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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
WRECKED THE BUILDING.
Work of Thugs at Armstrong. Ills--POsss
in Pursuit.

Champaign, Ills, Aug 1.-The safe
of the Bank of Armstrong, Ills. vii
lage few miles from here. was blown
open with dynamite by burglars Mon
dag night, and the entire building was
wrecked. The explosion aroused the
villagers, who FASTENED to the scene,
armed with weapons. and pitched
battle enSued with the burglars, who
were still in the ruins. The robbers
finally escaped IN the darkness.
A posse was Immediately organized
and started in pursuit with blood
hounds. One of the robbers was evil
IDENTIFY wounded, for a stream of blood
was found in the road. 1t is believed
the men had a wagon in waiting on the
outskirts of the town, and used it in
getting away. 1t is not known wherh-
er any money was secured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
striLe of "a OoO Proi,,bIe

Cincinnati, Aug. 1.-Charles III. Da-
Wis. of Newport. Ky, vice president OF
the Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers, states that strike
of $4,000 puddlers I'm the United States
is probable. They demanded an in
crease of from So to $3.50 tap and
the committees from the unions and
employers nave failed to agree. The
independent mills are willing to grant
the demands, but the trust holds out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
He Drank Himself to Death.

Berlin, Aug. 1.-The body of the late
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha will
be conveyed today TO the Maurice
church at Coburg, where it will lie in
state. 1t is rumored here in political
circles that the death of Duke Alfred
was due to intemperance, it being town
talk in Coburg that he was habitually
carried to his bed at night sodden
with LIQUOR
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
Young,ter Ha, a Hard Head.

Muncie, Ind, July Guy Smith,
years old, the son of Perry ID. Smith,
fell from a second-story window to the
ground. twenty feet below. He alight-
ed ON his head. He was absolutely
uninjured and had no mark upon his
person, save that he complained of n
slight pain in his toe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
satan Got Behind.

Mother-So you have been at the
jam again, Adolphus?
Son-The cupboard door came open
OF itself, mother, and thought
Mother-Why didn't you say, SECT
thee behind me. satanT
Son-So 1 did, mother, and he went
up and pushed me right inl-Brooklyn
Life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
Somebody Was Too Previous.

st. Petersburg, Aug. Princes
Cantacuzene( granddaughter of the late
ex-President Grant and daughter of
Brigadier General Frederick Dent
Grant, L. S. Al gave birth to a son
weighing eleven pounds July %.
tNote.-This announcement was print
ed on the morning of July "a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
Michigan Paid Her Army BiIl.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The treasury
department Monday delivered to the
private secretary of the governor of
Michigan a warrant for $247, Ala be-
ing the amount due the state for army
stores and munitions of war furnished
by the state during the Spanish war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
RAT IL an Animal, All Right.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-The rat is an ami
mal'' is the decision of Justice Dooley
that convicted James Poullis. charged
by the Illinois Humane society with
pouring oil on rats and burning them
alive. The defense was the technical
point that a rat is not an animal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
Death of ballard Smith.

Boston, Aug. Ballard Smith, the
well-known journalist, died yesterday
in the Mclean asylum at Waverley.
For number of years Smith was con-
nected with the New York World. For
some time he was managing editor,
and afterward u leading correspondent
of that paper. Smith was over 80 years
old. His oldest brother, Hamilton
Smith, the expert mining engineer, died
only recently
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
Hi.Trap Caught ais own Son.

Middleport. o., Aug. IA bicycle
dealer named Sanborn set a trap to
catch burglars by attaching a string
to the door of safe and connecting
it with the trigger of a loaded revolver.
Next morning Harley Sanborn, his son.
aged II years, accidentally set off the
trap and was mortally wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
Significance ofa Certificate.

Springfield. Ills, Aug. 1.-The Rock
Island and Eastern railroad, which yes
terday certified to he secretary of state
a change of name to Davenport, Rock
Island and Northwestern and an in
crease of capital stock from 100000 to
"a 100000, is supposed to be part of the
Chicago and Northwestern system, and
is routed to run from Peoria to Rock
Island, to compete with present Rock
Island and Pacific.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
Terribly and Fatally Hurt.

