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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-31
DR.. E. VALENTINE HEATON

This is the Gentleman Who Is Entitled to
All the Credit for All the Numerous
Cures That are Being Effected
at the British MedicaIIn
stitute at No. 1909
Second Avenue.
A staff of eminent physicians and
surgeons from the British Medical In
stitute have at the urgent solicitation
of a large number of patients under
their treatment in this vicinity es-
tablished permanent branch of the
institute in this CITY st No. 1902
Second avenue.
These eminent gentlemen have de-
cided 10 give their services entirely
free for three months (medicine eN-
cepted) TO ali invalids who may call
upon them for treatment between now
and Feb. -. These services consist
not only of consultation. examination
and advice, but also of all minor sur
gical operations.
The object in pursuing this course
is TO become rapidly and personally
acquainted with the sick and the af-
tiicted, and, under no condition what
ever will any charges be made for any
services rendered for three months to
all who call before Feb. 10.
The doctors treat all forms of di-
sease and deforInities and guarantee
a cure in every case they undertake.
At the first interview a thorough eN-
animation = made, and, if in durable,
YOU are frankly and kindly told so,
also advised against spending your
money for useless treatment.
Male and female weakness, cartarrh
and cartaI rhal deafness, also rupture,
goitre, cancer, and all diseases of the
rectum are positively cured by their
new treatment.
DR.. f. Valentine Heaton, the chief
consulting surgeon of the institute,
is in personal charge.
Office hours from a. m. till 5 p.
m. Not open Sundays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-31

VIII often cause a horrible burn
cald. cut or bruise. Bucklen's Ar
Mica Salve. the best in the world. will
kiln the pain and promptly heal it,
cures old sores, fever sores, ulcers
boils, felons. corns. all skin erup-
tions- Best pile cure on earth. Only
IS cents a box. Cure guaranteed
Sold by HART u Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-31

UNITED State SENATOR TIL R>rON.
of Nebraska (rep.), i defending the
Standard Oil company in an action
brought against it for violating the
antitrust laws of Nebraska. This
puts him in the position of opposing
the laws of the state which sent him
to congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-31

GAGE may he ready at all times to
help his new friends, the New York
banks, but no one hears of any at
tempt on his part To help his old
friends. the Illinois farmers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-31

The Cullom and Tanner factions
measured swords in Sangamon county
Yesterday on the point of control OF
the date OF the SangamOn county re-
publican convention. and Tanner won
at every point along the line OF the
controversy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-31
To Curr nCnuRh.

stop coughing. as its irritates the
lungs and doesn't give them any
chance 10 heal. Foley's Honey and
Tar cures without causing a strain in
throwing of the Phlegm like common
cough eNpectorants. For sale by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-31
LEGAL.
Administrators Notice.

Estate OF Randeline Requa, deceased
The undersigned having Deen appointed ad-
mtniStratriX, OF the estate of Randelipe ReQua
late OF the county of Rock Island, state of Hi
nois, deceased. hereby gives notice that she
will appear before the county court of Rock
Island county, at the county court room, in the
city OF Rock Island, at the April term, on
the first Monday in April next, at which
time all persons having claims against said
estate are notified and requested to attend, for
the purpose OF having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted TO said estate are re-
quested to make Immediate payment to the
Undersigned
Dated this goth dav OF January, A. D. 1900
EMILY FREEMAN. Administrators.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-31

JEFFERSON said: 1t is not by the
consolidation or concentration OF
powers, but by their distribution
that good government j. effected. -
But Mckinley thinks different, be-
cause Mark Hanna does.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-31

TIE administration seems to think
that the FlliPinos can be best taught
the beauties of a republican form Of
government 10y giving them a good
taste of military rule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-31

The New York Commercial believes
that the man who il accused of shoot
ing at Gen. Otis Oh the firing line will
probably be able to prove an alibi.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-31
WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 81

SENATOR CULLOM'> friends in Chi
cagO are trying to stop Gov. Tanner
mouth by threatening to fight Hane-
cy's nomination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-31

The Cullom people are making a
great show of indifference as TO Tan
ncr's movements. but they are badly
frightened just the same.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-31

HAsECY's friends say that ne has
never belonged 10 either republican
faction, while his opponents say that
he pretended 10 belong to both.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-31
THE ARGUS.

