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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
OUR REPLY TO cHINA's PLEA.
Text OF the Pith of a Dispatch That Doe.
No Word Juggling.

Text Of the PIth of a Dispatch That Doe.
No Word Juggling.
The reply of the United States GOV
ernment to China'S overtures for peace
was made public early yesterday, show
ing the firm and final position that had
been taken. While expressing satisfac-
tion at this pacific step (of the Chinese
government the reply states that it is
evident that there can be no general
negotiation between China and the
powers SO long as the ministers and
legatiOners are restrained and in dan
ger" Then follows a specific state
ment OF what the United States expects
as a condition precedent 10 a cessation
of hostilitieS.
We are ready TO enter into an
agreement between the powers and the
Chinese government for q cessation of
hostile demonstrations OH condition
that u sufficient body of the forces COM
posing the relief expedition shall be
permitted to enter Peking unmolested
and TO escort the foreign ministers and
residents back to Tien-Tsin, this move
ment being provided for and secured
by such arrangements and dispositions
of troops as shall be considered salts
factory by the generals commanding
the forces composing the relief expedi-
ton"
1t develops that the reference to
the powers employed in the Ameri-
can reply was not without a distinct
meaning. Exchanges between the va
riOus powers have been going on con-
stantly. and as result the officials
had the satisfaction Of knowing late
in the day that the position of the
United States had the approval and
support of all the great powers. While
this had not been expressed in any
formal manner by all the parties. yet
the exchanges in the chancellories of
Europe and through the foreign repre-
sentatives in Washington had made it
positive that the powers were acting
unitedly in approval of the course Of
this government.
At the taking of YangTsun n week
ago the Russian troops are reported to
have committed an unfortunate and
costly mistake. Just as the Chinese
fed defeated. the Fourteenth United
States infantry took a position pre-
viOusly occupied by the enemy. Men in
n Russian battery in the rear did not
notice the movement, but they saw
that the place was held by troops and
they opened fire upon the Americans.
Before the mistake could be seen ten
of our soldiers had fallen wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
HEARING THE ARGUMENTS.
Testimony Well In In Po- ers Murder Irial
In Kentucky.

1cttihOny ." ca IN III FoS cEB EAbA
In Kentucky.
Georgetown, Aug. II The argu-
ments were begun in the Powers trial
today. There will be five speeches on
each side. The jury were taken to
Frankfort yesterday afternoon to view
the scene of the tragedy. The case is
expected to reach the jury by Satur-
day. Judge Cantrill announced the
Youtsey case will be taken up imme-
diately. The jury spent an hour in
Frankfort in viewing the state capitol
grounds. buildings and other points
in connection with the case. The jury
was in charge of Judge Cantrin and
three deputy sheriffs. The defendant.
Caleb Powers, also came along and
Was in the office of secretary Of state
for the first tims since his arrest,
March 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Senator Mason Back from Alaska.

Seattle, Wash. Aug. 14.-The City of
Seattle arrived at Port Townsend yes
terday, bringing considerable gold from
Skaguay. Senator Mason, of Illinois,
was a passenger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
RESCUE ABANDONED CHILD.

Girl Kidnapped at Kenosha is Found in
Illinois
Waukegan, Aug. 14.-Hazel Patter-
son, who was abducted from Keno
shl last night, was recovered here to-
day by the chief of police. The girl,
who is IL years old, is being cared for
bv relatives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Deutschland Beats Records
On EaSfb0und Ocean TriD.


which
morning making passage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
KILLS TWO AND SUICIDES,

Terrible Crime of A. C. Benjamon In
Ohio.
Xenia, O., Aug. IA terrible
crime WAS com mitted at jamestown
about o'clock this morning. when
A 6. Bingsmon killed his wife and
son-in law. James Bradley, and then
committed suicide. Family trou bles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
ILLINOIS WHEAT CROP
Will Be Large Enough to Leave
Over Three Million Bush
=. els for Sale.
SITE OF THE NEW NORMAL SCHOOL
Farmer Hailed Before Court for Selling
Cider-Hunt for Murderer
Whittico-Hen Story.

