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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-01
STRUCK BY ENGINE.
Expressman Robb Has Close
Call at Railroad
Crossing.
ONE OF HIS H0RsEs KILLED.
Oyertaken by Burlington Train
While Driving over the
Tracks.
ONE OF HIS HoRsEs KILLED

Expressman B. f. Robb had a mar
row escape aud one of his horses was
so badly injured that it was neces-
sary to kill it in order to relic We its
suffering in an accident at First ave-
nue. and Seventeenth street at S:15
this morning, when Robb attempted
to cross the railroad tracks in front
of an incoming Burlington passenger
train.
a D., r. L. & n. w. passenger train
had just passed east. Robb started
his horses across the rails. not MOTTO
ing the Burlington train. which was
pulling for the depot. The driver,
heap at the south side of the track.
Robb, fortunately, did not receive a
scratch. and in an instant after he re-
covered his equilibrium was at the
side of his horses. one of which es-
capped unhurt, while the other got
two legs broken. 1t was pitiful
sig ht to witness the heroic efforts of
the injured animal to regain it's feet.
1t was suffering terribly. Officer
Writ ended it's misery with a blow in
the head from sledge-hammer.
Engineer Robert McQuaid, of the
Burlington train. said he saw Robb,
but supposed he intended waiting I'M
til the train passed the street.
Need of Gates.
This accident demonstrates the need
of gates for the protection of the pub
lie at the railroad crossings. particu-
larly in the business section. The
council some years ago ordered gates
at the most dangerous crossings. but
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26
Farmers Fruit Offering.

The Lend Hand Society" with
headquarters at 1 Beacon street,
Boston, report that the farmers
fruit offering of 1896 consisted of
$500 bushels of apples, enabling
many people who had not eaten an
apple for years, to enjoy this luxury.
As the harvest this year is even
greater than then they ask the COOP
Grafton of Clubs, and their friends, in
contributing apples or other fruits
or vegetables to those in need. and
they are so placed that they can
promptly distribute such offerings.
The railroads centering in Boston
have kindly consented to receive and
transport all such freight free of
charge and it is hoped an even larger
amount may he contributed than
four years ago. The address is D. L.
Griggs, Supt. Lend Hand Office, 1
Beacon street, Boston, Mass, and
the offering should be labeled Farm.
ers' Fruit Offering"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26
Our Chinese Policy.

Secretary Hays Chinese policy
still continues to be the admiration
OF every American citizen, and
though it presents many phases this
policy has been from the start to
preserve the territorial and political
entity of the Chinese empire. The
European powers are quite divided,
Germany is the most aggressive, and
the German press is angry because
the other nations do not endorse
Emperor Williams policy. Germany
demands that prominent Chinese
officials be delivered up for punish
ment before peace Negotiations are
commenced. The governments OF
Italy, Austria and France agree to
this; no reply has as yet been receiv-
ed from England and Russia and our
policy is already defined.
AS further defined on Monday the
United States will accept Ching and
Ii Hung Chang aspeace negotiators
in behalf Of China and to obtain re
dress for our wrongs through diplo
macy, and to withdraw our troop.
from Peking, except a suficien
guard for our legation.
These are troublous times for tn
Celestial empire, but the policy of tn
United States to settle our Difficult
ties without any land-grabbing Wi
commend itself to all. In the near
time the attitude of the two grea
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26
Current Press Comment.

The administration has chosen an
appropriate time for the publication
of these instructions to the Philippine
commissions. The tenor of them
will undoubtedly serve to guide the
voter in passing judgment upon the
policy followed in the islands, a
question which some declare is to be
the dominant issue Of the present
campaign Bradstreet's.
Being criticised by a newspaper for
not taking more active part In the
last state campaign, Senator Ross
replies that he was not invited to
speak by the republican state COM
mittee or to do anything except to
contribute literally, which he did.
The answer is most effective. In the
language Of the venerable Senator,
Some strange things are happening
this year. l am not doing them. y
[ Randolph Herald and News.
What is the referendum? We un-
derstand that the plan of the license
advocates is this: A high license local
option bill will be framed and intro
duced by a republican, not by a
democrat as two years ago. The
bill will have the provision that in
case it passes both branches of the
legislature and receives the sanction
of the governor it shall take effect
on date named provided that at a
general or special election to be held
prior to that date a majority of the
freemen of Vermont voting at said
election shall have expressed them.
selves in favor of the law. This is
the referendum, or the referring the
matter to popular vote. In case
the majority expressed themselves in
favor of the new law, it would mean
its substitution for the present pro.
hibitory law.-[Bellows Falls Times
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26
powers of Europe, England and
Russia, will be awaited with great
interest.
How We Account for 1t.

