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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30

The empress dowager shows some
of the traits with which she has been
ccredited, in her statement that she
would remain in her palace until she
lis bathed in foreign blood''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30

MADAM ALBA: CLAIRVOYANT, PALM.
w ist and Telepathic healer. experienced
aud reliable. Competent advice on all mat
tiers Hours q. m to D. m. 1909 Fourth
avenue. Letters answered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30
For over nifty Years

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Is
cents q bottle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30

ROOSEVELT knows a joke" says
Hanna. And the New York World
asks. docs he when be sees it in a
mirror?''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30

SECRETARY HAYS reason for sur
rendering American territory in
Alaska to the British is probably that
the British wanted it-an all-sufficient
reason with an auglomaniac admins
tration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30

IF YOU WANT TO BUY, SELL, TRADE
L or rent anything, engage help or secure q
situation. the Mall Is the one paper in Moline
that can do it for you. Mall wants are popu-
Tar and Mail wants bring results. One-hsif cent
per word is the price to all alike. cash In ad-
vance. 2-cent stamps win do. Evening and
Sunday Man, Moline, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30
CLAIRVOYANT.

NOTED TRANCE MEDIUM JUST AR
IN rived from the south. Satisfaction given
in business. love AFFAIRS, ETC. Located at sI7
Fourth avenue, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30
The I.i.t OF Wounded

who have been healed by Banner
Saiye is very large 1t heals all
wounds or sores aud leaves no scars.
For sale BY all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30

PAGS. RUBBERS. ETC.-SEND POSTAL
40 card or leave word at 22il Fourth ave-
nue. II you have any rags, rubber, etc., to sell.
win come to your house and pay you from
80 to 20 per hundred for rags All calls win re-
ceive prompt attention. b. T. Klugger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30

OSE glance at the Chinese alphabet
shows Plsinly why an ordinary cipher
message would be no puzzle to willy
chink
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30

MONEY TO LOAN-CHATrEL MoRT
VI gage loans by W. H Eastman, i7I2 See
oud avenue, without publity or removal He
also makes oolleott0nB-hard oses . speciality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30

II you are sicl al over. and don't
know Just what sis you. it's 10 to 1
your kidneys re ont Of order.
Foleys Kidney Cure viii bring health
and energy. Fof sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LoAN-N ANY AMOUNT,
vi on any kind OF security Also choice
property for sale ana rent. W. L Coyne,
go Seventeenth street. up stairs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

HHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE OF HOUSE
~ hold goods at SV3 Ninth street eVerv al
ternoon and evening till ell are sold. william
Kelsey, constable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30

E1OR SALE-COAL IN ANY QUANTITY
OF 50 bushels or over at e2.75 per ton, de-
uvered G. o. d. to any part of the city.
Leave orders at Commercial house barber
shop, Rock Island, or Enos James, Milan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30

A CLOSE figurer estimates the num-
Der of Smiths at 1900. 900. A good
share of them have left home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30
PSYCHIC MAGNETIC HEALER.

DR A. L THOMPSON TREATS ALI
~ chronic diseases, functional disorders
nervous aid mental troubles Consultation
free. 1907 Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30

T p WILLIAMSON BUYS, SELLS ANH
- exchanges all kinds of second hand goods,
will pay more than any other dealer and sells
cheaper. All kinds of stove repairing and
cleaning done also j. p. Williamson, 1918
Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30
COIOna Sand
Stone QuarrfeS
Sawed building stone,
AshIar and Trimmings
q specially.

For chespness, durability and
beauty excelled by none. This
stone does not wash or color the
wall with alkaii, etc. Plans sent
as for estimates will receive
careful attention and be returned
promptly as our expense.
Quarries IL miles from Rock
Island On the G. b. d Q. r. Z.
Trains Nos. 8 and 10 viii stop
and let visitors OF and on.
Bridge stone, corn crib
blocks and foundation
stone, any size desired.
Samples Of Stone and Photos Of
buildings can be seen ut Room
No. II, Mitchell q Lynds's build
Ing. Address:
Af.THUR BURRALL. Manager.
Rock Island or Colons, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30
WANTED.

