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An Exhibition Game.

At Altoona. ,5 $500 Ri u
Cincinnati ..ho 90 500 80
i batteries, Newton and Wood; Mccarthy
md Ely. Umplre. BGGlley ~
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TRAVEL.

T UROPEAN TOUR "a PARTY OF
II SIX wanted to gail In August. Terms
reasonable. Write for itinerary Refer
MISS COVER. Winchester, Va. jy2'
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
/ STANDING or cL8hss
YESTERDAYS GAMES.
I Boston Q. Philadelphia A. {, .3rra.
Brooklyn 10, New York 7.
z ss2 rIl Pittsburgh - Chicago D

PITTSBURGH. July lin the sixth in
ming, after Pittsburgh had made one run,
the game was stopped by S,jIurious rain
storm There wcr, no sprrtul features
Attendance, $500, Score. .'rl
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VliE GRASS IS. GROWING AND
\ Lawn Mowers need sharpening, Bring
them TO the Wheeling Scale Works. or
' ,n pnions gSS ana We Will call for thcm.
Elvcsihe best satisfaction and worh dnn"
PROMPTLY. lOaa Market street. aplS :.
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At Cleveland i.ti tgH RIIE
Cleveland ..."0 0I1.UO OIL - 6 2
Kansas n, clty,.,l 9 o9IQ5o 90 o. i, :, !
BniaIo ...........o sisIIbIl 0 0 ~ ii ii Z
MINNEAPOLIS $50 lgOe.: 0 o--5 90
At Detroit. - ,r Ri i
Milwaukee % / 2,oHp 0 0 0--i L l
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city plcnicked out the National pike
Yesterday afternoon. 5a.E-
y Miss Clara Hornbake has gone to
sSteubenville TO visit her friend. Miss
Minnie Maxwell.
Daniel Hanna. son Of Mark Hanna, OF
Toledo, was in the, city yesterday, on
business. ..
4. The work Of excavatlng for the paw
Ing on Center street, Is progressing
rapidly.
Mrs. Ella Bulette has gone to Morris-
town to spend several days with rela-
tiyes. q
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Noble are spend
Ing few days with relatives at Clays-
vile. Z
i Miss Mabel Hobensack, Of Pitts
burgh, Is the guest of relatives In the
city.
A number Of families will go to
Camp Rest to-day to spend the summer.
The firm OF Arnstein & Wolff has dis
solved partnership. the latter retiring.
Hipkins' mould shop resumed yester-
day. after an idleness Of several days.
Fred Eberle left yesterday on bust
ness trip through West virginia.
George Weber has returned from q
weeks fishing trip near Adena.
Paul Wells is visiting relatives in
Steubenville for q few days
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INTER STATE LEAGUE.
. STANDING OF CLUES. Z Z
YESTERDAYS GAMES,
New Castle 10. Wheeling Q. t -'iaii i4,s
tT|s Dayton 4, Toledo 3. Gsil 81 si 4.
We Youngstown s, Fl. Wayne j. !
Columbus Z, Mansfield q,
& To:DAY's GAMES
Wheeling ut New Castle y II
,l,, Toledo ut Dayton. &
~ W. s.rL Eft. Wayne at Ynunrsi own

