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The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-08
Fatally Injured by Her -ehss!mafe..

Special no ne Fost
Huntington. ". Va. May I.-WhlIe re-
turning home from school this afternoon
Minnie. aged ten. and Ollie AllingwOrth
twelve. quarreied with Mayme Merritt
aged ten. The Merritt child was knocked
down by her schOOlmates and trsmDlcd
upon. She is still UnconsciOEs Physl-
cians believe her fatally injured.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-08
STAND FOR WHITE RULE
Virginia Democrats lndOrse
Call for Convention.
p,yIEL TO PLATFORMS RESCUE

DEPOSITION 10 Reclamation Of shieas"
rf,,f,rm overcome By the senators
Ior,eful Address Vigorous Denuncin-
l.aa Of FNtrayaEance In Caba-D"niel'
NarItR, Tyler, and J"He' Delegates 81
Large-Ntgorou Platform Adopted.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-08
The Trouble with Turkey.

From the Pittsburg Chrsncle-Telegrssh.
The powers" remarked Mrs. Snaggs,
'are always presenting collective notes 10
the Sultan OF Turkey"
But his own notes are uncOllectible."
added Mr.. Snaggs
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-08
Information Wanted.

From the Chicago News
Speaking Of heirlooms." a." said the land
lady. Il have one which has come down
through five generations, and"
Pardon me" interrupted the frivolous
bOarder but do you refer to the butter"
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-08
He WiIIWorr,.

Prom the Aichisoa Globe
We have noticed In time OF peril that
the man who helieyes his soul is saved
gets as scared as ons whose soul isn't.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-08
Inurician. MaN.

From the Ia4iszap polis Journal
This Is a queer climate OF OUTS"
Yes, Mag always hangs on 10 winter -
1T gets hot so suddenly. too
That's so; May always jumps right
into Summer"
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-08
Straight Republican Ticket in
North Carolina.
PRITCHARD REPLIES TO AYC0CK
Tells Negroes the Amendment Question
Must BE settled by the Whites, but that
They Can Depend Upon Not Being Dis
Observation-Disclosures Democratic Candi-
prive Illiterate Whites of Suffrage.

Special TO The Post
Raleigh, y. C, May 2-The Republican
State convention, held to-day, nominated
the following ticket;
Governor-Spencer B. Adams OF Guiliord County.
Lieutenant goyernor-Cladius Dockery, Of Rich
mond.
Secretary OF State-Jsnes F. Parrott Of Lenoir
state treasurer-L- L. Jenkins Of CASTOR.
state audtor-Thomas 5. Rollins Of Madison.
Attorney generaI-Z V. Walser. Of Davidson.
Superintendent of public instructon-N. Z. En-
glsh Of Randolph.
Chairman corporation commissiOn-C. A Reynolds.
OF Forsyth.
Corporation commission. A. Francks Of Swain.
Commissioner Of agriculture-A6ner Alexander Of
TyreII.
Commissioner OF lsbor-Thomas s. MaIloy, OF
Rockingham.
ElectOrs-A. H. Price, Of Rowan. and J. c. Nc
Crary. of Davidson
Delegates to the National Convention are Jeter e.
Pritchard. James E. Boyd, E c Duncan. and
Charles McNamee-
The platform adopted reafirms the ma
tiOnal platform of 1896 indOrses the ad-
miniStratiOns of President Mckinley and
Gov. Russell, and denounces the proposed
amendment to the constitution of the
State whereby it is proposed 10 eliminate
the ignorant negro vote.
Following is the plank in regard to the
trusts:
I'VE are opposed to combinations of
capital whenever they become destructive
Of the rights of individual citizens and
such combinations should be suppressed by
adequate statutes enacted by the legisla-
lures Of the several States or by Congress
if the resulting evils are beyond The power
and jurisdiction Of the States"
Priickard for Vice President.
A resolution, offered by Charles Rey-
nolds, indOrsing Senator PTitchard for
said tonight he was no candidate or as
pirant for that nomination.
A. 2. Holton was elected chairman by
acclamatiOn. The following were elected
as State committee: Il. V. Walser Carl
Duncan, II. B. Cheatham, Tyre Glenn
Frank ID. Jones, c. G. Bailey. StaTkey
Hare, r. ]. Lewis, W. J. Sutton, J. NJ
Miliken. J. A. Norwood. II. c. DOckery,
J. w. c. Long Spencer Blackburn. and
T. S. Rollins. W. E Hyams was re-
elected secretary to the committee, and
c. G. Bailey treasurer.
The State headquarters are now at
Greensboro, but will probably be moved
to Raleigh, though there is strong press
ure TO retain them at Greensboro. The
new committee met tonight.
The Republican State League meets
here Tomorrow. Charles ]. Harris. of
DillsborO, will be elected president. He
is known as the Mica King"
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-08
THURST0N A DELEGATE
Editor ROsewater Also Goes
to Philadelphia.
OUTCOME OF NEBRASKA CONTEST