"ANTED-A GIRL At C. E PEMBLE'S
w restaurant, $40 Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-30

"ANTEO-BOARDE CHOICE ROOMS
w and board at s225 Fourth avenue.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28

That Minister Conger should not be In
sympathy with any policy which looks
to lenient treatment o. the Chinese is
only what was to be expected. He
was one Of the ambassadors who were
in Pekin when the Boxer outbreak took
place. For weeks be was besieged In the
British embassy, and his life was In con-
slant peril. doubtless ne personally was
witness to many brutalities committed
upon foreigners for no other reason than
that they were foreigners. He would be
good deal more than human II he
we're not anxi GUS to see the authors of
these outrages, and all their abettors,
suffer the severest punishment known to
civilized law. We have no criticism to offer
of Mr.. Conger's feeling towards the CHI
neee government 1t Is natural and almost
Inevitable. Nor is there any ground for
complaint against him because of his
recommending and urging upon our gov
eminent harsh measures. Unquestiona-
bly, IL was his belief that such measures
were needed. not merely to atone for past
outrages, but 10 prevent their repetition
10 the future. But as United States am
bassaaor 1t becomes his duty to follow
the orders Of his government and carry
out Its policy, whether he approves OF
those orders or believes In that policy or
not. He may resign. but If he chooses
TO remain there IS no course consis.
tent with his duty but to carry out the
policy decided upon at Washington.
The administration has apparently de.
oided upon lenient policy toward China
--Ieniene at least as compared with that
adv coated by some of the European pow
ers. Whether this policy is wise or not,
there is room for difference of opinion.
There is difference of opinion. Persons
who have lived in China and are sup
posed to be familiar with the ways OF the
Chinese, and understand their nature,
are fearful lest lenient policy on our
part will be interpreted as a sign of weak
ness and not as an act of graciousness
and. instead of inspiring graft
tuds in the Chinese heart viii simply
breed contempt for us. Perhaps they are
right. But the administration upon
which the responsibility rests, and which
alone can decide, has determined upon a
comparatively mild policy. One motive
of 1t may be the hope that it will lead the
European powers to modify their policy,
and reduce their demands, which are SO
exorbitant now that their enforcement
oan hardly fail to bring about ultimately
the partition of the Chinese empire. But
whatever the motive. the administration
has the right and the power to decide
and having decided, It has the right to
expect cooperation on the part OF
our ambassador at .Pekin In putting
its policy into effect. If he cannot do
that, he should resign.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28
Anything that can be done by Congress

Anything that can be done by Congress
TO more 1irmly establish the gold basis
should be done unhesitatingly What
ever else the election may mean there
can be no doubt that it WAS mandate
from the voters TO put the gold standard
beyond danger of being tempered with.
The more ditiicuIs 1t Is made to tamper
with 1t, the less liability there is Of any
bodys being tempted to undertake It,.
Undoubtedly a considerable part OF the
Democrats will be only too glad to put
the question beyond reach of further con-
troversy. Twice it has brought them to
humiIiating defeat, and they want 1t
out OF sight. There may be a few ex.
treme Organizes and PopuIists who will
resist, but they will be very few and very
feeble.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE FEE SYSTEM.
(Biddeford Reoord.l

acknowledgements the sheriffs and their
deputies in this Stats object TO the aboii.
tion Of the fee system. IL has been
great thing for them. The sherins have
been able TO make Thousands Of dollars
ouu OF the fee system. It is the bsst
political job that IL to be had, and every
where there Is ngnt for the nomination,
Though the deputies do not get rs good
q thing out of IL as the sheriff, thefs
fees ars Tat ones and In proportion "a
their iabors they are extremely well
paid. And the fee system does not stor
with sheritfs and deputies either. There
are the city marshals, the police officers
and the coroners all pulling out good
money from the public treasures. No
body else defends the system but those
who profit by 10. There IL not single
reason except the selfish interests OF q
few politicians why IL should be CON
uinued, yet these same Interested poll
ticins are more than likely TO defeat any
move to abolish the system. This oppo'
sition Will be organized and active. The
assault on the system is likely to be with
out much head. The few papers which
declared against the system two month";
ago seem to have grown silent The fee
system is in the interests OF machine poll
tics and machine politics count in Maine.
There will have 20 be some vigorous and
systematic work done IL the fee system
Is to be abolished ct the coming legisia.
ture and nobody seems to be leading of
In this direction at present. The organ
lied effort Ia in protecting the System.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28