Eau Claire, Wis, Aug. 1.-Nels Lar
sen was struck by falling tree on the
Flambeau river. He was taken
in a batteau forty miles down
stream TO Warner thence by
rail to Eau Claire. When
placed in a hospital here it was found
that his backbone was broken, every
rib broken and one leg broken in three
places. He died later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
PETTIaRRws SON ENLIsTs.
Goes on the star of n Boer Chief-Thas
PrinsIoo Surrender.

Goes on the STAR of Boer Chief-That
PrinsI0o Surrender.
London, Aug. 1.-The Lorenzo Mar
ques correspondent of The Daily Ex-
press says: The Beers are preparing
to retreat from Wateryalboyen. Frank
Pettigrew, son of United States Sena-
tor Pettigrew, has arrived there and
has Joined Commandment General
Botha's staff
From a telegram from Lord Roberts
dated yesterday it would seem that the
Boer General Prinsloo, while stiPulat-
ing for the surrender of 5000 men,
was unable to deliver the goods. only
9S6 men coming in, and the remainder
repudiating their generals agreement
and remaining in the hills, where Hun
ter will proceed to hunt them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
Elderly Woman Seriously Hurt.

Virginia, His, Aug. Mrs. Beach
and her two granddaughter were driv-
ing, when the horse became frightened
at a bicycle, ran away and upset the
buggy. All the occupants were in
jured, Mrs. Beach so badly she will
probably die. She is over so years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01

Is stin an undetermined question.
Towne spent nearly all of yesterday
in Lincoln and most of the time was
with W. J. Bryan. but just before he
took the train for Chicago he de-
cliHed to say what he would do.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
Swan from Alton to 81. Louis.

St Louis. Aug. John C. Meyers,
q well-known athlete, yesterday swan
from Alton, Ills, to st. Louis dis
lance Of twenty-seven miles, in exact
~ six hours. He swan easily the en-
tire distance and was not greatly
fatigued at the finish. Meyers wagered
thathe could make the distance in five
hours but lost
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
Ohio's "Infur,ated' Boxers.

Mansfield, o., Aug. 1.-Zion Ed
ers y. W. McChirkin and ID. 2.
Fisher. of Chicago, We're mobbed Mon
day by 1000 Infatuated men and given
q coat of blue paint from head TO foot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
A Distinction.

"Knogood tells me you won some
money from him last night" said the
man with the shrieking shirt
@.Nipe," said the man with the whis-
pering tie: 81 merely won a few bets
from him"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
IIIinoi. Man Gets a job.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The secretary
of the interior has appointed Eugene
McComas, of Illinois, a special Indian
agent, at 50, 600 a year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
DIR. S. H. MILLER,
veterinary surgeon ana Dentist.

All diseases of horses and cattle treated on
approved principles Surgical operations per-
formed 10 u scientific manner. Dogs treated.
All calls promptly attended to. Residence,
ITO Fourth avenue. Telephone 1862 once
and lnhrmary, 1913 Third avenue-Negus
livery barn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
one of the Pending Oue.tion.

Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 1.-The with
drawal of Towne from the Populist
ticket as a vice presidential candidate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
C. T. FOSTER, NJ. d.
Physician and Surgeon.

once between Third and Fourth avenues on
Twentieth street once hours to II .. m
l TO p. m. and to p IN. Night calls from
once. Phone 1884
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01

J. II BURKHART. MD.
MRS. HADA NJ BURKHART NJ. d.
DRS. BURKHART & BURKHART,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain and Produce.
Chicago, July 81.
Following were the quotations on the
'hicago Board Of Trade today:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
TRAINS. LEAVE Arb

Trains marked daily. All Others daily ex-
cept Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01

