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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
AS TO EURoPEAN INTERVENTION.
Man Supposed to Know says in Effect That
1t Never Was Likely.

Berlin. March 1.-The weekly re-
viewer Of The KreuZ Ieitung. who is
a well-known professor and entertains
close relations with Count Won BuelOw.
asserts that Emperor Nicholas, at the
beginning Of the war in south Africa,
gave formal pledge that Russia
would not take advantage of Eng
lands complications for further
AStiatic advance. The kreuZ Zeitung
declares that this information is au-
thentic. In high political circles here
10 surprise WIS felt ut Lord Sails
bury'S reply to the Krugcr-Steyn pro-
posalS. Doubtless such an answer was
expected.
Nor is it believed in the same circles
that the war will last much longer. \
leading foreign office official said yester-
day that there would he no further talk
about intervention. remarking: with
the Salisbury -Kruger-Steyn CORE
spOndence now made public the entire
Intervention question is done away
with" The papers generally express
sympathy with the fate of the Beers.
but take it for granted that the con-
test viii be soon over.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
AndLeft the Rest to Him
DOES NOT EAT OR SLEEP.
These Are the Serious Features of Judge
Phillips Illness.

Hillsboro. Ills. March 1J.-JuStice
Phillips has been quite restless for a
few days. In some respects his condi-
ton is improved over that of ten days
ago. His heart action is stronger and
the dropSy resulting from weakness
of the heart has disappeared. His
lungs seem TO be better and he does
hot cough much now
But Notwithstanding these improved
conditions, he takes no nouriShment
and scarcely sleeps at all. and seems
slightly weaker each succeeding day.
lie moves restleSsly from bed to chair
and back to bed again. and changes
his position almost constantly. He ap-
parentIy rests easier sitting in his
chair than when lying down. His
friends still regard his condition very
SeriOuS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15

De au-Ieasr S15o,OoO,OOO, and of course
the setback and paralysis of Johannes
burg's industry would be infinitely
greater. l hope. therefore. that some
thing may be done TO satisfy the legit-
innate aspirations of both belligerents
before such a catastrophe to civiliza-
ton happens. But the Beers will sac
rifice johannesburg and its beautiful
buildings and modern adjuncts to civil
iZation if they are forced to do IT, Then
1t will be a fight to the last drop of
blood for the possession of Pretoria"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
Glad Cronie's Men Are on.

Cape Town. March 14.-AnOther plot
has just been discovered to free the
Boer prisoners at Simons Town. The
remarkable quantities of water melons
received by the prisoners aroused COM
ment. and an investigation discovered
that letters We're contained in the mel
onS. planning the escape of the cap
tiveS. Great satisfaction is felt here
at the fact that transports with the
bulk of the prisoners sailed for St.
Helena last night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
His Barge sunk by the Ice.

Peoria. Ills, March 1.-THE river
came up at the rate of an inch an hour
all yesterday and the bottom lands are
submerged. John Wilson. who came
down from Chicago on the barge Atlas.
and who had on board a printing press.
n piano and about 5000 worth Of
books. came to grief here. His barge
caught in the running ice and sunk.
The family escaped. but most of the
property. amounting to $1,000. was lost.
He was engaged in printing works on
hunting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
Wisconsin Brewers Organize.

Milwaukee. March 15.-One hundred
and two brewers of the state have
formed the Wisconsin State Brewers
association. Officers Were elected as
follows: President, Henry :. Hage-
meiSter, of Green Bay; secretary
treasurer, Andrew Pick. of West Bend.
The meeting was conducted with a
good deal of secrecy. 1t is said that
the association has been formed princi-
pally for mutual protection from legis-
lation unfavorable to the brewing in
TereStS of the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
Cap Town Has a JubiIation.

Cape Town. March ii. - \ great
popular demonstration took place here
or receipt of the news that BlOem-
fOntein had been occupied 10y the Brit
iSh. All the church bells were runG
and a procession headed by the union
jack went to the government house,
where Sir Alfred Milner made his ac-
acknowledgements. The demonstrators
sang God Save the Queen" and then
paraded through the principal streets,
cheering and singing patriotic songs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
Beers Were Wearing Mourning.

