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ARGXJ VOL.. XL.VII. !NO. 152. ROCK ISL.AXD, IL.L.., THURSDAY, APKIL. 20, 1899. PRICE THREE CENTS. ROCK ISLAMB HAVE FAITH IN DEWEY Four Members Secede From Fili pino Junta at London and Go to Manila. AGUEIALDO IS TOO EIDEPEBDEfrr, Are Confident rear Could bo Restored If Ha Would Treat With the American Ad antral Ctaeerf at News Front Gen. Otl (trrinit In (iermu Army Charged With High Treason. IonIon, April 20. It is learned bv Ihc Associated I'rcsa that a split has occurreu id the riliplno junta, tou members left for Manila because Agon cillo and the other two continue to insist on absolute independence, in tead of treating with Washington for concessions. Ihe seceders hare faith in Dewey and believe a meeting le tween him and Aguinaldo would lea to a settlement. GEN. OTIS SEEMS CHEERFUL Satisfied With Proposed Reinforcement and Promises Good New. Washington, April 20. In response to an in quiry (ien. Otis cables that the reinforcements proposed to be sent to him to relieve the volunteers will be sufficient for the campaign and adds he expects shortly to be able to report a decided improvement in the situation in the Philippines. HERE'S ANOTHER DREYFUS. Krrct.-MaJ.AIbrelcht.of the German Army, Charged With High Treawo. Berlin. April 20. Sergt.-Maj. Al- lreicht, of the l'.'lHIi rt;iment, was arrested at Urombcrg, Prussia, and tukvn in chains to Spandau, charged with high treason in furnishing Kus siiin agents detailed plans of the forti fications and plans for mobilizing the German army. FALKE CAPTAIN ARRESTED. German Warship's Commander Charged With Arming Samoans. Winnipeg, Man.. April 20. The Free Press, of Victoria, B. C, says the steamer Aorangie brings news of the arrest of the commander of the German warship Falke at Apia, for Hupplying arms to Mataaf.i. 'i'lie ar rest was made by the British com mander. CHINESE IN BLOODY WAR. lHShttlmlrr Conlllct Ahuiiiii Serious Sbapr at t rcuno, Cal. Fresno, Cal., April 20. A bloody highbinder war broke out in China town earlv this morning. The result is three killed, two wounded and nine in jail. The tragedy was the result of a factional light between the Bing Kung and Suev On-tongs. rival high binder organizations. The police on duty in the vicinity were decoyed from the scene of the tight and so failed lo witness the opening. When lhy arrived a score of Chinese were tiring on each other. The olice fa tally wounded one murderer in at tempting to escipe, and captured an other red-handed. More trouble is feared. DISTRIBUTING THE FUNDS. llroohe'a I'lan of Spending That 93.000.- OOO Among Calao Army Patriots. Havana. April '. den. l.rooke. in the distribution of the ;i.MX.00 to the Culnn soldier, has determined to treat the Cuban tilliccrs a soldiers and gentlemen, not endeavoring to get behind the roll thev submit. .Any Cuban named on the lists and also identified bv bis captain will get share. The names of several Amer ican newspaiHT correspondent ap- - 1... . Tl ? IN. IT Oil l 111; I I'll. M in V it 1 HOW 111 jl ivana and ask that the word 'hon orary" lo placed after their names, and announce that they will not take their portions. The "Spanish bank here is saiil to le merging with a New York bank, to found one with a capital of Tf 10,01 MI.000. A uumlier of Washington law firms have arranged to push Cuban and American claims for 1( per cent of the amount col lected. Thirty million in claims are j n lilc. Lord Kolwr'i Daaghtrr Wedded. Ixndon. April 'J'J. Largo crowd gathered at Westminister A1Ih?v to witness the marriage of Margaret Primrose, youngest daughter of the K.irl of Uoscbccrv, to Kail Crwe. The Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards trie food against alum Alum rnk-'ng powders are the create mcnaccrs to health of the present day. scene was very brilliant and impres sive, several members of the royal family and a large number of the i nobility were present. QUAY'S COUNSEL SANGUINE. When Court Refuses to Take Case From the Jury, They Offer no Testimony. Philadelphia. April 20. The Quay defense opened this morning by mov ing that the court withdraw the case from the jury and render a verdict of not guilty." Attorney Watson ar gued that the state had'ntterly failed to prove its case. The district attor ney declared that the commonwealth had proved conspiracy