Butter: Produce-Extra creamery,
19c per ID; extra dairy. 161z917e; pack
ing stock, lac. Eggs-Fresh stock, liz
GI2c; per doz. Live poultry-Turkeys,
Sale per Id; chickens, hens, Sh09c:
springs, 10611c; ducks, TIC; springs,
IO611c; geese. $3.5096.O0 per doz. New
potatoes-Early Ohio, 31Q33c per bu.
New apples-s2.00 63.5O per brl. Black
berries-50G9oc per 16-qt case.
Chicago Live stock.
- Chicago. July 81.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day,
Is COO Sales ranged at $45065.20 for
pigs, S5.15@5.371z for light. $F.s095.05 for
rough packing, $510d5.25 for mixed and
IS. 1095.s21S for heavy packing and ship
I CattIe-Estirnated receipts for the
day, $500. Quotations ranged at $500
5 80 for choice to extra steers, S5.154
$50 for good TO choice do, $4-So15.25 for
fair to good do. 94.5094.75 common to
medium do S4.30Q4-55 butchers steers.
Local MARKETS..
Corn-42c0sse.
Hay-Tlmoshy. ss9sio; prairie. . toss
lee
Eggs-IOc.
Spring chicEeHs Ss5oaB per DOZEN
TrkeyB-Se
.sss o5ss ssS 1S: sEB e. .s &c : ... %
Sheep-4ca4H.
. Spring Lambs g soGss 90
Hogs-e4 75GS0a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
PHYSICIANS.
F. H. FIRST, NJ. d.

Physician and Surgeon.
Phone on 1867 once S2s Twentieth
street. once hours: 10 TO ~ a. m; to and
Ito SIP. IN. Sunday, $50 to $50 q. m; 1870 to
m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
DIR. CORA EMERY REED.
homeopathic Physician.

Special atten tion to diseases of women and
children. also diseases of eye, ear, nose and
throat once hours-e30 to ~ q. m, to 4 p
NJ. 81 Sixteenth street Rock Islano
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
Physicians

Physicians.
once Tremann block. ONCE hours s to 12 g.
m. to 5 and TO d. m. Phone No. 1922, Rock
Island, Ill. Night calls answered from ONCE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
THAIKs

Trains marked daily: al other trains daily
except Sunday. The S:85 D. N. train carries
through sleeper to St. Louis, arriving there
7.2S a. N.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01

arrival departure. Italy, exeept Sun
ephone 1893.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-01
DR.. H. EMMETT STEEN,

Specialist and expert In the treatment of
nervous. private and al chronic diseases of
men and women.
Hours: 10 to 70. to T. 8 to 8. Sundays 10 to
l2. Harrison and Second streets, opposite
new Boston store.
La Junta tribune., 1900-11-21
Mandolin Club Concert.

The La Jun,a High School
Mandolin Club. and their director,
G.. b. Oman. covered themselves
with glory last night at the opera
house before large audience.
This was the first OF series OF en-
,er,ainments TO be given by the
above club during the season, and
their initial appearance more than
measured up TO the expectations
OF their friends. Under the en-
couraging gaze OF parents and ad-
mirers, they acquitted themselves
in a manner, which augurs well
indeed for future performances.
The program. which appeared in
Saturdays issue, was we'll arranged
and carried out. In pecfect time
the large club rendered difficult
music like masters.
La Junta tribune., 1900-11-21
sone MORE LOCAL ,rsns.

II is reported that the sugar
beet factory at Rocky Ford will
close down about December 18th.
Don't forget the sixteenth au-
nual ball OF the knights of Pythias
at Dougherty's hall on Thanks
giving night.
Piper Bros, Pueblo contractors.
commenced work on the Santa Fe
ice house Monday, and are going
TO push it through
Mrs. K. II. Graham received the
sad intelligence OF the death OF her
father, A. A. Ayers, November
I4th, at his home in Defiance.
Ohio.
General Manager Mudge's spec
ial arrived from Denver Monday
morning about $3.50 ar m. going
south an hour later. The officials
are on a tour OF inspection.
Hon. Roh,. w. Patterson has
purchased the ranches OF John and
Frank Osborn 10 the Holbrook
county and it is rumored contem-
plates engaging extensively in
farming and stock raising.
ohm Madigan, with engine Soo.'
and Con Renahan, with the 733,
a rough rider. brought No. 8 in
from Coolidge Monday morning in
one hour and ffty-hve minutes.
Con says he won't do it again.
La Junta tribune., 1900-11-21