Springfield, Ills, Aug. 1.-THE state
board of agriculture issued bulletin
yesterday afternoon stating that the
winter wheat crop of Illinois amounts
to 20, 677 900 bushels, the largest since
1896. The quality is excellent, and at
the price on Aug. 1, IS cents, its value
is $14, ,169, ,000-the best return since
1894. Allowing for seed and food con-
sumption at home, items aggregate
IS, Jog, coo bushels, leaves a surplus of
3,901,000 bushels for shipment. The
corn area amounts to S,051 ,0O0 acres,
an increase of 1.11O,OO0 over 1899. On
Aug. 1 the condition was 81 per cent.
of q Seasonable average.
Macomb to Win the Normal.
Springfield, Ills. Aug. 14.-The board
of trustees OF the new Western Illinois
normal met this morning TO
decide the location of the school.
Aledo, La Harpe, MacOmb, Mon
mouth and Quincy are can
didates, and each has a delegation
here. The fight has practically mar
rowed down to Monmouth and Ma
comb, and from what the members of
the board say it is practically settled
that Macomb will get the location of
the school.
Up on the Same Old Charge.
Springfield, Ills. Aug. 14.-William
B. Hewitt, of CF~ uoa, Mclean county.
was brought to this city yesterday and
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Kidd and bound over to the
grand jury on his own recogniZance to
answer the charge of violating the in
ternal revenue law by selling hard ci-
der, manufactured from apples grown
In his own orchard, to his miners. Two
wears ago Hewitt was fined S720 in
the Mclean circuit court for the same
offense, and appealed to the supreme
court. which has just rendered Il deci-
sion against Hewitt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Would Like To Be Senator.

Omaha, Aug. 1.-THE World Her
ald, Democratic. prints n card from Gil
bert NJ. Hitchcock, publisher and own
er of the paper. declaring himself a
candidate for senator TO succeed Thurs
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14

pnrey Gle0 IN TOUR hours, not having
regained consciousness. Several spec
tators testified that the blow was un-
called for. Humphrey leaves a widow
and two children at Galesburg. Hayes
has two brothers who are officers in
the navy, He waived examination and
was put under $4,000 bond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Indiana, Its Your Turn Now.

Pana, Ills, Aug. IA few days
ago 4. r. Smith, concluding that n
setting hen had covered the eggs long
enough to hatch. took her from her nest
and put her in a coop. He did not re-
move the eggs, and on Thursday even
ing he was surprised to find the nest
from which he had taken the hen full
of chickens. They had not been COW
cred by a hen for more than a week,
and had actually been hatched by the
sun, and are alive and thriving.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Chicago oio,hInr Factory nu,ned.

Chicago Aug. 1.-The clothing
factory of j. b. Olson o. Co. was de-
stroyed by fire early this morning.
The loss on the b1ilding and goods
was $95, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14

LILLIAN CLAYTON JEwETT.
came DacK TO cannon on Tne noon train.
President and Mrs. Mckinley will
leave for Washington at 1:35 p. m.
Thursday afternoon and will probably
be gone for about two weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Heat Is Tough on the PopuIace.

Springfield, Ills, Aug. 1.-THE
storm Sunday night Ouly partly broke
the heated spell, for yesterday it was
as hot as ever. and the suffering of the
people was intense. owing TO the great
humidity. Yesterday was the four
teeuth consecutive day this summer in
which the maximum temperature reg
istered by the government thermome-
ter was 80 degrees or over.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
RUSSIANS MAKE 1T A MASSACRE
According to a SpeciaI-Further Brief De
tails of the EnnG-Tsun Fight.

