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BBBBP 6 THE ARGUS. FRIDAY. JAKUABT 15. 1R7. lANDV CATHARTIC CURE CONSTIPATION ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE.! .OCT,re yof constipation. f artheueai lt.a4 booklet frf. 14. HTFBLI3G BEWUDIr IO.- Illiracn. IohMiI. 1 . or w tier, lit I FINISHING STROKE Aimed at the Manufacture of Imi tation Butter. ORIGINAL PACKAGE NO DEFENSE. Flic Stuff .Hade Subject to Any Lair a State May Cliwne to Kernel In Iterant Thereto tVnrni I'tcniire He-tveen Henclcrnon and Cannon The Senate Passes the 9n Homestead Dill, Which I rai-KiaclO:.,-In It. Kflect. Washington, Jan. lu. The houe Bpe:.t almost the entire day debating the Grout bill to subject oleomargarin? and other imitation dairy products to the laws of the states into which they ar trans: orted. The advocat s of the meas ure to'jk the view that the states sh jUl.l be allowed to regulate the tale of a product sailing under false colors, and the opponents the view that the Mil WOOld establish a dangerous precedent and invade ihe power of congress to regulate interstate commerce. Thorn Who supported tie-measure w ere: North way of Ohio. Mors.- of Massachusetts, Iaeey of Iowa. H&lner of Nebraska, v" 1 1 1 i st of Delaware, Groovenor of Ohio, and Henderson of Iowa. Those who opposed it were: Cooper of Florida, Tucker of Virginia. Cannon of Illinois, Boatner of Ltooatana, Clardy of Ken tucky, and Williams of Mississippi. The bill is as follows: The U.ll That Was Psspsd. That all articles known as oleo margarine, buttcrine, imitation butter or imitation Cheese, or any substance In the semblance of butter or cheese iot the usual product of the dairy and not made exclusively Of pure and un adulterated milk or cream, transported Into any stat or territory, or remain ing therein for us?, consumption, sale or storage therein, shu'.! upon arrival In such state or territory ba subject to the operation and effect of the laws of such state or territory enacted in the exercise of Its police power to the same extent and in the same manner as though loch articles or substance had been produced in such state or territory, and shall not be exempt there from by reason of being introduced therein In original packages or other wise, provided that nothing in this act shall be construed to permit any s:ate to forbid the sal" of oleomargarine, ex cept in such a manner aa will advise a customer of Its real character." Cannon and Headessoa Look Horn. Daring the debate Henderson of Iowa recalled the long Btlbustering tiht BjgaJ&st the Original oleomargarine bill, when he said the Interests of Chicago and Kansas City were massed against the agricultural Interests. He denied that the lard and tallow interests were opposed to the bill, and closed with an eloquent peroration in favor of the measure with the statement that he al ways stood ready to unmask deception In order that all might have fair play. Cannon replied to Henderson with the assertion that the bill was a fraud, its face professing to do on thing, but with misrepresentation in its stomach d- ing something else. Cannon's remarks drew from Hender son an Indignant proti -l. "The opposi tion to this bill." said be, with great emphasis, "comes from the capitalized I Institutions In Chicago and Kansas City. I It comes from men like. Armour and Swift, who are destroying th great ; cattle Interests of my state and other ' states by keeping down the price of j beeves and keeping up the price up 1 beefsteak." SENATE IS FOR FltEE HOMESTEADS. Opens to Settlement All the I'ubUe Lands Acquired from the Kccla. Washington. Jan. 1.".. The senate yes terday passed the measure known as the free homestead bill, which has been under discussion since the holiday re cess. It Is a measure of far-reaching Importance, particularly to the west: and the interest In it was shown by the fact that a plank concerning it was a feature of the