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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22

NEW YORK. Feb. 21.-A movement
is on foot at Yonkers n. Y, to save the
historic old manor house. now the city
hall, the place where Mary Philipse re-
sided when courted by George Washing
ton. The present movement came about
as the result of a proposition to alter the
building by putting wing on the west
side to be used by the aldermen for n
committee room, there being need for in
creased accommodations The Yonkers
Historical society has objected to the
proposition, and the Daughters of the
Revolution regard it as little short of
sacrilcge to alter this building, which
was erected in 1852, which stood all
through the Revolution, was the home of
Frederick Philpse and was often visited
by Washington while his troops in this
vicinity were holding the British in check
in New York.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
Mother and Children Drowned.

CAPE MAY, n. j., Feb. 21.-The wife
and two sons of Enoch Stevenson were
drowned in a pond near their home at
Eldora, near here, yesterday. The two
boys, who were 10 and Is years of age,
were playing on the ice when they broke
through. Their screams attracted the at
tention of the mother. She ran on the
ice close to the hole where her two sons
were struggling, and in attempting to
draw them from the water she also fell
in. BY this time the father and several
of the neighbors came to the rescue, but
the three were beyond human aid when
taken from the water. The father in his
frantic effort to save his family also
broke through the ice, but was saved by
the other rescucrs.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
The Treaty with France.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The senate
committee on foreign relations today or,
dered favorable report on the treaty OF
reciprocity with France. No amend
mcnt was made to the treaty. The com.
mittee did not take up the Hay-Paunce
fote treaty relating to the Nicaragua
canal.
No opposition was manifested on the
part of any member Of the committee
and the report in its favor will be unani.
nous. The members Of the committee
discussed the provisions at some length
but only for the purpose of becoming ia.
miliar with them. The fact was EN-.
phasized that II the treaty should be rati.
fed 669 articles of American origin
would be admitted to France at the min.
imum rate and only 10 subjected to the
present rate.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
MACDONALD FALLS
Gallant Leader of Highland
ers Badly Wounded.
Other British officers Suffer
From Boer Bullets.
London Gets Unconfirmed Ru-
NOR That the Siege of Lady,
smith Has Been Raised.

LONDON, Feb. 21.-It is reported that
General Hector Macdonald, commander
OF the Highland brigade, was severely
wounded yesterday. The last news re-
ceived about General Macdonald and the
highlanders was that they were pursuing
General Cronje.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived at the war Office from Lord Rob
erts, dated Paardcberg. Feb. 20:
Between Feb. 16 and Feb. Is Major
General Knox was wounded, Major Gen
eral Hector Macdonald severely wound
ed and Lieutenant Colonel Aldworth was
killed"
The war Office adds that no details of
the fighting have yet been received
These casualties occurred in fighting neal
Paardeberg.
A curious dispatch from Pretoria, dat
ed Tuesday, Feb. 20, announces that
Commandant Ferreira was killed Feb.
10, adding that his death was believed
to be the result of an accident.
Further details of the attack made by
Colonel Plumers forces on the Boer po-
sition defended by II FOUNDER, near
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
GENERAL MACDONALD.

Crocodile pools, not far from Gaberones,
show that as the British were struggling
up the hill In the dark, through a net of
barbed wire, they alarmed the Boer
watchdogs, who gave tongue. The Beers
opened fire, and the British charged, but
the Beers exploded dynamite mines, do
ing much damage, and the British re-
treated.
A private telegram received here from
Berlin this afternoon declares that Gen
eral Cronje is in bad position, bearing
out yesterdays Berlin rumor that Gen
eral Cronje was surrounded and that a
time limit had been given him within
which to capitulate.
The war Office has received the follow
ing from General Butler, dated Chieveley
camp, today:
"The Fifth division crossed the Tugela
today by pontoon and drove back the en-
emy's rear guard, our naval II FOUNDER
silencing all of the enemy's guns
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
Japs Inspect American Machinery.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. 21.-The
four japanese cotton manufacturers who
are making a tour of the spinning and
weaving centers of this country are in
the city to visit the Fall River Iron
Works company and the American Print
Ing company. the machine shop Of Kill
burn, Lincoln Il Co. and the Fall River
Machine works. Their object is to exam
inc the improved cotton machinery used
In this country.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
LADYSMITH RELIEVED?
UncOnfrmed Report of the Raising
of the Siege,