completely. The judge declined to take the ca3e from the jury. Then Quay's counsel an nounced that they would allow the c-ise to go to the jury without sub mitting any evidence in behalf of the defense, and also waived the right to make the opening speech, and the dis trict attorney began the argument in behalf of the commonwealth. The argument was concluded, and at 3 the case was given to the jury. Philadelphia.' April 20. Unexpectedly to almost every person interested the prosecution in the trial of Senator Quay for conspiracy closed its case yesterday. The general expression of opinion had been that the trial would drag through many more days, and when District At torney Rothermel announced that he had concluded there were expressions of surprise from all parts of the court room. The principal witness vesterdav was Expert Goldsmith, but the testi mony was devoid of sensational feat ures. The dry routine of figures and involved explanations of accounts took up most of the time. The state put on a few other witnesses whose testimony was not interesting- to an outsider. It if apparently evident that the com monwealth depends largely for convic tion upon the testimony of its expert, Meyer Goldsmith, as to his interpreta tions of the accounts In the "red book" and other books of the People's bank. and upon the jury's opinion of the books, papers, letters, telegrams and checks offered in evidence. As to what extent the testimony of the defense's expert, should he be called, may offset Goldsmith's testimony remains to be seen. AN INLAND WATER CRUISE. lloat Which Fired First Shot of the War to Start for &t. Louis. New Orlrans, April 20. The gun boat Nashville will start up the river Saturdav luormng for bt. Louis, where her arrival will be celebrated! by the citizens. ABBREVIATED "TELEGEAMS. Cardinal I'hilip Kremcntz. archbishop of Cologne, Is dying. Heavy snow was falling and wind aging in North Dakota yesterday.' Eleven lives were lost by the wrecking of the fishing schooner Eliza near Nan- ucket. Former Representative Hilborn, of California, died at Garfield hospital, Washington. News from New Tork is that ex Speaker Reed will practice faw in that city and forego politics. Fire destroyed the large department store of Ewer Co.. at Newcastle, Pa. Loss. $100,000; insurance, $30,000. Andrew Carnegie has offered to do nate $1,710,000 for additions to the Cen tral Library building at Pittsburg. Samuel Penepacker, a Chicago attor ney, has been' found guilty of perjury in connection with his own divorce case. An unknown man committed suicide at Unity, Wis., by drinking carbolic acid. He was a Swede about S3 years old. General Brooke finds that 22.604 Cu ban soldiers are entitled to share in the Sa.000.000 appropriated by the United States. W. II. Rand, for nearly thirty years president of Rand, McNally & Co.. Chi cago, will retire from that firm and move cast. Paris reports say the court of cassa tion will find that no new facts have been adduced in the Dreyfus case jus tifying revision. A. A. Bliss, a prominent grocer at West Superior. Wis., is missing. He drew SZM from the bank and did not re turn to the store. John J. Phillips, until recently treas urer of the Shoemakers' union at Chi cago, was arrested for the alleged em bezzlement of .$1.700. - Missouri Lexow Committee. Jefferson City. Mo.. April 20. The ma jority report of the Major investigating committee of the ftate senate, which re cently looked Into affairs of Ftate and municipal offices In St. Louis was made. The most startling finding of the report was that tne cny anu siaie ui.nuauy lost $369,000 through the escape from taxation of street car property alone, and that on real estate and personal property the loss a? grr gateJ $1,1C6.750. Shoo l Herself Full of Peas. Merrill. Wis.. April 20. Miss Minnie Frhumather. a lj-year-old girl residing with her parent in the town of Pine River, accidentally shot herself in the right siJe with a shotgun loaded wth peas. The pellets took a downward course, but tue wounu is not cry seri- OUSL - Three Cbtldren Bnraed to TDvath. Berne, Ind.. April 20. Yesterday morn ing the Orphans Home here caught fire and was damaged $o.000 worth. Three children were burned to death Katie Dibbelbaker. 14 yeara old. Cleveland; Mamie BradJrick. lo years. Chicago; Delia Taylor. 