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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
SENATOR CLARK on TIE STAND.
He Who Wears the Montana Toga Tells
How He Got II.

Washington. Feb. l9.-Saturday was
a red letter day in the Clark ease. The
Montana senator was put on the stand,
and testified Ia spending S1I5.npO FOR
Legitimate" campaign expenses. Chief
Justice Brautley. of the Montana su-
preme court. jold how he had been
approached 10y Rev. \. Il. Martin. a
Presbyterian minister. 1t ihe head Of
the Scctariau college IL Deer Lodge.
Mont. Of which college Senator Clark
j president OF the board OF trustees.
The minister came To ,hc office of the
Justice OF the supreme court with =
lsIisr from w y. Clark in which tho
mining king told him to see iud@"
Brautlpy and ask him not 10 allow
that good man. Mr. Welcome. TO bc
di>baTred."
Such was the contents Of the letter
a. tho justice recollec;ed il. The lot
ter waS\nevsr read through by him.
and he gave i back 10 Rev Or. Mar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19

TN as soon rs he saw 1t was an effort
to influence him in a pending case. \
few moments later W. A Clark was
put on the stand ana sharply uues-
toned aS TO the letter. He replied that
he might have written and sent il. hut
had no recollection of the fac. He
said he wrote - many letters ii was
impossible 10 remember. There was
no mention of a money conSidera ton
in TIE approaches made by the min
iStCr.
Senator Clark WIS asked large
number Of questions by ex-senator
Faulkner. They all related To evidence
previously given against him. and they
We're almost universally answered i'll
the negative The defense amounts
10 Il general denial that any Montana
legislator was bought or offered money
for his vote hy the senator. or with his
knowledge or consent. He said he
first went into politics 10 heat the DAILY
interest. which he thought WAS run
ming Democratic politics wild. He
said that TO wre~t political power from
DAILY was his object in going into polit-
ties and that he had no intention OF
running for senator until some time
after He had entered the anti-DLly
campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
RAADzAAL, or COUNCIL CHAMBER, AT BLcR&-
FONTEIN.

the ground traversed i exceedingly
difficult. but the energy ard dash OF
the troops have been very pleasant to
see. They have all done splendiily.
Our casualties are not, think,
many"
London, Feb 19.-It is officially an,
nounccd that Butler reports that
he captured several camps, a guam
tity of ammunition and Il mum Der of
prisoners.
Sterkstroom Camp, Feb. Is The
Beers are retiring and Gen. Brabrant' :
forces are now entering Dord recst.
Durham. Feb. 1g-The lombard
mcnt of the Boer position on Haang-
wana hill was continuous Yesterday,
and fighting was still proceeding at .
this evening. 1t is sal the British
captured 100 prisoners.
Arundel, SUNDAY. Feb. 1S.-Com-
mandant Prctorius. who was captured
10y the British at Elandslaagte, and
three other Boer prisoners, were
handed over to the Beers from Arun-
del today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
HEPBURN CANAL IDEA
Iowa Statesman's Report on the
Status of the Central
American Ditch.
FOR OUR EXCLUSIVE ADVANTAGE

Not Only in Case Of War but Also To BE
Ised to Discriminate in Our Favor in
Times of Peace by Giving u Free Pass
aSe-A rEument Against the Clayton
Bnlwfr Trra.y-Senator Clark. of Mon
tana, Tells of His Campaign.
Washington. Feb. 19.-Chairmau
Hepburn. of the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce. has
submitted tn" report of the committee
i'll favor of the Hepburn bill for CON
Structin% the Nicaragua canal. The
report proposes that the United States
shall within Il few years b" i'll full
ownership and control of Il waterway
connecting the oceans. that il can de
fend. and that il can use in the inter
cSts of its navy and its merchant ma
rine as wisdom may dictate"
Proceeding the report says: IF
it should be the policy to use the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
FRICK-CARNEGIE SUIT.
Adhercmts of Each Side Are Mar,haIing
Their Ford les.