Cape Town. March 1.-THE British
troops under Lord Methuen have re-
turned to Kimberley from the occupa-
ton of Bushof. Orange Free State.
Guns and 10000 rounds of ammuni-
tion We're seized and a strong gar
rIsOn was left to guard the town. Six
Beers We're arrested there on charges
of treason Nearly all the residents
were wearing mourning, as the Bushof
commando lost 200 men at the battle
of Belmont.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15

Effingham, Ills. March 15.-Thf
Democratic congressional convention
Eere yesterday resulted in Il split and
the nomination of two candidates.
Z. Crowley and 4. ]. Hunter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15

The efiemy have Withdrawn from the
neighborhOod and all seems quiet. The
Inhabitants Of Bloemfontein gave the
troops cordial welcome"
Burghers to Fight Till Death.
London, March 15.-The following
dispatch has been received here:
Pretoria, Monday. March II, via
Lorenzo Marques, March 13. - Lord
Salisbury's reply to Presidents Kru-
ger and Steyn causes bitter disap-
pointment. and State Secretary ReitZ
says il means that the war will have
to be fought to the bitter end"
New York. March ia dispatch
from President Kruger to The Even
ing Journal, dated Pretoria. March
13, s p m. via Berlin, says: The
burghers will only cease fighting with
death. Our fOrces are returning in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
Chicnro', Mavor to Hem Rose.

Milwaukee. March Il. - Carter H.
Harrison, mayor of Chicago will come
10 Milwaukee on Saturday next To give
his friend. David s. Rose, Il boost.
With ChicagO's mayor will come the
Cook County Marching club. or Il good
" part of it. and the Milwaukee Demo-
Gratis expect To have conSiderab BILE of 4
time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
Kruger to Reply to Salisbury.

London. March 15.-The Daily Mail
has the following dispatch from Pre-
toria. dated March II: Lord Sails
bury's reply has been received and a
BOer refutation of the British cOnten-
tIon is under consideration. 1t will
deny that any annexation has been
made, and it will declare that the Oc-
cupation OF British territory was pure
ly strategic. 1t will express the de-
termination of the two republics to
fight TO the finish"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
NEW ILLINOIS BANKS.
Two of Them Make Application to lie
Incorporated.

Washington, March 15.-Applica-
tions for authority to organize nation
al banks were approved by the comp
troller 'of the currency as follows:
H., capital s25 900; First National
bank of Toledo, Ill, capital $40. 600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
CAPITULArEs wITHOUT A STRUGGLE
Steyn and His Fighting Men Trek NortL.
wnrd-PeopIe Wild with Joy.

London, March 1J.--A dispatch to
The Daily Chronicle from Bloemfon-
tcin, dated March Il. says: "Bloemfon-
tein surrendered at 10 today. 1t was
occupied at noon. President Steyn.
with a majority OF the lighting burgh
Crs, has fed northward. General
French was within five miles of the
place at ) O'Clock Monday afternoon.
lie sent a summons into the town,
threatening to lombard unless 1T sur
rendered by a. III. Tuesday. \ white
flag was hOisted Tuesday morning and
a deputatiOn of the town council, with
Mayor kellner - came out TO meet
Lord Roberts at Spitz kop. five miles
south OF the town making a formal
surrender of the place.
Lord Roberts made Il state entry at
noon. He received n tremendous ova-
tion. After visiting the public build
ings he went TO the official residence
Of the president. followed 10y II cheer
ing crowd who waved the British flag
and sang the British national anthem.
They We're in condition of frenzied
excitement. On Monday afternoon.
previous to the surrender, there had
been little Sniping and Shelling, but
the enemy then retired. Lord Roberts
has his headquarters at the presidents
house and there are many of the Brit
ish wounded in the building. The rail
way is not injured"
dispatch to The Daily Mail from
BloemfOntein, dated Tuesday evening
at ! o'clock. says: president Steyn
and the chief members of the eXecu-
tive council fed and proclaimed Kroon-
stadt to be the capital. Steyn fled to
Winhurg. At last only three thousand
fighting men remained. and in the
morning many. finding themselves so
weakened. broke their guns. Others
fed. The remnant still shelled Gen
eral French at dawn, but the oppOsi-
ton soon collapsed.
Eight locomotives and much rolling
stock were captured. The BOer or
ganizaticn is COllapsing and the breach
between the Free StateTs and Trans
vaalerS is widening. Major General
Prcttyman has been appointed mill
tary governor of BloemfOntein. Lord
Roberts and his staff have ridden
through the town and been every
where cheered. The British national
anthem IL enthusiastically sung by the
population: the shops are gladly open
Ing and there is general rejoicing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
Contrndicted a Witness.

