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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
San Francisco. shreud Chinese.

Fourteen thousand residents OF san
Francisco's Chinatown are shut in by
quarantine. and, Is a retaliatory meas
IRE, the Chinese merchants have d.
cided TO pay no more rent or bills OF
any kind until the blockade is removed
says the Chicago News. IL they can
help IL, they do not intend to subject
their creditors to'the risk Of contract
ing the plague through handling their
money. This Is conclusion WORTHY
the Celestial. who often sees more with
IN almond squlnt than his neighbors
give him credit for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
GREAT DAY FOR BASE BALL.
Double Games Played in Both the Prin

Double Games Played in Both the Prin-
eipal Aggregntion..
Chicago, July 5.-Doubie games were
the rule in both base ball leagues yes
terday. Following are National League
scores: iMerningl At st. Louis
Brooklyn .. st. Louis :: at Cincinnati
New York 1, Cincinnati $; at Pitts
burg-Boston s, PittsburG 8; at Chi
cago-Philadelphia 4. Chicago IN. aft
ernOOnl At Chicago - Philadelphia 4,
Chicago Twelve innings: ut Cincin-
Mathew York q. Cincinnati 3: At
Pittsburg 1. Pittsburg ..
American League: AlorninCi Al
neapOlis-Chicago 6. Minneapolis
>: at Detroit-Buffa1o /, Detroit 4: At
Cleveland-IndianapoIis =. Cleveland
>: at Kansas City-Milwaukee ,, Kan
sas CITY /. afternoon At Kansas
City-AIilwaukee 10. Kansas City =; at
Observation-Disclosures Detroit ii; at CIcve-
land-Indianap0lis -. Cleveland Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
LIMITING DEWET's MOVES.
Roberts Purpose Is to CorralI the Beer
Chief and Has Men.

London, July 5.-The various tele
grams received from Pretoria and else
where in South Africa. while not Civ
ing an account of fighting, represent
Roberts converGing columns as max
ing Dewet's rowing ground more and
more contracted. and the possibility OF
his defeat and capture near.
Heavy artillery fighting was heard
near Ficksburg on Tuesday. The
Beers are masSing in great numbers
in The LindleX district
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
Executor's Notice.

Estate of Mica G. Bowen. deceased
The undersigned having oeen appointed ex-
ecutresscs of the last viii and tesla nent OF
Nina q. Bowen, late of the county OF Rock Isl
and. state OF Illinois. deceased hereby give
notice that they viii appear before the county
court OF Rock Island county, at the county
court room. In the city OF Rock Is
and. 81 the August term. OF the nrst Mon
day In August next. 81 which time al per
sons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested 70 attend. for the pur-
pose OF having the same I'd lusted-
AL persons Indebted 20 said estate are re-
quested 10 make Immediate payment 10 the
undersigned.
Dated this 4th day of June, A: D. 1900.
ELIZA J. SNYDER,
IDA NJ BOWEN.
ExecutreSSes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE.

William Lobe. of CleVeS, O., was
killed and Neal Batscher. of harrison,
o.. mortally wounded. i'll an electric
car accident near Harrison. o.
The match race at Lima, o.. be-
tween John Il. Gentry and Joe Patch
en- was won by Gentry in straight
heats. The best time was 2:O4A.
The bag mill of the PIover Paper
company ut Stevens Point, Wis,
burned. Spontaneous combustion. Loss,
$4,000: insured.
y small tornado passed south of
Colby, Wis. blowing down barns scat
tering lumber and doing other dam
age.
The Fourth was celebrated at Kings
ton, Jamaica. with intense enthusiasm.
The stars and stripes We're in evil
dence throughout the city.
Five deaths in ten days from vel
low fever is General Woods report in
his latest casualty list from Havana.
Sir Thomas Farrell. sculptor and
president of the Royal Hibernaian
Academy. is dead At Dublin.
The final session Of the eighth an
nual meeting of the Society for the
Promotion of Engineering and Mining
was held yesterday 1T New York
The national Association of OSteO-
paths * holding its annual meeting at
Chattanooga.
The Standard Oil works, at Bayonne.
y, i. We're struck by lightning and
damage was done valued ut $4,000.
Emperor Wilhelm has ordered the
iron-clad cruisers Kaiser and Deutsch-
land to get ready for sailing NJ once.
Governor Roosevelt on the trip east
yesterday was warmly welcomed at
all stopping places. and at each made
brief speeches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
EXPLOSION OF A TANK CAR.
Blows Six Men Into Small Pieces and
Fatally Hurts Another.


