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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-12
Praise for American Presx.
rom the Worcester Spy.


The London Times has published a long
article dealing with American newspaper
methods. Its author is supposed to be Mo-
berly Bell, manager of the Times Evil
IDENTIFY he is inclined to poke a little fun at
the means sometimes employed by inter-
viewers in order to make Interesting copy
yet. in conclusion. he is moved to say some
very agreeable things about American Jour-
nalism. He finds that our press is improv-
ing, and Is positive that it will continue to
improve. Referring to the leading news
paper men. Of the United States, he saws
that however much one may differ from
their standpoint or deprecate their methods
it is impossible to deny their quick inteili-
gence and breadth of view or the thorough
earnestness and uprightness of purpose by
which the conductors Of the press are actu-
ated." He asserts, too, that the American
press can compare on equal terms with the
English press in independence and incor-
ruptibility, financial. political or social
Any American who has taken the trouble
to study the press of this country has
known all along that in spite of the infiu-
ence OF the yellow journal, the American
newspapers aim high and realize tn sir am
bition in fair degree. It is pleasant, how
ever, to find an English journalist of wide
repute acknowledging the merits Of our
newspapers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-12
The Future of Democracy.
From the Richmond Times.


Hon. Josiah Quincy of Massachusetts, has
recently given to the public his views on
the course to be pursued by the national
democratic party. He says that the first
task Of the party is to harmonic and con-
solidate itself and to that end to bring for
ward such issues in harmony with the fun
damental and unchanged principles of de-
mocracy as will attract to 1t the independ-
ent and thoughtful citizen. That is good
doctrine, but In order to accomplish this, in
order to have complete harmony within the
ranks, 1t is necessary for the party first
to purge itself OF populistic doctrines that
have crept in. The democratic party can
well afford to invite independents who be-
lieve in it's doctrines to cooperate with it
and to aid it in winning an election, but
when it compromises its principles for the
sake Of securing the support of populists
and republicans and others who do not be-
ieve in pure democracy, 1t is sure to weak
en- itself, to injure its character and to lose
more than it gains.
The statement cannot be too often re-
peated that the democratic party is strong
est in its integrity There have been hon.
est differences among democrats, but all
true democrats are now in accori and IL
these will assert themselves and come to-
gether on a genuine democratic platform,
the party will regain the confidence of the
people and regain Its lost strength.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-12
Insolence of Anarchy.
From the Glasgow Herald.

Enrico Malatesta, the well-known Italian
refugee and anarchist, interviewed in LON
don by correspondent regarding the as-
sassination Of Mr.. Mckinley, said he
thought rather Of the suffering Cubans and
f1iipinos than of the President. Mr.. Nc
kinley was an imperialist, and had brought
America to the level of a European power
he was an oppressor, and had allowed the
trusts to grow in America until the poor
man had to work for what the rich would
pay him. not for what he was worth. There
was In America today a despotic anarchy
which ruled by gold. Anarchists, continued
Malatesta. did not love blood, their gospel
being one OF peace. not war He himself
would never kill. but there were some
among them who felt they could not see
oppression around them without doin~
something for the cause. lie ridic,,led the
suggestion that Americans were going r.,
stamp out anarchism IN the United states
1t Is so Ike the Americans" he renna raed
they viii take stern measures for perha No
MONTH. ana then they will go back To
money making. There Is no governn,enf
n the world which can stife us TODAY.
They may try, but worse will come. We
profess ourselves openly now If they make
II impossible for us to do these thines ii
oayiignt We shall do them at night"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-12
Over the herring Strait.

