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7 ROCK ISLAND VOL. XX, VII. INO. 279. ROCK ISIiASTD. rLIi.. FKIDAY. SEPTEMBER 15. 1899. PRICE THREE CENTS. ARGUS. OUTCOME IS IN DOUBT Only Hints of What the Boer ply to Chamberlain May Be Like. SITUATION SEEMS 10 BE CEIHCAL. Remark by a Boer Apparently Indicating a Readiness to Fight at the "Drop of the ; liat" Afrikanders Outside of the Trans- vaal Pleading with Kroger to Concede the British Iemands Foreign Office at . London Awake All Jilcht. London, Sept. 15. The Times New Castle, Natal. special says "There is nothing to confirm the re ports that the Boers will concede Chamberlain's demands. On the con trary, it is stated that 3,000 men will be despatched to the border immedi aieiy mier me aransvaal s repJv is sent. Everything points to the pros pect of an early conflict." Advices from Capetown today tend to confirm mis pessimistic view, News that a strong force of Boers has been sta tioned one hour from Ilaniathlabama, commanding the Pretoria and Johan nesburg; roads, created rreat indigna tion at Capetown. Pretoria, bent. 15 The executive is still considering the final reply to Great Britain. All commandants have been asked to send immediate returns of all Burners available for military service. Pretoria. Sept. 1.". The discussion of Hie first draft of tin- reply to the I'.rit ,Jsli note ended last evening. President 'Kruger having lift ;it 4 o'clock and not having returned. It is understood that the government will draw up tin It-ply in its tinal form this inorhiir.; and imiic-diatt ly submit the same to the volksraad. The reply will lie in terms strongly iuliueiiced by tin? Orange Free State, jind unions other f-,' features the maintenance of the con tention f 1S-S4 will be .strongly as serted. The situation last evening was not considered no favoralile as it was (luring yesterday forenoon. lErllifferent Itemark uf a Hoer. London. Sept. l.". The Pretoria cor respondent of ThelMily Chronicle says that when Coiiyiighain Greene, the I'.ritlsli diploinatle agent, suggested forty-eight hours as the period witliin which the reply of the Soiilli AfrieJiil Itepublic was expected, the Transvaal representative replied: "If your sug gestion is serious, tlie reply will he ready fn forty-eight minutes." Presi dent Krnger's intimates, according to The Daily Chronicle, are pessimistic regarding tlx situation. Foreign Olllce Awake All Night. ' 1 -oin Ion. Sept. 15. While tlie staff of the foreign ortire maintained continu ous communication last night with Chamberlain at Birmingham it was Hot believed that the result of the de hate in the volksraad would lie re eeived Itcfore today. Dispatches from Cm Town, dated midnight, attach great lmiortanee to an article in The 'island, the organ of the Afrikander hand, which urges the Transvaal gov ernment to renew its offer regarding a conference, declaring that there Is no reason why the Transvaal should not accept a conference, and calling atten tion to the fac t that the word sux.er rtlnty" is' not mentioned ly Chamber lain, and that, then-fore, titers is noth ing to indicate an obligation on the part of either government to aliaudou its views on the subject. They Are Pleading; with Krugrr. This article is understood to be the outcome f nu important Afrikander caucus held to discuss the Chamlier Inin note, and it is understood that the argument has lcen fortllid by strong messages to Pretoria, urging the volks raad to foreg, the suzerainty objec tion and to concede the ISritish pro posals. There is every reason to be lieve that llofmeyr. the Afrikander leader, has wired President Kruger to the sameeffH't ami similar representa tions have been telegraphed from the Orange l'roe State. THE FEKLlNti AT PETTORI.U Indication That K racer's Reply Will Again He Indefinite. London. Sept. 1.". The l'retoria eor resioiident of The Time says: "It is very doubtful whether au unqualified acceptance of Great Britain's demands will be given." The Paris corrcsiwm dent of. The Times, says that 51. lK't- Our aim in "brewing quam.itnnot Tioiu. taueti1 out nou mueli G o o3J j)has made EMIAN SEO it c k StLouis, ?? -tp a n rs rs the S'&jyr&'mGJ 'Bottled, Bggt of IrrtGTriccL! Kir31ij "pass Tngnt aipon. itto FERD. RODDE WIG'S SONS. Wholesale Dealers, Davenport, la- 7 y 5 BOH B casse. the I rench foreign minister, has directed the French consul in the Transvaal to endeavor to persuade President Kruger to accept Chamber lain k proposal. The l'retoria corre spondent of The Daily Telegraph says: 'The memlters of the volksraad re ceived Mr. Chamlx-rlaiu's dispatch de- nantiy. individual members declare that Great Britain must moderate her demands. "Ou the other hand, a rumor is cur reet that President Kruger favors compliance and has even suggested mat he desires tlie Irrecoucilables to leave l'retoria and consult their con stituents, thereby avoiding their on- position. This iM-lief is held in Johan nesburg and accounts for the hopeful conilltion or the market, but the gen eral public is pessimistic." The Times publishes the following from Johannesburg: "The mystery sur rounding the attitude of the Orange Kree State, and I'resident Kruger's si lence, is interpreted as showing an in tention to supiort the Transvaal through thick and thin, though his in fluence at present is on the side of peace. Public feeling is running very high, and unless I'resident Kruger makes an emphatic pronouncement in favor of conciliation the great majori ty of the Hoers will inevitably vote against any concessions beyond a sev en years' franchise." The CaiM- Town correspondent of The Daily News says: "A thousand men are engaged In strengthening the defenses of l'retoria" MAY BE C. OLSON'S BODY. Remilna of Floater to Re Kibnmtd Thll Afternoon. Gustav Olson, a tailar, residing at 322 Twenty-third street, left home last Monday nijrht, and no word hav ing been received from him since by bis family, it is thought it was Lis body that was taken from the river near the old abbatoir by two fisher men yesterday. Coroner L. V. Eck hart was unable to identify the re mains and they were interred in potters held in Chippiannock ceme tery. The body is to be exhumed this af ternoon at the request of Olson s family. When Olson left home he said he was not feeling well and would probably go for a visit at Fairfield, Iowa, where he had friends. He hail $10 and wore a Prince Albert coat, dark trousers, congress shoes and a white hirt and collar. He had a beard, heavy mustache and sideburn?. This description is considerably at variance with that of the man whose body was taken from the river, but there is a possibility that Olson changed clothes after leaving home, and the further fact that telegraphic nuiry at Fairfield has failed to brioju any information concerning him has strengthened the belief with his fam ily that it was bis remains that were buried in an unknown grave yester day afternoon. FUNERAL OF VANDERBILT. I .ant Sad Rites In New York This After noon. New York, Sept. 15. Funeral ser vices of Cornelius Vanderbilt were held at St. Bartholomew's Kpiseopal church, precedeil by short exer cises at the house at which only members of the family and close friends were admitted. The services were extremely simple, the only floral tributes at church being from mem bers of the family. The interment followed in the Vanderbilt mausleum, at Newport, Staten I-land. YOUNG NEGRO FIEND HUNG. Elehteen-Tear-Old Criminal Executed at Mobile. Mobile, Ala. Sept. 15. Henry Gardner, a negro boy, aged IS, was hanged today for carnal knowledge of a white gifl under 10 years of ae. MRS. M'ELLVANE WINS. Chicago I nd 7 Captures the Uovernor Cup for tiolf ChampiooHhlp. Chicago, Sept. 15. Mrs. W. li. Mc Ellvane. of the Onwentsia club, de feated Mrs. Harry Tonlmin. of the Milwaukee Country club, today in the finds for the governor's cup, em blematic of the golf championship. The score was 105 to 10?. IvnnI tiuard. Tlie supervisors today adopted a resolution authorizing the county clerk to levy and extend taxes for county purposesagainst the equalized value of all taxable property in the county for the year IS'JO. The changes made in the circuit court room with a view to improving the at-coustic properties have not proven satisfactory, and the public expeuditures committee was instruct ed to make such further alterations as are necessary to render audible all parts of the court