7 years. Lfnn Grove. Ills. The children rr all asleep whn the fire broke out and all th? saved were r:scued through the windows, How I'lara Are Fed. Old Farmer That's a fine lot of pigs scr there. bat do yoa feed thera ? Amateur Why. corn, of course. Old Farmer In the ear T Amateur Certainly not; in th month.- Chicago News. SECOND DOLLAR DINE One More of the Bryan New De partures In the Way of Po litical Banquets. LABORS BIGHT AT THE TABLES. Boll of Guests or Honor, tbs Toasts and lies ponders and the Mean Bryan and McGlynn Introduced An Extra Toast to the -Day We Celebrate, Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington Nearly ii.OOO People Attend the Spread. New York. April 20. The second of the "One Dollar" Bryan dinners, that under the auspices of the workmen, was held last night at the Grand Central palace. The dinner was not as largely attended as the one given by the Chi cago Platform Democrats in the came place on last Saturday night, about 1.500 men and women being present. The striking difference between these din ners was the seating of the guests of honor last night on the platform, where they were plainly visible to everybody In the hall. Back of the speakers, painted on a large canvas, was the fol lowing: "A system of political economy will yet dawn which will perform as well as promise; which will rain the riches of nature into the laps of the starving poor" ".Boll of the Gnests of Honor. Colonel William J. Bryan entered the aall soon after 7 o'clock. He was re ceived with great applause. The speak ers were seated as follows: Presiding officer, John Brisban Walker; Bryan to his right, with II. O. Nelson, of St. Louis; Rev. Dr. Kdward McGlynn, OLIVER n. P. TELMOST. Charles Frederick Adams and John S. Crosby at Bryan's right. At the chair man's left were Mayor Samuel M.Jones, of Toledo: Oliver II. P. Belmont and William Temple Emmet, great-grand son of Robert JTmmet. A small orches tra discussed "Tnusie from one of the boxes. There were fourteen vacant seats at the guests' of honor table. There were few persons in evening dress, and men in well worn suits of various styles were numerous. The women, who were about equal in number to the men, sat at the tables on the main floor. List of the Toasts and Responses. The toasts and speakers were as fol lows: "Municipal Ownership of Public Franchises," Mayor S. M. Jones; "What a Just Economic System Would Do for Women." Carlotte Perkins Stetson; "The Foes Which Beset Movements in the Interest of the People." Rev. Ed ward McGlynn: "Practical Adjust ment of Social Problems." N. O. Nelson "All Government Derives Its Powers from the Consent -of the Governed, William Temple Emmet: "Thomas Jef ferson." William Jennings Bryan. The menu was of the simplest. It was Vegetable soup; haddock, egg sauce; roast beef: roast turkey, cranberry sauce: pickles; ice cream, cakes and coffee. SOME XOTAHIK IMKOPICTIONS. Bryan Makes AIcGlynn's Acquaintance Other Dinner Incidents. Colonel Bryan was accompanied by Representative William Sulzer when he entered the halu One of the first persons to meet thera waa Dr. McGlynn. who had never before been introduced to Colonel Bryan. Fulxtr made the in trouuciiou and it was most cordial. Next introduced and very cordial in their greeting were John C. Sheehan and Bolton Hall. A levee followed, dur ing which hundreds shook Bryan's hand. Many ladies were presented. John Brisban Walker called the assemblage to order, McGlynn saying grace. Judge William J. Gaynor, of Brook lyn, and Bolton Hall took their seats at the guests of honor table when the dinner was half over. Colonel Bryan rose and bowed to both, they returning his greeting in the rame way. There was much cheering at this point. An other incident was when Mayor Jones discovered Charlotte Perkins Stetson in one of the boxes and escorted her to the guests' table. Colonel Bryan changed seats to the other side of Chairman Walker, who gave his seat to Mrr. Stetson. Other seats on the floor were also occur led as the last courses were served, there being 1,750 guests present then. In the course of the dinner. Chairman Walker arose and asked all to drink to the memory of "Those heroes who, on April 13. 