several national plat forms. The effect of the bill is to open to settlement all public lands acquired oank of Ashtabul irom inaiar.s tree or any payment to to the government beyond the minor of fice fees, and to release from payment those who have heretofore settled en these lands. The number of acres In volved, according to an estimate made by the commissioner of the general land office. Is IMBaVBil, which would have yielded the government at the prices heretofore established $3r.U43.006. To offset this statement it was brought out during the debate that the lamls were mainly arid, and that those Who hail sett'.td upon them were unable to make payment by reason of the scanty products cf the soil. The west ern senators, in the main, favored the bill as an extension of the general home stead policy of the government er the properties of the I nion and Cen tral Pacific Railroad companies now b'i tig to ;h United States by reason of alleged defaults in the payment of bonds. ther resolutions adopted were instructing the interstate commerce commission to inquire into the reported combination of lake vessel interests to maintain rates: and by Cullom calling on the civil service commission to ex plain the de'ay in snaking annual re ports. The senate adjourned over to Monday. Chandler Could Sell Armor at .tOO. Washington. Jan. 15. Senator Chand the cost cf armor plate at $X)bms;s tar has prepared a report upon the cost of armor plate. Chandler estimates tee cost of armor plate at $30) per ton, a reduction of $100 from that made by Secretary Herbert in the rec?nt report sent to congress, ia which r.e mad? an estimate of $400 a ton. Jl'KIM.fcY BILL NOV THE MODEL. Significant Statement by a Man at Work on the Tariff Hill. Washington. Jan. 15. The Republic an tai iff -makers held no meeting yes terday, having encountered several per plexing paints in the che mical schedule which the y began work on. Certain mem bers were assigned to procure informa tion on various points and today the committee will resume its work on the schedule. From the experience- of the first session of rfal work on the bill It is considered by members of the com mittee doubtful whether it will lie practical for them to follow the orig inal plan of work, which was to have the full committee work together on every schedule of the bill, instead of dividing the schedules among sub committees. I'nder the presr-r.t plan every mender has an opinion to give on every point that arises, and progress is very slow. While there has been little discussion of the gen,.rai charr. ter of the measure two or three underlying principles are understood. There Is no question but that specific rates v.il be levied wher ever possible. The county scheme, it Is understood, will be abandoned, with adequate duty on sugar. The principle of free raw materials will le disregard ed. Wool is considc red by the Repub licans aa the farmers' finished product which should be protected as the manu facturers" products are. and lumber is also regarded as quite as deserving of protection as other articies in which labor is a large element of cost. A member of the commutee said: "The committee la preparing an inde pendent tariff bill based on present con ditions of business and present neces sities for revenue, nnd on the experience i f the past. It will not be the McKin ley bill. When the bill is fin ished an and average of rates struck it will be below th Me Kinley bill." WORLD'S SPECIAL CONTRADICTED rtate Department Save There Is Nothing In the Alleged Compart. Washington, Jan. 13. The state de partment emphatically contradicts the New York World special from here giving the terms of an allegel agree ment between Spain and the United States relating to Cuba. The depart ment states that there has b?en no change in the situation since the date of the president's message. "It can be stated further that until today, when Senor de Lome made his usual Thurs day diplomatic call on the secretary of state, there has been no conference between Secretary Otaey and the Span ish minister since last Thursday, when the latter was among the !i;t of dip lomats who paid their rc-.