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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-04
No Re.erre Ammunition.

The government has Communicated
all the ammunition in England TO such
an extent that there is not a single
cartridge in the possession Of any OF
the volunteer regiments in London.
says the Cincinnati Enquirer. An the
reserve ammunition usually stored in
the magazines at all volunteer head
quarters has been called in to supply
troops in South Africa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-04
DIR. CORA EMERY REED,
Physicians.

once Tromann block. once hours 70 u
o. n, l 70 and to D. M Phone No. 40o2
Rock Island, nj. Might calls answered from
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
BRIBERY IS CHARGED.
Excitement In Kentucky Over the
Fight AGAINST Goebel.

Excitement In Kentucky Over the
Fight Against Goebel.
Frankfort, Ky, Jan senator GOe-
bel was nominated by the senate eau
Gus for president pro tenn, Claude Desha
for chief clerk and William Cromwell
for assistant clerk. The entire slate of
the Goebel organization for places in
the senate went through.
All doubt as to the inability Of the
GoebeI Democrats to organize both
houses Of the legislature was demon
strated by the attendance in the Demo-
cratic caucus tonight. IN the house
caucus all of'the ffty-three Democrats
answered TO roll call and participated.
in the senate four Democrats remained
out They were Senators Alexander,
HAYS, Gillespie and Roberts Senator
Hill was sick. and absent, but is not
classed with the dissenters.
In the senate caucus Senator Harold
created a sensation by making an al
legged expose Of the anti-GOebel leaders.
declaring that he had been approached
by J. H Whallen, Of Louisville, and
paid $4,000 to remain out Of the caucus.
The money, ne said, had been placed
in a box with the Louisville Trust
company, the key to which he passed
up to Senator GOebel, who was presid-
ing over the caucus. ending his speech
by declaring that he had entered into
the deal for the purpose of exposing
Whallen and further that there was not
money enough in the world to make
him dislOyal TO his party and his state.
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest Of John II. Whallen. charging
him with attempting to bride Senator
Harold.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
CHRISTIAN POLITICAL PARTY.
National Convention to Meet at Rock
Island, H., Nay l.

Chicago. Jan. 1.-The national commit
tee Of the National Christian Political
Union. the new civic organization fOrmu-
lated by the conference Of Christian men
and women which has been in session
here for the past TWO days. held its first
meeting today. and issued an address
calling for a rational assembly Of repre-
sentativeS Of the new party to meet at
Rock Island, May ]. 1900. The number Of
delegates to be named by each state or
territory is left to the discretion of the
constituents theBein.
The national committee Of the party IS
composed OF the following members.
Wallace r. Struble Chicago; A. D. Mar
tin. Rock Island, H.; a. S. Dulin. Phila-
delphia; D. II. Martin. Pittsburg; l.. ID.
IIayes, New York W. r Benkert, Da-
VenpOTt Ia; J. +. r. Leonard. AinsWorth,
Ia; A. f. F. Jensen, Dorchester, WIS.,
Edgar Conroy, M0rristoWn n. j.; VIII
liam Saunders, CentertOWn. Mo, j. II.
Vandergrift, Branchville. Ala; DR.. NJ. S.
SouthwGrth. San Jose, Cal.
The officers Of the national committee
are w. n. Benkert chairman; Wallace
r. Struble. vice chairman and secretary,
and A D. Martin. treasurer. Chicago was
selected as the headquarters Of the COM
mittee.
The principles and aims Of the new or
SANITATION are stated In the addra IS issued
today which is in part as follows:
eve believe the fullnesss of time to
have arrived when the eternal principles
of justice mercy and love. as eXemplined
in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ
should be embodied in the political econ
omy Of our nation. and applied in con-
crete form to every function Of our gov
eminent. national, state. municipal and
local We believe that the most direct
means of accomplishing this end is the
formation Of a political body of united
Christian men and women, who shall use
their elective franchise for the selection
Of able worthy and conscientious pubic
officials who will seek in their respective
positions 10 perform the functions OF
government in the spirit Of the man Of
Gallilee.
I'VE declare that this movement is in
no sense ecclesiastical or d0gmatic in its
purpose. and cOntempla1es no challenge Of
any persons creed or faith: aims not to
disturb church relations 11r aims TO
unite church and state in ecclesiastical
bonds but seeks solely TO unite the bonds
Of Righteousness in the name and spirit
of Jesus. for national political and social
reform -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
GREAT ENTHUSIASM IN CUBA
INHABITANTS SEE PROSPERITY
FOR THE YEAR 1900.
National Hymn and "star spangled
Banner" Played By Band and
Cheered By the People.