First it was the Brattleboro Pho
nix and now it is the Montpeliei
Watchman which arraigns the towr
of St. Johnsbury and all Caledonia
county, but more particularly The
CALIFORNIAN, because this section
does not support Judge Ross for the
Senate.
The reason for this is, as stated by
the CALIFORNIAN more than a year
ago, because the people for a long
time had in mind another man for
the place, 1t is not because they
love Judge Ross less but General
Grout more, that with great unainm
ity this section has declared in favor
of the latter for the senate.
The Waterman speaks of the lab
horrent and forbidden forces OF
Groutism. These forces are the es-
TEEN and confidence of the people
whom General Grout has served so
long and faithfully, and who feel like
rewarding him for his work. This
rant of the Waterman about General
Grout may have some effect else
where, but it only makes the people
of Caledonia county smile. 1t is
fully answered by their verdict at
the polls rendered often in the last
sixteen years.
But why these repeated attacks on
the CALIFORNIAN! Its offense seems
to be that together with a solid
county it thinks, all things consid-
cred, that General Grout should be
elected to the senate. 1t has in
dulged in no extravagant praise of
him, nor have we often referred to
the matter editorially. We have
copied somewhat press notices of
him but no more, as we believe, than
of Judge Ross. We have read the
state papers carefully for a year past
and reprinted everything favorable
to our distinguished townsman, and
more than that, we have kept out OF
our columns press clippings that
commented at all unfavorably upon
his candidacy or his public career.
We have given all Senator Ross
speeches delivered last session in the
senate in full,-something we did not
do for General Grout. We even sent
to the Burlington Free Press and
hired its type atconsiderable expense
that we might give his Philippine
speech in our first issue after it's
delivery. We also gave his letter on
which our censorious
contemporary severely criticised as
being too late and we believe did not
give at all. The columns Of the CAL.
EDoNIAN have always been open to
Judge Ross and his friends, and we
have uniformly referred to his can
dldecy in respectful terms, while our
critic, the Watchman, in a recent
issue spoke of his appointment as
merely "makeshift," and argued at
length against the propriety of his
election.
But now that Judge Ross is with
out support in his own county, and
is torn all to pieces in his
county, and Grout is evidently going
to win, something must be done and
the cry is raised by the Dillingham;
organs that Judge Ross has been
abused, and next they will be advo-
eating his election. There is method
in their sorrow. Their sympathy for
Ross is really hostility to Grout.
Their tears are salt with the pros.
pectlve defeat of their own candidate
and the success of his chief rival.
This accounts for it all.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26

In addition to the foreign loans
foated in this country which the
CALIFORNIAN gave last week there is
still to be added a Swedish loan for
$4,000, 900, which will be offered in
New York at 90 with interest at 312
and 4 per cent. The loan will be
used to build railroads in this north
ern European kingdom. The Europ-
can monarchies are fast coming to
our shores for financial assistance
and even Spain is contemplating ne
gotiating loan in the United States.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26
Senatorial Comment,
The End of the Contest Drawing Ne

| line Emu OF the contest DEhWAHS NOhE
Viewing the situation as it exists
today there is every reason for pre-
dieting the election of Gen. W. w
Grout to the United States senate
and this being the case Vermonters
areto be congratulated on their good
judgment of men and their fitness for
high office Essex Junction Record.
There is likelihood that no demo
cratic candidate will be voted for, as
fully half the democrats were elected
by republican votes, with pledge or
understanding that they should vote
for some particular republican can
didate.
This is particularly true of sup
porters of Mr.. Grout, the Grout dem
ocrats far outnumbering the Dilling-
ham or Prouty democrats St.
Adams Letter in the Boston Globe.
We learn through sources entitled
to credit that at a funeral in this
town a short time ago copies of the
Montpelier Waterman containing
an article favorable to one of the
candidates for representative from
this town were peddled out to voters
as they were leaving the house at
the close OF the services and prior to
the burial in the cemetery. Such a
heartless disregard of the proprieties
of society and the respect due to the
family OF the deceased and all who
may be present on a sad occasion
like this we never before heard Of
The young man who is guilty of this
proceeding need not be named here.
The community already know him.
i White River Junction Landmark.
1t will be a clean fight. There will
be no hint or suspicion of corruption
about it. Vermont politics are re-
markedly clean for a state that has
such an overwhelming and uninter-
rupted majority for one party. There
may be some trading with the demo-
Gratis, but all sides admit that it will
only be fair for the democrats to
take advantage Of their opportunity
to secure some Of the things they
ought to have as a matter of course.
The democrats have no member Of
the supreme court, no member Of
any of the state commissions, no
member OF the board on trustees of
any public institution, not even a
doorkeeper or a page at the state
house. They are in fairness entitled
to some representation on these
boards and commissions, but they
are not strong enough in ordinary
years to compel it, and there are so
many hungry mouths to be fed that
the republican administrat ions can
not afford to give them anything.
So it is looked upon as perfectly pro-
per that the democrats, if their votes
are needed to decide the senatorial
contest, should force from the side
they favor some recognition for the
party. But aside from this, the re-
lance of the various candidates
must be on the influence they can ex.
ert on the members, on the powers
ofpersuasion with which they or their
friends are equipped.-[ Montpelier
letter in the Springfield Republican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26