-pects to the secretary' and saw him regarding the public business. "The UAited States, as stated in the president's message, made certain rep resentations to Spain, and the present attitude of this government is that of awaiting the response of Spain to the siu-g stion that the interests of the United States and other '-onsidera:ions demanded that th" war should not be prolonged or indefinitely dragged out." New Hani, for Ohio. Washington, Jan. 15. The comptrol ler cf the currency has given authority for the organization of the National a. O.. capital $U0.00O. Masked Mincreants Kill a Woman. Macon. Ga..Jan. 15 Yesterday morn ing about 2 o'clock a rarty of masked men went to the home of Wi'.liam Row land, a merchant ai Ad. ma station, two miles below Maccn. and demanded his money. He refused and attempted to defend himself with a gun. Firing ensued and Mrs. Rowland was shot. It is understood that she has sir.ee died. GOMEZ TRIUMPHS. Cuban Leader Captures the City of Santa Clara. N0T7 ADVANCING ON HAVANA CITY With 18.COO Men, All Well Armed Span iards Lose 90O Killed and a Large -tity of War Munition. Rebel Chief Handera. Mortally Wounded and l.SOO Men Killed OMasuS of the Capital I re paring to Lear. New York. Jar. 15. The Press this merning claims to have news through I private channels that General Maximo Gomez stormed and captured the im portant city cf Santa Clara on Jan. ?, and is now moving on Havana with 1S. W) men. The famous cavalry bad. r Quintin Hande ra was mortally wound- 1. The I'ress says, and General Luque. commanding the Spanish, was r.lsn wounded. The news received said that the losses were: Spanish, estimated killed and wound -d. 900 ; prisoners, TOO; cannon captured. 18; liattle standards. 4: rifles In thj Spanish arsenal. 5.000. with plenty of ammunition. Cubans killed and wounded. 1.500. which Is 600 more than the Sparinsh loss. The Press quotes Carlos ttiilsaf as saying that the report is credible. The Junta has no news. Details cf the Alleged Capture. According to The Press advices the exrrison of Santa Clara had been re duced to 2.000 men. while Gomes had S.000 men. 6.000 being armed. On Jan. 5 h invested the city, which was well fortified. Corr.ez sent the Infantry un der General Rabi to the west, of the city. The cavalry. 4.0C0 strong, under Quintal Hand. ras. was placed on the other three side--, its n.ain strength be ing on the west. On the t,th. 7th and Sth there were skirmishes. General Lti'iiiP. comander of th gar.ison. Iieini" w ounded cn the latter day. i in the sib at daybreak tne Cul ans cb.se.-d in on the town, the cavalry cha!ip.(t over the Spanish earthworks and putting the enemy to flight, i'anderas M wages leading his BBSS and BBSS soon after. Oomez gave his in n only a night's rest. Then I aving a garrison of 1.5"0 Men he pushed on to the v.i-st. Those of his men w ho had no weapons were armed from the Spanish arsenal, so that in fighting men he was nearly as strong as before the battle. No sooner had th" news sf the fall of .-'anta Clara reached the planters round alcout than they began to flee k to Gomes' standard. Every mile he went he got new recruits. 