LONDON, Feb. 21.-The war office de-
elares late this afternoon it is unable to
substantiate the reports of the relief of
Ladysmith. But this does not prevent
the public from believing the queen has
again forestalled the authorities at Pail
Mall and preferred to communicate the
glad news direct to the public through the
mayor of Windsor, just as yesterday she
dramatically announced through Lord
William Cecil, commander of militia
corps, the tidings of General Buffers
success hours before the war Office was
able to relieve the impatient anxiety Of
the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, as
the queens words are not actually quoted
in today's announcement, official CON
firmation is eagerly awaited, especially
as General Buffers dispatch of yesterday
is very generally regarded as foreshadow-
Ing juncture of his and General Whites
forces some time today. Public interest,
expectation and anxiety therefore sway
increasingly and impatiently between
Ladysmith and Bloemfontein. The prac-
tical relief Of the former place is regard
ed as due more to Field Marshal Lord
Roberts brilliant strategy in drawing off
the Beers than to General Buffers
the result of the battle between General
Kitchener and General Cronje, re-enforc-
ed by the forces thus drawn off from
Ladysmith, is expected to almost syn
chronize with the announcement that
General Butler has reached his objective.
The accomplishment of the latter event,
however, is regarded with greater conf
dence than is the ability OF General
Kitchener to thoroughly cripple General
Cronje, for the Boer general has proved
himself so clever and daring in slipping
through the British lines that, even il
Lord Roberts quickly occupied Bloemfon-
tein, there are many fears expressed that
General Cronje might still preserve the
effectiveness Of his mobile force.
The war office this afternoon announc-
ed that 1t had no news from other
sources. There Is yet nothing to throw
light on the main issue.
Regarding the military conditions, the
critics of the afternoon papers express
the keenest satisfaction at the phase of
the campaign, as revealed by the latest
news, drawing attention to the fact that
whether or not Lord Roberts succeeds
In inhicting a decisive defeat he has
forced the Beers TO release their grip on
Ladysmith, Kimberley Zululand and
lower Natal, though admitting that the
siege of Mafeking may be made more
severe by the arrival of a portion of the
Boer force driven off from Kimberley
endeav0ring to avenge itself on Colonel
Baden-POwell Arundel dispatches, dated
Tuesday. Feb. 20, show that the Beers,
in force, made a determined attempt to
invest Arundel, but We're baffied by the
smart maneuvering of the British mount
ed troops.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
Barge sunk; Crew Drowned.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.--It seems quite
likely that the missing Pomroy Coal
company's barge Oakland, which was
lost on Sunday morning off the New Jer-
sey coast while in tow of the tug Nathan
Hale, en- route from Norfolk to Provi-
dence, has gone to the bottom with all
hands. The Oakland's crew of four men
were Captain A. B. Crooker, 45 years
old, of Boston; Cook w. II. Watson, 33
years old, of Norfolk; Engineer Corsar
lgnacio Fcrio. 30 years old, of Bravo,
Cape Verde islands, and Deckhand S.
Il. Hopkins, % years old, of Maine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
TALK OF CONGRESS
House Still Debating Porto
Rican Tariff Bill.
A Place Provided For Hrs.
Daniel Manning.
Resolution Adopted Providing
For Her Appointment as
Paris Commissioner.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The house
today adopted the senate resolution au-
thorizing the president to appoint one
woman commissioner to represent the
United States and the National Society
Of the Daughters of the American Rev
oluton at the unveiling of the statue of
Lafayette at the Paris exposition.
This resolution was introduced last
week by Senator Depew and passed
without opposition. 1t is intended
b provide for the appointment of Mrs.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
Bz1EHDENED vEDssyE ElEg, /,