AdHerentS oI Each Siuef Are har>haling
Their Ford dss.
pittSbUr". Feb. 19.-4Thc acceptance
of service 10y the attorneys for the de
PENDANTS in the FrickF 'arncgic equity
suit clears the WAY f,8' the actual ne
ginning of the fight in the courts be
tween the two steel Kings. The rec
o@uiZed adhcrcntS of reach are doing
all in their power 10 marshal their
respective forces for the contest and
consultations on campaign plans are
being held night and DAY.
The fifteen days allowed for filing
IN answer to the suit dates from FRI
day the 10th inst. u Will probably
Ice filed bofor" the expiration of the
time limit; however. kIs the counsel
for Mr. Carnegie Sayk all the papers
will h. ready when he returns to
PittShur". which will 1be early i'll the
week beginning Feb. =. Immediately
after Mr.. Carnegie reaches PittSburg
he viii go over the papers with his
attorneys affiN his signature wherever
required. and no time will bc lost in
filing the defense.
The defense. il iS said. will hC III til"
nature of general denial Of the al
legations of Mr. Frick aS to Mr. tarne-
"ip'S malcVoi"u; intent. and Il strong
contention that the ''irOnclad' con-
tract still exists. and il iS aS f"r"ihle
and binding a. il was under the old
firm of Carnegie Eros. x Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
DOWN IN
KENTUCKY
Senate Meets in Frankfort
and Republicans Leave
After Prayer.
DEMOCRATS AT BUSINESS.
Reafhrm Former Action in
Declaring Goebel Gov
ernOr.

Frankfort, Feb. 19.-The democrats
had session of the senate at 9. with
President Pro Tenn Carter presiding,
and adjourned to meet at 1880. The
senate convened ut 1890 with both
Carter and Marshall presiding. The
republicans adjourned after prayer
and left the hall The democratic
senate decided to reaflirm the former
action of the senate, declaring GoebeI
governor, ana then adjourned to meet
tomorrow. There was no action
taken in the house today regarding
the contesting matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
Reports From Chieveley
Camp Successful Flank
Movement.
GAIN IN MONTE CHRISTIE
Also Makes Some Captures
With Few Casual
ties.

London, Feb. 19.-Thc war Office
has received the following displtvh
from Butler: "Ch;eveley Camp yes
terday moved around the enemy ;
Hank, the Queens, who bivouacked on
the northern slope of Cingolo, crossed
the Mex, and supported by the rest of
the second brigade under Hildyard,
assaulted and took the southern end
of Monte Christie. | have taken sew
eral camps, wagon loads of ammuni-
tion and several wagons of stores and
supplies and a few prisoners. The
weather has been intensely hot, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19

canal to stimulate the building up of
our merchant marine it could he made
most powerful factor. y British YES
sci trading from any port in Great
Britain to Hong Kong. chartcring Il
G.oo0-ton vessel and using III" SueZ
canal. must pay aS tolls II sum in eX-
cess of SlS.OOO for the round voyage.
His American rival. trading from New
York 10 Hong hong. using the Mica
ragua canal free of toll because he
used vessel made in an American
shipyard ont of American material
and by American labor. and loaded
with American merchandise. would
possess marked advantages =
Kind of Canal the Committee Wants.
1t i this kind of II canal. that may
bc used in this way discriminating
i'm favor Of our merchants and our
ShiphuildcIs. and our labor if such
should be the policy Of the govern
mentI-jhat your committe" are anE-
iouS To secure. Your committee are
aware that here are II number OF persons
who claim TO have concessions from
the government of Nicara qua and Cos.
III Rica investing them with rights
To navigate tile San Juan river and
Lake Nicaragua. Others claim to be
authorized Ia construct this great wat
erway cOnncctin" the oceans. But ii
is believed 10y your committee that
-hese rights have either lapSId or are
of small value
Argument Against the Treaty.
Much of the report iS devoted to
proving that the Clayton- Bulwcr
treaty i a dead issue and can bc j."
norcd entirely. and one argument is
decidedly ingenious. After arguing To
prove thai the treaty i Il dead letter
from the day il was signed. tn" report
says: But suppose this IL not true.
aud that We are bound us was Great
Britain bound. not To secure the Mic
aqua canal. This Nicaragua canal
can properly hr described in other
words hy calling il the shortest route
TO the east. and then partly para
phasing the sentence. Great Britain
and the United States bound them
selves not to secure a. against the
other the short route To the east. In
$50 the Nicaragua route was the only
short route to thr east that any man
had in his thoughts. and the spirit of
the agreement WAS that Great Britain
would not >"rur" the short route TO
the east without the consent ard CO.
operation of the United States.
spirit of the Contract Violated.
But in violation OF The spirit of the
contract Great Britain has. through
her control over the SUeZ canal. So
cured for herself 4 short route to the
east. one that i on her territory as
completely for all practical purposes
aS though il WAS on the soil of Ire
land: one that is completely under the
control Of her guns ~ Gibraltar and
the islands in the Mediterranean and
The Red sea. and Vet We are blandly
told that Notwithstanding the failure
on her part to observe the letter Of the
seventh article and the spirit of the
first article, We are bound by a treaty
of alliance entered into fifty years
g-o"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
sHORT-LIVED ROMANCE.
Ends in the Reality of a Divorce Court u
the Hawkeye state

Sioux City. Ia. Feb. IA divorce
suit has been begun here 10y Evelyn
RurnS Gibbs against Frank {. Gibbs.
They We're married 4 wear ago when
he was Il Harvard Studrnt. His father
i "A New York man with a competence.
His wifi" WAS Il pretty SteuoGraphcr.
The couple loved at first sight. and
they were married without the knowl-
edge or consent of Gibbs father, who.
when he learned of the match. dis
owned his son and shut off his allow
ancc. Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs came west
to Sioux City and lQIh went 10 work.
Mrs. Gibbs alleges That she was i'll
treated. and fer months they have not
lived together.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
Two TrampS Save Life.

