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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-18
Injected i'm the City Han.

West Superior, Wis. April 1S.-Po-
lice Secretary Charles Hudson was
taken to the Isolation hospital ill with
smallpox. This makes three that have
gone from the city hail to the isola-
ton hospital. they being City Clerk
Patterson and Chief of Police Luton
I'm addition to the secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-18
PRINCE ADELBERT
ENTERS THE NAVY.

Kiel, April 1S.-Prince Adelbert,
third son of the emperor of Germany,
formally entered the navy this morn
ing. The emperor and empress and
other members cf the imperial family
participated in the attendant cere-
m onies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-18
AN Ex.cONGRESSMAN
WEDDEp Ar NEW YORK

New York, April 1s.-Miss Matilda
Agan was married here today to j.
Frank Aldridge, of Washington, for
merly congressman from Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-18
Sits Down on Hypnotism.

Madison. Wis. April 1S.-Mayor
Bulls first official order issued late
Tuesday afternoon, few hours aft
er his Inauguration. was 10 head off
the trance-sleeping exhibition, which
was to have been a feature of the
hypnotic show being given by the
Flints at the Fuller Opera House.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-18
TODAY'S HAPPENINGS
IN LEGISLATURE.

Springfield, H., April 1S.-Thc
senate today passed the senatorial aP-
portionment bill 81 to 10. The house
concurred in the joint resolution pro-
vidiug for sine die adjournment
Nav 3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-18
SHIRTWAIST CARRIER
MAY BE GENERAL

Washington, April 1S.-An order has
been drafted by Superintendent Ma
chen. of the free delivery service, with
view to- relieving letter carriers
throughout the country of wearing the
heavy uniform coats and vests during
the summer. and signed by Postmaster
General Smith. The feature OF the or
der is that it permlbs the carrier to
" year a light gray shirt waist instead
of the coat.
Indiana Lawyer Dies at Gotham
New York. April 1S.-.T. w. Willard.
4 lawyer of Bedford, Ind. died at the
Clarendon hotel here today from an
overdose of opium. A coroner will
Investigate the death
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-18
Nesr in Cuba Are Active.

Havana April 1S.-BumOrs are
prevalent that the negroes intend TO
take an active part in politics. Poll
ticians fear that this movement will
result in the election of several ne
%rOeS as MAYORS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-18
KENTUCKY PLANTER
KILLS HIS WIFE AND SELF.

Chicago, April 1S.-Charles H.
Sweeney, a Greeneville. KY. cotton
planter, today shot and killed his
wife, Sarah, before he took his own
life. Domestic troubles were the
cause.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-18
straits Now Clear of Ice.

Mackinaw City. Mich, April 1S.-s
The straits are now entirely clear of
ice. This fresh southeast wind dur
ing the night has driven the fields
of broken ice into Lake Michigan and
there is no likelihood of the ice return.
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-18
wealthy Stockman Killed.

Pana, Ills, April 1S.-JOhn Red
man. of Herrick was struck by II
Glover Leaf freight train and instant
ly killed. He was wealthy stock
man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-18
.Purchnse of short-Term Bonds.

Washington. April 1S.-The treasury
department yesterday purchased $780,
600 of short term 4 per cent. bonds ct
the rate of 1885.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-18
FOUR MEN ARE DEAD
AN0 SEVEN ARE HURT.
And the Latter May Be Added
To the Death
Roll.