We look i'll ainazement at the burdens
some women carry upon their heads.
Yet how light they are compared with
the burdens some women carry upon
their hearts. There are childless women
whose hearts ache ceaselessly because of
the childless home. That bunlcn of
childlessness has been lifted from the
heart of many woman by the use of
DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription. Many
OF the obstacles to maternity are reinov-
able. Such obstacles are entirely re-
moved by "Favorite Prescription" 1t
contains no alcohol nor narcotic.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
Political Crisi. In Jamaica.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb 21.-There
Is excitement here over the political cri-
sis. The elected members of the legisa-
ture, as protest against the subversion
of the constitution, left the chamber in a
body. Additional official members were
then introduced and sworn, marking the
re-esta blishment of crown government.
The American reciprocity treaty is being
eOnsidered
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
Killed wife and HimseIf.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Feb. 21.-Wil-
liam Ulmer, tailor, shot his wife in the
left cheek, causing a severe but not Sc
rious wound He then shot himself dead.
The couple had frequent quarrels ON ac-
count of Ulmer's failure to provide for
the wife and two children. Ulmer had
been out of work for couple of weeks.
He was 45 years of age. The couple had
been married II years.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
More Graves In Arlington.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.--The re-
mains of so soldiers were buried at the
National cemetery at Arlington today
with the usual military honors. Most OF
these men lost their lives in Cuba during
and since the Spanish war. The remain
der died in the military service in Porto
Rico. Their bodies were brought home
on the transport Buford and other yes,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
MOre DrYdOckn Needed

WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-The house
committee on naval affairs continued its
work upon the naval appropriation bill
yesterday, The committee has practi-
cally decided to place in the bill pro-
vision for two new drydocks to cost ST.
25O,OO0 each, one at New York and one
at Norfolk.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22

"Your bool<keeper is subject to lt
of ill-humor, isn't he?'
"No; he has widely isolated attack,
of amiability.'-Chicago Record.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
Wise CrusOe.

silly Billy--Why did Robinson Cru
soc call him Friday?
Pious Percival-ro save him frou
the cannibals. You can't eat meat OF
Friday, you KNOWN. Y. journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
und Gsve-Away

Mrs. Gadd-Did you ever notice how
polite and attentive Mr.. Gayfellow il,
to his wife?
Mrs. Gadd-Yes. Looks mighty sus
picious.--N. Y. Weekly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
hut II Always Does.

Uncle Bob-Lightnng never strike,
twice in the same place.
Johnny wish mas slipper didn't
N, y. journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22

Kathryn--I wonder what makes thu
leaves of the trees turn red in tn,
fall.
Enthusiastically blushing at theL
bare limbs.-IIarlem Life.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22

Jaspcr-Bighead is stupid fellow
isn't he?
Jumpuppe-Stupid! Why, he ism
original enough TO get off a chestnut
Town Topics.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22

Bacon--Is an onion like a lcek?
Egbert-Well. yes; there is n yer,
strong resemblance.-Ionkers Stat S
man.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22

Waiter-This is the latest on boiled
beef
Patron--What is it?
Waiter - Horseless horse-radish. =
Judge.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
Weather Indications.

Raj, followed by clearing; colder with
increasing southeast winds.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-22
narried Six Years and ChiIdIcss.

al have never written you how grateful am
to you for your help in securing good health and
one OF the sweetest, dearest, thirteen pound
girls that ever came into home writes Mrs NJ.
vastine, of 647 South Liberty Street, Calesburg,
III. II took six bottles Of DR. Pierccs Favorite
Prescription, four of the Golden Medical Dis
covery' and four walls of DR. Pierces Pleasant
Pellets, Before had taken four bottles of the
'Favorite Prescription j was a new woman
cannot make pen describe my heartfelt graft
tude, so will close by saying IL any one disputes
the value OF Or. Pierce's medicines will be
pleased to confirm the truth of all say if they
will enclose stamped envelope for reply"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are
ladies' laxative. No medicine equals
them for gentleness and thoroughness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-20
Household Hints,

Ice can be kept well even during the
warmest weather. Wrap it in several
thicknesses Of flannel and place in the
ice chest on four crossed pieces of
wood so that no water will accumulate
under it
Ants can be driven away if the
places they frequent are sprinkled with
oil of pennyroyal.
The smell of onions may be removed
from the breath by eating parsley
moistened with vinegar.
Mildew stains can be removed by
rubbing plenty of soap and powdered
chalk on the garment and placing it in
the sun. 1t may be necessary to re-
peat this operation.
Houses may be kept comparatively
cool during the summer months by
throwing the windows and blinds wide
open in the early morning hours and
then closing the blinds for the rest Of
the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-20
Guardians Sale of Real Estate.