Washington. March 15.-During the
Occur dAlene investigation yesterday
George Cornell, who was a prisoner in
the bull pen" said another prisoner
an old soldier-with tears in his eyes.
tore his G.. \. l.. button from his coat
and threw it away. Cornell said he
made a note of this incident in book
that was taken away from him, and
he saw it later in possession of Bart
lett SINCLAIR. the governors represent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
FREEDOM
HAS FLOWN
Significance of Raising Union
Jack at Bloem-
fontein.
END OF RULE OF THE PEOPLE
England Insists That No In
tervention Whatever
Will Be Accepted.

London. March 15.-Precisely at
80 Tuesday afternoon the union
jack, specially made for the purpose
by Lady Roberts, was hoisted over
the presidency of Bloemfontein
amidst the acclamations of the COM
mander-in-chief's battalions. The op-
position of the entry of the British
troops into the capital was insignih-
cant. The hosting of the union jack
over the presidency ended forever,
according to universal opinion here,
the Boer government of the Free State
Steyn fled to Kroonstadt without re-
plying to Roberts demand for sur
render.
No Power Will be Accepted.
London, March 15.-In the house of
commons today. replying to William
Redmond, irish nationalist, who asked
whether the government of the United
States offered its good offices to her
majesty's government with view to
bringing about peace in South Africa,
the government leader, Balfour. said
her ma ajesty's government would not
accept Intervention from any power in
the settlement of South African af-
fairs.
Peace Party UnmOved.
Capetown. March 15.-The Trans
vaalers at Bloemfontein threatened to
turn their guns on the town if the
peace advocates refused To fight. but
the threat was unavailing. The war
party fed and the British are now
working the Free State railroad.
Joubert Praises British Soldiers.
Pretoria, Tuesday, March 13.-Be-
fore returning to the front today.
Joubert said to aPress representative:
The courage OF the British soldiers
is beyond question. They rushed to
the kopjes and intrenchments in
fearless.manner. but were not a match
for the mausers, which simply moved
them down"
Pretoria, March 14.-State Secre-
tary Rel Z this morning posted the
following announcements: "Yester-
day BlOemfontein was occupied by
British after the burghers retired in a
northern direction. The seat of gov
ernment of the Free State is already
transferred to Kroonstadt.'
Clements Joins Gatacre.
Bethulie Bridge Camp, Wednesday,
March 14.-Gen. Clements brigade
effected a junction with Gatacre's
troops at BurgersdorP. A patrol
left TODAY for Aliwal north to ioin
hands with Brabant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
Police Are Looking for Prank.

Chicago. March I5.-Thousands of
dollars representing the live-savings
of scores of residents of Chicago. have
disappeared from the vaults of Giraldi
Franks private hank. The local DO
lice are looking for Frank. who is be
lieved to have left the CITY II was
discovered that the bank. which Frank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
Incorporation of Armours'.

Chicago. March 15.-Final steps
were taken yesterday for the incor-
pOratiOn of the Armour packing inter
IeSts with Il capitalization of S2O,000.-
600. Formerly the business was con.
Quoted As Il copartnerShip. The incoC-
poration will not change the manage
melt in any sense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE.

HadedZe. daughter of the sultan of
Turkey, has elOped with Niedjar, Il
Turkish poet.
Turkey has admitted its intention Lof
raising the tariff from s to IL per cent,
but says it will await the consent Eot
the powers.
France is angered because Italy has
refused to release j French diplomatic
agent under arrest ut Bordighera Tor
theft.
Chicago's reception to Admiral Dew
ey will cost $4,000.
\ modern Atlantic liner must earn
about $4,000 clear per trip befOlR 4
penny of profit is made.
The American title of doctor" can
not be used in Prussia without Spe-
ciaI permit from the government.
OF the 1900 shells fired into Lady
smith during the siege only one III
hfty-three hit Il man. Thirty-tive of
the garrison were killed and 1SS
wounded.
Mrs. Julie T.. Bracken is the envy
of many Il Chicago woman. for she is
Chicago's first legally licensed automo-
bile driver. She passed an eXamina-
ton.
Swift & Co, packers, Chicago. lave
leased the S1.OOO,OOO plant of the East
mann company in New York.
Cardinal Gibbons will soon make his
first visit to Rome, where he will be
granted an audience with the pope.
The Bachelors club, of London, has
expelled the Duke of Orleans.
General John j. Elwell. of Cleve-
land, Il hero of the civil war, died late
Tuesday night.
Crispi. the celebrated italian states
man. is seriously illwith influenza COM
plicated with bronchitis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15

ington yesterday
announces the
marriage of Mrs.
Frances Hodg-
son Burnett TO
Mr.. = t @ p II G n
Townsend, +. Il.
G. =. of the In
II e + 7 Q m p | e,
& O II t i II e II tai
club, London.
Mrs. Burnett
sailed for Ge-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
FLORES HELD A PRISONER
Macarthur Has A AguinaIdO's secretary-In-
surgent Leaders Son Dead.