IN THE NAME OF j. W. PorTER
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
House Ways and Means Commit
tee Makes Reduction Of Is
Cents Per Barrel.
Some Members Favored ] Making
the Cut on Tea but Lacked
Necessary Votes.nl I,p5
Stamp Taxes i Practically Wiped
Out by the New War Rev
b. &.2@EF@S g&T s$4g ag
40 enue Measure. j.

~
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The revenue
reduction bill has been completed by
the Republican members of the ways
and means committee and has been in.
troduced" in the house by Chairman
Payne. In addition to the abolition Of
the stamp taxes on kilograms, express
receipts and proprietary medicines,
there will be reduction of the beer
tax to $l.60. The present tax is So per
barrel with a 77S per cent rebate to
$1.S5, so that the reduction will be %
cents per barrel
The decision con ncerning beer was ar
rived at after some discussion and by a
divided vote. It was first attempted to
make the reduction on tea, but this
was not concurred in and the question
REQUIRED to the reduction on beer which
was decided upon. The stamp taxes
were almost entirely wiped out, with
the exception of the stamp tax on
stocks. .v-
Members of the ways and means
committee estimate the aggregate re.
ductions of the bill as framed at $780,.
100000. The reduction on beer is un.
derstood to be by making the rebate &C
per cent instead of ~ per cent. The
20 per cent rebate on So per barrel
would be 40 cents, making the new
tariff SLIGO.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

Senate Discusses the Hay-Pauncefote
Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Dec. GA bill was
passed in the senate permitting Captain
McCalla and Commander Wise of the
United States navy to accept decora-
tions from the emperor Of Germany.
The resolution introduced by Mr..
Pettigrew calling for information as to
the postal frauds in Cuba was referred
to the committee on relations with
Cuba, and the senate went into execu-
tive session.
The executive session was devoted to
the consideration of the Hay. y.Pauncefote
treaty. The treaty and amendment to
it suggested by the committee on for.
eign relations were read at the instance
OF Senator Lodge, who took charge Of
the treaty on behalf of the committee.
He then made a speech in explanation
of the treaty and urged it's speedy
adoption as necessary preliminary to
the consideration of the Nicaragua
canal bill.
At 2 p. m. Mr.. Frye resumed his
speech in favor Of the shipping subsidy
bill, giving details as to the cost of
building ships in the United States.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
PENSION LIST GROWING.
About $142, 100000 Needed for the Com
ing Year.

About $142, 100000 Needed for the Com
ing Year. -
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Secretary Ethan
Allen Hitchcock of the department of
the interior, who is here on private
business, says:
"The pension roll for the coming
year will call for the expenditure OF
about $4,000, 600, as against about
$13S, 100000 for the year just closing.
There are little less than 1000, 900
names on the roll now, and these are
being added to by recent legislation.
Under the old law soldiers widows not
wholly dependent on their own labor
for their support were not entitled to
draw pension. A recent law made it
legal for widow receiving an income
not above $3.50 year to receive PEN
sion. This and certain amendments
bearing on the construction of the dis
ability of veterans have added several
thousand names to the roll No coun-
try in the world is so liberal with it's
pensioners as this government, and
this fact has prompted dishonest men
to take every sort Of mean advantage
Of the government. No doubt there
are many fraudulent pensioners on the
rolls today, but as fast as trickery is
discovered the proper measures are
taken to check it,"
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
Ohio Man Developing q Process
to Be Applied to Dakota
Coal Fields. .t,Ss
Claims the Product Can Be I'm
proved and Made the Equal
!. Of, Hooking.
Has Been ting. d :EIxperimen
for Senator Washburn of
.&&@ Minnesota.

SPRINGFIELD, O., Dec. 6.-Former
State Mine Inspector Robert A. Halle.
ton, since he left Office in the, spring,
after 13 years in the state service, has
found congenial work in developing
the great Ignite deposits in the Dako.
tas. The Ignite beds lie = near the
surface, are almost imitless in extent,
and are in country which must pay a
1,5O0.mile freight haul for coal.
But the use of Ignite for fuel is re.
tarded by the lack hitherto of sue.
cessful method of so treating it as to
make it burn evenly from the surface
to the core, as does lump Of coal In
Europe it is bricketted by a secret pro.
cess which Americans r '-E
Have Not Been Able TO Fathom.
The chief trouble has been that ig.
mite contains from 10 to 20 per cent OF
water, and that the agglutinents used
to mold the Ignite into bricks also con.
tanned large per cent of moisture.
MIR. Hazleton proposes to eliminate
the water from the Ignite by passing
the raw material over heated iron bars
Mr.. Hazleton has been conducting ex
periments for ex-senator Washburn o1
Minnesota, one Of the largest owner!
OF Ignite territory, and thinks he ha.
solved the problem with preparation
OF lime. He estimates that Ignite
brickettes, each the size of a mans fist
can be loaded on cars at less than ST. {
ton, and in fuel capacity will equa
Hooking coal.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
TOO CLOSE COMPETITION.