Havana, Jan. 1.-The new year was ush-
cred in with a torchlight procession which
formed Just before midnight and, preceded
by band, left the lower Prado and made
a circuit Of the principal Streets. Almost
the only tune played was the Cuban ma
tional hymn. Everybody seemed to be
awake and awaiting the advent Of 1900
The strains Of the popular hymn drew
the people everywhere to windows and
dOorways and the procession was greeted
with the widest enthusiasm. Innumerable
small boys kept up a firecracker fusilIade
along the entire line Of march. All the
prominent Cuban generals were cheered.
although the vivas were usually for
Cuba Libre. President Mckinley and
GegNral Wood came in for a liberal share
Of popular applause.
The procession having returned to the
PradO and the band having once again
played the Cuban national hymn. some
Americans present called for The Star
Spangled Banner" The band Immediately
complied and the crowd cheered Justify
While Generals Masso. Rabin and Lara.
who are here TO attend General Wood s
council Of representative Cubaus. were
passing Cienfuegos. they Were escorted
from the vessel to tho hotel, where a ban
quet was rendered them
Meanwhile a large crowd of colOred reo-
pie had ga. hered TO demand OF the author
titles that the remains OF DiOsinO Gil, the
cOlOped brigadier general in the Cuban ar
my. Who had been shot and killed the
previous day by the police, after he had
shot and wounded two policemen who
were in the act of arresting him. should
be eXhumed and buried with proper hon
Ors.
The demonstrators marched through the
town. unfurled a black flag and raised
righteous cries against the authorities
The chief OF police was fired u FIVE times
General MaSSO and Nav AIfman address,
ed the crowd, which al first would not
dispense. Eventually, how ever. the police
succeeded in restoring ord r and calming
the people
The Jockey club races todly were large
y attended Cuban sOciet. was out in
force. y large number Of persons being in
carriages Havana virtually deserted the
PTadO for the races. Eight per cent Of the
American colony were present, including
Generals Wood. Lee. Chaffee and General
Ludlow, with their families
The newly appointed cabinet viii hold
its first meeting tomorrow, when the fcl-
lowing secretaries viii meet General
Wood: Secretary. SenOr Gotima: secre-
tary Of finance. Senior Jose Enrique; jus
tice Of justice. Senator Louis Estevez;
secretary Of public works, Senior Jose Ra-
mon NilaiOn. secretary of education,
Senator Juan HeTnaBdez BarTeierO, SecTe-
tary of agriculture. industry and COM
merce. Senor Ruiz Rivera
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
SOME BIG BETS MADE
Thousands of Dollars Changed Hands
On the Fight.

New York, Jan. Roger Smith Of
PitIsburg bet $500 against $1,000 on
Mccoy. J. B. Daily of New York took
the long end On Maher.
Charles Anderson Of New York was a
strong Mccoy man. Early in the week
he bet even money on Mccoy and to-
day he bet $1,000 to $1,000 on the Kid.
A prominent broker took the Maher
end of it
Several commissioners made a circle
OF the ring. making large bets on
Maher- Sam Harris, manager Of Terry
AIcGovern, bet 81. goo TO $500 with John
C. Connors Of Brooklyn, Harris taking
the Maher end.
Lou Wormssr was another Maher
man and bet freely at odds Of 81, 900 to
Doc" Cramer and Jim Corbett bet
Sl,5Oo even, COrbett choosing Mccoy.
AT one side Of the ring Mccoy was
an even money favorite, while at the
other side odds were being laid against
the Kid
Jack Adler bet $1,000 to 81. 500 on Ma
her. A western man took the Mccoy
end
George Considine offered $1,000 even
on Mccoy. He succeeded in placing
$1,000.
Nate E. Fenton and Rod McMabon
Of Buffalo bet about 3, 900 on Mccoy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
FIRE IN NEW YORK FLAT HOUSE
ONE LITTLE GIRL WAS SMoTH,
Erred BY SMOKE.
Several Persons Were Badly Injured
and Many Had Narrow Escapes
From Death.

