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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-05

they found that there was over $7O0. A
secret service officer was then sent to
establish the facts as to the matter, and
gravely reported that the negro's story
was correct one, even to the claim that
his wife was eXtravagant.
On last Wednesday an elderly German
woman came to the department from
Baltimore in great distress. She had
charred remnants of some money which
was she said, the savings of forty years
She thought that there was at least $500
in the original roll On the evening be-
fore, as she knelt at her devotiCns a
lamp in the room adjoining had toppled
over and set fire to a dress skirt in which
she had the money. Part of the debris
had been lost before she remembered
that the money was i'll the burned skirt
She had collected what had remained
sympathetic officials took her through the
treasury building to the room Of the ex-
perts in the basement. There she seat
ed herself while half dozen experts
worked on the money. She rocked to
and fro and cried and sighed during the
greater part of three hours while the
women worked and at intervals tried to
calm her. BY noon she had been given
over $500 of the amount, and sent back
to Baltimore with the assurance that if
she could secure the rest of the debris
more of the money might be restored to
her.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-05
SAVING NUIILAIED MONEY
A NUMBER OF RECENT INSTANCES
OF SfNIL4LFUL WORK IN
THAT LINE
GOATS FOND OF GREENBACKs
Hardest Task Presented by Money
That Has Reen NibbIed by
Mice-Charred Bills
Difficult.

The receipt on Friday OF the fragments
OF SIX tVe-dolar bills, which had passed
through the stomach of an Iowa goat
and were offered at the treasury depart
ment for redemption, has revived inter-
est in that division of the department
which concerns itself with the redemption
of mutlated money, says the St. Louis
CAObe-DemocTat The bills were the
property Of Charles J. Allen, q farmer
living at ogden, 10. The affidavit which
accompanied the mass of pulp gave the
circumstances under which the bills pass
ed into the stomach Of the goat
Il appears that Mr.. Allen became warm
while doing some manual labor and re-
moved his coat and vest aud placed them
on a fence. The articles of wearing ap-
parel fell from their resting place to the
ground and an inquisative goat happened
along and nosed the six five-dollar bills
out Of the pocket. No one saw him cat
the bills, but when Mr.. Alien replaced his
coat and vest he found they had diSap-
peared. A companion wagered that, the
goat had eaten the bills, and it was
agreed that if Mr.. Allen did not find them
in the goats stomach after II was killed
the price Of the goat would be forthcom>
ing. The goat was killed and the bills
We're found in q little lump in the
stomach. When received at the treas,
ury department two DAYS ago the mass
had hardened into a little dark brown
lump that resembied anything but money
The experts took the mass in hand and
soaked the whole until the minute parti-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-05

pieces with some silver coins which had
also been badly burned In the same safe.
During the passage of the money
through the mails the heavy silver was
shaken through the charred bills until
there was hardly a piece left big enough
to cover more than the head of a pin.
Each of the pieces looked as though
taken from a CRATE into which papers had
been thrust Mrs. Brown, who is in
charge of the experts who handle the
mutilated money, all of whom are women,
did not despair, although she deplored the
thoughtfulness which had allowed silver
and charred paper to be packed together.
She called two OF her assistants and the
three, by the aid of magnifying glasses,
soon brought out four $50 bills and with
in an hour recommended that they be re-
deemed by the treasurer.
The mice chewed bills make puzzles for
the experts which can only be solved
with infinite patience and care. Each of
the pieces is carefully laid out on a hard,
fiat surface and then with the assistance
of strong glasses 1nagnified 50 it can be
placed in a proper position in relation
to all of the others. The experts have
copy of every bill which has ever been
printed by the government. These are
used SIS models as soon rs enough of the
bin has been laid out to establish it's
issue. The experts say that some of the
DGSI iiAOHGg tlitll has DcSil lJiiilSu ny LILO
government was printed during the Civil
war period. The grade of the paper was
superior to any ever used, and the en-
craving has never been eXcelled. Bills
which have been received recently Of that
period are in excellent state of preserva-
ton. No bill has ever been received at
the treasury department in a condition
which has made it impossible for the eX-
perts to straighten it out and establish
its character beyond doubt. Mrs. Brown
has never been obliged to work on a bill
longer than the eight hours of the day.
Secret service officers have been fire.
quently called upon to learn if the sto-
ries which are told of the way in which
bills become mutilated are true Within
the last week Washington darby came
to the department in great distress, bring
ing pieces of bills which he said repre-
sented $500 of hard-earned money. He
declared that he had hid the money be-
hind his home by burying it in a tin can
He explained that his wife was given to
great extravaganza and he was obliged
to hide the money to keep her from
spending it.
When the experts laid out the pieces
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19

