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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-30
Sew Era in the Fhilinpines. =.

Manila. June 30-The 'nOn-sectar-
ian" college of primary and secondary
education was opened in Manila yes
terday in the presence of Judge Taft.
president of the civil commission, and
his colleagues Judge Taft spoke The
Institution is the first educational en-
terprise in the Philippines that is not
under the control of the priests
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-30
IIIinoI. Allied Printing Crafts.

Dahville, Ills. June S0.-Tbe dele
gates to the annual state convention of
tile Allied Printing Crafts finished
their business Thursday and adjourned
sine die. after a most harmonious seS-
S.ca ElGin was selected a the next
meeting place. and the following state
officers were elected for the year: Pres
Idenr, r. T. Sheehan. El-iD: secretary.
John Ouyuu PCoria
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-30
LEFT THREE WIDOWS
OF Whom Il Is Not Yet Known
Which Is the Most Thor
oughIy Let.
COURT WILL HAVE TO DECIDE THAT
Little Encoura gment-Dividend
for Ramsay's Creditors.

Chicago,June 30.-TwO of the three
claimants to the title OF legal widow
OF the the late Mark II. Maher appear
ed before Judge Chetlain prepared To
contest the right TO the title and the
substantial Maher estate OF 100000.
Mrs. AlZuma l.. Maher, widow No.
.. who is trying to secure the setting
aside OF the decree of divorce by
which Maher was separated from her
sat on one side of the courtroom and
across the apartment was Mrs. Eliza
beth BOdle Maher, widow No. 3, who
was married to Maher 4 few weeks
before his death. Both widows are
noticeably good looking-one 4 bru-
nette. the other Il blonde.
Maher's Widow No. L.
Mrs. Jessie kean Maher, widow No.
/, whose claim on the affections on the
late Maher antedates those of her
rivals. was not present, nor was she
represented. No marriage ceremony
is advanced in her case. Her claim to
the title of legal widow was sustained
by the probate and circuit courts and
revised in the supreme court. which
ordered another hearing in the circuit
court.
Claims of Widow No. .. ~
Mrs. AlZuma Maher claims that the
divorce. which was granted in Febru-
AIRY, 1885,. was procured by her hus-
band through fraud. 1t is contended
that after the entering of the decree
Mr.. and Mrs. Maher lived together as
man and wife till the following De-
cember. when he married Elizabeth
BodlC. OF course widow No. 3 claims
under Makers last marriage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-30
RYAN out-CIassed His Antagonist.

Chicago. June 3O.-'Syracuse Tom
my Ryan easily gained the verdict
over Young MahOney, of Phila-
delphia. before the Fort Dearborn
Athletic club tonight after six rounds
of rather slow work. Ryan, who was
III splendid condition, apparently COM
pletely Outclassed the Philadelphia
boy. whose work. though clever looked
amateurish i'll front of RYAN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-30
DiyIdend for Ramsay. Creditors.

Carlyle. Ills. June 30.-The creditors
OF the late Rufus y. Ramsay will be
paid 80 cents on the dollar 1t once An
order was entered in the probate court
here directing the payment OF all rre-
ferred claims and the 30 per cent. div
ldend TO the depOsitoFs in the defunct
banking Institution
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-30
BrokeT.' FIRM CIo.es

Charleston. Ills, June 30-Cha-les
EdnIan x Co. grain and stock brokers.
closed up Thursday. The Charleston
State bank took judgment against
ther for nearly 5000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-30
Charleston,
South Carolina,
Trip.

Here's a recreative and instructive
trip for teachers or any others.
whether attending the National Edu-
cational association meeting or Just
taking advantage of an attractive trip
st a very low rate.
You can 90 direct through Chatta-
nooga and Knoxville, Tenn; Ashe-
Vile. n. c.; Spartanburg and Column
bia, S. c., or Atlanta and Augusta.
Ga, and return same way or diverse
routes, or from Charleston over the
Southern railway through Norfolk.
Richmond or Charlottesville. Va. at
one fare for the round trip; or via
Southern railway from Charleston
through Washington, at a trifle high
er rate.
Round Trip Rate From Rock ISL
and, H., to Charleston 5000.
Tickets on sale July 2. (. 5 and Z,
good until Sept. l. 1900. with stop
overs any place desired south of the
Ohio and Potomac and east of the
Mississippi rivers. Our booklet en-
titled
THE Land of the Sky"
illustrates with beautiful engravings,
and gives valuable Information about
the mountains of western North Caro-
lima as n summer resort. Also our
SUMNER HOMES" folder and
"BATTLEFIELD" folder, will inter
est you. They are all free.
There are Mountain Resorts in East
Tennessee, Western North Carolina
and in Virginia. where you can spend
n month on the return trip. and get
good country board at very low rates
Give us some idea about what
points in the south you have in mind.
I'VE wilt cheerfully answer any and all
questions. and may be able to en-
lance the pleasure of your outing.
1t will cost you but cents postage.
Address
WILLIAM II. TAYLoE A. c =. A,
Southern Ry, Louisville, ny.
J C BEAM. Jr.. -. W. r A.
Southern Ry., Is Dearborn ST. Chicago. Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-30
Gov. Tanner MIKE. More Appointments