an honest and determined police captain
has succeeded In doing 10 In his pre-.
clnet. and his ounce OF practice is worth
= ton Of theory on the part Of Tammany
Hall. OF course nobody expects that
crime can be banished from New York
or that all the disreputabis houses and
places OF resort can DO closed and kept
closed. But thar they can be driven 20
seek secrecy, at least, and prevented from
haunting their business In the faces OF
the public admits OF no doubt The
trouble has been that there has
been no real Intention Of shutting
them up. They have been source OF
revenue to Tammany heelsrs, and the
Tammany authorities have constantly
connived at their existence. OF course
there has been an occasional raid, but no
determined and persistent effort has been
made to Close them. There has been just
the same kind of dailiance assws have OBJ
served In this state toward the liquor
shops.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28
WASHINGTON 100 YEARS
AGO.
We Are Now the Most Prosperous and
PcwerfuI Nation on the Globe.
(Ehe Chicago Inter- Ocean. }

(Ihe Chicago Inter- Ocean.
These first ofIioial residents Of Wash
ington were not pleased with the new
capital. Ths magnificent city that
L'Enfant's genius had planned existed
only on paper. One small wing of the
capitol stood lonesome on It's hill. Penn
sylvania avenue was an alder swamp
The little huddle of department offices
near the White House looked all the
shabbier by contrast with its giittering
sandstone walls. The private houses were
SO small and poor that most members OF
Congress had to lodge in Georgetown.
Secretary Wolcott wrote his wife that
most of Washington's residents were me-
groes, and the rest OF low and idle char
acter. "As far as 1 can judge" he added
'they live like fishes, by eating each 9TH
er.'' "We want nothing here" wrote
Governor Morris to the Princess of ThurD
and Taxis, "but houses, cellars, kitch-
ems, well informed men, amiabIe women
and other trifies of this kind, to make
out city perfect In fact, Washington
was the rawest kind of a settlement IN
the woods.
10 most Europeans and many educated
Americans the United states then seemed
as far from being q nation as its capital
IRON being city. The republics west
ern boundary was the mississippi. IL
was cut OF from the Gulf of Mexico by
the domains OF Spain and France. With
in four years British troops had still held
its soil at Detroit American merchants
paid tribute TO the Barbary corsairs and
American ssamen were enslavsd by Brit
ish press gangs. For more than q year
it had actually been at war with France
In the West Indian seas.
Nor was the domestic condition encour-
aging The interest on the public debt
was in arrears and tine eurre2oy dig
ordered. The total population was little
more than that of Illinois today. The
laws OF Congress were openly resisted,
and the people were rent by factions
The party which denounced Way ue's vic
torious troops as ''marcsnaTy ragamuf-
fms" and naval officer who cut down q
sailor DESERVING his post in action as "a
murderer" had just elected Thomas JEFF
ferson President on q platform declaring
that states could nuliify national laws,
Virginia was openly preparing for seoss-
sion, and New England editors wrote
that 1.-THE Potomac, the Delaware. or the
Hudson, like the Rhine,r would "soon
part hostile nations
The Congress which then gathered in
Washington gave laws to only 1927, S44
square miles of territory, and represented
little more than 5,009, 900 faction-rent
people.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28

In few days there win assemble In
the same capitol the laweisers OF 3, III. lss
square miIes, representing more than 20
600, OC0 people so firmly united that they
would regard the suggestions OF civil war
and iisunfon 90 common In 1910 as the
rawlings OF madmen. Then the American
flag doated over but sixteen states and
two territories. Now IL waves from
ocean 10 ocean, from tropic 10 frozen seas,
In islands which then only few advent
urous seamen had even seen and TN It's
glorious folds the sun never aats.
Then L'Enfant saw .. straggfing village
In the woods, dreamed OF a capital OF a
ri1iculed. The reality has outrun his
utmost hopes. The city he planned is In
all material aspects the most splendid OF
modern capital. The nation IL tho moss
prosperous and powerful on the globe.
Such are the changes, of 100 years.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28
BISHOP POTTER AND THE NEW
YORK POLICE.
To the Editor Of the Presses