Parkersburg. W. Va. July THE
most horrible calamity that this city
ever witnessed occurred yesterday
morning at 20 o'clock. Six men were
blown to atoms. and one other. John
Chalk. 80 badly injured that he soon
died and two more are expected TO die
any minute The yards of the Ohio
River railroad are spotted with pieces
of torn flesh md sprayed with blood.
4 car tank containing six thousand
gallons Of oil was on the yard track
for shipment An engine with VIII
Carr as engineer and George Hupp as
fireman was pulling train of fast
freight through the yards south
bound. \ switch was open aud the
train ran into a side track, collidinS
With n tank car. The collision bod
a hole in the top Of the tank and the
oil icnited. This happened AT afcw
minutes after = a. m and made a big
IRE. upon which water had no effect.
Master Mechanic I.alimc. and the
General SUPERINTENDENT. J. II Hamil-
ton were called upon TO devise some
means of Kidding the track OF the
burning tank and eNtinguishinC the
blaze. Several plans were tried with
out effect and while some OF the men
were grouped near the tank after . a.
Ia. an explosion occurred II came
with a flash Of fire and a deafening
report. Some people who Were stand
in: near were not affected by IL az
all. These saw the bodies Of men fly
Ing in the air and saw others Knocked
- the ground by the conclusion of the
air as the tank went through the air
Many Of the crowd who were standing
near the car when il blew up were de
Iused with the falling oil but were
not seriously injured
The officials and workmen OF the
road who were killed We're blown down
the track nearly Fifty yards. They
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
AN1l.IMPERlAlIsM ISSUE
Continued from Fir, Page

:; nen ne mentioned brYanS name
evoked Il storm Of applause Charles
y Towne was named as the Silver
Republican candidate for vice presi-
dent and the ovation given his name
Was greater than that given Bryan's.
y committee was appointed 10 present
Towne'S name to the Democrats az
the head OF which is Teller
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
How Bryan spent the Fourth.

Lincoln. Neb. July Wv. j. Bryan
spent the Fourth of July i'll sending
kilograms TO political friends and man
ayers and III receiving bulletins from
the national convention ut Kansas City
don't
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
Executors Notice.

Estate of Frederick Rix deceased
The undersigned having been appointed
executor of the last Will and testa-
ment of Frederick Rix, late of the
county OF Rock Island state of IllinoIa.
deceased, hereby gives notice thaty he viii
appear before the county court OF Rock
Island county. at the county court room, Ia
the city OF Rock Island. at the September term
on the first Monday In September next, az
which time all persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested 20 at
tend, for the purpose Of having the same I'D
iusted.
All persons Indebted to said estate are
requested 70 make Immediate payment TO
the undersigned
Dated this 29th day OF June. A. d. 100
A. II. LIDDEHs Executor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
Ger. Ayers Son Manned.

Montreal. July "a telephone mes
sage from Grand Mere. Quebec. states
that Russell \. Alger. Jr., who is gen
eIaI manager of the LaUrentine pulp
mills. had his right hand blown OFF 10y
the premature explosion of a giant fire
cracker at 10 p. III. yesterday. His arm
is also badly injured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05

The Woodworking laborers and coolies
seen everywhere in Japan wear only a
narrow loin scarf and straw sandals.
In cold and rainy weather they wear a
macintosh of loose straw over their
shoulders and a mammoth rude hat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
sHIvELY AND >r,o>O PLACE.
Stevenson of Illinois Is n Receptive Cnn-
didate-Conyentiou Notes.

u1uaIe-SO Notes.
Kansas City. July 5.-Nery little
that was tangible developed in the
vice presidential situation last night
although the Stevenson candidacy ap-
parcntly met with favor, and there
Seemed TO he Il possibility Of this be-
ing the solution of the question. y
telegram from him said be was will
Ing to stand by what the delegation
does The determination of the In
diana delegation To put Shivcly in the
field caused little diversion during
n part of the day. but Shively distinct
" stated last evening that he was not
n candidate and would not he. As to
the action of the Indiana delegation.
he said that after what he had told
them there was no reason for the be-
lief that he would be Il candidate
This may or maynOt go" The Indiana
delegation is inclined To insist on
Shively taking the nomination if it
comes Indiana's way.
An interesting feature of the COnVen-
ton and Il fitting ending of the days
celebration was the parade which took
place last evening. The column moved
up Grand avenue to Twelfth street
thence making n tour of the principal
business streets. past the hotels and
newspaper offices, and was Il fine dis
ply.
Among the speakers at yesterdays
session of the convention was John /.
AItgeld. and he was loundly chcered.
The National Negro Democracy"
met yesterday with delegates repre-
senting 4 number of states.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
1nternn,lonnI Good Road, Concre,..