Republican Delegates at Lincoln Went
Wild with Euthu-ias sm When the Ballot
ing tindicnIed Both Participants in the
Hot Fight-CharIe- II. Dietrich Named
for Governor BY Aeeismation and Ticket
Completed with scarcely a Contest.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-08
Election Of Delegates.

The routine work Of the Democratic
State convention to-day was as follows.
Delegates -at-large-SenatorS John "
Daniel and Thomas :. Martin. Gov. ]
Hoge Tyler. and Congressman William !
Jones, Of WestmOreland County. Alter
nates-W. W Baker, of Chesterfield: JOS
eph Button. Of AppomattoN. Frank Hume.
OF Alexandria; A. A Campbell, OF Wythe-
Vile.
District delegates-First-Wal Crabb
and r. l.. AilsWorth. alteruates, ]. W
Hurley and d. J. Wheaton.
Second-E. +. Montague and W. W
Sale: alternates, +. F. Cromwell and A.
II. Morris.
Third-Horace q. Buchanan and Chris
Manning. alternates, J. 7. Lawrence and
John Il. Grimes.
FOURTH. +. West and J. l.. Crute.
Firh-Daniel Walker and r F. Tomp-
kins. alternates. W. 5. Upton and +. VI.
: siXtbLSidney skeltman and r II.
Logan; alternates, J. ". Carleton and 5.
=, S,yHT1h-P II. O'Bannon and NJ. N.
Johnson. alternates, y. r. Early and
! ia3,,i1 FIgGtbDR \. Harper and Charles
White. aIternates, James Barbour and Z.
r. DOwuham.
Ninth-B +. Buchanan ana J. II. Nc
G4v0ck ilternates, W. r. Gray and f.
h. Hutton.
Teuth-Bland Massie ard Benjamin Hay
den. altcrnates. T.. ". HubSrd and L. Il.
Stephenson.
FIectors-at-large-J l.. JcTrles, o. Cul-
peprr and William Hodges Mann, or Not
tovag.
District electors-First. Thomas J. Dow
uey, Second. John Whitehead, Third. :
L. Kelly. Fourth, William Henry Mann;
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-08
Is TO | DEAD IN IOWA
Democracy Loyal to Bryan, but
Not to His Cause.
PLATFORM MINUS SILVER RATIO

Editor Murphy Moliifed BY Being selected
a. a Delsgate-nf-laTxe 10 the Kansas
City ConyentieH-The Uait RaIe Adopted.
aud EyerythiRg Made secare for the Me-
bra,kan-Trusts aud Protection Are De-
nounced-Broken Pledges to Porto Rice.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-08
Irsrd Platform on New Issues.