n ~ e " HyIlu NJ 1OUnTyStOWn. 7
~ Mansfield ats columbus.
NEW CASTLE, July 17ssThe home
club shut Wheeling out again to- day,
Thomas pitched In splendid hsorm. al
lowing! the visitors but I'VE scattered
hits, The features Of the game was
great running catches by Lawrence and
Wright. Pitcher McGlnniss has been
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u .
And It appearing from an affidavit filed
In said cause at these rules, that the defen-
dnnts-Luthcr Stewart, Charles W. Stew
art, Edwin NJ. Stewart, William !, Stew:
art-are not residents OF tho state OF
West Virginia, and they not having been
served with Iuocoss In said suit, on mo-
tion OF the plaintiff. by his attorneys. this
order Of publication Is entered against
them. and It Ii ordered that tho said de-
PENDANTS above named be and are re-
tho date OF the first publication OF this
order and do what is necessary to pro-
tect their interests. 1t is further. ordered
that this order be published and posted
MS required by law. $50 rs n
Witness: C. H. HennlnE, Clerk of our
said Court, at the Court House OF said
county, this d day Of July, lse9., fo,Wit,
July Rules 1900. C. H. HENNlNG, -
81. Clerk.
Published the first time July Sd, 1900.
Attest: ',s, &C. II. HENNlNG, Clerk. y
5 HOWARD & IiANDLAN. ~ 70 81.
&. Attorneys for Plaintiff. Ny Ju3-tu
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JAMES A. HENRY.
Real Estate. Agent. Collector, Notary
Public and Pension Agent, NO. l6l2
LEGAL NOTICES.


ORDER OF PUBLICATION. III Il Z
: S.: -. - w r.
n the Circuit Court OF Ohio County.
West Virginia, July Rules 1900
Albert p. Stewart =ll4i
81 ,...t-. sly vs., E.HI rT 1900 ~
Luther Stewart, II
Charles w. Stewart, In Chancery.
Edwin NJ. Stewart, t2GI III ID
Z. William +. Stewart. 10
ana Mary Woodcock.
The object of the above entitled suit Is
10 nave the farm OF which William stew
art died, seized, and which Is hereafter
among the parties complainant and. de-
lendant herein, II the same Is susceptibie
OF partition, and II 1t DO not susceptible
OF partition, or II 1t be to the pest IN
sci! the same. then II Is proposed TO make
sale OF the said farm and divide the pro.
ceeas among the said parties compianant
and defendant.
or sold Is tho same that was devised to
the parties hereto by their father, William
Stewart, of Stewards Landing: ONO. and
Is situated In Richlnnd district, IN tho
county OF Ohio and bounded and de-
scrIbed as follows: - ~
Beginning at the gate post. thence N. 60
degrees, W. 81 and CLIO poles; thence n:
4 degrees, W. IS poles; thence S.,S ana
ton Shnnnon's line; thence S. Is and y de-
Erees WHO poles with Geo Eagleson: thence
). q and Is degrees, T.. 7S and 6-lo poles,
L. 50 $40 poles tbeing the division line be-
tween a. q: Boone and OFT H. boonel;
thence N. SSH degrees. +. to the gate
post at the beginning corner. contain.
Ing siSty-nine tGD acres, two CO rods and
OF n trac, OF land devised by Hamilton
Boone. and IL situated between tho forks
Of Short Creek, Ohio county. Vest Viz
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
The State OF West Virginia, Ohio County.
! In the Circuit cour, of Ohio County, West
Virginia, July Rules. 1900. Its,
Elizabeth J. Stein and her husband, Jacob
stein. lr.. Samuel S. Warden and Mary
Ellen White and her husband. Henry
e white VS., Joseph S. Warden and Emma
M Brooks. t'a' slt s5, tlg
The object OF this suit and proceeding
" to try an appeal from an order Of tho
County Clerk OF Ohio county, probatlng o
certain writing bearing date the 18th OF
May, 1880, OF Martha j. Gordon. deceased,
and to have said paper declared not to be
The VIII Of Martha J. Gordon.
And II appearing from an affidavit filed
IN said cause. ut those Rules, that the
defendant. Jos. S, Warden. Is not n resi-
dent Of the State OF West Virginia, md
no not having been served with proccRse
IN SAID suit. on motion OF the petitioners,
DSthesc counsel. this order. Of publication
u entered against him. and II Is ordered
mat the said defendants, above named. DO
ana he is required to appear within ono
month nttcr the date OF the first publ.
cation OF this order and do what Is .neccs-
anry to protect his interests, II y fur.
tner ordered that this order no published
and posted us required by law.
Witness: c. II. Hcnntng. Clerk of our
SAID Court, at the Court House o! said
county, this I'd day OF July 1900, lto.wit,
tauly Rules, 1900, C. II. HENNlEG;
Published Tho frst fine July Sd 1901,
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George W. Deyarmon, as agent for an
insurance company, replaced the large
front window recently broken in the
postofie building, yesterday. with a new
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Mayor Freeze gave stranger who
was arraigned before him on charge
Of drunkenness. five minutes to get
out of town and he got. He had no
money 's4EU5 = hTs|---
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05
INVASION OF ENGLAND
Extraordinary Speech Delivered
by General Mercier in the
French Senate.
WANTS TO GET READY FOB WAR
Proposes Practice in Embarking
and DISSEMINATING
Troops.