BY virtue OF an order and decree of the
county court OF Rock Island county, Illinois,
made on the petition of he unders gned Martha
Wirig guardian of Jose hine Wirig, Mary
Martha Wirig, Emil Wirig and Nicholsus
Wirig. minors, for leave to sell the real es-
tate of said minors, at the May term A. d.
1900, OF said court, to-wit on the 2sth day
of May 1900, shall on the 10th day of June
next, at the hour of ten o'clock In the forenoon
OF said day, sell at public sale at the east door
of the court house in the city of Rock Island,
in said county, the real estate described as
follows to-wit:
he one-fourth 90 undivided interest In the
following described real estate: Fourteen
feet az ft.) ten inches 40 in.l from on the east
side OF lot No ten QO) and all of lot No. elev-
en- QD except the east fourteen feet GA ft.)
ten inches 40 I'M thereof, being the west
1hirty eight and one-half feet (3S11 IT. of said
lot No eleven QD, In block tenLQ0) in that
part of the city and county OF ROCK Island ana
state of Illinois known as Thompson q
Wells addition to said city, reference being
had to the original plat of said addition, on
the following terms towit:
The purchaser to pay the whole OF the pur-
chase price at the time of such sale.
Dated this 2Sth day OF May. A. d. 1900.
MARTHA WIRIG, Guardian of Josephine Wirfg,
Mary Martha Wirig, Emil Wirig and Nichol-
aus Wlrig, minors etc.
LUDOLPH & REYNOLDS, Attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-20
DYSPEPSIA.
Nervous Dyspepsia Caused Great Distress for Nanbs
of Years. Finally zyas Cured BY
Dr.. Miles Nerv1ne.

Nervine puts TIE mind in just that
condition. 1t is a brain and nerve
food and tonic whose important ele-
ments, acting upon the body and mind
with equal force, possesses remarkable
efficiency in nervous disorders
Il had been troubled with dyspepsia, for
nearly thirty years and two years ago was
taken with nervous trouble which caused me
much distress. / could not eat nor sleep, was
losing strength and flesh and was melancholy
and very unhappy. l employed the best ply
sicians who said the trouble was with my
nerves, but they were unable to do me any
good i tried several advertised medicines
and at last began taking DR.. Miles Nervine.
BY the time the first bottle was half gone
could sleep some. could eat little and the
world seemed to get right side up again !
kept right on taking the Nervine and when /
had used fifteen bottles my stomach trouble
was gone, and felt we'll and strong. feel
very grateful Tor the good l have received
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-20
To Adorn the Hair.

There never was a time when so
many things are being designed for
the hair in the evening. Almost every
one wears big black bow of velvet in
the head after dark if they attempt
nothing more dreSSy. Silk roses with
long stems are in great demand and
are pinned into the pompadour with a
rose coming nearly to the forehead a
little to the right side.
The flowers match in color the rib
bons on the gown. Huge black silk
roses and buds are very stylish worn
in this way. Plated rosettes of tulle
are constantly seen, and for an evening
party the tulle is spangled with silver
or gold or jet. Women who like black
are wearing small bandeaux of jet
around the top of the head, with an
upright jet ornament in front. These
they Wear for any evening affair.
Young girls are getting wreaths of
pink geraniums or tiny roses or forget
menots and winding them about the
knot on top of the head.
And again and again let me add that
ornamented combs are neither pretty
nor fashionable. Two small side combs
to keep the pompadour in place and a
long fat comb across the back of the
head to keep the shape perfect or a
little tiny circlet of shell down near
the collar will do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-20