Little Howard Leib made the
hit OF the evening IN his mandolin
duet with Mr.. Oman.
Miss Zelia Peale. always fav-
orite with all audiences before
which she appears. was 10 exceP-
iionally fne voice and received a
hearty encore.
MIR. Oman was greeted with a
storm of applause whenever he
appeared with his banjo, and too
much of praise cannot be said OF
the whole club. whose perform
ance was altogether pleasing.
La Junta tribune., 1900-11-21

The TRIBUNE will make a Christ
mas present to the most popular
young lady in La Junta, the choice
to be determined by subscribers to
this paper. The present is TO be
an elegant lady's gold watch and
chain, with diamond Sc: Gaze and
Elgiu movement The watch will
be found on exhibition at Fisher
s. Larsen's until the close nf the
contest. Monday. December "a.
1900, at midnight.
The manner OF determining who
the lucky recipient IS to be is as
follows; One vote will be given
with esefy 10 cents paid on sub
scris,,ioD, the subscriber to cast
the ballot for the young lady OF
his choice. Votes will be issued
with each 10 cents paid on sub
scnption. whether paid by those
who are in arrears or new sub
scribers. The standing OF the
Contestants will be published in
every Saturday issue of the TRrB
uSg. Now is the time to sub
scribe. The TRiBuSE from the
presen, date until January /. 1900.
for 81. so.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
gUByUeAT1Na FOREIGN PEOPLES.

Did the members Of the National Anti-Im-
perialist League ever read the Constitution of
the United States2 They are exceeding glib
in talking about 1t, but when In their great
manifesto they say For the first time in our
'countrys history the President has undertaken
Ito subjugate a foreign people and to rule them
'by despotic power" they awake the suspicion
that they are talking Of something they know
nothing about. What foreign people has the
President undertaken to subjugateH The an
swer is found a few sentences further on in the
manifesto; "He has taken to himself the power
ITO press upon the inhabitants of the Philip
''pines government without their consent, tax
"aton without representation"
1t is clear, then. The foreign conquest is the
subjugation Of the Philippine Islands Yet It
happens that a treaty. duly made and duly rati-
fed, which the Constitution says is the supreme
law of the land. makes the Philippine Islands
part Of the territory Of the United States Just
as much as Is Porto Rico which Mr. BRYAN and
the anti-imperialists insist is under the Consti-
tuition Of the United States with its people
citizens Of the United States If they are right
the Filipinos are citizens of the United States
and not at all foreign people. At any rate
the Philippines are territory of the United
States and their inhabitants are constitution
ally subject to the authority of the United
sworn duty TO maintain that authority
What a usurper George Washington wasl
His subjugatiOn of foreign peoples would seem
TO have been one Of the deepest blots on the
history of this country! BY the Treaty OF 1888
a lot Of territory without American occupants,
Inhabited by foreign peoples with their own
laws and governments, was acquired by the
| United States, and George Washington Oh be-
coming President proceeded TO conquer those
foreign peoples and subject them to the author
ity of the United States when all they asked
was liberty to rule themselves in their own
way according to the Declaration of Indepen-
dence.
In 1903 Jefferson by treaty acquired a great
tract of country inhabited by many foreign
peoples, and he and his SUCCESSORS ever since
have been steadily working to reduce them To
obedience to the American yoke without giving
them citizenship or the privileges sf tia Con-
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21

a rule. for no organized body of sentiment. each
playing his own nand singly in the only game
of politics yet introduced in Havana-the pur-
suit of personal notoriety or of Government
support Sefior Cisneros, who presented long
petition Of grievances to President Mckinley
last Saturday, is satisfied that the American
pre- ramme for the coming Constitutional Con
vention conceals some sinister intention, which,
when disclosed, will wreck all plans for native
self government. This same venerable prophet
Of evil saw an equally malevolent design on
Cuban independence in the proposal of the
United States year or more ago to pay
So, 100000 for the Army of Liberations worth
less collection Of arms. Discredited as he is at
home through his participation in the plots
against Gomez hatched a year ago IN the Mill
tary Assembly, we cannot think that Senor
Cisneros's suspicious will seriously poison the
Cuban mind. Against such lingering anti
American virus let us hope a timely antidote
may be found in the sounder judgments OF
American character and purpose carried home
by the army Of Cuban teachers now about TO
end their vacation in the United States.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
CALLED THEM "RUBBER NECKS."
LINGS AND THIS PREJUDICE GOT
HIM INTO TROUBLE