The New York Tribune points out
in a very suggestive article that
though Cuba lies at our very doors.
we are steadily losing its trade. while
England and Germany are gaining
what we lose. There is one plausible
reason for this anomalous condition.
Our repellent tariff policy drives
Cuban purchasers away from our
markets. We sent soldiers to drive
the Spaniartls out of Cuba. and, hav-
ing succeeded in that enterprise, now
seek with fine inconsistency to- drive
the trade of the island into the hands
of our rivals. 1t is reasonable also
To believe that by persistence in our
present Cuban policy we will lead the
Cubans to doubt seriously whether
they are better off in the hands of
their Hberators than they were in
the grasp of the oPpressOrs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19
COUNTY TEMPLE
Transfers.

Dee. l4.-Home Building & Loan as
ISOLATION to Jacob a. Boner, 10 feet lot
10, block 4, Fair1nont add, Moline, SO.
Levi S. McCabe to Jacob a. Boner. lot
I3. block Is, Sairmont add, Moline
$500.
Jacob ~ Boner to Chas. Ulman. part
lots II and -, block :, Fairmont add.
Moline, 5000.
jacob \ Boner to p. b. Hill, part lots
Is and IA, block :, Fairmont add, Mo-
line, 500.
W. Hurst to Jacob \ Boner, lot Il,
block !. Fairmont add, Moline, $500.
Dec. I6.-Walter :. Mckee to Charles
H. Lorenzen, lot 3, block l, Longview
add. Rock Island. 81 600.
James p. McCafferty to Sarah j. Free
man lot ?, block ,. NJ. Schnelrs First
add, Rock Island, $1,000.
The Rock Island railroad officials adj
NIT that the cost of their line to FL
Paso will approximate 81 900, 900, an aver
age of about $4,000 per mile.
Dee. I7.-John y. Eklund to Hannah
Fryxell, lot /, Rock River View Place,
$1,000.
Henry Karstens to Claus II. Strosa' |,
lots and 6, Karstens' First add, Mo-
line, 81 200.
T. H. Guyer to George F. Roth, lot 3,
block l3, Spencer Il Cases add, Rock
Island, 81
William G. Montgomery, ct al to Meigs
Erickson, e1.. swA. p, 10, 3w, 81 200.
Dec. l7.-John Ohlweiler to McHugh
& Montrose, lot 10, block 3; lot ?, block
l, and lot l, block 2, Columbia Park
add, Rock Island, 81 500.
Betsy Gotobed to Jacob F. Bingham,
me-, NV nw1I, ,, 10, 2w; sw, sw, ., Il,
Nv, 5000.
VIM. \. Gliding to Ida South and
Daisy South, lot 4, block l, McAIaster's
First add, Rock Island, and lot ?, block
/, Brooks Second add, Rock Island,
S2.4OO.
IS.-Ann Beckwith TO William +. Beck
with, fractional lots /, 2, 3, 4 and >, block
l, Carbon Cliff, S675.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19
schIey Was There with the Goods