London, Aug. 1.-THE, Daily Mails
st. Petersburg correspondent declares
that the taking of Aigun has sealed the
fate of the rising in northeastern Man
churia. He adds: NO prisoners were
taken by the Russians. Wholesale
massacre was the order of the day.
and, when the battle was over, the
Cossacks rode over the field, killing
all the wounded with the butt ends of
their muskets."
A Yang-Tsun dispatch. dated Aug. =.
giving details regarding the capture Of
that place. says: The Russians and
French held the left. the British the
left center. the Americans the right
center. and the japanese the extreme
right The British and Americans adj
vanced on the village at a rapid rate
for 5000 yards under n severe shell
and rife fire. The Russians opened
and the British-American advance be
came n race for positions, eliminating
in brilliant charge.
THE heaviest loss Of the day was
sustained by the Americans. the Four
teenth infantry having nine killed six
ty-two wounded and several missing.
The Bengal lanCerS unSucceSsfully at
tempted to cut off the Chinese retreat
Another Yang-Tsun special says:
lowing to Il mistake British and Rus
sian guns Shelled the Fourteenth
United States infantry during the
night, wOunding ten"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
MoRMoNS TO EMIGRATE.
Twenty-Five from Illinois to Move to the
Great Salt Lake of Utah.


Nashville. Ills, Aug. 14.-Twenty-
five Mormon converts living in the
southern part of Washington county
will leave here this week for Utah and
settle on land in the vicinity of the
great Salt lake. For several years a
small Mormon colony. composed of
converts made in southern Illinois by
travelling Mormon elders, has existed
in the south part of the county.
The colony numbers some fifty men,
berS, among whom are prosperous
farmers and early settlers. A year
ago they built a church, and, led by
Elder Gaudland, of Nephe, Utah, held
weekly services therein. They have
never attempted to practice polygamy.
and have been free from prosecutions
by the surrounding community. The
members Of the sect believe they can
better their condition by going to Utah.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14

London. Aug. LITTLE British con-
sui at Canton. says The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent there, has re-
.ccived the following message, dated
Aug. 6, from Sir Claude Macdonald,
British minister in PelinG:
Our situation here is desperate. In
ten days our food supply will be at an
end. Unless we are relieved n general
massacre is probable. The Chinese Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
our Ca.uaItie, at YnnC-r.un.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE war de-
partmcnt yesterday afternoon received
a casualty list from General Chaffee.
giving the killed and wounded at the
battle of Yang TSun. Aug. 6. The killed
were: Fourteenth infanTry-W. f..
Neither. Robert c. Kerr. Wyatt g..
Hicks. Samuel Stafford, Corporal Roy
Bergen. Laurence NJ. Googins. and
Royland Perry: from heat prOStratiOn
William Webb. Ninth infantry; !;
Thomas Prophy, corporal marine corps.
The wounded numbered fifty-five. and
about a. per cent. are serious cases.
The dead We're buried at Iang-Tsun.
the wouned sent TO Tien-Tsin-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
HELP, OR WE PERISH.
such H. the Appeal Sir Claude Macdonald
Sends to the British Government.

London. hug. IL The Shanghai
correspondent of The Daily Express.
wiring Yesterday. says: '-rne anIes. at
noon Saturday. were within twenty
miles of Peking.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Hunting the whittico Degenerate.

Springfield. Ills, Aug. 14.-Sidney
Whittico, who tried to murder his wife
at the home of her father, William
brennan, near Berry, this county, Sun
day, and who instead shot and proba-
bly, fatally wounded her sister, Miss
Maggie brennan, has been traced to
Christian county aud posse is in pur-
suit. Early yesterday morning Whit
tico was discovered prowling around
the premises of brennan, and neigh
borS started on the trail. The Dren-
nan house is being guarded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14
Field of Grain Burned to Ashes.

Rockford, Ills, Aug. 14.-Sparks
from n passing locomotive set fire to a
field of grain near Davis junction, in
Ogle county, Saturday. 1t burned
ficrcely for three hours, threatening
the destruction of the village. Assist
ance was summoned from Rockford, n
distance of twelve miles, and by hard
work the flames were placed under
control by plowing around the fire.
Many acres of grain were destroyed,
the loss to the farmers being heavy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-14

Nebraska's Grand Army of the Re
public is in camp at Lincoln.
Evening star., 1900-12-11

Students at Alabama University in
Omen Revolt.