From the New York Tribune.
In the far distant state Of Washington
the Transalaskan Railway Company has
been incorporated, with proposed capitali-
zation of $4,000 Its projectors say they
intend to build line Of railroad in Alaska
to connect with the Transsiberian system
by a steam ferry service across Boring
strait. 1t may safely be predicted that
many a year will pass before the $50, 600 600
of capital will be raised for such a scheme,
before the new companys cars and ferry
boats will be running and before dividends
will be paid on the stock. 1t is not likely
that the promoters of this ambitious enter
prise will succeed in obtaining large sub
scriptions from conservative investors In
New York.
The Russian government had what II
considered good and sufficient reasons Of
its own for constructing the line across
Siberia. Not for many generation would
private capital have embarked upon so
colossal an undertaking in SO vast region,
SO thinly settled and in the face of OBJ
stacles SO stupendous. Unless the popula-
ton Of Siberia increases enormously, the
railroad through northern Asia must in
evitably be operated for an indefinite period
at a heavy annual loss. But its possible
value to the huge Russian empire for mill
tary purposes may. perhaps, be incalcuiahe
In later years. Where could the proposed
transalaskan Grunk line secure passengers
and freight enough for its cars and its
steamships to pay even the most modest
profit?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-12

OF the book would be forever ruined, and
those who had not read the book naturally
and rightfully regarded the dramatization
as about the dullest theatrical thing that
could happen When the managers are
asked why. in the face OF failing patronage.
they go on giving stage room TO these
dramatizations, they gloomily and testify
inquire what they can do. since no original
plays fit TO produce are forthcoming. They
say that only four or FIVE. or half dozen
at the most, writers OF plays whose emu
sions are worth putting on are now work
ing. and the offspring of their brains have
been bespoken years In advance by their
managers. There Is. OF course. a good deal
in this. But, whether or no. Il is perfectly
palpable now that the New York theater-
going public will no longer support drama
tized novels.
Popularity of Nelodramn-
In the meantime, four OF FIVE whoopins
good melodramas are now on the boards in
good houses over here. and they are all
playing TO standing room only. The audi
ences comprise the very best class of thea
ter-goers in town; indeed they embrace the
blase. hypercritical crowd; and these per-
sons, extremely difficult as they are TO
please, and practiced knockers" as the
majority of them are. too, just sit and wall
low In the enjoyment OF these new melo-
dramas built on the old-time lines of such
productions-virtue rewarded. vice crushed
and all that sort of thing. They tell each
other in all earnestness that they are sick
of problem plays and the superclious re-
fnements of the dramatic stage. and that
they enjoy the Jolt" OF being lifted out OF
their seats with rafting good situations and
climaxes and hot talk and plenty OF
swift. action and q lot OF moving color OF
the panoramic sort to I'LL the eye. The
result of the success of these new melo-
dramas constructed on the old pattern Is
that several managers have taken the tip
and are going to undertake sumptuous pro-
auctions Of the stirring melodramas that
aroused the enthusiasm OF theater-goers
fifteen and twenty years ago. There is no
reason why they shouldn't succeed in these
undertakings. when IT is reflected that Ten
Nights In Bar Room" has lately been
playing with vast success In no less a cos
mopolis than Berlin, Germany.
The time used to be In New York when
the theatrical managers could put al
most any old thing and assume the you've
got-to-take-it' attitude toward their
patrons. But those halcyon days have
passed. The shoe is on the other
foot. The theater-goer over here calmly
says to the manager. Give me what
want or close up shop and he makes his
mandate stick, too. c. l.. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-12