room. The finance committee of the good roads nieetirg was In-fore the Iward asking a donation of f 100 to assist in defraying the expenses of the recent convention. Guaranteed by a dollar draft in every f 1 box cash it if no benefit re sults that 5Iull's Tionecr Kidney Cure will relieve any form of kidney and bladder disease promptly, and effect a positive cure ip. a short iime by a faithful nse of it. In the same way we will guarantee our Pioneer Cure for rheumatism and neuralgia, for dyspepsia and stomach trouble, for liver trouble, impure blood and general debility, for female complaint. A remedy for each disease not a cure-all. Have cured an army of hopeless case." will cure vonr 25 cms and fl. At T. Il-Thoma' VARIED ARE THE VIEWS Of the Gentlemen at Chicago Trying to Solve the Trust Problem. TAR1TFS INFLUENCE ON TEUST3 Comes Cp In the Discussion, and Is Warm ly Debated on Both Sides Anarchist Delegate Who Offers His System as a ! Complete Kemedr for all the Troubles ' Resolutions Committee That Will Let Nothioc; Get Away. Chicago, Sept. 15. Workingmen socialists, advocates of the single tax and students of political economy were heard this morning at the con ference on trusts and combinations. Before the session opened, tne com mittee on resolutions chosen yester. day, met, and chose ex-Gov. Luce, of Michigan, as chairman. A sub-com mittee of nve was oruered appointed by the chairman to receive resolutions and report on them to the whole com mittee. Chicago, Sept. lo. The second day's cession of the trust conference oeued liere yesterday with William Wirt Howe, of Xew Orleans, in the chair nud u falling off in the attendance of both delegates and spectators. Chair man Howe proceeded at once to busi ness by putting before the house a resolution, introduced by F. C. Farr, of Missouri, for the appointment of the important committer on resolu tions. He culled for u committee of fifteen, to be selected by Chairman Howe. To this committee ail resolu tions, according to Farr, were to be referred without reading or debate The motion instantly stirred up the undercurrent of strife letweeu the factions for and against trusts. Lare Fearful of the l"igeoli-lloIe. Kx-Uovernor I.uce. of Michigan, thundered that the reference to a com mittee without reading or debate meant that ninny a well-meant effort would go to sleep in the hands of tin1 committee and "sleep the sleep of death." At this sally there was a ritiole of merriment which ceased villi the clamor of others who wished to be heard. Finally on the sugges tion of Pourke Cockrnn it was de cided that the committee on resolu tions consist not only of one repre sentative of each state delegation, but of each national organization. To this committee it was resolved that all resolutions le referred without read ing or debate. .- Oarntinn of Tariff Comes I" p. Then for the first time the tariff question, came up. I.awson I'imly. of the New York Tariff Keforiu club wan introduced, opening the tariff debate, speaking in part as follows: "1 do not contend that ihe only cause for combination which restrains trade is tlie tariff, but the tariff does foster and assist in maintaining such combination. I be lieve we have passed the point where liny objection can be raised to tlie nlto litiou of protective duties on the ground that they sustain or raise wages. The truth is that the tariff, by shutting out foreign competition, enables the trusts to shut down do mestic factories, employ less labor and thereby reduce wages. Mills make money by shutting down instead of by the production of goods." rlcanlan Defends 1'rotection. John F. Scan Ian. of Illinois, took up the cudgel on behalf of the protection ists. He called forth a storm of mingh-d hisses and applause by de claring that it was a brave man who. after the experience of the last few years, would advocate a iolicy of free 'trade. He compared the conditions of the country at various times to show that prosperity was greatest when the tariff was highest. Thomas I'pdegrnff. of Iowa, also defended pro tection. He said its benefits were past controversy. TRISTS SEYMOlIt VOIXD DESTROY, Remedjr Proposed by National Crange Master Jones Some Other Views. Horatio