To the Editor Of the Press
have read with no little interest your
ing out OF letter Bishop Potter sent to
the mayor-of New York, concerning the
attitude of the police toward fragrant
vice.
1t is undoubtedly true that DIR. Park
hurst has spoken and written severer
things than has Bishop Potter and pre-
sented abundant evidence OF his charges.
but no reform followed his exposures.
You seem to think that Bishop Potter
is likely to meet with greater success be-
cause he has been able to enlist more of
the prominent men-''espeoiaily men
with plenty OF money-than DR.. Park
hurst"
You also say! 1.-THE power of money is
feared by Tammany much more than the
power of..vlrtue." 1t sqems to me that you
tail to see the true inwsrdness of this
whole movement. Bishop Potter's course
was not dictated by the money power OF
New York. He acted by the authority Of
convention of the diocese Of New York,
made up tor the most part OF the Episco.
formal vots was passed in that convention
requesting him to investigate the whole
matter, and take such steps as he thought
best to put the facts in the case before the
proper authorities.
Such vote was never passed before
In in that convention. It is a radical de-
parture from the policy of the Episcopal
church In New York.
Heretofore 1t has been taken for granted
that when an officer has sworn to execute
the laws, he will keep his oath. From
present Indications Ii would seem that
hereafter, good citizens Will unite to ses
to IL that all officers keep their oath
In New York the Episcopal church not
only stands next to the Roman Catholics
In the number Of churches and COM
municants, but 1t leads In all work look
ing toward the social and moral better
ment of the common people. 1t has In
vested hundreds Of Thousands of dollars
in churches and parish houses, etc IA the
very heart of the tenement district on
the East sids.cf New York. The results
speak for themselves. Where such an or
ganization speaks 1t Is not to be won
dered at that thinking, sober men listen
to what 1t has to say. 1t has proven
itself worthy of the respect OF all good
citizens by Its works.
Bishop Potter Is not voicing the power
OF money. He Is simply voicing an organ
ization pledged TO use its intelligence, its
head, It's influence. and its money to ele-
waite and redeem a section OF New York
where poor and industrious people live,
With one hand It is willing to help these
people TO better their condition. But 1t
will lay the ether hand on any officer
who shields any man or woman, working
against.the social betterment Of the mass
es of the people in New York.
THE temper of the men who are stand
ing with the Bishop sin this movement
can be seem In the letter he sent to Mayor
Van Wyok. I sincerely hops that you
will give 1t room in full In the columns
of the PRESS.
Respectfully yours,
JOS. BApTELL SHEPHERD.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28

The committee on ways and means
have practically decided TO recommend
the abolition of che tax on kilograms and
express packages, the tax on bank checks
and that on proprietary medicines.
Probably all these will meet public ap-
prevail. Tbe tax on proprietary medi-
oines has undoubtedly imposed upon
manufacturing druggists an exceedingly
disproportionate burden. 1t has not been
possible to distribute 1t among the people
as has been the case with the telegraph
and express taxes, and hence it has all
come out of the druggists. The commit
tee has seen the unfairness OF this and
Will, It Is said, recommend the abolition
OF. these taxes. They have never been very
profitable to the government, though
very burdensome to those upon whom
they havs fallen. Only about $1,000, 900
has been got yearly out of this tax.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28