Port Huron. Mich. July 4.-The clos
ing session of the first international
good roads congress was held yeSter-
day and steps taken towards effect
ing permanent national or interna-
tional good roads association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
Charleston,
South Carolina,
Trip.

Here's a recreative and instructive
trip for teachers or any others.
whether attending the National Edu-
cational association meeting or Just
taking advantage of an attractive trip
at a very low rate.
You can go direct through Chatta-
nooga and Knoxville, Tenn Ashe-
vile, N. C.; Spartanbur and Column
bia, S. c.. or Atlanta and Augusta.
Ga. and return same way or diverse
routes. or from Charleston over the
Southern railway through Norfolk.
Richmond or Charlottesville, Va, at
one fare for the round trip; or via
Southern railway from Charleston
through Washington, at trifle high
er rate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
FIGHT RACES AROUND RATIO.
Three Styles of Platform offered to the
Committee

Kansas City. Mo. July 5.-Thc fight
over ratio ragged all last night i'll the
committee on resolutions. and as late
as past / Il. m, today Tillman of
South Carolina was speaking for Lotto
l. The committee was called together
soon after the first adjournment of the
convention, but then only elected its
officers. adjourning' 10 meet again at
$50 p. m Senator Jones of Arkansas
was unanimously chosen chairman and
Metcalf of Nebraska secretary. When
the committee reaSSembled Metcalf
presented the draft of Il platform COW
crinS all questions Of public interest,
which draft all the members accepted
as Bryan's expression upon this ques-
ton. Girard of Georgia also presented
Il platform. as did Van Wyck of New
York
All these documents took practically
the same ground upon all questions eX-
ccDt that of the finances. Metcalf'S
declaration was for the reatfirma ton
Of the Chicago platform i'll letter and
spirit and ii emphasized and reiterated
s,Tecificalll the declaration for the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of Ii 10 l
Both the other drafts simply reaf-
firmed the Chicago platform. Witl,uuS
reference to tie ratio. The matter was
taren NJ AT once and nothing else got
before the committee last night.
Among the conservative speakers were
Van Wyck. Daniel MorSs. Money and
Carter II. Harrison. Some of those for
1G-to-1 clear cut We're Chairman
Jones, George Fred Williams. and
Fitzgerald of Colorado
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
No Market Report.

Chicago. July 4.-The Fourth of July
being legal holiday the exchanges
were all closed and there is no market
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05

The annual expenditure in England
snd Wales on funerals probably ex-
ceeds fG.O0Q,0OO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
Bumps or Bruises,

Sprains or sores, burns or scalds,
wounds or cuts, letter or eczema, all
quickly cured by Banner Salye. the
lost healing medicine in the world.
For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05

IL YOU have Dryness of the Nose
and throat, a constant hacking and
coughing, enlarged tonsils, dropping
of mucus, stopping up OF the nose,
fullness and noises in the head
mouth breathing, offensive breath; if
you are pale, weak, losing flesh, and
have tendency to DEAFNESS or
CONSUMPTION do not let it increase
from day to day.
Consult the German-English Spe-
cialists and receive assurance of q
speedy and permanent cure.
Catarrhal Deafness, Bronchitis, Ca
tarrh of the Throat, Stomach, Bow
els, Liver, Kidney and Bladder trea ted
by the Berlin system used exclusively
by these Eminent Specialists.
The remedies and methods en-
ployed are new and are the result of
study and research during many
years of hospital, private and special
practice. They are without excep-
ton the only successful ones before
the medical profession today.
By means of costly appliances found
doctors are enabled to bring healing
agents directly to the diseased parts,
thereby producing cures in cases that
have tried all other means and failed.
The best ply sicians frankly admit
that this is the only way, Of perma-
nently curing Catarrh and Catarrhal
diseases.
Their Electro-Chemic System in
com bination with medicine is proving
successful in all cases of Nervous De-
bility, Defective Memory, Mental De-
lusions. Sleeplessness, Threatened
Insanity. etc.
WOMEN suffering from nervous
ness, palp!tation of the heart, flatu-
lency, or any disease peculiar to their
sex should call on the Specialists and
get an opinion on their case free OF
charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
List of Those Who Were Killed.