CarliuVillr. Ills. Feb. -. - Two
trampS saved the life of 4 we'll known
Young man in this city. Edward Can
non. while on the ice. fell into Il deep
pond near the railroad tracks. No one
was near him and he called in vain.
Two trampS heard his cries and went
to his assistance. The pond was very
deep. \ clothes line WAS cut down
from Il ucighboriug yard and he was
rescued. He was nearly frozen. but
will recover. The trampS are the
heroes of the town ana Will not have
to sleep out doors soon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
DRAWN FIGHT 1T EIRp.> RIVER.
Right Hours Of shooting and Only Eight
British Soldiers Killed.

London. Feb. ia special dispatch
from Birds river reports II drawn
r Sht between Rrabant'> horse and the
Eocr> at Dordrccht ON Feb. II. The
engagement lasted eight hours. un,ii
darkness sci iu. The Boer casualties
asc unknown. The latter had burned
the grass around the position. 80 that
ti'r British khaki uniform showed up
distinctly against the black back
ground. After the night. the dispatch
says. the British entered Dordrecht,
bur left lattR
Birds River. Feb. 1.-THE 20 DtiOn
near nordrecht now i that the Beers
occupy a strong hill north OF the town
and that rbe British hold command
ing post To the south. Both are main
tIining n brisk exchange of shells over
nordrechr. General Brabant'S Horse.
1000 strong. commenced the march
from Pcnhonk Thursday morning over
4 iracklcSS veldt and through a noun
tainnUS and difficult country. Early
on Friday they were fired upon and
III" iiSin- continued all day and we'll
into the night. the British clearing the
Beers out Of successive positions. I'M
cer n terrific ride fire lasting eight
hours
Toward midnight Friday the British
forced tho Beers ar the point Of the
hayouet out Of their last position. an
important one overlooking Dordrpchi.
I he artillery duel WIS continued today
The British casualties were eight
killed. including Captain Crallan and
Lieutenant Chandler and eight
wounded. The British captured some
prisoners and quantity OF forage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
I..a..mrinE Me..ege froIn Nrmger.
CRoSJE.> ESCAPE FROM ROBERT.
british Delay at Ford Lets the Boer
Chief Out -BuIIer Fighting.

british Delay at Ford Lets the Boer
Chief Out Fighting.
London. Feb. Eth" CORES pondelt
of The Times 1T Moddcr river. wiring
yesterday. says. General Cronje'S
army az 10000 men. with 1000 wagons.
j. in fun rrtrra; toward Blocmf0utpin.
Eutly pursued 10y General Kelly Ken
ny. II VIII probably he Il rear guard
fight all tn" way To BloemfOntcin. II
j. now amply confirmed that General
Cronic escaped. Every detail received.
however. proves how admira bly, Lord
Roberts plans were conceived and
wcr" succeeding. Eui for au uuex-
pccled delay 1T DcbiciS drift. which
was almost impaSSablc for wagons
the whole Bucr force wOulI have been
surrounded. The delay of one day
here gave Them their chance for Il
haSIy retreat.
All the movements of Lord Roberts
were executed exactly TO time. Ap-
parrntly General Cronic is rctreIting
with The main army. and even if he
escapes altogether he will probably lose
ali his baggage.
\ dispatch from Chicvcly Feb Is
says: General Rullcr'S casualties dur
ing the last three days operations
hnV" been about eighty. The British
forces have now partly assembled
Monte Christie hill" Another Chievely
dispatch dated Feb. II and delayed 10y
thC censor. >aN-, The movement
unrtH"aStward began this morning.
Lord DUndnnald. with cavalry. infin-
try and artillery. occupied Huzzar hill.
five miles north OF Chievcly. The iE-
fautrv cutrcnchcd the hill. General
Lyrtlct0n worked around To the right
and Sir Charles Warren in front and
TO the left. The Beers We're heavily
rutrenChed on Hlangwane and Monte
Christie hills. Tn" British operations
are directed 10 the capture of Hang
Uarr hill. where tn" Beers are strong
IL fnrt ltir.l -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19

Take Poison and One Dies because of OBJ
iectiom To Thcir Mnrriags.