1 The news ree-e ived said he now has an army of 1S.0C0 well equipped men. GOMEZ MARCBItNG ON HAVANA. People There Panic sirirken. Say. a Coi re. upondent of The World. New York. Jan. 15. A Havana dis patch to The World says: Couriers who have slipped through the Spanish lines' in Matanzas province bring the neves that General Gomez is undoubtedly marching on Havana slowly, but sure-ly, and that his advance guard is laying in waste the country as they proceed. In less than a week the advance guard nf Gomez" army has destroyed by Hie C.venty-one of the most valuable es tates in the province of Matanzas. an 1 the work of el --truction continue s as the army moves along. The people of Havana are at last becoming thorough ly alarmed at the situation, and all who possibly can have already left th place. Those w ho have been d etained are making preparations to le-ave with all possible hasle. Many of thos? ho have been outwardly loyal to Spain ! have lost all confidenc e in General We v- I ler's ability to handle the insurgents, and they now actually fear for the safety of Havana. Skirmishes oc. ur every" day in Pinar del Rio. The Insur gents are under command of Ruis Kivero. Kllibu.tri set Our Revenue Nnvy. Cincinnati. Jan. 15. A special to The Commercial-Tribune from Jacksonville, Fla., says: S..on after the landing of the steamship Delaware yesterday the steam launch "Chere Amie" (formerly the "Puzzle" of New York), lying half a mile above the cutter Colfax, sud denly left her dock, running down past the cutter with all steam up. In stantly the cutter's men were piped to quarters, anchors were tripped and in a second the second pipes were birch ing smoke as she started in pursuit. Crowds of people gathered ashore at the banks cheering the little Chere Amie as sped along whistling defiance-, to her pursurs. After following the launch for a mile down the river the cutter stopped, sw ung around and came back here amid the shouts of people ashore. Pardon of Criminal. -,, of the first Queetiuue rirklrd inne, Mraajlk Madison. Wis., Jan. 15. It was el peeled that the legislature world .Im ply devote Itself to the- governor's mes sage and transac t no business, but some imMirant matter came up. In the senate a bill was for an advis ory board of iardns to relieve the gov ernor, which is the Michigan plan and which it is believed will get around the constitutional provision In Wisconsin vesting th.- right of pardon In the gov ernor exclusively. In the ass inl.ly the rule relating to the makeup of the committee was adopted after it had liee-n amended, it Increases the size cf most of the com mittees and adds one or two new com mittees. The governor did not appear In pers n in either house, but sent hi. messa : i i .-ac h w'c.-i it was read 1 the clerk. In both houses I he rending v...- lirt ned to e b se-ly and lh various BSMBUSttseni . re r.-celvc-d with Inter-st. At th" cl.-s of the session an adj SM n-m.-nt was taken until m-st Tuesday la ord.-r to give the speaker an opuvrtu BBBy to make u: his mralttees No business can be transacted until the committees are oppo o! d and there Is nothing to w gained by boiding ses sions. RanL. r-. .on KH'. II, note: l. Providence. It. I.. J.-.n. IS. The body of fhail-s W. M.-y. s. :. n of a Chicago banker, was fourd on the fleeor of his room in a Uiaret.ns hoo . here -str-day, he having committed suicide s..me time during the right by shooting him s If thr urh th" heart. Meyers was 24 years old und had been living In this city about two ears. He Inherited a fortune from an uncle about three y-ars ago. but of late he had been In Onanical riratts. 1? had ,ur...l ir. st f hi property, and flr.dlng himse lf alrrnst penniless, 't Is believed he killed him self. A lett-r was found on a table In his room addressed to "H. F. Ml J Big. Chicago." Two Virion. Tlilee.. Captured. JanesvIlK WMC, Jan. l" Sheriff Rennet;, of Ij.fiy.