Springfield, Ills, June Ex-Governor
Tanner yesterday appointed David NJ.
Brothers, of Chicago, superintendent
of the north side free employment Of
flee. succeeding ". +. Goodman, re
signed. James +. Fletcher. of Ridge
Farm. was appointed trustee OF the
Home for Juvenile Offenders at Ge-
neva. succeeding !. J. Southwark
whose term expires July /. w. J.
Meese was appointed trustee of the
Northern Illinois Normal school, sue
ceeding &. II. Deere. resigned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-30
ILLINOIS WHEAT OUTLOOK Is POOP
Hessian Fly Does Damage to Winter
wheat-Too Much Rain.

Springfield, Ills. June Ga sum-
mary of the condition of some of the
leading crops of the state. compiled
from reports received ut the Illinois
department of agriculture under date
of June 20. shows that the encOurag
ing outlook for winter wheat on May
/ has not been continued. On the CON
trary, there has been decided deprecia
ton and the June 20 condition of the
crop is Is points below that of May l.
and but 67 per cent. OF Il seasOnable
average. III northern Illinois the June
20 condition is a. per cent. of an aver
age. i'm central Illinois 81 per cent. and
in the southern division 10 per cent
The principal cause of this de-
terioratiOn is the HeSSian fly. \ few
chinch bugs are reported in some sec
tons. but they have not done much
damage TO wheat. In southern Illinois
and in 4 few COUNTIES; in the central
division of the state the excessive
rains have either caused the wheat to
lodge so il cannot be cut or made the
ground so wet that the harvesters can
not get into the fields. On the whole
the prospect for the wheat growers OF
this state is about as discouraging az
ever known 1T this date.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-30
Executors Notice.

Estate OF Nj "a C Bowen, deceased
TIE undersigned nsving Oeen appointed ex-
ecutreSSeS OF the last VII and testament of
Nina q. Bowen. late of The county OF Rock Isi-
and state of Illinois. deceased hereby give
notice that they VIII appear before the county
court of Rock Island county. ~ the county
court room, II the city OF Rock ISl-
and. 81 the August term on the first Mon
day In August next AZ which time Al per
sons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested 10 attend. for the pur-
pose of having the same Adl listed
All persons Indebted 10 said estate are re-
cuested 70 make Immediate payment 20 the
undersigned
Dated this 4fh day OF June. A D 1900
ELIZA J. SNYDEB,
IDA n BOWEN.
ExecutreSSes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-30

Local Markets.
Corn-35cG36c.
Oats-2Scd25c.
Hay-Tim 1tny: toas'o; prairie 20 TO slo
Straw-e4 5OGe5
Potatoes-G5c; new, 6Oc.
Butter-Choice 10 fair; I4c, fresh creamery,
l5c.
Eggs-i0c.
Hens-1c per pound
Spring chickens, e3Oo per dozen
TuFkeyS-sc
Ducks-7c.
Coal-Soft, Tic.
CatIIe-Buchers pay for corn fed steers,
4SG5c. COWS and heifers, 3ca4c; calves, sea
&C.
Sheep-4cG4A.
Spring Lambs-e2 5od93 50
Hogs-sl 500S4 IS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-30

se;tmen unGer MAJOR Johnson. VINO
rushed and occupied one of the salicn-
I.ointS. SeiZing the guns The Germans.
lower down. Silenced two guns and
then crossed the river and captured
them. TIE armOry was next occupied
by e;he combined forces. Determined
attempts TO retake the armOry were
made on the following day, but unsuc-
C.'> stullv-
Found immense stores of guns.
arms and ammunition of the latest
PATTERN Several guns We're mounted
in orr defense and Shelled the Chinese
FORKS lower down. Having found a ~
mUnition and rIca we could have held
out for some days. but being hampered
with large numbers of wounded l sent
to Tien-Tsin for a relieving force.
which arrived on the morning of June
D The armory was evacuated and
the forces arrived at Tien-Tsin on June
ri We burned the armory
Casualties To date: BritiSh-Killed.
%: wounded. a.. American-KilIed
l. upnnHpI
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-02-23
Devils Lake Booming.