New York, Jan. 2.-Three alarms were
sent in for a fire in a five-sto-y fiat house,
"a First avenue The hames which sud
denly belched from the building were dis
covered by men working in the United
Dressed companys plant. They carried
out half q dozen women. while many per
sons got to the street by means Of fire
escapes
on the top floor 6-months' Loretta
Lennert was found in bed dead. She had
been suffOcated by the smoke. The child S
father, Edward Lennert, a butcher, was
taken to Flower hospital, burned about
the hands and face.
The child s mother was carried down a
ladder and taken TO Bellevue hospital SUI
f6ring from the shock. Joseph Lennert
brother of the dead child, jumped from
a window on one Of the lower floors. He
was seriously injured, and taken to Belle
Vue hospital
Joseph KeiIeher, 10 years Of age, a bell
boy, rushed into the building before the
arrival of the fremen. He rescued Lille
Powers. a child, carrying her through the
fire and smoke He was burned about the
hands and face and was taken to Bellevue
5rospital.
Robert Lowe. aged IS. a companion Of
Kelleher, who also went into the burning
building, was burned about the hands.
Pauline Tichman, 90 years Old, who
boarded with a family on the first floor
jumped from her window. Her back was
injured. She was taken to Flower hos
pital.
Wild rumors got around from minute to
minute of missing persons, but each IL
turn turned up.
Al 2:3 the IRE was out and everybody
had been accounted for. The house was
quit D. entailing a loss of $4,000 Ten
families were made homeless.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
Mccoy and Maher Tell of the Battle
In the Ring.

New York. Jan. kid Mccoy to-
night. describing the last round Of the
fight said: Peter looked fresher than
he felt when he came out this time. 1
famed his face, then put in a left hook
on his neck. He rushed at me, and I
left hooked him on the neck again,
but he bore right in on me like a rum
away horse and hurled me uDon the
ropes. As I got of I missed a left hool,
at his neck and banged his short ribs
with a right cOrkscrew. Talk about a
game man; Peter had already taken
enough to settle half o dozen big strong
fellows; yet he kept right after me,
glaring and swinging.
las he came in I hooked my left on
his neck, jarring him a great deal.
Then / jabbed the left straight on the
belly. Peter grew tired all of a sudden.
He chopped his left down on my Shout
der. Was he really played out? No.
He rallied and rushed again and
stopped him with a left hook on the
chin. He ran over me and showed me
back to nay own corner.
ION the way there I tapped his chin
again AS he rushed again and I
clinched I felt there was little strength
left in him At the breakaway made
left hook for the jaw, but missed it.
The moment I Strengthened up I banged
him in the belly with a right hook
blow and threw in a corkserew on the
chin. Down went Peter once more.
He fell in a sitting position. His eyes
were glazed. He tried to rise. but he
was all gone below the waist and there
was no life in him. He fell back and
lay there. resting on the left elbow "
Peter Maher said tonight: Il have
no excuses 20 make for being defeat
ed The fight was fair and square in
eve-y particular, All that I have to
say is that up to the time that I was
knocked out I had a shade the better
CT the fight
Those who witnessed the batt<
know that in the third round, when ]
hit the Kid a right hook on the Jaw
and sent him up against the ropes, he
was completely dazed- 1 had him GO
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02

Ual to the conduct Of a campaign along
so vast a frontier"
The same correspondent says. In
view of the fact thar Dr. LeyGs and
other Boer agents seem able TO cable
freely to Pretoria the British censorship
viii be even Stricter hencefOrth.
A De AaT dispatch dated Dec. 81,
says a mounted patrol has gone from
ehere and that other arran gel.lents have
been made 20 prevent loOtiEg in that
neighborhoOd by small B0er forces.
Alleged B0er spies, it has been dis
covered, have enlisted in the yeomanTy,
A report Of Lord Chesham. who is in
command Of the yeomanry forces, says
that the officials Of this arm Of the
service are being pestefcd by agents Of
DR.. Leyds, The European Iaenip0ten-
tiary Of the South African government
He adds that two Of them were actu-
ally accepted. but that they were after
ward discovered. He declares that the
same thing occurred in Thornycr0ft's
Horse Guard. Seven spies being dis
covered in that body. He says:
We have given word to all our com
manding officers to keep a sharp look
out for traitors. No steps have been
taken thus far to punish the alleged
spies"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
WAS A BRILLIANT sKIRMIsH.
British Defeat the Beers and Effect
Rescue of Prisoners.