Open Revolt.
dispatch from Tuscaloosa, Ala, last
night says: An uprising which threatened
serious results is being Investigated at the
University of Alabama. None OF those ac-
cused Of completely has been placed under
arrest, although all are confined to their
quarters during the sitting of the court Of
inquiry.
Friday morning about 1:3O o'clock dis
order was begun in the barracks, and Com
mandant West, after making an effort to
quell the disturbance, called for President
Powers. The stairWays to the dormitory
had been obstructed with barbed Wire and
1t was impossible for any one to ascend
President Powers called on the boys to be
quiet, and the disorder soon ceased. There
was shooting of firearms, fireworks and
cannon crackers. Coal was thrown down
the steps, and, 1t is reported, at some Of
the officers Of the school.
Friday morning court Of inquiry was
called, but being unable to secure any tes-
timony from the students. referred the
whole matter to the faculty.
At the faculty meeting the students pre-
sented a petition in which they disclaimed
discourtesy toward the president in the
demonstration Friday morning, and asked for
relief from the call Of tattoo at 9:30 every
morning and tour walking in the afternoon,
which they claim to be a torture
They furtncr desire corps drlll 10 De only
three hours per week instead OF three and
a half to four hours, as the catalogue calls
for. and also regular evenings of drill. They
further state that all went into the demon
sration with due forethought The students
claim that the climax Of their hardships
was reached with the practice Of putting
men on the quadrangle for visiting and
other petty offenses.
Yesterday the students refused to assem-
BILE at the military calls, and this policy has
been pursued today. All military duty is
disregarded.
Evening star., 1900-12-11
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
of Action on Matters
of Current Interest.

Announcement of Action on Matters
of Current Interest.
In the United States Supreme Court yes
terday an opinion was handed down in the
case of the New York Clearing House Build
ing Company against the tax commissioners
of New York, the opinion being delivered by
Justice Peckham. The case involved the taxes
upon the company's property for the years
1896 and 1897. The tax was levied by the
assessors law of 1857, providing for the
taxation Of corporations The suit arose
out of a contention as to the value OF the
gross assets of the company, the company
putting them at $730OO0 and the assessor
at $1,O95,O ,O49 The company claimed that
real estate should be assessed at it's value
in a separate manner, while the commits
sioners contended that in arriving at the
actual value they were not estopped by the
fact that the property had been assessed at
another time at lower figure. The clear
ing house company contended that this
method Of proceeding denied 1t the equal
protection Of the laws. Justice Peckham
said, however, that there is no proof in this
case of violation Of the law and that
Evening star., 1900-12-11