12 years ago battle of Lex ington gave up their lives for that lib erty the danger to which is the occasion for your gathering here tonight." AH rose and drar.k. while the band played "The Star Spangled Banner." An oil painting of Jefferson was placed before the table of the guests of honor and Chairman Walker began the speaking. Chairman Walker introduced Mayor Samuel M. Jones, of Toledo, O, and the mayor was cheered as he rose, during bis speech and when he closed. All the speakers weie warmly greeted, but Bry an's reception was very enthusiastic. Bryan's speech was a eulogy of Jef feKMA ajjd bis priatlclea and a denun ciation of the expans.on policy. He read from a speech of Abraham Lincoln on the Declaration of Independence to prove that expansion was wrong. When he closed there was a mighty demon stration. Men and women made frantic efforts to shake him by the hand, and it required tte services of several police men to rescue the speaker and escort bim to one of the reception rooms. - He remained until the crowd had largely dispersed, and then was driven to the Hotel Bartholdl. END OF THE WEAVES TRIAL. I Jlrv rnnrlnd.. Thst He Einbctlled Ec. actly One Dollar. Sana, Il's.. April 20. The trial of I. N. Weaver, ex-secretary of the Citizens' Savings and Loan and Building asso ciation, charged with the embezz'.ement cf $18,100 of the funds of the associa tion, after occupying two weeks' time of the court clcsed yesterday. The Jury rendered a verdict of guilty of the em- 1 bezzlement of $1. Judge Farmer, sen tenced the defendant to four months' imprisonment in the county Ja:i. to pay all the expenses of the trial and J 1C0 fine. When the sentence was pro nounced Weaver collapsed and wept before the court most bitterly. Weaver's case is a notable one, hav ing attracted widespread attention. For ten years he was the trusted secretary of the association, a leader in Republi can politics, town clerk for four terms, pf and conducted one of the largest insur- r ance businesses in central Illinois. Four iiiuca ait- nas iuui niiui:ici .it sums ranging from $300 to $3,000. but with the assistance of relatives; his bondsmen were enabled to make good the short ages, and stigular enough be was re tained In office TRIAL OF "MRS. GEORGE. Further Testimony That the State's Wit nesses Were Mistaken. Canton, O., April 20. The defense In the trial of Mrs. George yesterday at tempted to introduce other women Into the case and to show Saxton's relations to them by proving their presence in his block and at his office. The court barred cut all such testimony except in regard to Mrs. Althouse, saying that Saxton's relations to other women were not com petent in this defense. The most impor tant testimony was given by witnesses who impeached that of the -woman who f.vcre she recognized Mrs. George at the scene of the murder on the fatal evening. It was testified that it was ut terly Impossible for this woman to have recognized anybody that night from her home. Anoher witness testified that he often raw Mrs. Althouse at Saxton's officer as often as three or four times a day, and at all hours of the day, and some times late at night. He saw her in Sax ton's room and office, and said she some times went there and remained from Saturday night till Monday morning. Better Outlook on the JLakes. Mackinaw City. Mich., fpril 20. If the present weather conditions continue navigation will open about April 25. Un der -the influence of warmer weather open;-water Is appearing in several places. The mail boat from St. Ignace reached the shore on the westerly side of Macinac Island at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. The ice between the Island and the shore Is rotten and the boat will have no trouble in reaching the wharf. The ice is thawing fact under the influence of the warm sun. List Vote at BarrlHbnrg. Harrisburg. Pa., April 20. The legis lature adjourned at noon today, and Pennsylvania lacks a United States senator. The last Joint ballot was taken yesterday and stood: Quay, Rep., 93; Jenks. Dem., S3; Jones. Reo.. 63: total vote, 27. Necessary to a choice. 124; paired or not votirg. 