international facking Company Decides
to Go Out Of Business.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-Liquidation of the
international Packing company was
ordered at meeting Of the stockhold.
ers, and Chairman John G. Hately will
announce committee of three to rep
resent the shares in this process. The
bondholders will name similar COM
mittee of three to look after their in
terests and plan will be arranged if
possible to discharge the first mortgage
lien and leave something for the pre-
ferred shares. Whether the common
stock will get anything is doubtful,
and the assets must be handled with
great skill to satisfy prior liens. The
downfall of the company is said to
have been caused by too close competi.
tion in which the packing companies
known as the "Big Three were ar.
rayed against the International,
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
NOTHING FINAL AS YET.

Foreign Envoys Have Reached No Deti-
mite Conclusion.
PEKING. Dec. 6.-As was expected
the meeting Of the foreign envoys did
not result in any definite conclusion
owing to. tho fact that not all Of the
governments have notified their repre-
sentatives regarding the conjoint note
to the Chinese envoys. 81
Mr.. Conger, United States minister,
said after the meeting:
apparently it is the desire Of all to
arrive at satisfactory conclusion. !
believe the, next meeting will be the
last, but it will not be-Yealled until
every minister has definite instructions
covering all contingencies PERSONALLY
I am satisfied with, the proceedings.'"H
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
MAY DEFEAT AMENDMENT.

Defect in Passage of Biennial Elections
Resolution by Iowa Legislature.
DEs MONIES, Dec. GA defect in the
manner of the passage by the legisla-
ture of the resolution for the constitu-
tional amendment providing for bien-
the day, which, it is generally believed,
will render the amendment void. The
constitution provides that when resolu-
tions for submitting amendments to
popular vote pass the legislature they
must be spread in full upon the jour-
nails of each house. The senate journal
record is complete, but the house jour-
nal gives the title to the resolution
Onlv
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
COST LIFE OF ONE
lows Man the Victim of an Alleged II
surancO Swindle. 4@fs5

lows Man the Victim Of an Alleged In.
suranco Swindle.
Sioux CRY, Ia, Dec. Charges OF
an attempted insurance swindle that
cost the life Of ono Of the alleged swim.
dlers are made by j. H. Hurd Of the
boring Mems Co Operative Life as.
sociation, who has just returned from
an investigation Of the case.
George A. Barber of Webster City,
Ia, who held q policy for So, 800 in the
company, is dead at Pagosa, Colo.,s and
Mrs. Mary Wright Of Chicago and w,
e. Neff are held at the same place to
appear at the coroner's inquest It is
said that Barber met Mrs Wright in
Chicago last summer and took her to
Denver, where Neff appeared. The
policy was made payable to Mrs.
Wright. who was alleged to be Bar
ber's afhanced. Ifs,s " ;,5f.,, s;.j.,,, III ,s
Mr.. Hurd charges. that the policy
was taken out with an intention to de.
fraud, although, in the original plan he
says Barber's death was not to be a
reality. Later, he says. the scheme
was changed and he makes the asser-
tion that Barber. who died of convul.
sions in q hotel office, was poisoned,
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
- BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. -,

The czar's convalescence is following
generally a favorable course.
Queen Victoria, it is understood, will
go to Ciemienz in the spring.
The Bulgarian cabinet has resigned
owing to ministerial differences.
John Luke ely-Hutchinson, fifth
earl of Donoghmo-e, is dead in London.
The plurality of Governor Beckham
of Kentucky, as officially announced,
is 1853. 80
The cotton crop of Central Asia is ex-
pected to be excellent this year accord
ing to Vice Consul Smith at Moscow.
Hon. Writ Henry, grandson of Pat
rick Henry and distinguished member
of the Virginia bar, is dead at Rich
mond, that state. ..-.
Austrian papers generally criticize
the United States policy as outlined in
President McKinley's message to con-
gress with respect to China.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
NO CONCLUSION REACHED.
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty Considered b
Committee. ..----