Minneapolis. April 1S.-A special 10
The Times from Vancouver, B. c.,
says: Four people are dead and seven
probably fatally injured as the result
of an explosion which took place yes
terday afternoon on the steamer RAJ
mona, which phys on the Fraser river.
One of the plates in the rear of the
boiler blew out. tearing away the
whole front of the vessel and knock
ing into the water all those in that
part of the steamer. The accident
happened when the boat was in mid
stream opposite Fort Langley, thirty
miles from Vancouver. Two women
Mrs. Harry Morrison. of Langley,
and Mrs. J. Bailey. of Mount Lehman
were standing on the front deck and
We're knocked into the water and
drowned. Two deck hands named Jas
Mack and Andrew Phipps were struck
by one of the flying boiler plates and
were instantly killed.
\. Power. the purser: j. Maynard,
mate. and Victor Howell. the fireman,
who had gone on that day for the
first time. were burned so badly that
they cannot possibly recover Four
Indians We're dreadfully scalded, and
only one of these is expected to re-
cover. One Indian baby l. at the point
vi uedtH. CdpIdlH Se!nnouF anu .IOlh
Oliver. the engineer. who owned the
larger interest i'll the vessel, We're un-
hurt. Both Mrs. Morrison and Mrs.
Bailey had left their babies upstairs
in the saloon, and had come on deck
for fresh air The babies were unhurt.
"Barked Up the Wrong Tree"
Clarinda. Ia. April 1S.-The home
of George Martin was entered Monday
night, but nothing taken. Martin and
his family except one son are spend
ing the winter at Wichita Falls. Tex
The son. NOrOS. is a student at Tarkio
college, Missouri. and came home Sat
urday. As the robbers took no plum
der it is believed their intention was
to capture the young man and hold
him for ransom. He was spending the
night at neighbor's, so he escaped
capture
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-18
Yield From Taxation.

The chancellor of exchequer, in
presenting the budget statement,
said the total expected yield of the
new taxation was Eli, 100000. The
total receipts for the year were E140,-
019, 900, expenditures G1S3, ,592, 900,
of which f65, 900, 600 was for the war
in South Africa and 100000 in
China. The chancellor proposed sus-
pending the sinking fund and borrow
ing ECO. 900, 900 on consols. The bud
get adds 2-pence to the income tax, pro-
vides for duties on raw and refined
sugar, molasses, glucose and export
ed coal, but does not increase duties
on beer, wine, spirits or tobacco.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-18
BRITAIN
BIC BUDGET
Exceptional Interest Shown
in the Current State
ment.
THE WARS GREAT INCREASE.
Fresh Taxation Proposals To
Meet Coming Require
mentS.

London April 1S.-The exceptional
interest taken in this years budget
statement was evidenced by the crowd
ed condition of the house of com mons
when it reassembled today. Fresh
taxation proposals required meet
the expenditure for 1901 and 1902.
which according to parliamentary
paper issued this afternoon totals
E187, ,602. 900 inclusive of the war
charges, this being an increase of
932. 901, 900 over last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-18

partment and President Mckinley. He
gives positive disclaimer to the au-
thorship Of the San Juan interviews i'll
which he was made to say some Sc
verely critical things about President
Castro. and AYERS that an injustice
has been done him in this respect. To
an Associated Press reporter who met
him at quarantine yesterday Loomis
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-30
Party Programme at Washington.

Party Programme at Washington.
Every new advice from Washington
confirms the fact of the acceptance by
the Republican party leaders of the
lesson of the elections. 1t is a lesson
Of extreme conservatism. If ever peo-
pie gave evidence of satisfaction with
the policies of party, it is the Amer
lean people in their evidence rendered
on Nov. 5 of their attitude toward the
policies of the Republican party. The
fdget and the fret of the incurable tar
if reyisionists and "reformers" has
gone utterly unheeded by the electorate
of such States as Massachusetts, Iowa
and Nebraska, wherein has been in
variably an early response to proposals
for change when such proposals were
even plausible. Especially is this true
in the first of these commemorative,
where agitation has been unceasing and
unnoticed.
There is the better reason for obedi-
ence to this negative mandate in the
fact that it is in accord with a pub
lie policy of which the wisdom is
automatically demonstrated in every
months trade returns. The people
might need amendment Of the laws reg.
ulating their commerce and industries
and be unaware of the fact. 1t might
be, for instance, that the protective
system was curtafling their foreign
trade to an extent unrecognized in the
feryor of their domestic activity. In
that case statesmen might be in duty
bound to foster measures whose neces-
sity the people had not come to see.
But the fact is that the Dingley law
has extended foreign trade to a degree
unknown and unthought Of under
either Of it's predecessors-th tariff-for-
revenue Wilson law and the tariff
with-reciprocity Mckinley law.
When popular will goes hand in hand
with public good, it were sheer mad
ness to divert it's steps from the plain
path they follow. The wisdom of
let-it-alone policy in regard to the tar
if and all subjects of international
trade relations is apparent. There will
be quite enough of other work for Con-
gress in the regulation of trusts" and
the settlement of the currency with pos
sibly some amendment Of the internal
revenue laws with an eye to the sur
plus. Last but not least, the ratif1ca-
ton Of the new canal convention and
the all-important legislation necessar-
lily consequent will demand time which
can i'll be spared to tamper with trade
regulations, even were these latter not
putting the whole commercial world in
debt to the American producer-New
York Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-30
Can a Governor Be Coercei2