Following is a list of the dead: Miss
Lois Drake. emplOye of Telephone
company. South Tacoma: Annie Glass;
Lettic Suffer, South Tacoma: Dorley
Dingcr: Lois Ringer. Lakeview; Ed
ward Bray. Carl MoSer. Albert MOser.
Richard Lee-all of South Tacoma;
Mrs. GroSSman. McNcil'S island: g..
Bertoli. Hillhurst; Otis Larson. Park
land: ole RanSeen. Lake Park; James
BenSton. HillhurSt; Charles Davis:
William Williams and John PauluS,
South Tacoma: William \iesen. Lake
Park; Robert Steele and -- Seiden-
berg. South Tacoma; Rev Herbert
Gregory. Lake Park: Griffith Wander
sheldon. Reservation: y. L. Healy
Lake Park; G. McMullen. Tacoma;
John J. Davis. Lakevicw: Joseph Nc
Cam. Ballard; Roy LongerInan. Cor
don Newton and Richard Sanburn-
all of South Tacoma: Willie Hardings.
100 Tacoma avenue: George Elliott.
1917 South street: Mrs. X. J. Shaugh-
ar. Parkland: !. u. Calhoun, cOnduc-
tor. Tacoma: unknown woman.
Besides these there are about six
ty-five more or less seriously injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
usual Programme at New York.

New York. July J.-The observance
IF Independence Day in New York
lily followed the usual programme.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
Local Markets.

Coru-35cI.3fc
Oats-24cN26c.
Hay-Timothy 1880; prairie, % to $40.
Straw-S4 6Of,45-
PotatOes-z5c: new. o0c.
Sutter-ChOice 70 fair; I4c, fresh creamery,
lSe.
ERRs-iOc.
Hens-7c per pound
Spring chickens, AGO per dozen
T-uriSe ys-Sc
DIcbs-7c.
Coal-Soft lie.
Catue-Buchers pay for corn fed steers,
4hGSc; cows and heifers. Sc04c; calves seq
&C.
Sheep@cG4Il.
Spring Lambs-e2 50aS35o
Hogs-a4 50k164 70
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
Lost Control of His Car.

The car ran merrily along, the pas
Sengers chatting with each other, for
obey were nearly all acquainted, and
everything was pleasant until the car
reached the ApeXa hill. just beyond
Tacoma avenue. From this point the
stories differ. one is that the motor
man, after starting down the hill,
turned on his current instead of shut
ting il off, and when the car had
gained such momentum as to
threaten Ia get away from him he
turned off the current: but il was then
too late. for the car was going at
lightning speed and uncomfortable.
Passengers on the front platform who
saw the sharp curve on the bridge en-
deavOred to jump. Several of them
succeeded and reached the ground in
safety, but others We're as badly in
jured a they might have been haG
thev remained in the car TO the boz
tom ..f H.. rl4.9
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
Round Trip Rate From Rock ISL
ard, Ill.,, to Charleston 5000.

ard, ILL.,, to Charleston 5000.
Tickets on sale July 2, 4, 5 and 7.
good until Sept. 1, 1900. with stop
overs any place desired south of the
Ohio and Potomac and east of the
Mississippi rivers. Our booklet en-
titled
THE Land of the Sky"
illustrates with beautiful engravings.
and gives valuable information about
the mountains of western North Caro-
lima as a summer resort. Also our
SUMNER HOMES" folder and
"BATTLEFIELD" folder, will inter-
est you. They are all free.
There are Mountain Resorts in East
Tennessee, Western North Carolina
and in Virginia, where you can spend
a month on the return trip, and get
good country board at very low rates.
Give us some idea about what
points in the south you have in mind.
We will cheerfully answer any and all
questions, and may be able to en-
hance the pleasure of your outing.
1t will cost you but cents postage.
Address
WILLIAM II. TAYLOE A G p. A.,
Southern Ry, Louisville, Ky
J. G. BEAM, Jr., ". w. Il. A.
Southern Ry, 225 Dearborn ST., Chicago. III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-05
DEAD ROLL OF SIXTY.
FrightfuI Accident on an Electric
Line Running into Ia.
coma, Wash.
THIRTY SIX PERSONS ARE KILLED
While Many Others Are Wounded So
Badly They Will Die.
Car Goes into a Deep Chasm-SiX Men
Blown TO Atoms by an Explosion
Fireworks the Death of
Seven Children.

