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The evening times., 1900-07-31
New York Cotton Market.
s Convict Crnsoe.
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ltrCm the Chicago ChrCn.cle.)
Seven hundred miles west Of Ecuador.
on the equatorial line, lie TIE Galapagos
Islar ds. which have recently come into
possession of the United States. Upon
Floriana Island one OF this group, was re-
Gently found a Spanish South American.
who gave his name as Pedro Guaza Cap
tain Tanner. Of the United States Navy
was his discoyerer. and, although the
lonely settler fully expected to be carried
back TO a prison cell, he welcomed the vis-
itors efIusively. Captain Tanner tells the
story OF the island recluse briefly we
supposed the island was entirely uninhab-
tied. and We were greatly surprised at the
discovery Of solitary mana ver;table
Robinson CTusOe.
Pedro Guaza told his story II was then
something more than year since he came
from Chatham Island with party Of or
chilla pickers and saw from day TO day
the .leser-ed plantation, with its wealth or
fruit. horses, cattle, mules. donkeys. goats
and swine. Why should l not remain and
possess them? he asked When the party
was ready to depart Pedro could not be
found.
"Guaza displayed good judgment in pro-
viding for his comfort and safety. He
established himself in small house near
a spring OF water at an elevation of about
500 feet above the sea, two miles from the
landing place and an equal distance from
the deserted plantation. 1t commanded a
wide view and all the animals W thin miles
on every side came to the spring for wa
ter.
His weapons were strong knife and an
axe. He constructed a blind over the
spring, and by lashing his knife to a pole
succeeded in spearing goats and pigs in
plenty. He was compelled at first to
bring his fruit from the plantation but he
tured a couple Of donkeys, which he
trained as saddle and pack animals. and
thencefoTth rode to and from the estate
with proper dignity.
The wardrobe of Guaza be2s me emp
tied. He remedled this diff, ulty by sim
ply disrobing. He slowed MS one and
only suit away, substituting for it the
dressed skins of goats. The modern luxury
of matches was beyond his reach and he
procured fire by the time-honored method
of rubbing two sticks together.
For a while Guaza kept the record of
time by marking the days on stick. large
mark for Sunday; but, with his increasing
prosperity, he became careless. soon losing
all run of time, and as the effect of utter
loneliress increased, he imagined every day
a weelI, the weeks months, the months
years. me first questions he asked were:
What year is it =? What month";
Captain Tanner said that FlO1iana Island
was formerly a convict settlement, as is
Chatham Island now. In the '7O's the con-
yicts rose in rebellion and killed the keep
ers. Selling two schooners, they escaped
TO sea and have never been heard of since.
The plantation buildings. crumbled into
ruins The fields became a wilderness. The
fruit trees, although bearing heavily. were
wild Flocks and herds roamed at VAL.
Wild dogs, made savage by hunger, yreyed
on the young ard thus prevented the over
population of animal life.
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STOCK MARKET STRONG.
The Operations Dull ut the Openfnl
of fBu-IneSs

Oh business
NEW YORK, July S1.-The market op-
ened dull and strong. Professional rad
ers and houses with out-of-town braI ches
mOnopolized what little business was
transacted.
slightly better feeling regarding the
Chinese situation prevailed.
Talk Of a strike by 24,OOO iron puddlers
in this country was also discussed.
Reports that the June statement OF the
Burlington and Quincy would be favorable
were circulated and those associated with
Brooklyn Rapid Transit predicted a salts
factory showing II the annual statement
which VIII be made public this week. In
the carly trading. Brooklyn Rapid Transit
was strong and higher. together with
American Tobacco and Sugar, the leaders
of yesterdays decline.
The grangers were also frmer on small
purchases
Pennsylvania advanced on ine increases
in net earniE-s
A strong feature of the industria. quar-
ter was Rubber. common.
The London and Continental securities
market exhibited irmness, rejecting the
feeling of relief now prevailing regarding
the safety of the foreign ministers II Pc
kin.
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$500 a MONTE,
Corner 18th and F Streets.

was bound home to Melbourne on the
Crown Hill five years ago, when he died
His man servant explained that his estete
would gladly pay $4,000. or even more. II
the body was taken 20 land for interment
Inc master Of the ship said that even il
the valet could guarantee anything. which
he doubted. the sanitary laws prohibiting
the carriage OF the dead wcuId prevent him
from continuing with the remains on
board, and they were prepared for sea
burial. The servant went to his stateroom
and soon returned with 1000 in Bank OF
England notes and an immense collection
Of jewelry. one cluster OF diamonds alone
being worth &S00. These alone he de-
posted on the captains table with the re-
mark that he offered them as a guarantee
OF good faith that his late masters heirs
would pay the remainder of the reward
In addition 10 the regular sea lawyers wnO
were on board, there was a genuine cOun
selor, an Englishman going TO New South
Wales and he explained that the captain.
who was then Of half mind to accept the
offer. would be liable to Imprisonment for
receiving stolen property. The valuables
were taken away from the valet 10 be
turned over - the estate, and White
house was buried al sea the same after
noon
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From Dead Beat to FinancIer.