Paris. Dec. ). - General Mercier
caused a deep sensation i'll the SEN
ate yesterday during the debate on the
naval bill by pointing out the ease
by which England could be invaded. as
he claimed. He demanded that the
government Introduce into the plans
for mobilization of the army the navy
methods for the rapid embarkatiOn and
debarkatiOn of an eXpeditiOnary corps.
In the course of an extraordinary
speech General MERCER said: In view
of the possibility of war with Great
Britain the use of the army * not Suf
fciently taken into account. The times
are not the same as they were 100
years ago Steam. the navy. the tele-
graph, and the railroad have rendered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05
BRITISH COMMENT ON MERCiER.
What Some of the Editors Say of His
Invasion scheme.

London, Dec. THE Morning Post
seizeS the occasion Of General Mer-
cierS speech in the French senate YES
terday 10 criticize the weakness of
British defenccS which. IL says. must
be attributed TO red tape. but the pa
pcrS generally treat Mercier'S outhurst
III q spirit OF banter. 1t is an idea
worthy OF the cuUra geouS soldier who
perjured DreyfUs into u living grave,
and who as minister of war sat ShiV-
eTing with terror during Il whole night
a the ElySee lest Germany should de
clare war against France" says The
Daily Chronicle. AMI most of the morn
ing papers comment in = similar strain.
The Daily Graphic says: We trust
that General Mercier'S harangue will
awaken sober public opinion in France
10 the dangers the republic is court
ing by allowing nationalist fiTehrandS
50 much license The Standard says:
The incident i rather encoura ging to
EnGliShmen who esteem and respect
France. hecaUS" II proves that respou-
sihle French statesmen are not dis
posed Ia deal cqUivocally with pro-
Po>alS having a tendency to disturb
the good relations between the two
powers"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05
PARDoNED BY PINGREE.
White and Marsh Who Were I'm MIchI-
gnn's Military Board SCANDAL.


Detroit. Dec. AT 10 p. II. yester-
day Governor Pingree pIrdoned both
General White and General Marsh
upon the payment Of 5000 fine each.
Detroit. Dee. I-Grneral w. l..
White. eX-quartermaSter general of the
Michigan National guard. Who plead
ed guilty Monday to fraud ana en-
beZzlemcnt in connection with tie
fraudulent sale and purchase Of state
military clothing. and was sentenced
10 ten years in prison. Yesterday aft
ernoOH sent a petition to Governor
Pipgroe asking for executive Glenn
ency. In his petition General White
asserts that Il was 4 Kalamazoo mill
tary supplies firm which conceived the
fra uduleur transaction and persuaded
him into entering into the scheme. He
says that the kalamazoo company as
sured him when he entered tie deal
which involved III" sale of 4 qUan-
tity Of the states military clothing 10
n fictitious company and itS repur-
chase at four times The sale price
that il was perfectly legal.
When ne came convinced HAT :! q
deal was Illegal. White says. he want
ed To go 10 the governor ana explain
it TO him. but the kalamazoo com
pany assured him that its standing
would preclude any investigation be
ing made aud in the event Of onp-be-
ing made they would wholly protect
him. White then lays stress on the
fact that none of the members Of the
company have been indicted FOR their
Darr in the transaction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05