We Own and Offer

WI UWl dNu UnGI
SUBJECT TO SALE
City of Portland As, due 1o02-19l2.
ToWn of Cape Elizabeth as, due 1901.
Town of Yarmouth las, duo 1902.
Town of Gorham As, due 1901.
County of Lawrence (ohio) SIS, due 1912
City of Portsmouth (0hiO) SIS, due 1923.
CITY of GAINESVILLE (ohio) as, due 1915
City of Urbana (ohio) 4 1-2's, due 1906.
City of Saltwater (Minn.) SIS. due 1921.
County of Daviess und. 6's, due 1908.
Maine Central 4. r. As, due 1912.
Maine Central r. r. rs, due 1912.
Portland Railroad Co. First Mortgage
4 1-2's, due 1918.
Portland & Cape Elizabeth Railway Co.
First Mortgage SIS, due 1915.
Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Ry. First
Mortgage is. due 1916.
Cleveland City Ry. First Mortgage SIS,
due 1909.
Duluth Street Ry. First Mortgage SIS,
due 1890.
Denver City .Tramway Co. First Mort
gage SIS, due 1919.
Omaha Street Ry. First Mortgage SIS,
due 1914.
Grand Rapids Ry. Co. First Mortgage
SIS, due 1916.
Medfeld & Midway Mass Street Ry.
First Mortgage SIS, due 1920.
Portland Water Co. Gold As, due 1927.
Calais Water Co. First Mortgage SIS, due
1905.
st. Croix E. L. & w. Co. First Mortgage
SIS, due 1905.
birmingham (Mass.) Water Co. First
Mortgage LES, due 1925.
Fond du Lac (Wis.) Water Co. First
Mortgage SIS. due 1915.
Erie Telegraph & Telephone Co. Cola
teral Trust SIS, due 1926.
Niagara Falls Power Co. First Mortgage
SIS, due 1882.
Particulars upon application; cores
pondence solicited.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28

We are able to discover in the letter OF
the Rev. Mr.. Shepherd nothing that tends
to controvert anything the PRESS has
said. We were quite we'll aware that
Bishop Potter was delegated BY the
Episcopal church to investigate and report
ON the moral conditions in certain Sec
tlons of New York. 1t was the reason
why Bishop Potter's report had apparent
ly affected Tammany so much more than
DR.. Parkhurst's that we We're seeking,
and we thought we found 1t in the fact
that the Bishop had succeeded in interest
Ing the rich and influential in his work
to greater extent than DIR. Parkhurst
had in similar work. We sac nothing
IN MIR. Shepherds letter to change this
conclusion. We never said nor intimated
that Bishop Potter was voioing the
money power. We said simply that his
J"cvement had apparently enlisted the
support of more Of this power which
Tammany fears more than the power of
virtue.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28
NEW ENGLAND DINNER IN PORT
LAND.
TO the Editor Of the Press,

To the Editor OF the Press,
have spent very pleasant day in
Portland and 60 to New York this even
ing by steamer Manhattan, expecting to
sight Cape Cod from the ocean as the
May flower did Just $50 years ago last
Monday. / hope to reach New York
which Capt. Jones of the Mayfiower at
tempted to reach, but failed to pass the
shoals of Monomoy.
have taken the liberty to suggest a
Pilgrim dinner in Portland within few
weeks TO make clear the records OF the
Pilgrims, both on Caps Cod and at Ply
mouth, which hope win be attended
by q fair representation OF all your oiti-
zsns, rtr in the early part OF this GEN.
fury, Maine was very important por-
sion--the largest part--of Massachusetts,.
need not say that / was much gratiiied
to read In your issue OF yesterday liber-
al extract from report OF my lecture In
the Worcester Spy, the same having been
read before the Society OF Antiquity,
which / hops Will, next June maze an
excursion to Portland and sight Cape
Cod and reach New York.
Faithfully yours,
Charles w. Felt.
Portland, Me-, Nov. "a. 1900.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28

Since the reform wave set in in New
York one police captain has succeeded in
demonstrating that there is no great
difficulty in shutting up the brothels and
disreputabis resorts in the worst quarter
of New York provided tina determination
sxistA Tammany has been claiming that
this could not be done, thzt there were
too many legal difficulties In the way !.
and making various other excuses. But
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28

,aw of thu Land
hree Musketeers
how and between
reducing several
Mr.. Harry MaHt'
Evenings IL, 20, %
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28
Thursday, the Goth Day of NO
vember. A. I'd. 1900,
Secretary Of State.

Dispatches from South Africa seem to
show that the Boer rebellion, as the Eng
fish call it, is increasing rather than
diminishing Guerillas are said to be
gathering on the borders Of Cape Colony
with the intention of invading that ter
ritory where 1T Is said many OF the Dutch
settlers are ready to assist them.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28
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