NtVHI tit AaIIsds NstF HlaI-J
When a nan owes S2-s0 and doesn't pay Il at
the end OF q week he never pays his debts: il the
81 80 runs Eve weeks hes dead bcat;'' II he
has divers hundreds OF unsettled accounts on the
yearly cleanup o. the tTadesmen's books 'she Is
temporarily embarrassed, II he gets his rein
tives and friends 10 endorse his paper and leaves
them 10 settle he is in financial ditculties;' II
he steals right and left and enough lawfully, be
may be accused OF 'hypothccating his colater-
als;'' if be wrecks few friends. and. better. a
few public Institutions, where the amount runs
into six figures. "he Is an unf0rtunate huaDci. r.,
With. however. a great future before him"
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NO HOPE OF RECOVERY.
The Doctor Said, But ChamberIain's
Collie, ChOI,sra. and DiarrhOea
Remedy Cured Him.

My son suffering with cramps and
was given up as beyond hope by my regular
physician, who stands high in his profession
neighbor ran in with a bottle Of Chamberlain's 5
Cohc. Cholera, and Diar-hoea Remedy and after
administering three doses If il my son regaincd
consciousBGSs and recovered entirely within twen-
y four bouTs, SAYS Mrs Mary Haller, Of Mount
Crawford. Va. This remedy l. for sale by Henry
Evans, wholesale and retail, and all druggists.
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Accurate Tnnneling.
From the BuildcrN

The longest separate length Of tunnel for the
recently opened Central London Railway driven
was frcm the Westbourne shaft TO the Marble
Arch shaft, the distance being oVer twelve hun
dred yards, and the work resulted in an crror
of only five-eighths Of inch az the point where
a junction was effected with the tunnel driven
by another firm Of contractors In two OF the
sections bore holes were put down into the tun-
nei for the purpose of testing the lines, bat gen
orally the lengths were driven through so aecu-
rately that no recourse to bore holes was found
No
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PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS for a Municipal Hospital Site-Exec-
utive Ofhce. Commissioners of the District
a Columbia. Washington, July p. l990.-Notice
is hereby given that the Commissioners Of the
District OF Columbia viii receive proposals until
u O'CLOCK on the SIST INSTANT 10 sell 10
the District site for 4 municipal hospital and
that a deposi: Of S250 may accompany each
proposal instead Of 81, 900, stated in the pre-
vious advertisements. HENRY B. r MACFAR-
LAND, JOHN W Russ. d. d. GAILLARD (Act-
ing) Commissioners Of the District Of Co.um-
bia- jy 25-6texSu
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Do plants Rcn.nn.


In order 20 fnd the true answer 10 this
question daughter Of prominent Mexican plant
er tried the following experiment: This Young
lady drove nail in the wall some distance from
the tendril Of morning glory plant The tendriI
began at once to grow toward the nail The
nail shifted and the tendTiI shifted its course
Finally, cord was hung up to tempt the tendrn
and il shifted its course toward the cord and
left the nail which il had FIVE times persisted
in following
The evening times., 1900-07-31
TRY ALIENS FOOT-EASE,

powder to be shaken into the shoes Your feet
feel swollen, nervous and hot and get tired Easily
Z you have snlarting ieet or tight shoes, Try Al
lens Foot Ease u cools the feet and makes walk
ing easy Cures swollen, sweating feet, ingrowing
nails blisters, and c4llpus spcts- Relieves eorns
and bunions Of all pain and gives rest and COM
fort. Try il today. Sold by al druggists azd
shoe stores for z5c. Trial package FREE Ad-
dress Allen S olnsteG. lie Roy. n. Y.
The evening times., 1900-07-31

Brooklyn Rapid Transit was firm on re-
ported buying for inside interests. Union
Pacific showed some strength on dividend
expenditures. Missouri Pacific was bid up
10 80 II by the old crowd. but fell into
dulIness with the general list.
The evening times., 1900-07-31
Evo1ution of the Trnsts.