Water ices. which are simply a min
Cling of fruit juices, water, sugar and
whites of eggs, are even more likely to
please than ice cream at this season of
the year. To make a delicious plneap-
pie ice you will need two large plneap-
pies, one and one-half pounds of sugar,
one quart Of water, one tablespoonful
of gelatin and two lemons. Pare the
pineapples and CRATE them. Make a
strip OF the sugar and water by boiling
them five minutes; then add the geIa-
tin, which has been dissolved in cold
water. When the strip is cool. pour it
over the fruit to which has been added
the juice of the lemons. Let it stand
an hour or more, then strain and
freeze In freezing turn the crank very
slowly at first
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-20
Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that special meet
ing of the stockholders of the Rock Island q
Eastern Illinois Railway company has been
called by the directors OF said company, TO be
held at the once of the company In the Rock
cry building, in Chicago, Ill on the I'd day of
July 1900, at the hour OF II o'clock In the fore
submitted to a vote of the stockholders the
following several propositions. viz:
to the Davenport, Rock Island & Northwest
ern Railway company"
2. To increase the capital stock OF said cor
poration from one hundred thousand dollars to
the sum of four mi lion dollars
g. To authorize the officers and directors to
to the amount pS Of four million dollars payable
in gold, fifty years after date. bearing three
and one-half (Sh) per cent interest. payable
deed or mortgage, ereby conveying the COR
pOrate property, rights and franchises, now
owned and possessed, or hereafter acqulred
said bonds; and also to authorize additional
bonds to be issued thereafter for corporate
purposes. to be likewise secured oy said mort
4. To authorize said eficers and directors to
purchase In fee simple the railroad property,
corporate rights powers. privilege ana fran
chises Except the franchise to be corpora
toni of the Davenport, Rock Island & North
port. Clinton Eastern Railway company. re-
spectively Goth of said last named companies
being Iowa corporations); Or Ia case OF the
union of the railways of said two companies
In the meantime by purchase, sale, consoitde-
ton or otherwise, 70 purchase the railway
The 70 zee s9a
poration) of the corporation owning said
united properties
JOHN LAMBERT,
JOHN w. GATES,
CHARLES @. GATES,
JAMES G. HUTCHINs,
Directors.
CHARLEs G. GATES, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-20
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Dishes For che Sick-A Pleasing Bay
Window Eject - House.
hold Hints.

Comparatively few housekeeperS- ap-
preciate the amount of nutriment that
| is wasted with every pair of chicken
| or fowls feet that is thrown away. A
practical test of the value of these
usually despised portions is TO boil one
! pair in a saucepan by themselves until
the bones fall apart, and then note the
quantity of jelly thus obtained. The
feet are the most easily cleanSed of
any portion of the bird, because the
thick outer skin can be removed entire.
like a stocking. To do this the feet
should not be allowed to boil, as the
skin will adhere to the bones, but they
should be plunged into hot water, not
boiling. and allowed TO stand for two
or three minutes. The skin will then
readily loosen at the top and draw off
TO the claws. The latter should be cut
off.
To make chicken jelly clean and dis
joint a chicken. cut ii into small pieces,
break the bones and place it with the
feet, prepared as described above, in a
saucepan. Add one pint of cold water
for every pound of chicken. Heat slow
", simmer until the meat falls from
the bones. Strain, let it stand until
cold, remove the fat and season it with
salt, pepper and a small piece of lemon
peel. Parsley, celery and bay leaves
may be used for fiavoring if they are
desired. Turn into a mold and stand in
q cold place to harden. This can be
used for broth or soup by thinning
slightly with boiling water.
To make chicken soup follow the
above directions. Remove the meat
when it has fallen from the bones,
strain, add a tablespoonful of rice, a
small piece of onion, the seasoning,
bits of the meat and cook until the rice
is done. Remove the onion and serve
with croutons, sippets or toast.
Toast should be cut one-third of an
inch thick, dried slowly, Drowned
quickly and served hot. 1t may be
served as water, milk or cream toast.
A poached egg may be served on any
Of these.
To make French toast plunge slice
of bread into milk and then into an
egg, the white and yolk of which have
been beaten together thoroughly and
seasoned with salt. Fry a golden
brown in butter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-20

An active mind, suffering from
overexertion, grief, trouble, worry OF
household cares, demands from the
body greater amount Of fuel for the
vital fires than the digestive organism
can supply. 1t requires a certain
amount Of vital force to operate the
human machine, and when all the
available supply OF force is absorbed
by the overworked brain there Is moth
ing left for the stomach. 1t is easy
now TO understand why irritability
and dyspepsia have become almost
synonymous; why a nervous person is
usually so very particular and capri
ciouS about food. 1t is an almost I'M
disputed fact that no marked progress
can be made toward the ultimate cure
OF any disease until the mind is put
into that calm, serene condition
which is natural to people in full
bodily health and vigor Dr.. Niles