Was There a Weakness I'm IL Suscepti-
BILE to an Anaestbeticf

Die TO an Anaesthetfcf
From the Philadelphia Medical Journal.
Since the Presidents death we have had
a surfeit of theorizing regarding Its cause.
Now that the poisoned bullet has been
eliminated. We are presented with such fine
spun speculation as to the possibility OF
injury to the solar plexus, a peculiar lido
syncrasy of the tissues preventing their
healing, although their vitality was 9th
erwise unimpaired. or the injury of the
pancreas producing a general gangrene OF
the impaired tissues 1t is hardly worth
while to talk about the solar plexus as
the cause of death. Deaths are ascribed
to injury of this structure to follow imme-
diately upon the wound and are not long
drawn out, as was the Presidents case. Ii
is useless to attempt to discuss an idiosyn-
Grassy of the tissues, when we did not know
certainly that il exists at all, and the as
sumption that il did in this particular case
is purely gratuitous. AS for the pancreas,
far can discover from personal
communication from the attending physi-
clans, glycoSuria or other symptom of pam
create disease was never present.
In May of last year discussion was held
before the College of Physicians of Phila-
delphia upon the effect of anaesthesia in
heart disease. 1t was shown then that in
valvular disease of the heart without mus
cular degeneration an anaesthetic has lit
tie or no injurious effect (FinneyD. On the
in myocardial disease the anaesthesia may
cause a fatal termination either by produce
ing sudden heart failure (MayoD or by caus-
ing a sudden eXacerbation of the morbid
condition (StengeD, and attention was par
ticularly called to the fact that in these
cases the patient might continue In ap-
parently good health for several days after
the operation and then go into state OF
sudden collapse exactly as in the case Of
the President.
We do not believe that enough attention
has been paid clinically to myocardial dis
ease. Whatever the actual cause OF death.
there is no doubt, however that the Presl-
dents pulse was just cause for anxiety
from the very beginning of the case, and
that the terminal manifestations Of the
case were collapse and heart failure.
Whether these were produced by the anaes-
thetic acting upon an already weakened
heart or whether the condition Of the myo-
cardium was such that the shock OF the in
jury was capable OF causing 1t ultimately
to become insufficient we do not know. but
at least we shall await with keen interest
the astrological report upon the condition
of the heart muscle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-12
MiddIe-CIass Culture Fifty Years Ago.
From the Westminster Review.


Fifty years ago people studied Daniel and
the Apocalypse to ascertain the approach
of the millennium by which was meant, at
least in the evangelical circles in which L
was brought up, not the steady diminution
OF human ills, but the thousand years
reign of the saints and the second advent
The usual. If not the only, objection then
urged to the imrlinence OF the consumma-
ton of all things was that the lost ten
tribes must first be discovered, and that
the Jews must be restored to the Holy
Land. 1t was also debated question
whether the pope was Antichrist DR.. Cum
ming was then at the height of his fame,
and his books had large circulation, but
HIS prophetical pretensions were shared by
almanacs. Old Moore's and Zadkiers, which
were to be found in almost every house
hold. Their political forecasts commanded
considerable credence, although their daily
weather predictions, so constantly belied
by events. were rapidly losing caste. The
changes of the moon were believed, how
ever to determine the weather. Another
way of reading the future was to open the
and the text on which your thumb rested
portended your destiny in the coming year.
Dreams were not much needed. but pre-
sentiments had importance. and very few
people ventured to sit down thirteen to
dinner. for fear Of dying within the year,
albeit reasoners were beginning to explain
that one in thirteen was something like
the ordinary rate of mortality. Nor would
many have set out on a journey or trans-
acted business Of consequence on a FRI.
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-12
The Shy COdfls h.

Salt Goldfish is so common an article OF
winter diet throughout the country that the
prospect OF very high prices of that COM
modify is not pleasant. There Is an abund-
ance Of salt cod to be had, across the
boundary line but the duty on that COM
modify makes the price fairly high under
any condittonss Whether the scafcity OF
cod is merely Atemporary feature of the
fishing industrysFemains to be seen, but II
there weresa few such seasons as Massa-
chusetts hsherrnen have just seen, there
would be y general demand for such an
agreement with Canada as would bring
more fish to this country, il such an ar
rangement could be made without any sert-
GUS harm to the local fishing industries. AS
President Mckinley said. in his last great
speech. reciprocal trade arrangements are
far preferable to- retaliatory trade fights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-12
Bolol Industrial School.

From the anHa.American, September /
{ An industrial school is to be established
at Tageilan. In sBohol. The residents OF
Bohol reqnestedthat this be done, and as
they had the necessary funds to start the
enterprise Superintendent Atkinson read
lily acceded to their request, and will fur
nish the instructors required. Manual
training OF various kinds will be taught the
natives, and as. they are eager to learn
they wilk undoubtedly be greatly benefited
The funds necessary to start the school
came from - somewhat unusual source.
During the instruction the sum of Si7UbO
was captured 1tom the insurgents. being
cided that they could made no better use
of the money than to educate their chill
dren. and accortlingly appropriated s1lOuO
OF the fund TO, start the new Industrial
school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-12
Fair Warming.