lFrom the Houston POst)
Certainly one trust naturally produces other
trusts. and the tendency Of modern business
evolution is toward consolidation. II Is this
sure trend to Capitalization and the establishment
of a naoneyed oligarchy that viii control prices
destroy competition and subject both prc.lucer
and consumer TO the mastery OF the dollar gninst
which the courage, the intelligence, and pltriot-
ism Of the day are proceeding
The evening times., 1900-07-31
NNnshInstnn stncr, r-rcnnn-e-

Sales-Washington Gas: -JG53 Il. so
50 II. 50G53 rs. 50N53; Pneumatic Gun
Carriage: I00G.13. After caIl--Nergen-
thaler Linotype: 20G1S4. seller 30; Wash
ington Gas: 5OQ53 Capital Traction: 81
IO2 IS
The evening times., 1900-07-31

The general market at the moment has
no distinctive feature one way or the 9TH
er. There VIII probably be no gold ship
ped this week. There is a general harden
ing OF time money, though no sJringency is
anticipated. London closed with Ameri-
cans Ia to 81 up.
The evening times., 1900-07-31

The market opened this morning some
what in sympathy with London prices,
which showed even more than a sentimen-
tai Improvement over yesterdays closing.
New York Central opened l per cent over
last nights closing and the market showed
a hardening tendency all along the line.
Along towards noon the business became
very dull, the disposition OF the bears be-
ing 10 put out a conservative line OF shorts
on the fractional advances.
The evening times., 1900-07-31

Pennsylvania was active and strong on a
reported increase Of earnings. and the
price was bid up by the Wormser follow
ing to Us ga.
The evening times., 1900-07-31
LEGAL NOTICES.
FsTATF OF SARAH j QTINN. u.

ESTATE OF SARAH J. QUINN, deceased. No.
Ss5S Docket >. ThCmas +. Wasgaman,
executor. has, with the approval Of the Supreme
Court Of the District OF Columbia holding. a spe-
cial term for Orphans Court busnesS appoint !
MONDAY. AUGUST p, 1900. AT O'CLOCK p.
NJ. the time, and said court room IS the
place, for passing Of claims and making payment
and distribution under the courts direction and
control; when and where all creditors and persons
entitled . distributive shares or legaCjes o.
residue, are notified 10 e1Iend IN person or BY
agent or attorney duly authorized, with Their
claims against the estate properly vOuChCd- Pro
vidcd this order be published once IN each ct
three succC ssive weeks before said day IN the
.'Washingt0n Law Reporter and The Evening
Times.
Signed 26th July, 1900
Approved:
4 B. HAGNER. Justice
JOHN r. ROUZER,
Acting Register of Wills
IRVING WILLIAMSON, Attorney
2 iy27-au3 10
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Sugar reacted after showing strength on
Exchange interests.
The evening times., 1900-07-31
New York stock Market.

Corrected daily. by W. B. Hibbs & Co, mem
bers Of the New York Stock Exchange, In9 F
Street.
The evening times., 1900-07-31
ISSUING THE new bonds.
Treasury officials Now Sending Out
the Two Per Cents.

Popularity OF the ConsOIs With the
PeopIe-1IOre Than S32O. 100000
Already Subacribed For-Price Now
1Of, Though Interest Is Lowest
Ever Paid by Any Government.
The evening times., 1900-07-31

Chicago Grain and Provision ,t,r,..
Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs Co. mem.
The evening times., 1900-07-31
GOVERNMENT BINDS
pIsrRICT OF Co,TNRIA RONDs.

bLSA hiCA VI OO.-Oslb4A BONDS-
6s, 1902, ''3O-year funding gold. l02 .
Is. 1901, water stock currency log =.
Funding currency 3-C5's-.-....... I2I
The evening times., 1900-07-31

LADIES who desire a Monthly Regulator that
cannot fail viii please address with sts-ap
DR.. STEVENS. Budllo. y Y
Ce5 tu. II. .szt-Iv
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WANTED-Srau loan by party holding good posi-
tion; liberal interest Address bon is5. this
oftlse. II2l-St
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-12