Tacoma, Wash, July 5.-Nearly 100
people. passengers on a ear bound for
this city, were plunged down u gulch
III Twenty-siXJh and &. streets shortly
after a. III. yesterday. Those who
We're standing ON the platform dropped
off only To be bruised and wounded
by the heavy body Of the coach, while
others inside were killed and manned
before they knew what had happened.
The car jumped the track and was
smashed To kindling wood in the bot
tom of the chasm over 100 feet below.
The dead will number nearly three
score. for there are many of them i'll
iured who will never recover, and who
are expected TO die at any moment.
and there are at least sixty of the
passengers OF the car now in the vari-
Gus hospitals and under the care OF
their own physicians.
Car Filled with Pleasure Seekers.
1t was one of the most appalling
accidents that has ever occurred in
this city The victims were people
resident Of the nearby towns, Edison,
Lakeview. Falkland, Lake Park ana
other places, coming To Tacoma 10
spend the Fourth of July. Their
journey was nearly at an end when
death interfered. The car which car
ried its human freight into Il deep
raViue instead of 10 the city was No.
ll6, of the United Traction company'S
cars and was on the Edison line 1t
left Edison about u. IN. III charge of
/. l.. BOehn, mOtOrnan. and J. -. Col
hOul. conductor. The car, which was
one OF the big bOX-like affairs, WAS
crowded TO the doors, and every inch
OF space on the platforms was taken.
Men hung on To the ratings and Were
glad 20 be able To get ride 10 the
city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-04-07

Logan-Your wife isn't holding as many pink teas as she used to. Ritten- house-No. She's got a little pink tease now that takes all her time to hold Philadelphia Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-04-07
 NEW ENGLANDERS INVITED.
To Serve as Judges to Select Hall of
 Fame Names


 To Serve as Judges to Select Hall of
 Fame Names.
 Twenty-seven New Englanders are among those who have been invited to serve as judges to decide on the names of great Americans to be commence rated in the Hall of Fame. The. New York University Senate at meeting Tuesday in New York selected the list of the one hundred judges. Nearly all the members of the senate submitted names, more than 200 in all, but these were gradually sfted down to the re- quired number President Charles W. Eliot, LLD., of Harvard university, who will be the chairman has the honor of being the first of tho. judges to be chosen. President James B. Angel of the University of Michigan has made known his intention to accept. as has also President Eliot
 The New Englanders who have been invited to serve, besides the president of Harvard, are: Presidetn Arthur T. Hadley, A. M., Yale university; Dr. Borden F. Bowne, Boston university; Alfred P. Dennis, Ph. D., Smith college; Max Farrand, Ph. D., Wesleyan uni- NGISlty, beOTBe r. f1SIleT, LlI.D., ale, Henry B. Gardner, Brown university; Frank Goodrich. Ph. D., Williams col lege; Edwin A. Grosvenor, A. M, Am herst college: Albert B. Hart, Ph. D.. Harvard George H. Haynes, Ph D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Anson D. Morse. LL.D., Amherst college; Charles E. Norton, ILL. D., Harvard; B. Perrin, LI.D., Yale: John w. Platner, A. B., Harvard Divinity school: Arch. c. Cooledge, Ph. D., Harvard c. F. A. Currier, A. M., Massachusetts Institute of Tehcnology; Frank H. Dixon, Ph. D., Dartmouth: Henry w. Farnam, R. P. D., Yale; Henry Ferguson, A. M.. Trinity college; Willard K. Fisher, Wes- leyan university; c. D. Hartranft, D. D., Hartford Theological seminary: Charles D. Hazen, Ph. D., Smith col lege; John F. Jameson, Ph. D., Brown Levi L. Paine, D. D., Ban- gor Theological Seminary; Egbert c. l Smyth Andover Theological Seminary and Dr. Welch of Harvard university.