From the Chicago News.
Time. LAB pm.
A sound resembling a distant peal Of
thunder is heard directly overhead.
What was that?" asked the young man
as he started up from the parlor sofa in
alarm.
That" echoed the fair pride Of the
household. 'Oh, that was only papa irop-
ping hint
And hastily gathering the hint unto him-
self the young man carried it out into the
gloomy night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-12

she-"so you don't like these Wagner
concertsfs
He-"Weil. they have one redeemiag fea-
ture. They're so loud you can't hear the
man next to You whistling his accompani-
msnt. r-Philadelphia Record
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-12

Phrenologist-s'Yourb bump OF destructive.
ness is very large. Are you q soldier or q
pugflistT r.
Subject-"Neither. I'm a furniture NOV
er."-Tit- Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-26

THE SOCIAL OSTRACIsM OF MORGAN.
Charles Morgan, gun captain of the
cruiser New York, whose promotion
to ensign is objected 20 by Admiral
Sampson on the ground that Morgan
lacks the social graces which he be-
lieves a naval officer should have, was
gun captain of the flagship New York
during the blockade and battle of San
tiago. He was at the head of the
force of divers which explored the
wreck of the Maine in Havana harbor
in 1898, and was highly commended
by naval officers for his excellent
work in that connection. ~ He is said
to be one of the best divers in the
navy. In the Maine work he made an
average of seven hours day under
water, establishing new record. He
has been in the navy 20 years, but is
still boyish in appearance. His home
is at New Orleans, where he was pre-
sented with a Jeweled sword and gold
medal in 1898 in recognition of his
work on the Maine wreck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-26
wAsHINeToN WE'RE HERE

The voice of the American people
has again been lifted TO say in accents
loud, .Great and just was George
Washington. Long will his name be
sacred" The nation still reverberates
with laudatory echoes, and when this
memorable anniversary, that of the
birth of Washington, comes around
we endeavor to take in at glance
the progress of events since his time,
and to wonder what the future of the
country he nursed in its infancy
may be. At this time when the blood
of war is being spilled and the nation
quivers with martial vibration. the
Springfield Register asks: '"Would
Washington approye?"
The celebration of Washington IS
birthday in the Philippines was Pc
culiar one according TO the dispatches
received by the Associated Press. One
of them reads thus:
Manila, Feb. 22.-Thousands of Fill
ipinos gathered around the Lunetta
band pavilion today and applauded
American sentiments expressed by ma
tive and American orators, the occa-
sion being the celebration of Washing
ton g birthday. 1t was the first great
gathering under the auspices of the
federal party. Filipino and American
flags futtered from the ships in the
bay and over various parts of the as
sem blage. In the pavilion were seat
ed Gov. Gen. Macarthur and other
generals, the mem bers of the United
States Philippine commission and q
number of Filipino leaders.
Another reads thus:
Manila, Feb. 22.-Col. Walter S.
Schuyler, with a detachment of the
10th volunteer infantry, had smart
skirmish near Santa Cruz, province oil
Cavite, in which several Filipinos were
killed.
Both of these messages came over
the same wire on the same night. that
of the anniversary : of Washington's
birthday. One of them pictures q
number of Filipinos bowling submis-
sion to a flag from across the seas.
The other pictures a number of them
sacrificing their lives for liberty and
freedom, and in behalf of struggling
people. Comment is unnecessary.
These two little dispatches tell pc
culiar story. and now we naturally
ask ourselves the question: Had
Washington been there would he have
said: 'tDisperse We rebels. Lay down
your arms" or would he have turned
to America and said: s'They fight fer
liberty; spare them. Let them go in
peaceP''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-26

A PROFESSIONAL gam bier who died
in public hospital in New York the
other day confessed in his last hours
that his only occupation was the
cheating of unwary passengers in
poker games in the smoking rooms of
several of the well known steamships,
and that for many years his gains by
swindling of that kind had been ex-
tremely large. The process en-
ployed by this professional gambler
to secure his large gains are those
practiced by his class generally. He
probably divided his princely revenue
with those who permitted, promoted
and protected his business as the pro-
prietors of gaming houses do else
where.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-26
La Grippe Quickly Cured.