The Chicago journal does not view
Admiral Dewey in the light of the
minority of the naval court of in
quiry. Quite to the contrary it terms
the hero of Manila as the majority
of the Schley court and, says the
Journal: George Dewey has not
merely acquitted Admiral Schley of
the chief charges brought against
him by Sampson and the ring in the
navy department. but says that
Schley was in absolute command at
the battle of Santiago, and is en-
titled to such credit as is due for the
glorious victory which resulted in
the destruction of the Spanish fleet
That verdict is entirely satisfactory
to the country, for that has from the
beginning been the country's view of
the case. There is only one way in
which to judge the conduct of n pub
lie servant upon whom heavy respon-
sibility has been placed, and that is
by results. The Santiago campaign
had for it's object the destruction of
Cervera's squadron, and all the coun-
try cares TO know in regard to it is
this: Did SchIey destroy it? He not
merely destroyed, he annihilated it
without any damage worth mention
ing to any of our ships, and with the
loss of only one man. The sea power
of Spain, as much of it as remained
after Dewey had finished at Manila.
was utterly crushed, the menace il
offered to the cities on our eastern
coast was instantly removed, the war
with Spain was ended, Cuba became
free.
THAT was what the country wanted
done, and Winfield Scott Schley did
ii. 1t may be true, as Admirals
Benham and Ramsay think, that
Schley previously had seemed-seem-
ed-'vacillating, dilatory, unenter-
prising' Perhaps he should have
done this and should not have done
that. But the country does not care
a continental what Schley should,
would, could or might have done.
What Schley did is the important
thing. What Schley did was this:
He, with practically no assistance
except from gallant Clark of the Or
egon and Wainwright of the GlOcester
destroyed the Spanish feet and took
the Spanish admiral and all his sur
viving men prisoners; and while Adj
mirals Benham, Ramsay and Samp-
son were in peaceful security miles
away, he stood there amid the hustl-
ing shells on the bridge of his ship
and faced death for his country's
sake.
This is George Dewey's view; this
Is the country's view; this must be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19
Howsa THAT

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarah that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. NJ. Cheney & Co, Props, Toledo,
Ohio.
We the undersigned, have known
+. NJ. Cheney for the last Is years
and believe him to be perfectly
hOnOra blein all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by the firm.
West &TruaX, wholesale druggists,
Toledo, o.. Walding, Kinnan q Mar
vim. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system.
Price. 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19
Awoman.s Awful Peril.

''There is only one chance to save
your life and that is through an oper-
alton" were the startling words heard
by Mrs. /. b. Hunt of Lime Ridge,
Wis, from her doctor after he had
vainly tried to cure her of frightful
case of stomach trouble and yellow
jaundice. Gall stones had formed
and she constantly grew worse. Then
she began to use Electric Bitters
which wholly cured her. It's a won
derful stomach, liver and kidney
remedy. Cures dyspepsia, loss of APP
petite. Try it. Only so cts. Guar
anteed. For sale by Hartz &c Ulle-
meyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19
Erennfnra, NntIce.

Estate of Nancy ]. Cool. deceased.
Fhe undersigned having neen appointed
executors of the last will ana testament OF
Nancy J. Cool, late of the county of Rock
Island, state of Illinois, deceased, hereby give
notice that they viii appear before the county
court OF Rock Island county. az the county
court room, In the city of Rock Island, at
the February term. on the first Monday In
February next, at which time all persons
having claims against said estate are notified
and requested 20 attend for the purpose of
having the same adjusted All persons In
debted to said estate are re luested TO make
immediate pawn 1t to the mo ersigne d.
Dated this 9th Jay of November, A. d. 1901.
MARY T.. BLOCK,
ANNA =. PLYkIRE,
Executors,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19
An EvaneeIist.s story.

81 suffered for years with a bron-
chial trouble and tried various rem
edies but did not obtain permanent
relief until 1 commenced using One
Minute Cough Cure writes Rev.
James Kirkman, evangelist of Belle
River, III. One Minute Cough Cure
affords immediate relief for coughs,
colds and all throat and lung troub-
les. For Group it is unequalled. Abb
solutely safe. Never fails and a IA
vorite with the children. B. II. Bic
Der and Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19
Publication Notice.