Manila, March 15.--Flores, Aguin-
aldo's secretary of war, surrendered
to Macarthur.
Aguinaldo's infant son, who was
captured in Novem Der, and who has
been suffering from smallpox, is dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
Corbett Pound Not Guilty.

Racine. Wis. March: 15.-The jury
in the case of the state against Henry
f. Corbett. charged with assault with
intent to kill Rev. David B. Cheney,
rendered a verdict of not guilty this
mcrning after being out one hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15

CAPITOL AT BIOEMFONTEIN.
good order TO our line of defense on
our own soil. The Natal campaign was
longer in our favor than we expected.
The British will never reach Pretoria.
The burghers, Steyn, JOubert and my
self as well as all the others are
united. There are no differences. God
helm ms ="
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
Boers Located in the Mountains.

Ladysmith. March 1j.-The Bocrs
have been located in several strong
Positions near the junction of the
Drakensberg and the Biggarsburg
ranges. They have heavy guns in pO-
sitiOn on POngwOni kOp. at Hlatikulu.
and in the Impati mountains. as well
aS At Gibson's farm. near Cundycleugh
pass. General Hunter now commands
the division. Both men and horses
of the relief column are completely
recovered and are now in the pink of
condition. The reconstruction of the
railway from Ladysmith TO Dundee is
progressing rapidly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
MYSTER|OUSLY SHOT
Chicago Woman Has a Bullet ir
Her Breast, Shot There
by a Doctor.
HE DECLARES TWAS AN ACCIDENT

While She Refers the Officers to Him
Justice Phillips Better in Some Respects
but Does Not Sleep or Eat-Rats Mice
Destroy Evidence in the Draper Case
Flood at Peoria sinks a Boat and $4,000
in Property.
Chicago. March 15.-Mystery sur
rounds the shooting of Mrs. Bertha
Richter in the office of Michael Os
trowski. at 207 Halsted street. early
yesterday morning. The doctor is un
der arrest at the Desplaines street sta
tion. and the police are seeking the
circumstances of the affair. DR.. OS-
trowski says the shooting was acci.
dental. The woman. who at first tried
to conceal her identity by giving the
name of Mrs. Brown, received a snOt
from a revolver in tine right breast
The bullet, it is believed, did not pierce
the lung.
said That the Doctor Shot Her.
Yesterday morning she said she was
Mrs. Bertha Richter. of GOA Homan av-
enue. She is separated from her hus-
band pending divorce proceedings. The
husband went to the bedside of his
wounded wife at the county hospital
Saturday morning, and II was To him
she divulged the truth. The doctor
was arrested on the strength of her
statement. He was found ut his home
ut % Fisk street. and taken before the
wounded woman for identification. She
acknowledged that he shot her.
And Left the Rest to Him.
When asked if she thought he in
tended to she looked up and said
feebly: ASK the doctor what he
thinks about it," In. OStrowSki is Il
Polander and speaks broken English.
He told two stories to the police. the
last being that he shot the woman ac-
cidentally. He will be held pending
the result of the woman'S wound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
TACKLED
BY SENATE
Porto Rican Tariff in the
Upper National
House.
JONES HAS A SUBSTITUTE.
Return Collections TO Indi-
viduals and Ask
No More.

Washington, March 15.-When the
morning business of the senate was
finished, Sullivan, of Mississippi, took
the floor to deliver his announced
speech on the Philippines, but, at the
request of Allison, yielded for imme-
diate consideration of the bill for the
appropriation for the benefit of the
government of Porto Rico revenues
collected upon importations there
from. Jones, of Arkansas, offered u
substitute for the bill, proposing that
all duties collected upon imports from
Porto Rico be returned to the persons
from whom collected, and from now
on there be no duties collected on inn
ports from that island. The amend
ment precipitated lengthy discus
sion, participated in by number of
senators.
The Republican Caucus.
Washington. March 1j.-Te Repub-
lican senators in caucus yesterday
reached Il partial agreement on Porto
Rico legislation. The house bill ap-
propriating 81, 600 900 is TO be taken
up and passed Immediately. The bill
for a civil government of the island is
to be taken up and disposed of as
soon as possible, and the tariff bill is
to be delayed for the present, while Il
committee of seven senator's is to try
To compromise differences on the rev
enue bill and secure Il measure which
Republican senators generally can sup
port. This partial agreement WAS
reached after caucus lasting from ,
o'clock until J:30. AS soon as it was
generally understood that the tariff
features of the legislation were TO be
postponed the discussion reverted to
the governmental features of the bill
and upon this subject the time was
mostly spent. Foraker explained many
features of the bill, and was frequent
ly interrOgated. Senators opposed to
Il tariff on Porto Rican products said
that there would not be the least OBJ
lection to passing the government bill.
EIIIins in Favor of Delay.
ElkinS said he favored leaving not
only the question of revenues. but the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15