Gov. Beckham'S reply to Gov. Dur
bins refusal to surrender to him two
alleged accomplices in William Goe-
bells murder starts with imputing cor
rupt motives to the Indiana executive.
passes to a defense of the Kentucky
Judge whose evident partisanship on
the bench has become public scandal.
and winds up with some glittering gen
eralities in praise of the people of Ken
lucky.
Beckham charges that Gov. Durbin's
refusal is the fulfillment of "campaign
obligations" and the result of a mo
litical bargain" What Of value two
poor and almost friendless men, whose
leadership of their party in Kentucky
had ended in disaster, could offer in
exchange for protection to the Gov
ernor of great State even Beckham's
feryid imagination fails to declare. All
who remember, however, under what
circumstances Beckham came into Of
flee and appreciate the fact that his
whole political existence depends on
giving the GOebelites their desired re-
venge will have no difficulty in under
standing that the political bargain"
and the campaign obligations are
south and not north Of the Ohio River.
Beckham asserts that Judge Can
trilPs character as man and jurist
stands unimpeached among the good
people of Kentucky" Yet this same
Judge, IN the face of afidavits of par
lality and of his own Supreme Courts
febuke of his conduct on former
trial, refused to grant a change of
venue to Caleb Powers and permitted
the case to go to jury composed en-
tirely of Goebel partisans. The max
Inn about Caesars wife appears to have
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-30
been overlooked by both Cantrin and

been overlooked by both Cantrill and
his defender.
The fact is that Gov. Durbin merely
exercised his inherent discretion to in
quire whether the claim for Taylor and
Finley was prompted by desire for
justice or for partisan revenge, and
found that the latter motive was self
evident in the circumstances. There
fore he refused, as dozens of other ex-
ecutives have, to be party to prose
cution which was plainly persecution.
And for thus setting bounds to parti-
san rancor Gov. Durbin is applauded
by all fair-minded men, even in Ken
tucky.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-30
Mckinley RecinrOcitY.

The late Presidents reciprocity idea
is entirely consistent with his we'll
known protection sentiment, by which
he has stood during his entire political
life, and which he lived to see fully
indicated by "our wonderful indus
trial development" Sensible trade
arrangements" the late President says
hot free trade, but that (which will
not interrupt our home production"
and that is Mckinley protection and
Mckinley reciprocity. Anything else
would be surrender Of our industries
to ruinous foreign competition and a
return Of the days and experiences Of
the Cleveland administration and the
Wilson tariff bill. "Our wonderful in
dustrial development" must be sustain
ed, not by breaking down the laws
which have made it possible, but, as
Mckinley says, sensible trade az
engagements which will not interrupt
our home production" Back of that
sentiment stands the whole Republican
party and the industrial interests Of
the country, and back of that sentiment
stands the nations new head and Pres
ident McKinley's successor, President
Theodore RooseveIt.-York Pa.( Dis
patch.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-30