state of Illinois, L.
Rock Island County,
In the Circuit Court. At the January term,
A. ID 1902.
Augusta Erickson, comp ainant. VS. James
E. &c Ison, defen liant. Bill for divorces
the above named defendant, James
Erickson
n ffidav.t of your non-residence having been
dled in the ONCE OF the clerk of said cou L,
noticr- is hereby given to you that the above
name d complainant has hleI ia said court her
bill OF comDiainG against you on the chance ry
side OF said court; thas a summons IN chat
Gerry has been issued IL said eau e against yo1
returnab TO the next term OF said court to
be begun aud holden At The court house In the
city OF Rock Island in said county, on The
first Monday of January, a D.. $50! al which
lime at place yCu will appear and plead an
swer or demur to said bill of complaint IL you
see ut.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this 5sh day OF
December. A D, 1901.
GEORGE ". GAMBLE. Clerk of Said Court.
SWEENEY & WALKER. Solicitors for Com
plainant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19
Executors Notice.
Estate OF Mary Coyne. deceased.

The undersigned having been appointed
executor of the LAST viii and testament of
Narv Coyne late Of the county OF Rock
Island, state OF Illinois, deceased, hereby
gives notice that he VIII appear before
the county court of Rock Island county, at
she county court room, in the city of Rock ISL
aud, at the January term the first Mon
day In January next, at which time all per-
sons haTing claims against said estate are no
liz ed and requested to attend, fer the purpose
II having the same ad iusted-
AN persons Indebted 10 said estate are re-
oaested to make immediate payment to the
Undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of November, A. d. 1901.
GEORGE w, MCCAsKRJN, Executor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19

Mayor Hart. of Boston. recently
overwhelmingly defeated for re-elec-
ton by Gen. Collins, has been nomin-
ated seven times for the Office he now
holds. Mayor Lincoln. one of his pre-
decessOrs, was nominated seven times
and elected seven times. The first
Mayor Quincy, who held office at
various times between 1922 and
1925, was a candidate nine times and
was elected six times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19
Political Significance of the Home
Coming of Taft.

Political Significance of the Home
Coming of Taft.
The political significance of the
home coming of Judge William III.
Taft, the head of the Philippine civil
commission, is daily becoming more
and more apparent, and there is one
man in the Buckeye state who will
not be obliged to strain his eyes to
detect it. Judge Taft was selected
for the high and responsible position
that he now holds in response to the
particular desire of Mark Hanna. and
hence the possible entry of the judge
into the field of politics TO further
serve the ends of the far-seeing Mark,
need occasion no surprise. The man
in particular who may be interested
in this. who may indeed view the
course of events about to be shaped
is none other than Senator Joseph B.
Foraker, whose term of service is
soon TO terminate.
If Hanna can retire his fire alarm
rival from public life ii will make him
supreme master in the politics of his
party in his state and strength
en- his own opportunities and advan-
tages when the next presidential year
comes about, and when he may
measure strength with the present
strenuous occupant of the White
House.
Judge Taft viii. from present ap-
pearances. be the formal opponent of
Foraker in the next election of Il
United States senator from the state
OF Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19

When Senator Allison went TO
Washington, twenty years ago. he
was a comparatively poor man with
large family. Today he is reported
to be several times n millionaire. The
foundation of his fortune was laid in
consolidating the street railways of
Providence, which he still controls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19

the lesson OF the law and the proph-
cts. which is not 10 glide along the
razor's edge of scholastic 6ogmas or
TO wear formulas threadbare by con-
ventional iteration, but to love God and
to do good to our neiGhbor.-Farrar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19

Acting Civil Gov. Wright of Manila,
said in n public speech there this
week: II knew much more about the
islands when / had been here but
thirty days" The more we study
what President Roosevelt in his mes
sage called our great burden" the
less we all know about it-and the
less we like the idea OF learning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19

history's view. For it is the eternal
and unalterable truth"
In other words, Schley was there
with the goods when time was called.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19

1t has been suggested that it may
be well to keep an eye on Marconi for
a while before letting the contract
for that Pacific cable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19

Our lives would be better. our
thoughts nobler. our hearts larger, our
faith more real. our words more char
table. IL we would. once for all learn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails TO cure. +. w. Groves
signature is on each box. CSC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19

a lazy liver makes a lazy man.
Blood Bitters is the natural
remedy for lazy liver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19
CATARRH
COLD " HEAD

1t opens and cleanses the Nasal Passages
Allays Inflammation, Heals and Protects
the Membrane. Restores the Senses of Taste
aud Smell. Large Size so cents at Drug
gsts or by mail. Trial Size 10 cents by mail
ELY BROTHERS. So Warren St. New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19

Those who have abundance shout
remember the poor at this season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-19
THE ARGUS.