therefore the plea was not a valid one.
The opinion of the New York court of ap-
peals sustaining the tax commissioners,
was sustained
circuit court of the United States for the
southern district of Ohio in the case Of
Jacob Loeb against the trustees Of Column
bia township. Hamilton county, Ohio. The
case involved the validity Of an Ohio state
law directing the widening of a street in
Columbia township. which the township re-
sisted. The decision Of the court below was
favorable to the town company, but the
Supreme Court holds that under the law
Loeb is entitled to judgment under the
bonds held by him.
Justice White handed down the decision
of the court in the case of J. M Mason
audltor or the city of st. Louis, against the
state of Missouri affirming the decision Of
the state supreme court of Missouri. The
case involves the validity of the state law
classifying cities for voting and registration
purposes Under this law ST. Louis was
made the only city Of the first class, and
Mr.. Mason refused to allow the accounts Of
election officers under the law on the ground
that the law was unconstitutional. The
state court refused to Sustain this view,
and today's opinion upheld that view of the
case. q
The court renderedsa decision in the case
OF the Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific
railroad Company against Jacob F. Jacob
son In error. to the suprSme court of the
state Of Minnesota. The opinion was read
by Justice Harlan. The opinion of the
state court was affirned.s
Inc case involves the validity of the Min
nesota state lawTeql qlIrine intersecting rail-
road lines crossing sach Sdaher at grades to
make "Ys' connecting TIE two.
Ihe law was attacked upon the ground
that 1t Is VOCATION Of the interstate com
merce clause of the constitution.
The court decided that the judgment rem
dered directing this track, connection to be
mace ma and thus anording track facilities at
tional rights of the plaintiff in error. Jus
tices white and Mckenna joined in a dis
sentins opinion. Justice White said the
opinion was far-reaching in It's effect, and
amounted to saying that private property
mlgnt De taken. for public use without any
compensation whatever ~ '
In an opinion handed down by Chief .Ius-
tice uller, the court affirmed the opinion
OF the supreme court of Georgia in the "a So
ot n: A Williams against Sheriff Fear Of
sdli cUunty Ihe case involved the con-
stltutionality of the state revenue law and
especially. that portion of 1t applying to i'm
law. "pieio Tie
Evening star., 1900-12-11
Points of Excellence.
A FEW REASONS WHICH ARE Rapid

FEW REASONS WHICH ARE RAPIDLY
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an important point when it is recalled that many
catarrh remedies do contain these very objectional
ingredients.
Next: Being in tablet form this remed' does not
deteriorate with age, exposure TO tne air, as
liquid preparations Invariably do
Next: The tablet form not only preserves the
medicinal properties, but IL is far more con-
Venient TO carry and to at any time that 1t Is
; only a question of time when the tablet Will en-
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done in the medical department OF the United
States army
Next: No secret is made of the composition Of
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Stuarts Catarrh Tablets do this better than the
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Evening star., 1900-12-11
GREAT EVANGELICAL ,,ovEx
fian TO Reach NOn-Church-Go EIa
ment In Cities

fian TO Reach NOn-Church-Goinx Ela-
ment In Cities.
"A conference, attended by clergymen and
business men from New York and nearbv
large cities, was held at the Young Mems
christian Association in New York yester
day TOT the purpose Of planning for a big re-
iislous movement founded upon the eyangeI.
lcal oasis. 1t was the outcome of q general
leelins shared by clergy and laymen inter-
ested IN evangelical work that the "churches
should be awakened to the existing condi-
tlon OF lethargy and Indifference on the
part OF the great masses toward the Word
Of God"
Plans for extending the movement to the
ehtire country were perfected and commit
tees appointed to facilitate them. William
r. Hall was chosen temporary chairman OF
the conference. He was associated with the
late Dwight l. Moody
The headquarters of the movement will
probably be in New York city althouph
this is not definitely decided.
Among the hundred or more present at
the conference and some Of those who will
serve on the central committee were: John
II. converse, Philadelphia: William r,
Moody son Of the late Dwight L. Moody:
John w. Baer. Boston. secretary of the In
u sernat,oIaI christian Endeavor Society;
MRS. Margaret Bottome. president of the
Kings Daughters society; Rev. R. s. Mac
Arthur. pastor of the Calvary Baptist
Ghurch, New York; Rev. E. P. IngersolI
brooklyn; Gen. O.. 0. Howard: Rev Dr. D.
A. Blackburn, pastor OF the Church of the
Strangers; Rev. DR.. Henry Motte Church
OF the Holy Communion. Episcopal, New
york city; Rev. T. 8. Henderson, D. s.,
Rev. Dr.. J. w. Chapman, James Talcott,
Rev D. j. Burrell. Marble Collegiate Re-
form Church; Rev. DR.. ]. F. Carson, Brook
1yn; KEY Dr. ]. l. Vance, Brooklyn; Rev.
ID Ii
Miss Mary McElroy, president National
Young Woman's Christian Association;
Rev. Dr.. s. P. Cadman. Rev. B. Q. Den:
nam, Kew. Dr. Cortlandt Meyers and Rev.
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