If the farmers wife who took the little fresh
air lad into her home for a fortnight had known
more about tenement houses she would not have
felt as she did. But it was. she was much put
out with her little guest for a while She had
among the other live stock on her farm brood OF
yellow ducklings. They were the pride Of her
heart, and she thought there was nothing prettier
than their downy. yellow skins
That was what the small boy from the East Side
thought also the first time he them. but he
was more impressed with their peculiar way Of
craning their necks they waddled around the
farm yard. There were no duckings in the East
Side alley where he lived. and this was his first
sight of that kind OF animal He watched them for
while pesring around the yard with their riiicu-
lOus gait. clumsily making for a worm and
then, and acting generally though they we're
in a trance, And the more he watched them the
greater became his contempt for them He
no use in such OF bird Finally he
to the house. and bursting through the kitchen
door. planted himself before the farmers wife.
Say. Missus" he demanded in tones OF derisiOn,
pointing to the offending fowls say,
dose yaller, rubber neckin things runnin' roun
dereT'
And he never knew why the ''Missus'' looked at
him severely
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund sent thirty boys 90
the country yesterday They went 70 Mount PO-
como, Penn, where II. NJ. BigelOW. OF that place,
has invited them spend weeks with HIN
camping In the woods. This is the second party
OF poor boys that Mr.. BigelOw has entertained In
this generous way this summer.
There was another excursion the Hudson yes
terdRy for the benefit OF poor mothers and children
of the tenement districts.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
THE INDICTMENT sTAEDs.

The dishonest use of his recent speech at St.
Paul by Democrats who appear to have been
pretty hard hit led Governor Roosevelt to send
General Palmer a letter showing what he really
said and obviously meant Possibly those who
have been making a great deal of noise over
the Governors condemnation of the authors
and defenders Of the Kansas City platform
may be inclined 10 congratulate themselves on
having drawn him, for they have done no exc
cuton so far as we have been able to discover
and his letter is all they have to show for their
efforts Nevertheless if General Palmer felt
slightly aggrieved, it a courtesy to let him
know that he had been misled, and, further
more, the Governor improved the opportunity to
pack large amount Of wholesome truth into
a small compass. In his st. Paul speech he
said Of the men who made the Democratic plat
form and are now eager to put it into opera
ton that they stand for lawlessness and dis
''order. for dishonesty and dishonor, for license
"and disaster at home and cowardly shrinking
from duty abroad" He does not take back
a word Of that Indictment but calls General
PaImers attention to the fact that he explicitly
drew the line between these men and "all other
citizens, whether Democrats or Republicans"
II the Republican candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent should have occasion to refer to the matter
again on the stump or elsewhere he might find
II worth while specifically TO include among
those whom he has justly arraigned not only
those who frankly support and ask support for
the Kansas City platform. but those most vocif-
erous and disingenuous allies Of Democracy
who are burning TO persuade others that anti
Imperialism is the Platforms only important
feature; that all the rest practically amounts
70 nothing: that Bryan has been transformed
into a sober far seeing statesman: that having
rescued the country at the point where they
say its honor and welfare are chiefly endan-
gered he would probably be incapable of serv-
Ing II badly in any respect. but that even at
the worst his election would be an incalculable
blessing. Such men as these are careful 10
refrain from commanding as a whole the creed
which Bryan eXacted from a more or less re
luctant Convention. Occasionally they indulge
In mild denunciation Of some parts Of # by
way OF yindicating their dear consistency, But
they are not the less supporters of Bryan's
platform because they WouId likesto sneak away
from all but one of the positions il maintains
These are the men 10 whom Mr. Charlton 7.
Lewis refers when he says in a letter to 'The
Evening Posi- that 'the Indianapolis gathering.
''under the name Of the And-Imperialist League.
IS a pIhful and lndicrous ending Of move
@ment which deserved a better fate" Mr..
Lewis adds that many thoughtful and earnest
members Of the league absented themselves
from the meeting believing that il was in
"tended IN advance as surrender TO Bryan
''isnl" and he believes that tnineteen-twentieths
of is members "wil vote for Mckinley and
'SaEs the right to declare thar they do so in the