The Washington Evening Star, an
independent paper with pronounced
republican tendencies, recently pub
lished an interview with a republican
representative, whose name it withheld
for obvious reasons, stating that the
Porto Rican tariff bill was strictly u
matter of barter and sale, tariff on
Porto Rican goods being traded for
healthy contributions to the republi-
can campaign funds for use in the
coming battle of ballots. This mem
Der of the house stated that when the
bargain was made it was not expected
that there would be such a hue and
cry against the measure and that it
is too late to back down. The Star is
conceded to be truthful, straight
forward paper and its utterances gen.
orally carry conviction with them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-12
Notice of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

State of Illinois. &C
Rock Island County,
In the Circuit Court. May term, A. D.. 1900
NJ V. Holsapple VS.. Mary j. HolSapole. In
chancery.
Affdavit of unknown residence of the above
defendant, Mary j. HOlsapple, having been
fled in the clerk office of the circuit court OF
said county. notice is therefore hereby given
10 the said nonresident defendant that the
complainant filed his bill of complaict in said
court. on the chancery side thereof, on the I'd
day of April, A. D., 1900, and that thereupon a
summons issued out of said court. wherein said
suit is now pending, returnable on the eth day
in the month OF May next, as is by law required.
Now, unless you, the said de fendant
above named, Mary J. Holsapple.. shall per
sonally be and appear before said circuit court
on the first day of the next term thereof to be
holden at Rock Island in and for the said county.
on the 9Th day OF May next, and plead, answer
or demur to the said complainants bill of CON-
plant, the same and the matters and things
therein charged and stated will be taken as
confessed, and decree entered against you
according TO the prayer OF said bill.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE,
Clerk of Said Court.
Dated at Rock Island. Illinois. April ,. 1900.
MCCAsKRIN & MCCASKRIN, Complafnant's So
HcitorS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-12
Publication Notice,

State OF Illinois, -
Rock Island County, 3D.
In the circuit court, May term, A D., 1900
Bill to quiet title.
Susanna M Gansert, complainant, VS.. An
drew Shurr the unknown heirs or devisees
of Andrew Shurr, deceased, the unknown
heirs or devisees of Andrew Sherer, de-
ceased, and the unkn0 owners of the
south 4 of Lot 9, in Block 9. in Spencer &
Cases addition to the city of Rock Island,
in tie county of Rock Island and state OF
Illinois, defendants
To the said defendants: You are hereby no
tilted that the above complainant has this day
fled In the Office of the undersigned clerk of
the above entitled court, a bill of complaint
against you; the said complainant has also
filed in the ONCE of the undersigned clerk an
affdavit in said court OF your non-residence and
that the names of the heirs or devisees of the
said Andeew Shurr, deceased, and Andrew
Sherer, deceased are unknown.
Now, notice Is hereby given to you and each
of you that the above cause Is pending ia said
court: that a summons in chancery has been
issued therein against you, returnable to the
next term of said circuit court, TO be begun
and holden at the court house in the city
OF Rock Island, in said county on the first
Monday of May, A. d. 1900, at which time and
place you will appear and plead. answer or
demur 70 said bill of complaint. IL you see fit
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois. March q, A
D., 1900 GEORGE W. GAMBLE.
Clerk of said court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-12

the truth has been supp ressed by
Gen. Otis. Whether this was done OF
Otis own initiative or owing to in
structions from Washington is mat
ter which should be revealed during
the progress of the investigation.
The rigid military censorship of press
dispatches from Manila was undeuia'
bly, for the purpose of suppressing
any and all news that might adversely
affect the presidents party. Il am
instructed to let nothing pass" con-
tinually cried the official censor,
THAT is calculated to injure the adj
ministration."
For these reasons it is well that
congress should do all in its power to
bring out the truth. If Gen. OTIS or
President Mckinley has nothing to
fear from the truth, so much the
better. If there has been a serious
misrepresentation of the facts of an
American campaign in foreign war,
the American people must know this
and be prepared to act accordingly.
The duty of congress is plain. The
truth must be brought to light.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-12
Question Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought of using
anything else for indigestion or bill
iousness. Doctors were scarce. and
they seldom heard of appendicitis.
nervous prostration or heart failure,
etc. They used August Flow
er to clean out the system and stop
fermentation of undigested food. reg
ulate the action of the liver. stimulate
the nervous and organic action of the
system, and that is all they took when
feeling dull and bad with headaches
and other aches. You only need a
few doses of Green's August Flower,
in liquid form, to make you satisfied
there is nothing serious the matter
with you. Sample bottles free at t. H.
Thomas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-12
LEGAL.
Notice of Observation-Disclosures.
State of Illinois, Ice
County of Rock Island.