Rescue of Prisoners.
London. Jan. Interest in the war
today centers on tine comparatively
unimportant skirmishing near Dord-
recht Captain 1Iontmerency's sorte
with q patrol Of 12O men OF the Twen-
ty-drst Lancers and his retreat Dec.
so, sgere followed the next day by a
successful British engagement and the
rescue o. small party supposed TO be
men Captain MontmOrency left behind
him.
Under Captain GOldsworthy, force
with 125 men with four guns accOmpan-
led By Captain MontmOrency' scouts
sailed out Of DCrdrecht during the
morning of Dec. 81 10 relieve Lieuten-
ant Turner and twenty-seven men left
oyer Itght at LabSlagns. The Beers
were driven back and Lieutenant Tur-
ner's party was rescued. Eight Beers
and thirteen horses are known to have
been killed
The Times in its. second edition pub
likEes a dispatch from SterkstrOOm
dated Dec. Il. which says. Captain
.dOntmOreucy' scouts were cut of ow-
ing 90 their refusal to leave a wounded
officer, LieuIenanC Warren, Of Bra
bauts Horse. These men under Lieu
tenants Milford ana Turner Of the srOn
tier mounted rifles, defended themselves
most gallantly against the repeated at
taeks CT some 500 Beers. The enemy
rasorted 70 shipping during the night,
but were repUlsed with loss.
AT 5,15 this morning Captain Colds
worthy with the Cape mounted rifles
arrived and the e-emy fed to the hills
Turner's party, whose horses had near
" been killed. We're rescued. They dis
played splendid pluck and the brilliant
manner in which Captain GoldsWOrthy
effected their relief on his own respOn-
sibihty IS deserving Of the highest
praise. Our loss was two men wound
ed The Beers lost about thirty men.
including eight men killed"
Another account says: The success
OF this little party viii arrest the pro-
gress Of the eneny's recruiting in that
vicinity"
A dispatch from the Modder river
gays; Dec. 81 the naval guns planted
a few excellent shells without reply.
The euemy's position on the left is ap-
parently considerably weakened %
But neither M0dder river nor the
Frere send any news tending to show
an impending change in the existing
impasse, nor confirming the impression
created by yesterdays dispatches that
General Butler meditated an immediate
forward movement
Counb Gieichen Of the Grenadier
Guards, and distant relative Of Queen
Victoria, who was wounded at the bat
tie Of AIodder river, has rec yered from
his wound and has left Cape Town for
the front.
a Cape Town dispatch dated Sunday,
Dec 81, published ia the second edi-
ton Of the Times. says: For the mo-
ment there is a general lull in active
military operations pending the arIi-
val OF General Roberts. Tt is generally
hoped that ne VIII. for some time at
least, direct operations from here. The
absence Of General Butler, however.
unavoidable, has left the colony with
out that central organization and vig-
orous control at headquarters essen
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
Ohio Legislature Meets.

Columbus, o., Jan. The seventy
fourth general assembly met today and
elected the Republican caucus nominees
by a strict party vote. An adjourn
ment was then taken until tomorrow.
when Governor Bushnell's message will
be read. Under the reorganization
Judge A. G. Reynolds Of Lake county
Isl speaker of the house, and Oscar
Shepard president pro TEN Of the sen
ate. Lieutenant Governor Jones holds
over until next Monday. when he will
be succeeded by Hon. John A Caldwell
of Cincinnati.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
Grounded Steamer Floated.

Santiago de Cuba, Jan. The Ward
line steamer Saratoga, after having been
ten days aground was pulled off vester-
day by the Santiago tugs All her cargo
and coal were removed and the channel
around the propeller and keel was dredg-
ed. An investigation has shown remark
able port regulations. No pilots in the
harbOr have q license except two holding
Spanish licenses. but several others are
permitted by the commandant Of the mort
10 use the pilot flag. The man who
grounded the Santiago was not licensed it
is claimed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
TREASURER HAS ABSC0NDED.
Custodian Of County Funds In Penn
sylvania Dsfaultsr.

Lancaster. Pa, Jan. lit was an
nounced today that County Treasurer j.
H. Herschey, VINO has been absent from
the city fer some time Is a defaulter and
abscOnder. Hershey S son was IN charge
of the Office last week endeavoring to
straighten out the books. He called Coun-
~ Auditor Marsh to his aid and they
found a defalcati0n Of SIS, COO
There Is on deposit in the banks Of this
city Sol $40. while the books cah for S126-
$40. There IS due the state tor tax on
money. with interest for 1893 the sum OF
So coo of which three-fOurths comes back
to this county, hence the net sum for the
state is 81 600 Herschey is believed to
nave gone to Canada
Stock speculation and the gaming table
are believed TO have practically eaten up
the entire amount Of the defalcati0n-
The Office was turned over TO the new
treasurer this morning. when the short
age was officially announced to be Se5,0a2
It is believed the shortage viii be made
good by the bondsmen without litigation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
Remains Lie In stat-s.