Congressman.eect Foster will
spend the next six weeks on a cam
paign tour, speaking every working
day until Nov 4. He opens the cam
paign in New Jersey. Mr.. Foster is
an eloquent and telling speaker and
he will be heard from in the next
Congress as we'll as in the great cam
paign which is now drawing to a
close.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26

Hon. Franklin D. Hale announces
that he is not candidate for speaker
in the next legislature, which leaves
the field clear for Col. Fletcher D.
Proctor, OF Proctor. Mr., Hale will
naturally be a leader on the floor
and we predict that Col. Proctor
will make a most excellent presiding
officer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26

AS usually treated sprain will disable
the injured person for three or four
weeks, but if Chamberlain's Pain Balm
is freely applied complete cure may be
effected in a very few days. Pain Balm
also cures rheumatism, cuts, bruises and
burns. For sale by all druggists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26

the situation in the islands is pub
lished elsewhere in full. 1t will be
found most interesting reading and
shows conclusively that the commits
sion are carrying out successfully the
Presidents instructions.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26

Colorado produced last year $31, 122,-
l66 in gold, $12,6SO, 256 in silver, $4,-
Gal ,529 in lead, 81 ,S54, 226 in copper
and S577 500 in zinc and manganiierous
iron.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26
The Montpelier
Daily Journal
AND THE
St. Johnsbury
CaledOnian

NO paper IN the State Capital elsewhere will equal
or approximate the DAILY JOURNAL during
proachng session OF the Legislature No fully publishes
aVe proceedings none has complete ohe committee hearings
OF otner or any thing else public special interest import
ance Transporting at Montpelier supmev entertaining
department OF LEGISLATIVE NOTES. edited incompatible
HARRsand other paper JOURNALS strong and always
leading editorial writing
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26

The whole of the trade in cheap hosiery
in Cuba is in the hands of the German
and Catalan manufacturers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26

Two years ago the zinc mining COM
panies of Missouri numbered about a
dozen now they exceed two hundred.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26
W. c. T. U. Convention

At the State Woman's Christian TEN.
perance Union Convention, to be held in
Burlington, Oct. 4th, 5th, 9th and 7th
Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, the national presi-
dent of the w. c. T. u, will be one of the
speakers. Mrs. Stevens was greatly
honored at the worlds convention in
Edinburg by being elected vice president
at large of the Worlds w. c. T. u.
This was fitting, inasmuch as she was
Miss Wizards successor as president of
the largest national union. The United
States has a larger membership than
England, Canada and Australia COM
blned and the delegates, recognizing the
superior executive ability OF Mrs Stevens,
were unanimous in comforting upon her
this high honor. 1t is matter of con-
graduation that the ability of this
American leader is recognized by the
women of other nations, thus confirm
ing the wisdom of Miss Willard in desig.
mating Mrs. Stevens as her immediate
successor. She is strong and true and
has the confidence of all the women.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26

A. L. Mcleod of Barre in a communi
cation addressed to the Daily Times
speaks in the highest terms of the Pine
Mountain Granite Company's quarry at
Groton. Mr.. Mcleod recently visited
this quarry which is situated on a high
elevation some 800 feet above the village
OF Groton and about two miles distant.
The formation of granite" he says, lis
one OF the finest in the country. |. M.
Kicker, the owner of the quarry, has
been the lumber king in that locality for
many years"
Cole Sickle, superintendent of the YER
mont Turning & Lumber Co., OF Benning-
ton, has justreceived patent, making the
third in the past four years, on his feed
water heater, filter and purifier The
apparatus performs the work of an ex.
haust steam heater and live steam puri.
fer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
NATIONAL.

FOR PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY Of Ohio.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Of New York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-19
HOLDING ITS OWN.
The Mafeking Garrison Waiting FOL
Relief.