Hay-Pauncefote Treaty Considered by
Committee. ...--.-
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. The Hay
Pauncefote treaty concerning the Mic.
araguan canal was the subject of few
minutes consideration during the day
by the senate committee on foreign re-
lations which committee has charge of
the treaty in the senate. The treaty
already has been reported by the com.
mittee and it was therefore only taken
up in an informal way and for discus.
sion only. No conclusion was possible
except to decide to press the question
in the senate and there was substantial
agreement upon the wisdom Of this
policy. There is no division in the
committee except upon amendments,
although Senator Bacon did not man.
ifest any great concern for the passage
Of the treaty in any shape. No vote
on any subject connected with the
treaty was possible in the committee
but the decision revealed the fact that
the committee is evenly divided upon
the question of the amendment of the
document in accordance with the pro.
vision during the last session Of con
gress providing for the fortifcation of
the proposed canal
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
AFTER AMERICAN PLANTS.

vickers' Sons & Maxim Would Purchase
~ several Big Cencerns.
>, New 7 YoRk, Dec, e..-The Evening
Post says: According to report that
reached Wall street during the day
Vickers' Sons 8 Maxim, limited, of
England, have instituted negotiations
for the purchase Of the! Midvale steel
works and the Cramp Shipbuilding
company. Of Philadelphia. It is be.
ieved to be the purpose of the English
company to secure share of United
States government contracts FOR war
ships, armor plate and ordnance. The
report has it that $7,5O0, 900 has already
been offered for the Midvale company
and that the Cramp purchase probably
will be partly effected by issuing stock
OF the new corporation to be formed
when the deal has been completed.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
DOES NOT PROHIBIT.

Canteen PROVISION in the New Army
Bill Likely to Meet Opposition.
WAsH1N GToN, Dec. 6.-The canteen
provision in the new army bill Is likely
to cause a great deal of contention.
Instead Of being prohibition of the
sale of liquor, it provides that no army
officer or soldiers shall sell liquor. The
provision is as follows:
That no officer or private soldiers
shall sell Intoxicating drinks of any
kind as a bartender or otherwise in anv
army post, OR on any transport or in
any encampment, or fort, or on any
premises used for military purposes by
the United States; and the secretary of
war is hereby directed to issue such
general order as may be necessary to
carry the provisions Of this section into
full force and effect"
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
Measure Under Discussion in
the House by Virtue of a
Special Order.
Mr.. Hull, Chairman Of the Mill
tary Committee, Advocates
Its Adoption. "a
Mccall Of Massachusetts, Creates
a Sensation by His Speech
in Opposition|' H. q. =,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-When the
house met the speaker announced that
he had communication from the fam
lily of Mr.. Boutelle Of Maine resigning
his position as chairman of the COM
mittee on naval affairs.
Mr.. Dalzell, from the committee on
rules, presented special order for the
house to Immediately begin the consid-
Grafton Of the army reorganization bill.
No time was set for vote on vhe
measure. The resolution was adopted.
It was arranged that general debate
should run for four hours, two hours
on a side, and that the bill should be
considered under the five-minute rule.
Mr.. Hull opened the debate.
Mr.. Hull ridiculed the charges made
during the recent campaign by the op-
position, to the effect that the Repub.
ican party desired to foist upon the
country a great standing army.
Mccall Creates Sensation.
Something of sensation was created
during the debate on the army bill by
Mr. Mccall (Mass.) who delivered an
hours speech in opposition to the bill.
He criticized some of the technical fea-
lures of the bill, charging that the Or
ganization proposed was not econom-
ical, in that it contemplated the same
number of officers for an army of 5S, 900
as for an army Of 100000. He was es.
pecially severe upon the proposition to
lodge in the president for all time, un-
less congress should act to the con-
trary, the power to double the strength
OF the army at will. But it was against
the policy Of retaining the Philippines
and the inauguration Of colonial pol
icy that he opened all his batteries.
Members streamed into the house
from the cloakrooms and listened with
great eagerness to the speech.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
PARDONED BY PINGREE.
Convicted National Guard Officers Given
Their FeeedOm.