By THE j. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-13
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE

The president has appointed Mrs.
Frank =. Church postmistrcss at San
Ieandro. Cal.
GAYLORD, Blessing & Co, st. Louis
firm of thirty-five years establishment,
has assigned.
Lyman j. Gage, secretary of the
treasury, has arrived in Chicago to
see his grandchildren, he says.
\ Budapest beggar left 100000
crowns for the founding of a univer-
sity. and his relatives contest the will.
General Gomez declares he would
not accept the presidency of Cuba.
Parliament has appointed commit
tee to modify the coronation oath.
A message in a bottle picked up at
IIarwich says the schooner Wildfire, OF
Halifax, was lost with NALL hands
Jan. ,.
Six members of gang of moon
sinners and counterfeiters have been
caught ut Clifton. A r.
Christian voters OF OuIcaSO nav
been sumoned to nominate man for
mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-13
HAWAIIAN LEGISLATIVE WORK.

Leper Settlement To BE Given IA Local
Government of Its Own-Other News.
San Francisco. March 13.-Steamer
advices from Honolulu are to March
), and as follows: The joint com
mittees of the legislature returned on
the Sd from an investigation of the
leperlsettlemento OIL MOlOkai island. The
members of the native home rule par
ty announced to the lepers that within
ii few months they would be granted
local government at the settlement.
They will elect a board of aldermen,
mayor and all other officers necessary
to conduct their small municipality
The general supervision of the settle
ment will be under the control of the
board of health. The legislature pro-
poses establishing an experimental sta
tion at a cost of So, 900, where sys-
tematic study of the diseases can be
made. Several alleged lepers were eX-
amined and found to be without the
slightest evidence of the disease, and
il they are able to satisfactorily stand
a meteorological examination they will
be dismissed from the settlement as
cured.
"A special deputy from the customs
office is on watch at Waimea. island
of Kauai. for the arrival of four seal
ing schooners from Vancouver. Waimea
is not a port of entry, and unless the
masters of these vessels report imme-
diately to Honolulu and enter their
ships they will be seized and held un-
til fine of $1,000 has been paid. The
territorial grand jury today recon-
mended that the pictures of political
offenders against the defunct republic
of Hawaii be removed from the rogue s
gallery at the territorial prison. This
matter affects many prominent poll
ticians, and scores of them We're ar
rested at various times during the rev
Olutions against the government and
charged with aiding the natives.
"In the senate today Cecil Brown,
a senator from Honolulu. called for II
vote on a motion to table a resolution
asking congress to grant Hawaii state
hood. When the votes were announced
it was found that Speaker Russell had
voted in favor of the motion. thus de-
featinG the resolution asking state
hood Brown accused the speaker OF
acting in an arbitrary manner by vot-
ing. Brown was called to order and
refused to surrender the floor. and the
sergeant-at-arms was introduced to ar
rest him. The men would have come
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-13
MAKES a BIG CLAIM
Half of Tract of Valuable Property in
Muskegon. Mich.

Muskegon. Mich. March i3.-James
H.. Bradwell, publisher of the Chicago
Legal News, Chicago. has announced
his claim to an undivided one-half of
Iearly siXty-eight acres of the most
valuable property in the city of Muske-
gon and now asks over 15v citizens
who own lots on the land in question to
clear the cloud to the title of their
property.
Bradwell's interest in the property
is a tax title and dates back over half
n century ago when il was bit of the
great wilderness of pine that frowned
on the shores of Muskegon lake. The
land to which he lays claim contains
the NJ. G.. X. and 1. dock warehouse,
switching yards and roundhouse, the
cracker factory, part of the street rail-
way barn. part of the Stewart HartS-
horn property, part of the Hame COM
pany's plant, the Hudson street school,
the 4. T.. Temple residence and many
smaller dwelling houses and business
DrODertieS