The ror-rTgt'iNe sentiment OF the con-
va.'.ug found ils spokesman lu NIr y Z
1.n,n-l CO.. Richmond. who submitted y
r.srg r-pur, upon the platform urg-
'.. '.r Virginia delegation ~ Kansas
'..g 10 labor for platform based uuo1
r.. ISSUES ar Munford made An earn
'-r speech ir advocacy OF MS substitute
....t. .-s.4.He r.re coinage Of silver AS "A
'-" issue. upon which the party had
.... .... down 20 defeat. and the fear OF
..-E .r fl- future would array au rb.
b. -.lr.e Interests against the Democratic
). .'t Nr Muford argued earnestly ana
b.. iTanE statements eilclted loud ap-
ta.-.. senator Daniel. however. took The
g..l'r View. and the convention natur-
oil, followed H.m.
senator Daniels speech was DEVOTED but
-H'- rg national issues. but was a
" t'at argument for the coustitut tional
convention. euImrratiHg the reasons in
j. FAVOR Uo, tHc Igas, important being
..r .!'a question ~ suffrage and the
N4sIe.s between The rales IN this Com
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The Minority Report.

ing a minority of the committee on reSO-
mtions, submitted the following as a sub
stitute for 50 much of the majority re-
port as indOrSeS the platform enuuciatrd
by the Democratic convention neld at
Chicago in 1896:
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-08

ne is 10 sDcnd tw0 or three days.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-04
PARTISAN NEW YEARS.

Visiting cards to your entire list
even to those that you never think OF
on another day, kisses on each cheek
TO those that you do meet and sugar
plums galore, with or without other
gifts. are distinguishing marks OF the
Parisians' new years. The sweetmeats
take every conceivable form, says a
letter from the other side I'm the
windows there are monkeys and ba-
boons in chocolate, cats, dogs, pigs and
doll millinery in tinted cream; sugar
lilies, roses and orchids; even cab
bages, carrots, turnips, onions and as
paragus incredibly natural, and all OF
which, when their crisp outer crusts
are bitten into. will send down the de-
lighted throat streams Of cordial
Even men relatives and friends ex-
change satin bags Of chocolate or cara
mels. st. Louis Globe-Dcmocrat.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-04
THE WHEAI MARKET.
North America Can Dictate the Price
To the World.

w. G. Johnson of the Maryland Ag-
ricultural College has received a letter
from F. Hammesfahr, of Antwerp, au-
thoT of The Corn Trade and Options
Market, from which the following is
taken:
Antwerp, Oct. 30.-For the moment
wheat is rather dull, because stocks
are everywhere too large. Thus the
trade has once again taken up too
much merchandise. The question of
whether or not the trade will get rid
of its stocks at profit lies only with
the farmer. If the farmer take no
heed of the position of the market, and.
without using his intelligence, con-
tinues to bring forward supplies, prices
must decline, the trade and the farmer
both will lose money, and the latter
because he has himself spoilt the
market. But if the farmer holds back
his supplies, as his own interests re-
quire, and by doing so enables the
merchant to sell at p. Jfit, then the
| latter will gladly pay ten cents higher
a bushel and even more to the farmer
The merchant does not trouble himself
about the price at which he purchases:
all he wants is to resell at a profit
Therefore, always when the stocks are
large farmers should hold back; If
stocks decrease in consequence, the ad-
vance comes by itself and the farmer
will sell larger quantities at good
prices until the trade has again been
sufficiently supplied and stocks have
again increased. And then the artlfi-
cial pause in farmers deliveries must
come again until stocks are lessened
again.
There has never been a more favor
able moment that the present for the
American farmer to employ these tao
tics. In India wheat prices are so dear
that there is question of sending the
grain out there from this market.
Several cargoes of Australian wheat
have already been sold to India. Rus
STA is too dear by Is to 20 cents; the
Danubian States have nothing; the
Argentine crop is at an end and the
new crop cannot be shipped before Feb
ruary and March. North America is
the only exporting country In the uni
versal market, and can, therefore, die
tate the prices.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-04
HARM DONE BY THE MOSQUITO.
Scientists Believe They Inject Disease
Into the Human System.