auve curing the troubles. Sinclair
who was present. arose and declared
there was no such soldier as had been
described.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
MRS. BURNETT WEEDS AGAIN.

Author of Little Lord FauntlerOy Is Now
Mrs. stephen Townsend.
Washington. March 15.-The Post
says: "A cablegram received in Wash
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
To Cure a Cold In One Day,

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
| fails to cure. +. w. Groves sigma
ture is on each box. 25 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
Convention Resulted in a Split.

starJeu SIX weeks ago. had been thor
oughly cleaned of its funds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15

Continued on Fourth Page.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16
TIE TRADE N CHICAGO.

chicago May Is tSDeciaD.-Wheat prices have
gent within l-c range and closed barely 1sa14c
snder Monday. July opened at 66isc. sold between
ssc ana selsc and closed Al 66I4c May closed at
ersc The cable news looked rather bearfsh. and
made the low prices. Liverpool was unchanged on
futures but laQld lower on spot The Mark Lane
Express said the Russian crop prospects were ex-
ceTent. and that France would probably not have
much less than average crop Kansas had a
great deal Of rain Just the thing il does not need.
Tho fac-,r on the bull side however. the con-
-srued talk from North Dakota and North Mime
sofa II insufficient rain. The best information Is
tsat west Of the Red River Valley. in the country
ns-rh Of Minneapolis the wheat is up about three
inches and at a standsrill The plant is not up high
aro,r7 10 give shade There is no reserve moisture
taog-,se Of lack OF snow last winter; the streams
are low the wells in some places going dry. and
everything suffering for rain. The Northwestern
reoris Go not consider the situation as sensational
,-- the best people IN the spring wheat trade are
e,,,ss-,-f- be5ng influenced by il There was not
much cash business here to-day-about 900 bush
ala Charters were made for 900ta bushels Clear
srres were 5000 bushels. The Northwest had 2s4
cars against 30 last year; at primary points there
7y.-a e5 8gs bushels compared with $4,000 bushels
The contract stock here, 9So2,0oO bushels decreased
for the week 49, 900 bushels
The Old corn bulls. PatJen. Bartlett and Others
keen Up ther selling Cables to-day were weak
1.5 10 d lower. the shipping demand was ndiffer-
ert. sales here were less than 100000 bushels and
charters 303 90 bushels The seaboard continues
70 do fair export business forty-three loads. The
country ofrtrfngs keep light. and there are not as
vet any signs II much Increase The speculative
incident to-day was the continued selling by Pat
ter possibly 5elee9 bushels. He is stin supposed
70 have some II his long line left. Most Of the
chart=r-ng OF cash is by him. July sold at S7lse
and AZ efl4c and closed a. 36lAc; May closed at
Eg.-. The market at its weakest showed loss Of
SO ana the close was l. TO sc under Monday
The Inspection was 2s0 cars, with 80 for Wednes-
cay The contract stock. 456S 0e0 bushels, decreased
q CFs bushels
Oats about held their own There are complaints
rom Illinois from private sources. although the
S-a-e report OF May l exceedingly bear1sh.
Shipping sales to-day We're ag0.0o0 bushels, and all
CT T chartered. May closed Al 2-74c; July, pc
se-fers-5usJ about the prices a. the close Monday
F7aEseed strong with the Northwest cover
irE shorts. May and cash We're unchanged, at 81 80
The September and October were up 2l2 TO Sc
September s. 2612. October s. 20 There were FIVE
cars Al the three points. against twenty-six last
year.
Provision prices showed an advance Of about SC
over Monday all around pork lard and ribs.
There were only I9O00 hogs fnstead Of the "a coo
estimated Armour and Cudahy seemed inclined
Il buy moderately the breaks. The outsider
shows very Itrle interest. The shipping demand is
SLOW