The American Land and Title
Register, of Chicago, says: Devils
Lake, n. D., expects boom this
year. Real estate agents are pre-
pairing to locate from 1000 to 5000
emigrants on farms in that vicinity.
One firm reports transfers of 5000
acres in single week. A large
number of local parties there are
buying up the lands simply as a
speculation. They realize that
land will double in value there
within the next two or three years,
and they propose to profit accord
ingly. The new railroad from the
city to the Chautauqua grounds
has been about completed, and
this will add greatly. to the bust
ness interests of the city, and will
also increase the attendance at the
summer festivities at the Chau-
tauqua grounds.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-02-23
Rope Walking at Niagara.

The man who wanted to walk
across Niagara Falls on a rope was
wisely restrained by the authori-
ties. Probably he is thankful
that such was the case. Death
comes soon enough. Take the in.
roads of disease for example.
Common ailments like constipa-
tion, dyspepsia, biliousness, mala-
ria and nervousness, do much to
shorten life. There is medicine
that will cure these, if taken faith
fully, and that is Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters. Set the stomach
right, and good health is sure to
follow. This peerless remedy has
a record of over fifty years of cures
to back it up. When in need of a
medicine of this kind, get the old
reliable Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters, with a Private Revenue
Stamp over the neck of the bottle.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-02-23

evils they condemned, ever taking
refuge in the lazy plea that this is
not Gods world. These same
people, do not exaggerate-
would sing of the land of rest and
pine for it and yet by all measure
ments of all that is holy they had
not exerted any wearying pull to-
wards good on behalf of this
peculiarly mixed old world.
Religion surely is to make us
stronger, not weaker. More of
men than less of men, of other
wise to have it's perfect work, we
ought to be translated at once
from this sphere to another. This
last surely not. Religion is not to
slay but to make alive, right here
| and right now; not to emasculate
but to teach restraint; not to up
root us from earth but to show
what earth can produce in the
way of aspiring spirits whose
heads are raised towards heaven.
No new view of world to come
makes us any the less members of
the great human family. It is the
sel6shness of "tooth and claw
showing again in man, for those
who claim to have light to feel in
different and superior to those
who dwell in darkness.
Depend upon it, the more our
roots strike down into feeling of
the common origin and common
life Of all the higher will be our
aspirations and the better the
fruits we bear; for in that very
feeling of oneness with all will
come the thrill of knowing that we
have share in the results of all
that the human family has gained,
and we in our feeble way can add
to it's grand sum total. If there is
truth in this, live up to it. If it
is not truth, speak out in your life
something better.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-02-23
Facts
for Women

Any article, whstever its merit, },
must be made known to the public "
means at advertising. Advertising,
however, though it can do much for =
thing, cannot do everything. It may
create . sale for time, but in order
to insure 9 lasting demand the thing
advertised must have so4id worth.
This is the case with Lydia T.. Piu1r-
hams Vegetable Compound. II has
solid worth. 'l":.;71
Women everywhere have learned
this fact, and the result is that there
is lasting and absolutely unequaled
demand for it. It has the largest sale
of any remedy for female ills in the
world, and this has been the case for
years. &t
The reason for this is that Mrs.
Pinkham claims nothing that she Is
not entitled to claim. She can do all
that she says she can do, and her
twenty years of experience make her
advice invaluable. Herexperience has
been not only long but worldwide,
and she has helped more women back
to health than any one else in the
world. These facts should, and do,
have immense weight with all sensible
women. Remember these are not wild
statements but solid facts.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-02-23