The mosquito, according to English
erous and harmful of insects. Al
least that is the inference to be drawn
from the bug census" of the kingdom
just completed.
The idea of taking bug census" or
iginated with officials of the British
museum. The results obtained have
been so remarkable that investigations
along these lines are to be verified, and
every effort is to be made to get the
information obtained into such form
as to make it of great value in i'm
proving the health of humanity.
This novel census of the insect king
dom has been taken on purely scien-
tific lines, its original object being to
determine If possible which insects
were boon and blessing to humanity
and which were the reverse. Altogeth-
er the statistics that have been OBJ
tanned have quite upset the old ideas,
and text books will have to be changed
as the result of this investigation.
According to the opinion that has
generally prevailed, ali insects as well
as all lower animals were created for
the benefit of man. 1t is true that sci
ence has not held this opinion for
years, but it has certainly been the
popular opinion. Instead of that these
English scientists have proved to
their own satisfaction that, while there
are many insects that render us con-
siderable service. there are almost as
many that are properly termed pests, .
and some of these little enemies of men
succeed in accomplishing an amount Of
evil entirely out of proportion to their
size.
According to this census there are
sol families of insect life. and these
have been divided into three classes.
good. bad and Indifferent The good
insects number 116 families. the bad
insects 113 families. while the insects
Of whom not enough is known to per-
nit the investigators TO classify them
at present numbers seventy-two fam
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-04

, lilies. The future work of the census
commissioners will be to study these
doubtful characters in insect life in or
der that their purpose in living may
be ascertained, after which they too
will be set down as either good or bad.
OF the 113 families of the bad insects
some of them are of a most graceful
character, for those who do not spend
their lives in devouring thousands of
dollars worth of vegetables every year,
gobbling up spring cabbages, early po-
tatoes and succulent young peas in the
most ruthless fashion, have as their OBJ
ject in life the sole desire to bring
suffering and disease to the animal
kingdom, of which man is a part.
While the good or beneficial insects
are of less interest to us at the present
time, it is instructive to know just
what their mission in life is. OF the
116 families, seventy-nine devote
themselves to the destruction, of their
wicked, MISUNDERSTANDING brethren,
thirty-two families act as scavengers
and clear away with great rapidity all
sorts of decaying vegetable and animal
matter, which otherwise might cause
wholesale death by plague; two act as
pollenisers and three form food for
eatable fishes.
One of the most important achieve
mentS of this census commission, how
ever, has been the determining of the
proper classification for the mosquito.
1t has been the popular impression for
years that the mosquito, though often
nuisance, was a public benefactor,
and that his determination would re-
act upon the races of mankind. Con-
trary to this opinion, it is now known
that they are most harmful insects, one
of the most harmful families of the in
sect kingdom, in fact, and that, instead
of absorbing elements that might be
injurious to man, they themselves in
| ject disease into the bodies of their
victims.
Ernest Austin of the natural history
department of the British museum
knows all about mosquitoes. He says:
Il have found that such diseases as
malaria are undoubtedly con-
tracted from mosquito bites at
times, and l expect to prove
that it is always so. We have already
found that bird diseases in India are
spread by parasites peculiar to them,
and there is little reason to doubt that
a similar state of affairs exists between
mosquitoes and man, and that malaria
and its kindred diseases are due to the
bite of this insect"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-04
VENDETTAS OF THE PRESENT
They Differ But Slightly From the
Feuds of Other Days.