Mr., Hardy told the boys as much as n0
thought proper of the state of things,
and gave them their instructions. The
girls, who had no idea there was any real
danger, and who had besides an unlimit-
ed confidence in their father and broth
ers were disposed to look upon it as fun,
and Mr.. Hardy had to speak quite serl-
ously to be sure that his orders would De
strictly attended to. box had been
placed in the storeroom on the upper
floor Of thq tower, and the boys We're
given screWdrivers and hammers to open
it, The establishment of all was I'M
bounded to find that it contained four
dozen large rockets and a dozen blue
lights. One dozen of these rockets were
ordinary signal rockets, but the rest were
covered with strong tin cases.
'Fireworksn, they all exclaimed in in
tense surprise. What have you brought
fireworks all this way for, papa:
II will tell you, my dears. l knew
that the Indians of the pampas were
horse Indians, and the idea struck me
that as they could never have seen rock
cts. they would be horribly scared at
night by them. Rockets, you know, are
not frightened, it is quite certain that the
horses would be horribly alarmed by one
or two Of these rushing, fiery things
charging into their midst. I therefore
had them specially made for me by py-
rotechnist in London. One dozen, as you
see, are ordinary rockets of the largest
size; they contain colored balls, which
will give out most brilliant light. One
of them thrown into the air, even where
we believe any Indians to be, will light
up the plain, and give us fair view or
them. The other three dozen are loaded
with crackers. AS you see, have had
strong case Of tin placed over the ordl-
nary case; and one Of them striking
man will certainly knock him Oft MS
horse, and probably kill him. The roar,
the rush, the train Of fire, and finally the
explosion and the volley of crackers IN
their midst would be enough to brighten
their horses altogether beyond control.
What do you think Of my idea"
Capital, capitalr' they all cried.
"But how, papa" Hubert asked, will
you manage to make your rockets go
straight at the Indians? All the rockets
| ever saw went straight up into the air"
eyes, Hubert, because they were point
ed up. A rocket goes whichever way it
is pointed. Rockets in war are fired
through a tube, or from a trough. We
will use the trough. Set to at once, boys,
and make trough about four feet long,
without ends. 1t must stand on legs high
enough to raise it above the level of the
wall round the top of the tower. Let
there be two legs on the front end, and
one leg behind; and this leg behind must
have a hinge, so that, when it stands
upright, it will be six or eight inches
higher than the front, in case we want
to fire at anything close at hand. When
we want to elevate the head Of the rock
ct to fire at anything at a distance, we
pull the hind leg back, so that that end
is lower than the front. Put spike at
the end of the leg, to let it have a firm
hold on the floor"
Go be continued.)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-30

] Out on the Pampas ]
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exactly what had happened; then there
was wild yell of surprise and fear, as
our rifles came down again with crash
ing thud. All leaped to their feet, the
man I aimed my next blow at rolling over,
and just escaping it. Rube was more
lucky, and just got his man as he was
rising. 'Hoorah! Seth he shouted five
down out of eleven We drew back now
to our posts as agreed on, and the Next
cans, drawing their knives, made a rush
forward. They amt towards, the Mex
icans-I will say that for them; and
when these fellows found they were
caught like rats in trap, they fought
desperately. They knew there was no
mercy to expect from Rube and me. They
divided, and three came a each Of us.
Two went down as if they were shot,
and l was just whirling my rifle for an
other blow, when l heard a crash, and
then a shout from RUDE, Help, Seth" [
saw at once what had happened. Rube's
rifle as he was making blow at a man,
had struck a beam over his head, and the
shock had made it fly from his hands
across the room. In another moment the
two MeXicans were upon him with their
knives. He hit out wildly, but he got
cash across the forehead and another on
the arm in a moment. | made two strides
across the hut, and the MeXicanS who
were attacking me, instead of trying to
prevent me, made a rush to the corner
where their rifles were, which l had left
unguarded. 1t was fatal mistake. My
gun came down crash upon the head OF
one of Rube's assailants before he knew
of my approach, and another minute did
for the second. AS turned from him the
remaining two Mexicans leveled at Rube,
who had rushed across to pick up his
gun, and myself and gave a cry as the
tiints fell and there was no report. For
a minute or two they fought desperately
with the guns; but it was no use, and it
was soon over, and we stood the masters
of the hut, with eleven dead men round
| US. An hour later saw us safely on our
way to headquarters"
"Oh, thank you very much, Seth. 1t IS
a most exciting story. And what became
of Rube" asked Maud.
''Rube married a year after we got back
to the States, and took up a clearing and
settled down. 1t was then I felt lone
some, and made up my mind to so south
for awhile. | promised Rube that |
would go and settle down by him after d
bit, and I've concluded that it's about
time to do so. I've saved a few hun
dred dollars out here, and | am going
to start tomorrow morning at daybreak
to catch the steamer at Rosario. | shall
go up straight from Buenos Ayres to New
Orleans, and a steamer will take me up
the river in three days to Rube's loca-
ton. Good-by, all of you. | told your
father this afternoon"
There was a hearty leave-taking, and
many expressions of regret at his leav-
ing; and after a shake of the hand and
many good wishes, the young Hardys
went up to the house, really sorry to part
wit htheir Yankee friend.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-30
HER PRIDE WAS TOUCHED.
Plebeian Studies Not Included in
Scnool Curriculum.