steady, hard working farmer is
taking the place of the roamer and
fortune hunter. -
The people of the east have been
taught to believe that the Dakotas
were a land of snow and ice, the
thermometer registering from forty
to sixty below six months out of
the year. Of course this is ignor-
ance on the part of the easterner,
for an investigation would prove
his conception of our climate
wrong; but only one in hundred
takes the trouble to consult facts,
relying on fctional stories.
The eastern farmer will live on
thirty acre farm, by being very
saving and stinting himself and
family, but cannot make money for
a rainy day. In North Dakota,
that same farmer can get titla2 to a
hundred and sixty acre farm for
the same money his thirty acres
cost him, and in few years have
a snug bank account; and, if he is
a believer in expansion, can soon
own a thousand acres of the best
land in the world and haveikwell
stocked and supplied with mathin-
cry. This is not fiction; it is fact,
and has been accomplished by men
who are known as bonanza farm
ers. Hundreds of men, who came
to North Dakota penniless, are
now wealthy. Who would ask
more?
North Dakota raised one-third of
the flax of the world last year, and
next year will raise nearly three
fourths; her number one hard
wheat is famous the world over.
The climate is very agreeable and
healthy. Is it wonder that i'm
migration to such state grows?
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-02-23
Facts About Two Cases
of Falling of the Uterus
Recovered by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

II suffered for fifteen years without
finding any relief. tried doctors, but
nothing seemed to do me any good. I
had falling of the womb, leucorrhoa,
pain in the back and head, and those
bearing-down pains. One bottle of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound did me SO much good that sent
for four more, also two boxes of Liver
Pills and one package of Sanative
Wash. After using these I felt like q
new woman" ."-MRs. G. A. WINTER,
Glidden, Ia, Box 22O.
II was suffering with falling of the
womb, painful menstruation, head
ache, backache, pain in groins, ex-
tending into the limbs; also terrible
pain at left of womb. The pain in my
back was dreadful during menstrua-
ton, and my head would ache until I
would be nearly crazy. Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
given me great relief. I suffer no
pain now, and give your medicine
all the praise. ."-MRs. ]. P. McSPADDRN,
Rosenberg, Tex,
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-02-23
Facts About the Good
Being Done by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound in Cases of
Change of Life, Bearing
Down Pains, Etc.

81 had falling, Inflammation and
liberation of the womb; backache,
bearing-down pains; was SO weak
and nervous that could not do
my own work; had sick headache,
no appetite, numb spells, hands and
feet cold all the time. I had good
doctors, but none Of them did me any
good. Through the advice of lady
friend I began the use of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
after taking one bottle I felt greatly
relieved, and by the time 1 had used
several bottles was completely cured,
so that could do my work again. /
am now passing through the change Of
life and using your Compound. It helps
me wonderfully. want every suffer-
ing woman to know what your medi-
cine has done for me."-MRs. w. NJ.
BULL, New Palestine, Mo.
"Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound saved my life and gave back
loving mother 70 eleven children,
which was more than any doctor could
have done or any other medicine in
the wide world. Ny trouble was child
bed fever. The third day after my
babe was born I took chill, which
was followed by a high fever. Iwould
perspire until my clothes were as wet
as though dipped in tub of water.
The chills and fever kept up for three
days. Ny daughter got me bottle of
your Compound. The fourth dose
stopped the chills, and the fever also
disappeared. My life was saved. NV
age at this critical time was forty
nine."-LYD1A E. BOUCHER, Etna, Pa.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-02-23
Present Dau Thoughts
By " 0rosvenor."

A Short Sermon:-A healthy
tree stands fast-rooted in the earth.
Only as long as it holds to the
earth can it raise it's swinging head
towards heaven. In this tree
truth there is something like a
human truth.
Look with doubt upon that kind
Of spiritual exaltation which makes
a man less of man after he
receives it. Namby-p -pamby ways,
narrow minded condemnation of
differing opinions, and shrink
ing away from earth duties do not
express real spirituality. If it is
perfectly natural for man to be
religious in his yearnings while
still man, perfect in every physi-
cal sense, the two qualities in him
will not run counter to each other.
The animal within him will be
held in restraint but notdestroyed,
while the spiritual within him will
also very necessarily be held in
restraint and yet not destroyed.
The two have right to exist to-
gether, each strengthening the
other; or we have to blame the
Creator for very great blunder.
L have known whining men and
women holding up their hands in
horror at the ravages committed
by the one they called "The Prince
OF the Power Of the Air. and yet
with miserable inconsistency not
moving finger nor narrowing their
souls to stop one particle of the
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-02-23
BROWN IS STILL IN TOWN.
He is 80 Busy Dealing out Bargains in
Farm Lands that he Cannot Take
Much Needed Rest.