1t is through lack of information
that the vendetta is referred to TODAY
as an institution of the past. Wendell
tas-blood feuds-exist today not on,v
In Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. but /.
Kentucky and other OF the southern
and western states, and also at times 4.
England, Ireland and France, italy ana
the east
1t has happened recently that an Al
bantam whose relative had been killed
by Turkish vizer shot the vizer's son
which Is at least partial exemplifi-
cation or the vendetta. In Arabia the
system Is today in full operation, fact
which Is so well understood that Of
lenses sufficient to start train OF Kill
ings are rarely committed and con-
siderable degree of order is thereby
preserved.
AS 1t is genrally understood the ven
detta originated in the following
practice: An assassin was never al
iowed TO escape. The responsibility or
punishment was assumed by the near
est blood relations of his victim. There
must be blood for blood, death for
death.-New York World.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-04
A WOMAN.

fame there is, applause of people.
Beauty OF day and hour.
RAGS that pass and fancies pa sing
Honor cringing low to power.
what the world wants is a woman.
queen OF home and queen Of heart
All her fame summed in this say,,e !.
She doeth well her part
John Trotwood Moore
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-04
vaccinated Firearms.

Much discomfort was aroused among
the blacks of German west Africa
when a short time ago orders were is
sued by the colonial government that
all firearms in the hands of natives
should be stamped and registered.
Lieutenant Eggers. Damaraland.. how
ever. had no trouble in persuading the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-04
SIX TIMES AS SALTY.

The water Of the Salt Lake in Titan
is six times as salt as that of the ocean.
1t is estimated that 1t contains $780,
900 900 tons Of salt.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-04
FROM OVER THE SEA
EMfHROR WILLIAMS LINGUISTIC
ArrAiNMENTS A SURPRISE.
MANtliKS PATERNALiSM

The Locomotive in the Soudan-Twice
Christmas in One Year And Two
Sundays in Week-Nice Snap for
the Youth of Another Land-Vac-
cinating Firearms.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-04

Al Middletown. N. Y, the defalea-
tons of Assistant Cashier Louis e
Goldsmith amount to s101, 1887.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-15
q "a - TT & RIA.
s s:s:: :e: ''x,zzls';;.;:::::!: S''''
Masters Sale.
searle & Marshall, Attorneys

Searle & Marshall, Attorneys
State of Illinois, &C
Rock Island County. o.
In the Circuit Court in Chancery. Partition
General No. 1876.
Annie Chesebro. R. r. Chesebro Charles s ut
cliffe. Carrie Sutclife, Frederick Sutcl!ne,
Dorothy Sutcliffe and George Sutciiffe. VS..
Mary l. Van Arsdel. James w. Van AIRS
del, Maggie Sutcliffe, Sadie Holdorf and
Hine Holdorf.
Notice hereby given that bv virtue of q
decree of said Court, entered In the above en-
titled cause, on the Thirteenth day OF DC
tober, A. ID. 1900. 1 shall, on Saturday, the
Seventeenth day of November, A. D., 1900,
at the hour of two o clock in the afternoon. at
the Court House, in the City of Rock Island, IN
said county of Rock Island. as directed by said
decree, sell at public auction to the highest and
best bidder for cash only, that certain parcel
of land. situate in the County of Rock Island
and State of Illinois, known and described as
follows, tO-wit:
Lot Fifteen O5) in Block Three (9 in BIiley
Dsvepport-s Fourth Addition to the City Of
Rock Island.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this Fifteenth
day of October, a. D.. 1900.
ELwIN E PARMRETER,
Master In Chancery. Rock Island County, Ill
SEARLE & MARSHALL
Complainants Solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-15

1t must be conceded that in some
qualities of primitive but practical re-
sourcefulneSS the Chinese are ahead of
most civilized nations. All travellers
agree that if in district where clocks
and watches are unknown you ask a
Chinaman the time of day he will, if
we'll disposed. at once proceed to am
buscade and capture the household cat.
and after pushing up the lids and look
ing for n moment into its eyes he will
tell the time with astonishing accuracy.
The explanation is a simple physio-
logical one. The pupils of the cats
eyes constantly contract until midday,
when they become like Il fine line, as
thin as a hair. drawn perpendicularly
across the eyes. After Il they begin
again to dilate. 1t is to be hoped that
If the practice is ever introduced into
this country watches and clocks will
continue to be made, as there will
probably be many who will not care to
run after Il cat whenever they want to
know the hour or who may fear some
danger to their own eyes from too close
an examination of hers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-15
Petition to Probate VIII.
State of Illinois. "a,
Rock Island County, o.