Convicted National Guard Officers Given
Their Feeedom.
DETROIT, Dec. 6.-Governor Pingree
announces that he has pardoned both
General w. T. White, ex-quartermas-
ter, and General A. r. Marsh, ex-in-
spector general sof the Michigan ma.
tional guard, who were convicted Of
completely in the state military cloth.
ing frauds, upon the payment Of 5000
fine by each. One thousand dollars of
the fine issto be paid Jan.al, 1900, and
q like sum on the first day Of January,
1902, 1908. 1904, 1906.
Governor Pingree's announcement of
the pardon says: =. = <@'&5 .
'.These men entered into a conspiracy
with hacorporation composed Of promi-
nent and influential citizens OF Kala-
mazoo to defraud the.state of alarge
amount Of money in connection with
the sale and repurchase Of military
clothing IAN agent for the company
was, according to- his testimony; active.
in engineering the fraud. The circuit
judge and the prosecuting attorney Of
Ingham county; who had control Of
the proceedings before the grand jury,
~ q x
made no effort to have the grand jury
bring all the guil-y parties to Justice
but permitted the seven members of
the company and the agent to go free.
This Intellectual and one sided kind of
justice is not consistent with my ideas
of right and wrong and has great
weight in determining my action in
these cases. Restitution has been
made to the state by the company and
Marsh and White, and the amount
which the state lost by the original
transaction has been returned with in
terest. Restitution having been made
my impulse is to place all the guilty
ones again on the same footing, and
therefore grant William L. White and
Arthur f. Marsh pardon upon their
paying into the treasury Of 1ngham
county SIS, 600 each"
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
AMBASSADOR TO ITALY.

George Won L. Meyer Nominated for the
Position.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The president
has sent to the senate the nomination
George Won L. Meyer, to be ambassa.
dor to Italy.
Mr.. Meyer is a prosperous business
man Of Boston, man Of family and
about 45 years Of age. He is graduate
of Harvard and was member of the
bar. He has been a prominent figure
in political life, having been a member
Of the Republican state central com.
mittee, a member Of the state leg
islature and, finally, speaker Of
the Massachusetts house of repre-
sentatives. He is man of large pri.
vate fortune, SO that he will be able to
maintain fittingly the high social status
of the American en- bassy' at Rome.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
KILLED BY LIVE WIRES,

Two Deaths Indirectly Due to the Storm
at Utica, n. Y.
UTICA, N. Y, Dec. 6.-TWo persons,
Pole and an Italian, were killed in
this city by coming in contact with
electric wires that had been broken
from poles by the storm during the
night and hung down on the side.
walks.
The snow broke down thousands of
wires and the telephone, telegraph and
car service were badly crippled. Sew.
eral horses were shocked by electric
wires during the morning and one was
killed.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
. AN AIR OF" BUSINESS,

The Cuban Constitutional Convention Re-
sumes Its Sessions.
HAVANA, Dec. 6.-The Cuban consti
tutional convention resumed it's ses.
sions with an air of business The first
business done was to defeat overwhelm.
ingly the resolution of General Gual-
berto Gomez to discuss General Wood s
address at the opening of the conven.
tion. This action will probably close
the incident.
Three complete constitutions were
submitted by General Rivera. Senol
Quesada and the colored General
Morua, respectively. These will be
printed and distributed among the del
egates, who will discuss them later. !
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
EXECUTING MANY REBELS.

New Governor of shan-Si Making 1t Hot
.,. a. for BSxer Leaders. !.
BERLIN, Dec. 6.-The Chinese min
lister here has handed the foreign Office
officials telegram from Ii Hung
Chang to the effect that Sih.Liang. the
new govern or of Shan-Si, has publicly
executed upwards of 80 rebel leaders
and asserting that he is otherwise act.
ing with the greatest severity in the
suppression of the Boxers and energet.
ically protecting the missionaries.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-06
BIG COFFEE CROP.

Colombia Has the Greatest Year in Its
History.
PANAMA, Colombia, Dec. 6.-This
years coffee crop is expected to aggre-
gate about 900, 900 quintals, being the
heaviest crop recorded in this coun try's
history. Shipments already have be-
gun, starting a lively competition
among the four steamship companies
running on the coast to obtain coffee
freight, most Of which will pass over
the Panama railroad. &.-