VIM. II. Brown & Co. have made
one of the largest real estate deals
this week that has been made in
in this county for some time. They
negotiated the sale of the M. I. and
10. B. Richards 1,18O-acre farm,
situated in Dry Lake township,
this county, to Arthur E. and Rob
ert E. Horne, the consideration be-
was $4,000. The Horne brothers,
including James, are now the own
ners of $500 acres of rich North
Dakota soil. These boys have done
remarkably we'll since coming to
this country from Iowa few years
ago, and what they have accom-
plished any enterprising, wide
awake, energetic man can also.
These men certainly have made a
success of farming since coming to
North Dakota.
Mr.. G. B. Richards came here
from Maine, he being one of the
first settlers. By surmounting
hardships and many difficulties and
with lots of hard work, he has done
remarkably we'll. He does not in
tend to leave this country, not by
any means. He owns several tracts
in the counties of Towner and Ro-
lette, this state. He intends to
make Devils Lake his home. He
will probably visit his old home in
Maine this summer, and from there
expects to 60 to the Paris exposi-
ton and home by the way of the
Philippines and the Pacific ocean.
VIM. H. Brown & Go. sold the
Robert Brouse land, situated in
township 156, range 81, Ramsey
county, North Dakota, to John L.
Hastad. And they also sold the
following:
Three hundred and twenty acres
north J section 9, township 155,
range 63, Norris township, this
county, to Emil S. Eich.
The Steen 5. Ivedten land, situ-
ated in Rolette county, to John
Norenberg.
This firm has recently purchased
the northwest / section Z, township
l56, range 63, Ramsey county.
The Alex. Shores land, l mile
south of Bartlett, Ramsey county.
The T. W. Sullivan farm, in sec
ton 25, township ISL, range 81,
Bergen township.
The Geo. Rice land, situated one
mile from Rugby, N. D.
Besides these they have bought
the Wilson, Nystrom, Gaudlitz $50
acres, situated in Emmons county,
n. D.
The Douglas Armstrong land
situated in Morton county.
The steven Card land situated in
Mercer county, N. D.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-02-23

Philippines. It is a very cheeky
claim for the party of opposition
to make, that it is the only Simon
pure party in favor of having the
consent of the governed" at all
times and under all circumstances.
when in quite a number of the
states of this Union, where this
party possesses the machinery of
government, the majority has been
summarily suppressed and the
minority rules with an iron hand.
How about the consent of the
governed" in the Democratic states
of Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina and South Carolina? Mr..
Bryan and his followers are long
in sympathy for the dark-skinned
brother away out in the Philip
pine archipelago, but haven't a
tear to shed for the black and
brown brother, who, in a large
section of this country, controlled
absolutely by the party of which
Mr.. Bryan is the acknowledged
leader, has been silenced and sup
pressed.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-02-23
INCONSISTENT.

The Democratic members of the
United States Senate, aided by
few sentimental Republicans,
will do all in their power to
thwart the efforts of the admin
istration to give to Porto Rico
and Cuba the self government
to which the people of those
islands are entitled. A pub
lie school system is needed in both
islands. Porto Ricans and Cubans
should be given an opportunity to
90 to work. To this end indus
tries, which have strangled by war
must be revived industries
must be started. The tariff laws
of this country should be extended
over Porto Rico at the earliest
possible moment in order to revive
the trade of the island. This may
be opposed by some of our extreme
protectionists, but their opposition
will be purely selfish, and it will
be unpatriotic sel6shness. The
island of Porto Rico is as much a
part of the republic as any of ou1
territories, and the people of the
island are entitled to the same
privileges as are enjoyed by the
people of New Mexico or Alaska
In time it will become a state
Why should it be kept under the
old Spanish system, and its pro,
gress retarded? The administra.
ton is working in the right direc.
ton, but the opposition, while all
the time bowling about the icon.
sent of the governed" are doing
their best to prevent self govern.
ment in Porto Rico, Cuba and the
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-02-23
Entered as second class matter.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY AM
THE CITY OF DEVILS LAKE.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY o. 1900.
State Conventions.

The Republican State Central Committee has
appointed Wednesday, May 16, as the day, aud
Fargo as the city for holding the state conven-
tion to select delegates to the national conven-
tion, and Wednesday, July 11th, at Grand Forks,
the state nominating convention.
The representations to these conventions is
based on the average vote cast for congressman
and governor in 1898. Each county is to have
two delegates at large, and one delegate for each
fifty votes or major fraction thereof of the aver
age vote. The following table gives the vote
cast for congressman and governor in each
county, and the total number of delegates to
oh n&,i 10 ontiflod.