the civil war in the United States.
Stowe, who is taking Il long delayed
leave of absence, and who will sal,
for the United States Dec. II on the
ST. Louis. said: Il give the war il
South Africa four months 10 come TO
an end. In my opinion IL is bound To
be snuffed out during that period. do
not believe Lord Kitchener VIII 90
much more than any other general.
The present plan of the British cam
paign is bound Ia bring about the re-
suit.
Moreover. there are Ii. 600 Boer priS-
onerS in CeylOn. st. Helena and Cape
Town, all of whom are anxious to
have an end of hostilitieS. shortly
before l left. Christian Botha, 4 cousin
of Louis Botha, got up Il petition
among his fellow prisoners al Cape
Town urging the COmmandant general
TO make peGce. \ ma ajority signed the
petition. wlF.h undoubtedly presented
the aggregate opinion of the BOer pris-
OnerS.
'All this talk about burning farms
is buncOmbe. The only farms which
are DESTROYED are farms from which
shots are fired al the British. or those
which are being obviously used to
shelter the Beers Stowe went on to
relate several instances where the
British had good excuses for burning
farms, but refrained. He said he
did not believe the rumorS of Sedi-
tion in Cape Colony would result in
much.
Referring 10 the services of Adfl-
bert =. Hay. United States con-
sui at Pretoria. who is expected to re-
turn to the United States in the course
of n few weeks. Stowe said: MIR.
Hay has won golden opinions ON both
sides, although for n time some un-
plCaSantneSS existed in his relations
with the Beers. owing to the assertion
that he was u British spy" He ex-
pressed himself as unable TO under
stand the attitude of Webster Davis,
former assistant secretary of the in
terror of the United States. consider
ing the fact that Davis made pro
British speeches while being enter
tanned in Cape Colony.
In Stoves opinion Sir Alfred Milner
will eventually become governor gen
eral of n great South African confed-
Grafton. including the Boer republics
and RhOdeSia. 'Nlilner." he said, is
the man of the hour. man who in
power and reSourcefulnesS might al
most be compared 10 Grant"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05

rne senate yesterday q speech in 1avor
Of subsidies for United States ship
ping. DOiiiver was sworn ia as SEN
at0r from Iowa. and assigned mem
bership in several committees. \
number of bills were passed. two being
10 permit Captain y. NJ Brooks and
George -. MeizlejOhn 10 accept deco
rations from Germany and Sweden
respectively. The shipping subsidy
bill was given the precedence over the
Philippine bill 10y a vote of 80 TO 20
In executive session il was on
nOunced that the Hay Pauncefote
treaty would be pushed.
In the house. on Suffers objection
70 unanimous consent. Hull introduced
Il resolution for special order to take
mp the army reorganization bin. 4
bill WAS passed 10 provide army Off
Gers 10 give military instruction in
public schools. Some committee
changes were announced. The dist
tTibutiOn Of the presidents message
was made. SulZer offered n resolution
charging the British in South Africa
with awful atrocities" and making a
protest.
Among the recess appointments sent
10 the senate was that Of W. l.. By
mum to the law cOdification commits
sion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05
LATE NEWS FROM CHINA.
Powers to Get Out of Picking to Make
Room for the Court.

