McKlnley's term
has been rounded out.
II In conceded that the Presidential
contest viii be largely decided in ohio
and New York. Mckinley has lost no
strength In his native State. indeed
prosperity has added to his votes.
Roosevelt carried New York by an UNI
usual majority two years ago and his
course at Albany has strengthened him.
OF all the states carried by Mckinley
in 1896 but one, the state of Kentucky,
IL doubtful. OF the States carried by
Bryan several. including Nebraska, Of
fer the Republicans fair field to fight
in.
The issues. too, point to Republican
majorlties. The Republicans hold to
the gold standard which won in 1896
and can point to It as one of the safe
guards of good times. The Democrats
hardly dare intrude the discredited is
sue of free silver. AS for trusts the
Republicans introduced the only prac-
ticable remedy at the late session OF
Congress and the Democrats opposed
it. This puts the Democracy on the de-
fensive. Finally the expansion issue
reveals the Republican party as the
of a Greater America and
the Democrats as provincial contrac-
tionists with whom no warm blooded
patriot can feel the slightest sympathy
without losing something of self-re-
spect
From all appearances Mckinley and
Roosevelt are as certain as Grant and
Wilson were to be elected. We wish
Hawaii might help. but If 1t cannot
share in the voting 1T may do so in the
and in the benefits.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-03
THE ADVERTISER.

Forty -four Years ago to-day the Ad-
Ivertiser was issued for the first time.
| The germ idea of the paper had been
brought here by II. NJ. Whitney, who
had been employed for some years in
Printing House Square, New York, and
had taken his friend Horace Greeley's
advice to go West. California was not
far enough West for Mr. Whitney and
he ventured to Honolulu where he
found the white population eager for a
weekly newspaper, the old Polynesian
having become mere scrap book of
essays and sermons. Mr.. Whitney had
been an admirer of the New York Com
mercial Advertiser and when he con-
cluded to start weekly he called it
after that dlgnitied and prosperous
journal How well the venture sue
ceeded time has told. About eighteen
years ago the success of the weekly
made the daily possible, the absorption
of the famous old Gazette followed, and
now the Pacific Commercial Advertiser
Is n larger and in many respects a
costlier paper than was the New York
Commercial Advertiser in 1856. Forty
four years ago this Office had not to
exceed ten men on it's payroll; now 1t
has about seventy-tive in it's various
departments and a chance for more.
OF the original presentment of the Ad
vertiser nothing remains but the Wig
nette in the headline which Mr.. Whit
ney himself drew from the masthead OF
the vessel which brought him here;
though the imprint of the founders
personal character has never been lost
to this journal.
1t was the purpose of the manage
ment To issue to-day an anniversary
number, largely pictorial in its con-
tents but from circumstances we have
explained the work has had to be de-
ferred Before July is over, however.
we shall issue the number and then win
give more of the history of this paper
than is practicable now.
AS to the future of Hawairs favorite
newspaper II could not be more en-
couraging. The Advertiser, in its daily
or weekly form, reaches every or nearly
every white family In these Islands.
Making the usual computation of the
number Of readers each regular
subscription stands for and we may
assume that the Advertiser meets the
eyes, at regular intervals, of not less
than 10000 people. Moreover steady
inflow OF subscribers-a process which
is never weakened, much less counter
acted-shows that the new population
OF the Islands is as appreeiative as the
old one OF the news facilities which the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-03
SCHURMANN TALKS
AT CORNELL ABOUT EXPANSION

ITHACA
University President said
THE he
II %
be in
the
and impoverished treasures Good prescr
the
the last England RIGA colon
future
the confidence
weuas
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-03

The additions to the Navy as author
lied by Congress at its last session con-
sist of two battleships, three armored
cruisers and five submarine boats. This
is not a large reinforcement but, owing
to armor-plate troubles, 1T Is all the
American shipyards can handle. They
have now on the stocks several big war
ships which the quarrel over the price
of armor-plate has delayed. Unless
this difficulty is settled soon the Gov
eminent will roll steel for its own use,
plant having been conditionally pro-
vided for. The submarine craft named
in the law are probably duplicates of
the Holland, the later tests of which
We're so satisfactory.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-03

-. That adequate protection 20 AmUrl-
can industry IL indispensable TO the
prosperity ~ the country; aud that an
abandonment Of this policy win be at
tended with consequences ruln9us TO
the best interests 81 the nation"
Martin Van Burcn's platform IN 1870.
"Rosolvod. That congress has no right
or power TO interfere with slavery In
any state or territory"
Platform Of Lewis Cass In 1sis; RE
solved. That we approve the taking Of
territory from Mexico IN indemnity for
the late war"
Platform Of Franklin Pierce In 1852:
Resolved. That the country has never
with foreign questions which are In
ferior to no domestic questions what
ever. The time has come for the people
OF the United States to declare them
selves I'm favor of free seas and progress
sive trade throughout the world"
Platform of Douglas in 1S60-the same
being found in the platform OF Breck-
inridge In the same year: "ResOlved.
That the Democratic party Is in favor
Of the acquisition OF the island Of
Cuba"
Platform of Grover Cleveland in 1884:
"Resolver, That the country has never
had well defined and executed foreign
policy save under Democratic admins
tratlons; and that, as the result of this
policy, we recall the acquisition of
Louisiana, Florida, California and the
adjacent Mexican territory, and con-
trast these grand acquisitions of Dem
ocratic craftsmanship with the pur-
chase Of Alaska, the sole fruit of n Re-
publican administration of nearly a
quarter of n century"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-03

The New York World, like all highly
successful journals, is Independent
within its party. That enables it to say
things by way of warning that the
mere organ would not dare to print.
Fancy common sense like this extract
from the World appearing in a hide
bound, committee-fettered Democratic
organ? 1t is bit of advice about the
conduct of the Democratic campaign:
why draw to the front again the
dead and four times condemned fallacy
of 16 to 1, which even success at the
polls could not establish? Why shout
the shibboleth of calamity campaign
in year of Astounding prosperity?
Why cry for more money when in the
last four years our money supply has
increased fully 100000? Why talk of
low prices and inability to pay debts,
when prices have advanced along the
whole line and mortgages have been
discharged by the carload-in good
money? Then why turn the rascals out
only to let the lunatics in?" BY heed
ing counsel like this the Democracy
though bound to lose in any event,
would certainly poll it's maximum Of
votes.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-03

The remarkable crime done ON The
Tnntnlua road viii incline people who
travel there to carry means 81 defence.
The rond ". In some 81 IT. reaches. an
ideal place fur dark deeds and II with
out police oversight. Fortunately
crimes have been few but as the popu-
lption Of Honolulu IL growing fast and
getting many undesirable strangers the
pleasure ~ lonely drives is not what II
used TO be. In the present instance q
native was the offender and the victim
Chlnaman: but in the next instance
who knows but white people may figure
az both ends OF the sensation