6. Aftapr the ballot was taken a resolution calling on the attorney general to prosecute Senator Quay and others for receiving interest on state money was defeated In the senate 36 to 6. - Tax Commission Bill Passed. ' Madison. Wis.. April 20. CThe assem bly concurred In the tax 'commission bill without a word of discussion, and It will now become a law as soon as it receives the governor's signature. The Hall railroad commission bills were laid over. The mortgage taxation bill was killed. The senate refusel to concur In the assembly amendments' to the anti pass bill. The house passed the Orton railway bilL The house passed four other bills. Wants to Know How They Stand. Oshkosh, Wis.. April 20. The Paine Lumber company yesterday made an ndividual canvass of employe? and dis tributed among them some slips with questions, such as these: "Does the union speak for you? If we refuse the union's demands, will yoa ttrike?" This is done to ascertain how many men are In sympathy with the move for higher wages regardless of the reply which the company will make to the union's de mands. Gave Marshall a Royal Welcome. Keithsburg, Ilia, April' 20. Mayor Tom A. Marshall arrived home last evening amid the booming of salvos of shotguns) and a magnificent display of fireworks. There was a band, a pro cession and speechmaking. When he arrived here he was carried on the shoulders of his admirerpto hiscarriage. This was because he for the second time won the grand American handicap at trap shooting. Celebrated Patriots Day. Springfield. Ills.. April 20. The an niversary of the battle of Lexington, otherwise known aa "Patriots' day." was celebrated in this city last night by a mass meeting under the auspices of the local chapter of tee Sons of the Revolution. Rishop Seymour was the orator. On the stage, asrong others were seated Generals McCIernand and Palmer. Florida Has a New Senator. Tallahassee. Fla.. April 20t The sen atorial contest in Florida ended yes terday with the first Joint ballot in the eglslature. Taliaferro-reeeiTed 59 votes. Pasco 30 and Call. 6 SI votes being-re quired for an election. V"ai!aferro was escorted -to the chair and briefly re turned thanks for the honor accorded him. - - i WHO KNOCKED The people of Rock Island know who did it. They remember well what they paid for their clothing before THE LONDON started the big store. We not only lowered prices but have kept them down. THE LONDON NEVER DID belong to a combination of clothing men to KEEP UP high prices. We Offer This Spring the Greatest Val ues Ever Offered in Men's Suits: y We put on sale 200 men's fine all wool suits worth to anybody $13.50. But . y to keep prices down we offer them for $10.00 Don't buy until you see Sf 3? these suits, they are not the ordinary $10.00 suits which other 1? S clothiers show. I .... . YOU KNOW US. g I THE LONDON I MANIFESTO BY GOMEZ Will Advocate" an American Pro ; tectorate for Cuba for an Indefinite Time. TALK OF INDEPENDENCE TO STOP. Would Walt Cntil the Island Is Pari fled and a Stable Government Established Ilefors Going It Alone Ills Plan for the Distribution or the $3,000,000 News papers for Annexation Outright Del- gado Hunting a Gang of Bannlts. Havana, April 20. General Maximo Gomez has determined to announce to the people of Cuba his support of an American protectorate until such tirfle os a stable independent government rr.ay be founded. This announcement uould have been made today had he I een able to work upon the manifesto yesterday, but that was impractiable because he passed the entire time with Lis two sons and his daughter, who will sail for Santo Domingo today. To the correspondent cf the Associated Press General Gomez made it known that he intends to take this step after consulting the views of the leading men in his following, lie is content to co operate with the Americans until the island is pacified, the rural police or ganized, the Cuban soldiery at work end Insularrcconstruction far advanced. Is'o definite period for the occupation by the Americans will be mentioned, but the manifesto will favor a cessa tion of the agitation for the immediate v.