Pennington. Ills. Feb. 19.-This
usually quiet little city. twcnty-four
miles west of Peoria. is just now much
disturbed over Il tragedy in which 4
young couple ti&Urcs-thc sequence TO
Il love affair. Miss Sadie lie Masters
ana Meredith Hall. aged IL ana IL
years. respectively. have been lovers
since last Christmas and Hall has
lately been pressing his suit with much
frrVor. lie wished 10 get married. hut
parental consent could not Ice hcOhtained.
This caused The young couple Ia be-
come dc~pomdent and at times slight
troubles arose. They met ut Il dance
Friday night and quarrrled. Saturday
they met and soon after were found
unconscious from the effects of NOR
phine. Doctors We're called at once and
every means used To bring them to
life. but the girl WAS soon pronounced
hfeleSS. Hall soon gained conscious
ness and has recovered fully.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19

send a c0I;e>ting delegation TO the
state convention.
y State Register special from Lin
coin. says: The Republicans of Logan
county held their primaries Saturday
snd The result iS in doubt. and there
Is prospect of ~ serious Il SGua bible
a> that in Sangamon county. Both
the Cullom and Tanner factions are
claiming Il victory. East Lincoln was
carried for Tanner by / votes. and
West Lincoln 10y 60 majority. but the
country delcGateS-thou@h for the most
part uninStyuctcd-are for Cullom. The
vote in the city was heavier than the
votes east FOR Mckinley for president
in lS,H;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
saloon. Win az aInr,haIItown.

MarShallIown. Ia. Feb. 19.-The
first ruling in the state in the matter
Of new petitions on consent for oper-
atinG saloons under the mulct law
was made here Saturday. the county
bc--i OF supervisors declaring. after
four days canvass. that the petition
recently fled 10y the saloon men con-
tanned >evcnJy-tNvo bona fidc sigma
lures more than the required major
ity- The opposition abs contested the
petition from the start on various
technical points and served notice Of
appeal to the courts. AN Of the eight
cen saloons are running
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
FREE STATE IN ARMS.
Determined Attempt to KeAist Invaders to
UImost-AII Males Must Fight.

Capetown, Feb. 19.-DisPatches
from Mascru say large force Of
Beers went from the Transvaal to the
Free State under prominent generals.
II is also said the Free State i max
ing desperate efforts to collect an
army to face the British ut kofyfon-
tcin. An official proclamation orders
out all males between the ages of 10
and 90. and enthusiasts declare that
every one up TO the age of 100 must
20. AT Kimberley the report is cur
rent that Mafeking has been relieved.
hut that the Beers are trying to con-
&C Il the information.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19

Taxes for the year 1899 are due.
Parties having personal tax and no
real estate will be expected to make
immediate payment. The penalties
pres cribed by the statute will be en-
forced for nonpayment of personal
taxes after notification by postal card
or otherwise. Office with Hull & Co .,
real estate and insurance agents,
Room p, Mitch ell ~ Lynde building.
CHARLES BOWERS,
Township Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19

Washington. Feb. 19.-In the Clarl,
case today DR.. William Treacey. of
Helena, was the first witness. He tes-
titled in regard to interviews with
Justice Hunt. The witness stated in
the first interview that he told the
Judge there was a party in Helena
that would give $4,000 if he would
dismiss the Welcome disbarment case.
The Judge refused to consider such Il
proposition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETS.
Republicans Develop Much Difference on
the Currency Bill.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The Republi-
Iau members of the conference COM
mittee having charge Of the financial
bill held a protracted session Saturday.
beginning aT Il. IN. and lasting until
shortly before q u. III. During part of
this time Secretary Gage waS present
having been invited 10 give his views
upon certain features of the measure
At the close of the days session it
was stated by members of the confer
Cnce that no conclusion had been
reached on the bill aS II whole or on
any single proposition. the entire time
being given 10 preliminary discussion
on the general principles involved.
The cOnferrpeS went over both the
house and senate bills and it was found
that differences exist all along the line.
The house CUnferrpes insisted that
their measure best met the require
mentS of the situation and the senators
wer, equally firm in Standing by their
bill. Strenuous objection is made by
the house conferrcrS 10 the bimetallIc
section of the senate bill. and they
also oppose the refunding section of
the measure. The conference did not
reach Il stage where any proposition
to adjust any of the differences waS ia
VOrablV considered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
POLITICAL FIGHT Is WARM.
That Going on Between CuIInm aud Tar
ner Factions in This state.
.Trnmps Save a Lie.