State of Illinois, Ice
County of Rock Island. 81
In the circuit court, May term, A. d 1900.
Ella BarghoItz complainant, VS.. Charles Barg-
holtz, defendant. In chsncery.
Afndavit of the non-residence OF Charles
Bargholtz. the defendant above named hav-
ing been filed in the once of the clerk OF the
circuit court of Rock Island county, no
tice is hereby given to the said nonresident
defendant, that the complainant has filed her
bill OF complaint In said court. on the chancery
side thereof, on the 10th day of January A. ID.
1900 and that a summons thereupon issued out
of said court against said defendant, returna-
BILE on the eth day of May A. ID. 1900, as is by
law required.
Now therefore. unless you. the said Charles
BarghoItz shall personally be and appear before
the said circuit court of Rock Island county, on
the first day of the March term thereof, 70 be
holden at the court house in the city OF Rock
Island, in said county. on the 7th day of May
A ID. 1900, and plead. answer demur
to the said compliments bill OF complaint,
the same and the matters and things therein
charged and stated win be taken confessed,
and a decree entered against you according TO
the prayer of said bill
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
nv hand and affixed the seal of said court, at
my once in Rock Island this 18th day of March
A. D. 1900 GEoRGE w GAMBLE Clerk.
Connolly & CONNOLLY,
Complainant's Solicitors
March 49, A. u. 1900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-12
Notice of Publcatlon-Chancery

State OF Illinois, -
Rock Island County. %
In the Circuit Court, May term. A D. 1900.
Sarah l. Read VS.. Nellie NJ Jones, F. w
Jones, the Rock Island Mutual Building Loan
Savings association and Edward b. Kreis.
In chancery.
Anidavit OF the non-resldence OF Nellie N.
Jones ana T. W. Jones, two of the defendants
once of the clerk OF sad circuit court of
to the said nonresident defendants that the
complainant has fled her bill of com
plant in said court, on the chancery side
thereof, on the 10th day of March, A. ID. 1900
and that q summons thereupon issued out
of said court, against said defendants,
returnable on the first Monday of May A ID.
1900. as Is by law required.
Now, therefore, unless you the said Nellie
II. Jones and f. w Jones shall per-
sonany be and appear before the said circuit
court of Rock Island county on the first day of
the next term thereof, to be holden at the court
house in the city of Rock Island In said county,
on the first Monday of May. A ID. 1900 and plead,
answer demur TO the said compiainaut's
bill of complaint, the same and the matters
and things therein charged and stated VII be
taken as confessed, and a decree entered
against you according 70 the prayer OF said
bill
In testimony whereof. have hereunto set
my hard aud affixed the seal OF said court, at
Try ONCE In Rock Island this 10th day Of March
"A D. 1900 GEORGE W. GAMBLE. Clerk.
h OUTER, Complainant's Solicitor.
Rock Island Illinois, March, 10, 1900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-12

The democrats of Logan county
held their county convention Tuesday,
made their nominations for the
county offices to be filled this fall, Sc
lected delegates to the various con-
ventions and adopted ringing resOlu-
tions. They instructed their dele
gates to the congressional convention
for Hon. b. F. Caldwell for congress.
and their delegates to the state con-
vention for Hon. Alfred Orendorff for
governor. They Endorsed Bryan for
president and the Chicago platform
with the additions made necessary by
recent iniquities of the McHanna adj
ministration and the republican con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-12
SOMETHING TO APPRECIATE
is the Work of the British Doctors at
No. 1902 Second Avenue. These Emil
nenr Gentlemen are Giving Their
Services Entirely Free to All
InvaIids Who Call Upon Them
Before April Is.
Before April Is.


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, estab-
lished a permanent branch of the in
stitute in this city at No. 1902 Second
avenue.
These eminent gentlemen have de-
cided to give their services entirely
free for three months (medicine ex-
cepted) to all invalids who may call
upon them for treatment between now
and April 10. 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 April Is.
The doctors treat all forms of dis
ease and deformities, and guarantee a
cure in every case they undertake. At
the first interview a thorough exami-
nation is made, and, if incurable, you
are frankly and kindly told so; also
advised against spending your money
for useless treatment.
Male and female weakness, catarrh
and catarrhal deafness, also rupture,
goitre, cancer, varicocele, and all dis
eases of the rectum. are positively
cured by their new treatment.
DIR. +. Valentine Heaton, the chief
consulting surgeon of the institute,
is in personal charge.
Office hours from 2 p. m. till 8 p.
m. Davenport Office hours, 9 a. m.
till 2 p. IN. Not open Sundays.