I'm the winter of 1898 and 1899
was taken down with severe attack
of what is called la grippe, :" says F.
l.. Hewett. a prominent druggist of
Winfield, Ill. The only medicine I
used was two bottles of Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy. 1t broke up the cold
and stopped the coughing like magic,
and have never since been troubled
with grippe" Cbamberlain's Cough
Remedy can always be depended upon
to break up severe cold and ward off
any threatened attack of pneumonia.
1t is pleasant to take, too, which
makes 1t most desirable and one of the
most popular preparations in use for
these ailments. For sale by all drug
Cista
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-26
Master,s Sale.
]. T. and S. R. Kenworthy. attorneys.
State of Illinois. lss.

State OF Illinois, ri.
Rock Island County
In the Circuit Court-In Chancery.
Hiram Ruby, trustee for Katie Ruby now
Katie Quiclx), Olive Ruby, Mary Ruby, Minnie
Ruby and Lizzie Ruby VS.. Orlando M. GunnelI.
Foreclosure, general No 1888
Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF a
decree of said Court, entered in the above en-
titled cause, on the twenty-eighth day of Janu-
airy, A. ID. 1901, shall, on Saturday, the
twenty-thi day of March, A. d. 1901, at the
the East door of the Court House,
in the city of Rock Island, in said
County of Rock Island, to satisfy said decree,
sell at public vendue to the highest and
best bidder for cash in hand that certain par
Gel of land, situate IN the County of Rock
Island and State of Illinois, known and
described as follows. towit:
Commencing at a tree standing South thirty
seven degrees (37o) West (variation TOY, Six
(6) chains aud sixteen Q6) links from the
North east corner OF Section Thirty-five (35),
in To wnship Seventeen O7), North of Range
One % West of the fourth p M. thence
South thirty one and one half degrees (3tS q
West (variation 20 48 } eleven (1I) chains
and thirty-eight (36) links; thence North
Thi-ty-four and one half degrees (3IA q West
thence North eigity-nine degrees (S9o) East
ten 00) chains and thirteen (t3) links: thence
South ifty-eight and one-haf (5SS o degrees
East four a. chains s. eighty (S0) links to the
place OF beginning containirg Eight & COL
acres and also known as Out Lot to Coal
Valley in the town of Coal Valley, County of
Rock Island and State of Illinois.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this twelf tn
day OF February, a. d. 1901.
ELwIN E. PARMENTER.
j. Il. s. =. X. KENwoRTHY, Compliments
Solicitors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-26
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

With local applications, as they can
not reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure it you
must take internal remedies. Hall IS
Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly ont the blood and mucous
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not
q quack medicine. 1t was prescribed
by one of the best physicians in this
country for years and is regular
prescription. 1t is composed of the
best tonics known. combined with
the best blood purifiers. acting direct
ly on the mucous surfaces. The per-
feet combination of the two ingredi-
ents is what produces such wonder
full results in curing catarrh. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., propriesors, To-
ledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, price rs cents.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-26

THE report of the Illinois depart
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public shows that in 1900 more mem
bers died than during any year since
the organization was founded. The
deaths reached 270, or 3 per cent.
The greatest number of deaths was in
George II. Thomas post No. 10, and
the u. S. Grant post No. %, both OF
Chicago, each having reported %
deaths. Outside of Chicago the post
with the largest death rate was Post
No. 1, of Rockford, which lost 81
members.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-26

THE brave Gen. Lawton was killed
on the firing line in Luzon. The
United States senate passed a bill
granting Mrs. Lawton a pension OF
800 per month in order that she
might support and educate her young
children who are left orphans. The
house cut the pension down to $50.
And this same body which shows par
simony in the case of the family of a
man who gave his life for his coun-
try, is ready to give millions of dol
lars in subsidies to men who are al
ready rich and who never smelled
powder in their lives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-26
Use Aliens Foot Ease.

A powder to be shaken into the
shoes. Your feet feel swollen, ner-
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If you have aching feet, try Aliens
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