Tint JOInts OF IStINFtn NIIINli nnU ar
ner Factions in This state.
Springfield, Ill-.. Feb. ia State
Register special from Paris says: The
primaries of the Edgar county Repuh-
leans were held Saturday. and re-
suited in Il furious fight in most of the
townships between the Cullom-RceveS
faction. led hy United States Marshal
Hitch. ana the Tanner-Hanccy fac
ton. led by Joseph ". Vance. Five
SiNthS of the delegates are for Cullom
and Reeves, bat in Paris the Tanner
people. held a convention and elected
Il delegation. Ii is their intention to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19

| CronJe, Win an army of 100, has
| been captured. Apparently they
| cmanated from the continent. No CON
firmation Of them can be obtained
| here.
Jacobsdal. Feb. 11-General Kelly.
Kenny is still pursuing the Beers. lie
| has now captured more than 100 wag-
| Ons.
| The Gua1dS have occupied the Boer
| position at Magersfontcin.
Frere Camp. Feb. 1G.-The Beers
have abandoned several laagers. Gen
eral Butler renewed bOmbardment OF
| the Boer position without eliciting a
reply. Another forward move is re-
Garded as imminent.
Beers Save Their Big Guns.
Chicvrly. Feb. 1S.-General Butler
has established his headquarters on
HuSsar hfll. Heavy artillery firing
was maintained at intervals by both
sides from Wednesday until Friday.
The British slowly pushed the advance
and their Infantry occupied entrenched
new positions in front of Hussar hill
with slight losses. II is believed that
the lyddite worked havoc in the Boer
trenches. The Beers are supposed to
have moved their big guns back over
the Tugela Friday afternoon. The
rife fire has been heavy at times.
Fighting IA Good Rear Guard Action.
JacObSdal Feb. 1S.-Further details
Of Tie Boer retreat show that the en-
cmy has been fighting Il good rear
guard action. and occupying success
Eive kopies in order 10 allow the NOV
Ing of the convoy. which. however,
has been goin" Ht Il very slow pace.
the animals apparently being dead
beat. The latest reports show that the
Bocrs; in the neighbOrhUod of Kip
kraalS drift ar" undoubtedly diSheart-
eupd. The work Of >hclliug the Beers
proceeds vigorously. Owing to the
style Of action the Beers are bound to
SHOW il the open whenever they are
obliged 10 leave the Eopjrs.
Boer Version of thc story.
Pretoria. Friday. Feb. 1G.-It aIe
pears from further reports of ye~tpr.
days fighting at .Ia,o oh, dll that - go
British troops got through the federal
position NJ Noddcr river and entered
Kimberley. The frdcralS Intercepted
the rear guard Of the British and cap
rUrcd great booty. many oxen and a
nuubcr of prisoners.
Efa~suring Me~>cgr from Kruger.
New York. Feb. ia dispatch
which President Kruger i said to
have Sent TO The Iiagu" since the sue
ccSSful movement of General French
for the relief 'of Kimberley reached q
former official of Holland i'll this city
Saturday. The message. which was
sent with n view 10 Guieting Tie ap-
prohcu>iOus or the friends OF the
Beers. reads: No UE"aSiuess. Federal
operations west fully planned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19

Vienna. Ills. Feb. IA. NJ. Smith.
of Goreville. one of the jury en-
panele.! to try the twelve Carterv!lle
miners charged with participating in
the battle Of Sept. Il last. was taken
suddenly i'll Friday night and the trial
was adjourned until today. His sick
ness iS not considered serious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19

Springfield. Ills. Feb. 19.-Govcrnor
Tanner is reported tn he Il little better.
though he can leave his bed only for Il
short time. and is extremely weak.
He is able 10 take only liquid nOurish-
mcnt. and Is still forbidden to visitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19
Promise of n Fruit Crop.

Springfield. Ills. Feb. IL. - State
Register specials state that the fruit
and berry crop in central Illinois This
year promises to he very large. the
plants being in excellent condition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-19

Washington. Feb. 19.-The state de
partmcnt has decided to investigate
Macrum'S charge that the British cen
SOr At Durham opened official mail Of
the department addressed to him. y
cable has been sent in>tructing Adel-
bert s Hay. United States consul at
Pretoria. TO investigate Macrum'S al
legation and 10 report by telegraph as
soon as possible. As the dispatches
which Macrum SAYS We're read by the
censor are Darr of tha records OF the
Pretoria consulate ana not the per
SOnal property of Macrum. an exam
inatiun of the files is considered by
the department officials as the quickest
method of getting at the facts i'll the