The Mafeking Garrison Waiting for
Iioursnzo Marques. Sunday. March Is
A aespatch from MAfeking. dated Sat
urdAy. March 10, Gays;
"The garrison is holding Its own. We
have heard numerous rumors that the
siege will be raissd, but 30 far that Is
not the case. We are pegging away pa
tiently ON quarter fa.ionS, supplemented
BY the occasional capture OF cattle.
"Our home made gun occasionally
bombards the Boer trenches. Horrible
stories are current that the Beers are in-
fisting namsless torturesupon captured
native runnsrs. These may not be true;
but they are tendisg to infiams native
passions to such an extent that 1t may
soon be impossible to hold the natives
in check.
"Owing to tie Bores having deliberate
ly bonn mbarded the native stadt, VIII ich Is
full Of women, Col. Baden-Powell has
armed the natives bat he has only al
lowed them to act on the defensive. al
though they have clamored to be allowed
to 90 out and attack at the point OF the
asssgai.
"They viii be prevented ss long Of
poss ibls. from iutiicting reprisals on thu
Bcera,h
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-19
BOERS WANT PEACE.
MIR. Davis Says War Party Is UnPopalar
at Pretoria.

London, March 19.-The Naples cor
respondent of the Daily Mail telegraphs
an interview he has had with Mr..
Webster Davis, U. S. assistant secretary
of the interior. According to this Mr..
Davis said:
"When left Pretoria, the Beers were
becoming desirous of peace. President
Kruger and General Joubert were the
strongest opponents of the peace party,
but they were becoming exceedingly I'M
popular. l do not believe the Beers will
resist much longer"
The correspondent says Mr. Davis
declined to speak regarding his mission,
but that the general belief in Naples is
that he is bearing peace terms and a
request for American mediation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-19
BIG FIRE IN QUINCY.

Quincy. Mass.. March ls.-Ths most
destructive fire In the history of the city,
broke out at four O'Clock this morning
in the Must" Hall building on Hancock
street, destroying the structure and en-
falling a loss OF SOS, 200. II building
was OF brick, situated in the business
centre of the city. The upper floor was
used for theatrical and social functions.
the hall having q seating capacity OF 800.
In the lower part Of the building were
q numbsr of stores and the loss to the
OCCUPANTS Will be heavy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-19

London, March 10, 40 a. m.-The
news from South Africa today Is entirely
satisfaotory to the British public. The
relief Of Mafekins 10 mot yet announced
but it IL extremely probable that this 10
already accomplished by Colonel Plumer' s
advance.
The move will be to collect at Bloem-
fOntein by railway sufficient stores for
the Immense army Lord Roberts will
have when tho Orange river foross have
Joined them.
This will probably occupy from two to
three weeks. Therefore the next import.
ant operations may be expected in Natal.
The cavalry brigade which Lord Roberts
has sent to Thaba Nehu, thirty-fvs
escaping from the southwark.
Lord Kitchener is still quietly organic
ing In the northeast Of Cape Colony. Pre-
diotions and betting are beginning here
that the war will be ended by tho middle
of May.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-19
DESERTERS COMING.
Lord Roberts Reports Beer. Laying
Down Their Arms

LORD Roberts Reports Beers Laying
Down Their Arms
London, March 1s.-Ths war offioe has
received the following despatch from
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, dated
Biosmfontsin. Sunday, March IS:
The guards brigade returned yesterday
from Norvais Pont. Several burghers
have laid down theiy arms TO Gensral
Pole-Carsw ct Edinburg and elsewhere.
The officer commanding at Belmont
reports that some dessrtsrs have come In
with Q :maxim, . nine-poun ier and an
other gun. Another nine FOUNDER has
besn brou ght into Colesbsrg. The cavsl-
~ brigade has gone to Thaba Nohu In
ordsr to rsassuie the Inhabitants Of the
district and 20 distributs copies OF the
proclamation to the peopls OF the Free
State. These prooIamations are being
eagerly sought after.
Lord Methusn reached warrenton on
March 10. He was In time to prevent
the deviation bridge from bsipg COM
pistsly destroyed and to secure the point
on the Vaai.
The English mail was despatched from
here By rail yesterday and tomorrow the
regular railway Issvioe with Cape Town
will bs rsopened.
Mafeking reports that all was well On
@.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-19
WEARING OF THE GREEN.
Rudysrd KiplinE Writes a Poem for
South African Troops.

Cape Town. March 1s-St. Patriok's
day was celebrated with extraordinary
enthusiasm throushout South Africa. In
reply 70 message from tue Irishmen OF
Cape Town, ths Queen seDs the following:
II have always felt oon iidspt that the
spirit, courage and allegiance which have
distinsuished the Irish soldiers in the
face OF the enemy, would be shared hy
their brethren In tbs colony IN support
of the authority Of my governments"
On the initiative Of Lord Roberts
q Newspaper has been started at Bloem-
fontein for the edifica tion Of the troops.
Mr.. hudyard Kipiing contributed to the
inaugural edition yesterday, the follow.
inRt
oh, Terence dear and did you hear
The News that's going roundi
The 5hamFock's krin's badge By law
Mhsre'er her sons are found.
From BIoem fontsin to Bally Bank
lis ordered by the Queen
We've won our right In open fight
The wearing Of the green.