-tte county, passed through SBWBTah with John Grn nnd John WMasa In -nance. They are charred with robbing a st-rc at Fay- Ml in tin- course of whl h u lively fu sillade of shots was nn-d by thetworre-u and a ctUB w ho sleeps In the store The Lafayette county lull la not a strung one-, and the two men were being taken to Mudison for snfe-keet Ing. PiSht to ( ome Oft- la Metiest Chicago. Jan. IV Th- fight between Corliett and Fitsstmmons hi to be pulled off In Mexico. This was settled yesterday by a personal message from Pan Stuart to his representative, lou M. Houseman, of this city, which closed with the words: "Prepare your fl lends for a trip to Mexico The light wM take place just ove-r tin- Rio Grande, la either the state of Chihuahua or Coa-huila. Cbtrsgo TUeatre Hat Ci aaiBi . Chic ago. Jan. is. -iia; r Swift last night vetoed Alderman Plotke's ordi nance tahoiing all klr.ds f hats during tho'trleal performance?, and rucgeted a $3 substitute- whli-h CSSgM rati C an sel Ileal eand various theatrical mana gers of the i Ity hud c one- c'.ed among themselves. The ordinance was pa' I by an almost unanimous vote by the city conned. Any woman reftilng to take oft' her stage-concealing he id gear In a th. aire In this city h. reaft. r will be subjec t to a $.: fine. vntc-iicro io ne rfargeo. South Ii.nd. Ind.. Jan. 15. Henry Jones. the colored convict who mur dered a fellow convict. Homer Thomas, in the Michigan City penitentiary last July, was yest'-rday s nt-nced by Judge Hubbard to be hanged May 1. UysaaSUBBS Trust. Jan. 1.1. Attorney Attack on Madison, Wh mm I a! Mylrea has completed a brief in the suit brought in the circuit ce urt at Oshk.sh for the dissolution of the sash and doer .trust. He hoi is that the trust is illegal and that its charter opposition was directed mainly by Mutt of Connecticut and Vilas uf Wis consin. As the bill passed In the house It covered only the lands acquired from Indians in Oklahoma, but as passed by the senate the bill includes all Indian lands. The final vote showed a decisive majority in favor of the measure. Following th" disposition of thi Mil w hich had held the advantageous post- I ea ivitygsBl of ca-srdi teat caaacl be cared tion of the unfinishe d business of the ! Ihe "e ' HU' Cnre should be annulled. f tats i r hi J. City it Tjledo, I Lcci. Cocstt. f Frsnk J. Chtnty mi.ke om'h that he U tiii fcnior rsrvcer ed the fir a if F.J Cheney a Oc . do-cg lui;tei-s 111 ihe city of loltro, coast; sod state af ores i !, r.rl tkM said firm will pay t'e mof ONE BITSTM r DOLLARS for cash senate. Morgan sought to have the Nic aragua canal bill made the unfinished business. Thia precipitated a vote which to some extent was a test of strength of the bill itself. On Morgan's motion to take the bill up the vote was S3 to 6. or 1- is than a q-iorum: so the motion did not prevail, although it dis closed the strenpth of the measure. During the day Morgan secured the adoption of a resolution for an inquiry XUdlClaXy enmn-ar ie S to WhLTj- 1-UASK J CHKXKV Sw-.m te b. fox. n.e a ii pnv.c?:b-d in my pres ence tUl5 tjih diy of Dec mter, A. D. 1836 -!sit-- A w. gaasawai ' r I Sot .1 j- Public ft Ca'aTTh Cnre l 'akei InterEillr tad act. direictlr cr. the blxd and macros. scr?ce of tie rti - f eni for te? :iaoi 1 ,lr, fr.-e. g J. Cbssst a Co, Toledo, Ohio. Bald by drpnsts, TSc. Someillau Sent I'p f.ir Life. Havana. Jan. 13. Luis Someillan. a native of Cuba, but an American citi zen, whose trial on the charge of rebel lion against the government has Just ended, was sentenced yesterday to im prisonment for life. Counsel will an- ; peal to the supreme court at Madrid on account of alleged illegality of the proceedings. Why Gen. K..l,,fT Wa. Arreted. New York. Jan. 15-General Carlos itoion s arrest t.y the 1'nited States au thorities was for an alleged breach of j the neutrality act in c onnection with I ver lare fibhusie u expedition on i the steamer Woodall. ce.v.i h is said to have left an American p rt for Cuts on June ;8. 1S. Warrant, have been issued for the arrest of r.ther Culrfin agenis in this country for aiding and abetting in the same expedition. Pierpont Morgan Give, a M iliion. New York. Jan. 15. At the meeting , m e.uer uuora 01 governors of the New I York Lying-in hospital yesterday a let ter was read from J. Pierpont Morgan offering to erect a new building for the institution to cost $1,000,000. The only condition Morgan makes to the map: t icent gift Is that funds sufficient to In sure the work cf the hospital be rats -d. The board accepted the gift with I thanks. THE MARKETS. New York Financial. Nr Vouk. Jn II. Money on call nominally iu.,r.z nor cent pre- inn -.utile paper. : .j par cent; ste'rliugexehauirea was firm, with actual lm in - in l-i ik'-r- l.eli ii l-r , 171$ tn- de iu-iud and stlia9sSfM for sixty day.: peted r..t - ' i-- t u:.d 4.,v'; rommereial bBkc l.'