London, Dee. 5.-The Shanghai cor
respondent of The Morning Post, who
believes that the powers viii withdraw
their forces from Pekin% IN order to
enable the court to return. says: The.
policy of Scuttle once begun every pow
er bower would endeavOr To be the
first To cOnciliate the Chinese. Europe
has already lost her face SO utterly
that 40 further Welding could make
her degradation worse
Native papers report says the
Shanghai correspondent Of The Times,
That the court has deRled IL issue
an edict ordering the decapitation of
Prince Tuau and General Tung Flu
HSiang." Dr Morrison, wiring to The
Times Monday from Picking. says:
evidence has been produced proving
thai Captain Watts Jones was muir
dered after four DAYS inhuman torture
eight marches beyond Kalgan.
Ptkin%. Nov. :I.-AS was expected
the meeting of the foreign ENJOYS yes
trrday did not result i'll any definite
conclusion. owing to the fact that moi
all OF The governments have notified
their representatives as TO the form of
the preliminary note To the Chinese
plonipOtentiaI-ieS. ConGer. the nited
States minister. said after the meet
ing: Il believe the next meeting Will
be- the last"
Shanghai. Dec. 5.-Au imperial edict
depriveS General Tung FU H>iang of
his rank and titles. but permits him
to retain command of the troops. He
has been ordered 10 diShand I,OO0
men AMI to withdraw t1 the province
OF Eau-Su with the remainder. The
edicr dcpUecItP> his ignorance and
roughne~S in dealing with foreign af-
fairs. hut ii is not regarded as of seri-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05
JESSIE MoRRISONS TRIAL.
Lawyers Debating ON the Admission oi
Mrs. Castles Dying Statement.

Eilorado. KuS., Dee. J.-NrSterday
IN the Jessie Morrison murder trial
the time was spent in an effort on the
part of the prosecution to prove the
authenticity of d-Ith-bed statement
OF Mrs. Castle. which they desired To
iutroduct. aS evidence. Two Phy>i-
clans. Mrs. Castles pastor, Rev. Whar-
ton. his Wits daughter. and Austin
Erumback tbrothcr OF the prosecuting
attorney in the ci~ei. depicted the
scene at the bedside Of the dying wOln-
an. They told how She. unable to
speak because Of the wounds in he-
throat nodded assent aS qup~; ions per-
tanning to the affair with Miss Nor
r.Sou were pUr To her. and now finally
she signed her nam" to the statement.
and wrote the words: by my God it
i true
The statement WAS printed in these
dispatches Yesterday. Al The session
last night. the arguments of the attor-
nayS aS tp whether the statement
should 10 admitted in evidence began.
When court adjourned the arguments
We're unfinished.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05

freShed by his outing. and Still fight
ing shy of political questions. especial
ly Of the Republican fractional kind.
When asked what he would do regard
ing the United States SenatorShip and
the SpeakerShip of the house. lie said:
Il know o. nothing new tu communi-
cate concerning those matters l have
uot kept track of IlliuuiS politics since
IHy departure three weeks a|u.
Il want the next three days to look
over my mail. ana then l expect 10
give a good deal uf time to receiving
callers at the Internal revenue office
I'll Spriu sfield. where | shall i've from
nUw until Jan. II. except Saturdays,
when | shall he in Chicago. and except
also an occasional day i'll Jacksonville.
/ hope and expect applicants for office
70 come and see me. hut also To re-
member that | shall not announce or
promise any appointments before in
SuTUratiOu taN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05
JEALOUS M1sCREANTs WORK.
Shoots His Wife and Then Pnts Himself
Out of the Lnw's rip.

Lexington, Ky. Dec. 5.-MrS. Mary
Webster Sallee. hcirGSS TO portion
of the large wealth left by Lawson
Webster. bachelor uncle. just aS she
was about 10 come into her legacy
after years in the kitchen and at the
wash tub. is lying with Il bullet in her
brain al 81. JoSeph'S hospital. She
was shot at her home in May street
yesterday by her jealous husband. Rob
ert l.. Sallee. who after the deed sent
= bullet through his own brain and
died instantly.
Sallee haG been insaneIy jealous of
his wife for the last two years. and
when she was made heir 10 the Web
Ster estate he threw up his JOB with
the street railway company. where he
was employed ~ a motormau. and said
be would work no more
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05
New Trick OF the Natural Explosive.

Washington. Pa. Dee. -.-EnCincer
David Philips and Fireman CObaugh.
of the morning Baltimore and Ohio
express. were suddenly enveloped with
flames on their engine near Elm Grove
Yesterday and 80 badly burned that
they could not cOntinuc their run. \
gas pipe line passes under the tracks
a that point and the line had sprung
leak during the night. The eScap-
ing Ga> ignijed from the fire box of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05
STORM SINKS
A STEAMER
Severe Gale Sweeps the
Coast Of Great.
Britain.
ROssGULL IS FOUNDERED
Contradictory Reports as to
the Loss Of Life in
Consequence.