County Court, Rock Island County, Septem-
Der term, 1900 In the matter OF the probate
of the last will and testament of Jacob
Fromm, deceased. in probate.
To all persons whom this may concern
greeting. Notice is hereby given, that on the
oath day OF September, A ID. 1900. a petition
was hIed in the County Court OF Rock Island
County Illinois, asking that the last Will and
testament OF Jacob ErOTnm deceased, be ad-
nitted TO probate. The same petition further
states that the following named persons are all
the heirs -at-law and legatees;
Caroline Fromm. widow, Moline, Ill: Catha-
rine Hoffman, sister, FitchburR, Mass ;Frede-
rick Eromm, brother, Hardiuville, ". Y;
Mary Siebert. sister. Worchester. Mass.
Rosina Gross sister Munstngrn, Wurtenberg,
Germany; Frederick wagner, leRatee,
Rock Island, Ill; Joseph Eppnger, lesatee,
Notziningen Kircheim, Wurtenburg Ger
many; Margaretha Zunkel, legatee, Pilot
Mound, Iowa; Catbarine Stiehl, legatee, 4 T.
kinson, Henry county. Ill Frederick FppinR-
err legatee. EOtzinlngcn. Kirchelm, Wurten-
Green River. III children Of Charlotte Haas,
IeRatee. kfrcheim. Wurtenberg, Germany;
children of Eva Eppinger. legatee, NotZinin-
gen. KIrcbeim. WurtenberR, Germany: Board
directors Moline Public Hospital. leg tees,
Moline, III; Con cOrdia German TuIp Verein,
legatees, Moline, Ill.
You are further notified, that the hearing of
court for the 18th day OF October A. D. 1900,
at the hour OF 10 O'Clock In the forenoon, at
the Court House In Rock Island Ia said County,
when and where you can appear, II you see
1T. and show cause, IL any you have, why said
viii should not be admitted 70 probate
HENRY 3 HUBBARD, Clerk
Rock Island, Illinois, Sept "A, 1900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-15
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE.

The LOrain Ohio plant of the Fed
eral Steel company was closed Satur-
day night. throwing 5000 men out of
employment.
Russell Sage is said to be interested
in building in London hotel for the
benefit of girls working for small
salaries.
Official statistics show a further de-
crease in the Berlin Germany birth
rate, which is now but twenty-nine
per 1000.
Mrs. Henry Smith. living near ST.
Charles Mimi. has presented her hus-
band with five living male babies.
New York society has started new
fad-the girl with the cane
Major General Wesley Merritt, Z.
5. A., and Mrs. Merritt have arrived
at New York from Il tour of Europe.
The will of Richard L. Gormully.
the Chicago bicycle manufacturer. dis
noses of about 81 900. 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-15
LINCoLN's PROPHECY IN 1868.

IL see in the near future a crisis
approaching that unnerves me and
causes me TO tremble for the safety of
my country. As result of the war.
corporations have been dethroned and
an era of corruption in high places
will follow and the money power OF
the country will endeavor to prolong
its reign by working upon the preju-
dices of the people. until ali wealth is
aggregated in few hands and the re-
public is destroyed. / feel at this
moment more anxious for the safety
Of the country than ever before. even
in the midst of war"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-15

Two years ago there was not re-
publican of pro minence who held the
opinion that it would be safe for the
country to enter upon a policy Of
Imperialism. Now Senators Depew,
BeveTidge and Gov. Roosevelt say
they are in favor of the government
controlling not only the Philippines
but Cuba as well. To this position
the government must come at last if
the present Mckinley policy is carried
out. The question now for the people
to decide next month is whether
the party was wrong then and right
now