-ithdrawal of the United States troops. Division of the Three Blllliona. The declaration will be so worded as to retain the support of those who de tire independence, yet will illustrate the necessfty of American assistance. Gov ernor General Brooke Is aware of the I urposcs of Gomez, and has talked with l.im about them. The announcement will Include a recital of the personal views of the Cuban commander-in-chief re garding the $3,000,000. On this point he will say that he favors buying planta tions and factories in which soldiers could hold stock, drawing wages and dividends: but as the soldiers need clothes and shoes and something to tide over immediate necessities the mon ey should be paid out now. He thinks the rural police should be one body, so that detachments living in one part of the Island might be sent on emergency Into districts where they would not be effected by local influences. Editors Advocate Annexation. Five Havana newspapers now advo cate annexation to the United States. El Reconcentrado prints a caricature of Gomez driving over the flags of San to Domingo, Spain and Cuba, and flying the American flag. The paper asks "What next?" General Alejandro Rodriguez, the new chief of police, will have command of a larger force than he ever had before 900 men in Havana and 360 rurales. As he possesses the power to dismiss orappoint unrestrained by statutes or boards he can make the force personally devoted to himself. As the largest ard most compact body of Cubans, .armed and disciDlined, located HIGH PRICES? In the capital, tne police would be a powerful political weapon should the Americans withdraw. The latter be lieve, however, that the new chief will use his authority with moderation and fairness. DELOADO FINDS SOME HAN KITS. He Is In Hot Pursuit of Them Another Soldier-Police Fight Notes. The Cuban general, Delgado, who, with four bands of Cubans, has been out in search of bandits since Sunday, has telegraphed General Gomez and General Lee that he has found a band and is in hot pursuit of them. General Lee sent a company of the Seventh cavalry under Captain Sickle to Join Delgado. At Cienfuegos the police arrested an American soldier. His companions at tempted to rescue him, which brought more police and soldiers to the scene and provoked a general fight. Several shots were fired, but only one person was hurt. Tills was a Chinaman, who was crossing the street at the time and received a Krag-Jorgensen bul!et in his leg. The soldier who had been ar rested and another who had fired es caped and ran Into the barracks. The police endeavored to follow, but the sentinel refused them admittance, thus provoking bitter feeling. It is probable that there will be further difficulty. The sanitary department records show that the number of deaths In Havana in 1895 was 7.123, In the following year 11, 627, In 1897 no fewer than 17,910, and last year. 20,198. For the month of January of the present year the death rate reached 1.139: in February the total was 750; last month it was 259, and for the first fifteen days of April the total number of deaths was 228. A strong educational movement has resulted in the appointment of Senor Alberto Masa by the mayor as secre tary of the normal school, with entire charge of the institution. The city will finance it until it Is on a solid basis. The loans and contributions of the citizens to feed General Gomez and his body guard yesterday included oases of groceries, fish, tomatoes and bread enough for four days' supply. Coal Company Wins Here. Spring Valley, Ills., April 20. Fraudu lent ballots printed In Chicago and freely stuffed in the ballot boxes here during the city election led to the ar rest of three city officers and two oth ers. When the boxes In five precincts were opened preparatory to getting ready for the vote Tuesday morning, it was found that they had been stuffed with spurious tickets. Over 600 votes had been cast before the proper changes could be made. The Spring Valley Coal company ' ticket, against which the fraudulent ballots were aimed, was vic torious. A Del Dykslra, a'farmer living one mile east of South Holland, Ills., killed hia little son while under the delusion that he had to make a sacrifice like Abra ham's. Little, neglected scratches and wounds frequently result in blood poisoning. Better heal them quickly with DeWitt's With Hazel salve, a thoroughly anti-septic application with a record of always curing piles, old ulcers, sores, cuts, wounds and skin diseases. Fer sale by T. 1L Thomas, A. J. Hcisg and M. F. Bahn- sen. druggists. IRON... The and line three most beautiful least expensive shown in the cities. Hun dreds of styles to sel ect from. Prices that place the big value stamp upon each one of them. ODD DRESSERS AND SUITES IN GOLDEN OAK, BIRD'S EYE MAPLE AND MAHOGANY. This is a money sav ing line for you. Come over and sec it. Davenport Furniture and Carpet Coi, 324, 326, 3?8 Bradj St., Darenpor