London, Dec. 5.-Storms have been
sweeping over the British coasts and
several minor wrecks are reported.
The steamer Rossgull foundered off
the island of Joisey. Her passengers
were saved, but the boat containing
nine of her crew is missing.
Only Eleven Saved.
St. Brieuc, France, Dec. "a re-
port has reached here that only IL
persons out of the 46 on the steamer
Rossgull were saved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05
aENEEAI NlERCIFR.

the problem Of the invasion of Eu =
land much easier of solution. Mora
over England herself iS no longer the
same. The Trau>vaal war has shown
that the British army. although brave.
is not equal 10 the task which Eng
land expected it to perform. The Brit
ish navy is powerful, but ii has many
coasts 10 defend.
More Points in Merciers Plans.
"France therefore iS numerically
England'S equal at certain points. and
iS even her superior in the Instruments
of destruction. History furnishes
many ins tanccS of mutiny in the Eng
liSh navy at the moment of battle. \
landing in ENGLAND i. therefore. not
beyond realization. This iS not only
my opinion. but that also of high
naval officers. The British premier re-
Gently expressed significant fears, and
l. the principle of landing * admitted,
the practical ,mcanS OF execution may
be discussed. ] venture 10 think tina /
Ee work | prepared while command
ing IN army corps could serve as a
basis for such project. which would
not he expensive"
Would T-e Il aS IA SandbaS.
At this point: protests We're raised.
and VI. FalliereS asked General Mpr-
Cier not 70 enter into the details of
the scheme. General Mercier replied
that the scheme could he held over
the head of England like the sword uf
Damocies." and he proposed Il rcso-
luton that the senate should invite the
government to complete Immediately
preparations for the mobilization of
the army and navy by preparing every
thing necessary 10 embark and dis
embark aS rapidly aS possible an eX-
pcdirOnary corps. Protests We're
raised from various benches and NJ
DeLeneSSan. minister of marine. fol
lowed the presidents ruling that the
motion was out of order in the present
debate by declaring amid cheers that
the government could not possibly az
Cept ii.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05
STOWE rALKs OF THE BorRs.
Says the Stories Of British Atrocities Are
All BunCombe.

London. Dee J.-James g. Stowe.
the United States consul general az
Cape Town landed At southampton
yesterday in the identical coat worn
when the Beers held up his train while
h. was OF his way 10 Pretoria on 4
special mission \ bullet hole in the
collar OF his coat testified TO the nar-
rowness Of his escape. stowe lkened.
the guerilla warfare in prOGress in
South Africa 10 the closing scenes OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05

Peoria. Ills, Dee. J.--Iue Semi-an-
nual meeting of the Illinois ASSocia-
tiOn of Corporation Counsel and City
Attorneys was held here yesterday,
special assessments being the main
topic Of consideration. The aSSocia-
ton recommended changes in The laws
classifying cities over and under 90
600 inhabitants. increasing the NUM-
ber OF timepaymeutS 70 ten, and re-
ducing the rate of interest To per
cent Ii WAS agreed that cities had
the right TO regulate light prices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05
THIS LOOKS GLOOMY
FOR POOR DOM PAUL.

Ine Hague, Dec. ) During the de-
bate on the budget in the second
chamber today Premier Pierson de
clared he could not at the present
foresee the psychological! moment
when the Netherlands would be able
TO propose arbitration between Great
Britain and the Transvaal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-05
AMBASSADOR VO ITALY.
President dominates George Won l.. Myer.
of BaAtou.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The president
today wall send 10 the senate the nom-
ination of George Won l.. Myer, TO be
am bassador to Italy. Myer is a
prosperous and wealthy business man,
Of Boston, and man Of family, about
40 yesrs of age.