PIebeian Studies Not Included in
School Curriculum.
The principal of the young ladies'
seminary, after formally greeting her
wealthy patron, waved her hand grace
fully in the direction Of the other room.
Madam" she said, with confident
smile, II am happy to say that your
daughter is now ready for you. Dur
ing the last few years that she has been
under my charge she has become ac-
comp1ished.
A slight shade Of curiosity was evil
dent on the face of the visitors.
You consider, then" she said, with a
rising infection, that her education is
complete?"
Indeed, yes" replied the principal.
"She has a smattering of Greek, Latin
French, Italian and German. She has
done something in the higher mathe-
mates, understands the piano, and in
history, philosophy and literature She
will pass. But in the finer graces-in
the art of conversation, in dancing,
and that indefnable chic that always
distinguishes my pupils from others
she is all that could be desired"
A shade of anxiety crowned the
mothers brow.
Il had hoped" she said, that my
daughter might have been taught some
thing useful; something that, in the du-
lies which as a wife and a mother mag
lie before her, might be of some value"
A flush of pride suffused the counte-
nance of the principal.
Then, madam" she said, haughtily,
you have evidently mistaken the pur-
pose of my establishment. In the first
place no woman of true social instinct,
should she be inflicted with children,
would ever allow them to interfere
with her career, and in the second place
/ never dreamed, when your daughter
was admitted, that you intended her
to marry any man who earned Iiv-
sing"
Her guest blushed, and impetuously
held out her hand.
you are right" she said Forgive
ME. Just for moment | remembered
that I, too, was a mother, and forgot
I'll about my social position. Life
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-30
EurODe Gets Her Share

Why should the nations of Europe
worry about our exports to their
shores? Most Of the goods go over in
their ships. The more goods we sell
them the more fares will 90 into the
treasures Of the transatlantic liners
Of course, this may not always con-
tinue, but it has been a rich plan for
the British, the Germans, the Dutch.
the French, and even smaller maritime
nations, and now they are trying to
Guido one another in building new
fleets of bigger and faster boats.
Not only that, but lots Of the money
they send us goes back again in the
form Of railrad fares, all over Europe.
hotel bills, fees and tips innumerable
and all the lavish expenditure of a
host Of rich travellers. The balance of
trade is in our favor, but we are not
mean about spending the money. and
Europe will think several times before
she turns our picture to the wall.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-30

the rich young queen, and quite FaS
Henry made a clean breast Of then
to her.
Upon learning all the particlIasq
Wilhelmina declined point blank Y
her consort's debts, the result Da4'
a violent scene took place between
which ended in Henry rushing aT'
Germany and WiIheImina being taa
1t is said that only the most ln2
kilograms sent to him by the Y
mother, Queen Emma, induced 18
return to Holland. The queens Y
is anxious to preserve appeaFal.sI
least. Since his return to Ho.ail
ry has not been once to the palace
bis queen is.
The stories that the Prince Vas
inconsiderate and that his Qua,'
Queen WilheImina, which only tD 4
yention Of the Dowager queen :
stopped, caused YNiIhelminaS lIns
tinues to gain currency. Inc An,.
Volksdagblatt alleges that the s, e~, ! 1
now completely estranged. IS :,
who are devoted to the Queer, !.
coming more and more alarmed |.
stories, and should they prove S, N
people are prepared to WTeah '.'-
nation upon the Prince Censor
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-30
Real Republican Recinroci+v

But when reciprocity treaties come
within President McKinley's definition
of opening up of new markets for the
products of our country by granting
concession to the products of other
lands that we need and cannot produce
ourselves, and which do not involve
any loss of labor to our own people but
tend to increase their employment"
the Republican party is a unit in sup
port Of them. It may be taken for
granted that whatever treaties are
made will be on those lines. President
Roosevelt will work in harmony with
the Senate and House. There is no
impending war" on this subject or
any other. The Republican party is
as strong now in favor Of continuing
the policy that has been so brilliantly
successful in the past" as it has been
at any other time. The wonderful sue
cess of that policy was never more evil
dent than in the trade returns of the
present Philadelphia Press.