New York. Jan. 1.-The body Of Father
Malone. the patriot priest. was removed
from the rectory Of the Church of st.
Peter and St. Paul today 10 the church,
where 1t viii remain in state until tomOr-
row morning. when the funeral services
will be held Thousands Of people viewed
the remains tonight. Among the honorary
paE-bearers selected by the relatives OF
the dead priest are ex-President Ben
jamin Harrison. eX-Nice President Levi
p Morton and Seth Low. Ex-President
Harrison has sent word that he cannot
attend the funeral Governor Roosevelt
viii be represented by his military secre
tary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
New Play By the Frawlevs.

San Francisco. Jan. 1.-The English
melodrama, with Flying Colors," was
produced by the Frawiey company for the
first time in America at the California
theatre last night. It is a good strong
sto~y calling for a large cast Of speak
ing characters and its five acts are di-
vided into thirteen scenes. 1t was well
produced and the acting was fully equal
scenes were very effective and were ap-
piauded by an audience which filled the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02

ing in that round, but the bell saved
him. The spectators can vouch for the
fourth round being all mine. I did all
the fighting in that round, and had II
lasted thirty seconds longer Z would
have put Mccoy OUT
1t is said the Coney Island Sporting
club lost $1,000 on the fight. Mccoy
received $1,000 and Maher 81 600, the
men having agreed TO fight for the
gross receipts. There were 1850 spec
tatOrs present
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
MCCOY WON N FIFTH ROUND
lContInued 80 &c y

which the Kid countered. Then he
sent left to the throat and tried to cross
with his right. but the Kid ducked and
then Mccoy landed left and right on
the jaw. Peter WaVered and Mccoy
sent another right. which fell a bit
short, and then dropping his left TO the
body. tried a right swing and as Peter
side-stepped the Kid met him with
full swing with his left, which landed
on the point Of the jaw and the Irish
man went down, resting on mis- right
elbow and WAS counted cut in this
position.
1t was a terrific blow and. landed
right on the mark, an OK could scarce
~ have withstood its force It was the
cleanest knockout ever seen in a ring
fight and while some people were IN
kind enough to say that Maher could
have gotten up again. those Who were
nearest 10 the fighters and saw the
force of the blow were Of the opinion
that Sullivan - his pGlmiest days could
not have WithStOoil il
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
Retting shifted.

Probably in the history Of ring fights
in this vicinity there has never been
such a quick change in the betting as
that which occurred during the two
hours preceding this fight. For some
days past Aslher had been the favorise
as good as 100 TO so being bet on his
chances. One hundred to seventy on
Maher was the ruling price when the
club house doors opened this afternoon
and in the different sporting centers
this price was maintained until within
an hour of the beginning Of the con-
test.
Then peculiar condition II affairs
occurred and Cor no apparent reason
Maher stock was beared, while the
Kids was bulled, and when the men
got into the ring their positions in the
betting market were reversed, with the
Kid the faYorite.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
Mysterious Death Of a Gambler.
Especial to The Herald)

Hartville. Wye. Jan. &c. Sanders. a
gambler, who was known to have con
siderable money about him, died here
last night as a result Of poisoning.
Whether II is case Of suicide or that
a murder has been committed is not
known. but the latter theory is believed
to be the correct one. Tie matter is
being thoroughly investigated by the
q Tfhorfrfae
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
Candidates For Speaker Withdraw.

Jackson. Miss, jan 1-Nes -ly all
the members of the general assembly
have arrived preparatory to the session
which cOnvenes at noon tomorrow. The
election of Hon. A J. Russell Of I.au-
derdale. as speaker of the house. is as
sured, the other candidates having
withdrawn from the race.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02

enforced delay since the last engage
ment- He now mas before him a series
or walled and fortified hills. running
sixteen miles along the line of the
Iusela, These are swarming with the
enemy, posted in positions of great
strength and bristling with guns. while
the river ia front is in full flood The
coming battle wiz certainly be the
stiffest and probably the most moment
Gus Of the entire campaign"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
VIII Give Dinner to BRYAN.

New York, Jan. 1.-The Press today
says that William Jennings Bryan.
upon the occasion Of his visit to New
York within the next month, VIII be
the guest Of DR.. John Gardner. of this
city. During his visit to the city a.
dinner viii be given in his honor by o.
II. j. Belmont