.' .. 1'nited States goTerameiit nt. Arm; 4'. register.. 1. MB do. cjup iiue. VUfi: S'ii rej. SBJ red. Iim,:do cnnpi in. 111'-.: 4' regieter.1. UsM; el. e. msaa n: ,. c i.;i.t.-r. i. I'aeltll ti r-of US. I'CJV Chicago Grain and Prod ice. t'Micu. . Jan li. Following were the quotation oa the Board of Trade tuiay: Wbeat J.inur . i. m. real, rfiwel ": Miy. opened TS)tc, clnmd s u, : Jub. opened TV-Sr. Howl Jic. Com Januiery. .;ened and rnnl nominal: Mat, op-ued 3e. cine, el J44 Ju y. o.i.i clna-d ti.'4ac. Oat Jatuary. ipemd !"S . ....,-! - M.e "p -a I ! . eluaei lV Port January. opaodBJ s;iv e 1 xed nominal: Mnv. SBSUSi IBSH closl sdl-'i Ijrd Ja.i lucre, open-1 flSj. close 1 tllli. May, opened Bl.ltl, clo-ed &t IV PtkIuco: Hutt -r Kxtra e r.-aat-ry 19r per lb: extra SSSry, 17c per lb.: fresh pa: king stock, ne - Ire..i si,k. II Hi ... r dot Poultry Tark v. a ! IS, - p r lb: cbtck cm cl.eae nu-i-: rcjuNUsra, sttitc; BUshs, I IN: K '19-. Potatoes-bur-bank-. -' I-r In; Hebron. lna s c t ! ..:. ; Ilhr !. $; (iia par bb . li .. y-Wln:. i.e.-. r. HrjlA- per lb; extract. .el '. Te. Appiea -toonoa to fjDcy. Au . pe r bbi Chiragu Lire Stock. Can ago. Jai 14. Lire Stock Pric-n a' tje l oh'-i iMocfc yards today r.m gi. 1 as follow.: Ho. Ertnn eied re e-eipta for ihe d y. Sti: eilea ranaed at fl Hi pi.- ijn ngni $1 o i;. ro.i packing. 6 J'& I IH mix-X. and f Hjg)HB ,ii-ave i- .logoaSlsksy rs eots. Cattle Eatimtt 4 rw tp a for the day. ll.o ijuotat.en- raurel at eisrn.isi ehotea to era .MpiK'.g staera, BAtfaiASi good to cfcosse do . $3 JO-1 4.4J fair to g it. flMesnromin io nvd'auri d i . $;eieiimlesmaaasra a-.s ti ' ! f dera. $ ;kSjBja COWS j , , I . . .;fers. $ '.'.' J 7J bulla. ..X W and on. BJ l.j,l.le) Texas atasra. and u 1" resl i aires. t Sheep aid I-iabs Eat i mated receipts for the day 17. : tub rangod at Bi ait,l 7n west err. $ ' "' Texan.. $sliie, si naiieas and bs He People's Popular Paper THE ARGUS Works and Watches For All. That is hy i: is today the recognized leader of Tri City newspapers, in point cf publication of current vent at home, in ihe country at large and abroad. It is the only paper in Rock Island and Moline having the advantage of Associated Press mber.hip, ard is in otlur ways the BEST EQUIPPED JOURNAL . . . To provid its readers with all ihe news promptly, thoroughly and relitbly Experience, Ente prise and En rgy are the guidance motives occupied in the Raihering. preparation and dissemination of news. THE A&GUS aims to be First to Serve and to Serve well. Apart from the pains taken in the mitter cf current happenings, the Howard Gould to Marry the .trtreaa. San Francisco, Jn. 15 Tne Post ha an interview v::h Mrs. J M I,yan. of I Palo Alto, moth-ir of Miss Katherin,.. Clerr.mons. the actress, in which Mt.5. Dayan says that ter daughter is . n gsged to Howard OnuP.l. ?on of the late jay je.uia, and tl at Gould arknrwl- I edged the engagement to her recently while ia New York. 17(418- BSjSj SJa Hay Timothy. B6 5n$MT; wild Bauar-Pslr to caoles. is se. Bags liab, I -c CQcfccas-SC. Tarkrye-ge, Coal Soft, IQe Cattle Batckan Mr for cot tcr esse sad atirsss, Ct .e. iiora-u;i,t. lit cat Children Cry for Pitcher's Caetorla. High Class Story Feature Of ihe paper has become one of the recognized and accepted evidences of merit. These serials are all finey illustrated and written by the best authors known to modern literature. Mechanically THE AR GUS is in the van of newspapers throughout. 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