W. Seymour was unable to 1h. present owing to pressing business engagements, and his paier on "Ex cessive Financial Energy" was read and Ix'gau with the statement: "The trusts or combinations which should lie destroyed and which can bo de stroyed are those which exist by rea son "of the protective tariff or which could not exitst if there were no pro tective tariff, and those which either in their organization or in their meth ods since organization have adopted criminal practices aud are therefore amenable to the criminal laws." Farther along he said: "The trust ex emplifies in a broad tjcld of action a condition which prevails in every crossroads village thioughout Ciec-lvil-ized world, wherever one man through superior industry, skill, finesse or capi tal may have gained some advantage over his fellows. It is the highest ex pression of human selfishness as ap plinl to business affairs." The afternoon session was devoted to papers on the "Relation of Agri culture to Trusts." Samuel II. ;ree ley. of the Chicago Hoard of Trade. SMke on the "Protection of American Oraiu Markets from the Kail road Warehouse Monojwly." He was fol lowed by J. C. Hanley. of St. Paul, deb-gate from the National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial l.'nion. who spoke on foreign markets and Ameri can shipping and the effect and Influ ence of these" on agriculture. "Trusts combines." said he. "if con ducts! on a strict business coniwti tive system, would lie a blessing rather than "a curse. Hut the operations of many of these gigantic monopolies, as c-ond'ueted at present, are a menace to the existence and stability of our ua- tion. I'm convinced that legislation cannot control this evil w ithout strik- I ing at the root of it by government ' ownership and contrpljpi. alLUjejaeam or transportation" and public utility. In the course of his seech Aaron Jones, of South Bend. Ind.. master of National Orange, said: "It occurs to me that the first step in remedial legi; latioii is to pass an anti-trust law by congress defining the jowers and lim iting the privileges of these coriora- tions. Supplement this law by enact ments of the several state legislatures to apply to such phases as could not be reached by federal law." Major li. IS. Tinker, of New York, editor of an anarchistic paper said: "Free access to the world of matter. abolishing the land monopoly; free ac cess to the world of mind by abolish ing idea monopoly: free access to a free, untaxed market, by abolishing j the tariff monopoly a ; Iy secure these. au nd money monopo- le added unto you. For liberty is the remedy for every social evil: and to anarchy must the world look at last. for any enduring guarantee of social order." PING It EK TUE STAR ATTRACT ION. Recaives an Ovation Ex-Governor Fpstct Says Trusts Are Here to Stay. At the evening session Governor Pingree was the first speaker. He was the star attrctiou, and was re ceived with applause so fervent that it was several minutes before he could proceed with his address. He was com pelled to rise several times after taking liged to rise several times after taking his seat and Ikjw his acknowledgment: before the audience would allow the chairman to introduce the next speak er. Filigree hammered tne trusts in his own inimitable stylo.' Ex-Governor Foster, of Ohio, the next speaker, said: "iJeUounee trusts as we may they have come to stay. Why? llecause the glgautic business operations of the present and future cannot bo carried on irithout them. Through the trust the enormous waste that is entailed ujon business opera tions by competition is skvod: the pro duct and service ierforied is cheai ened. and labor will havv a better ci portuulty to enhance waies and short- ten hours of toil." He.t however, ad vocated state control oftrusts, which should be required to par to the gov ernment all prolits nlove (5 per cent. Inring Foster's speech lie was inter rupted with many questions. iJeneral Iavis, of Arkansas, fol lowed Foster; then crime Professor George Gunton, of New York. 1 Miring the latter portion of his speech Gunton was frequently interrupted by w tions from spectators ia the gallery. "How about the Standard Oil com pany?" asked a mau in the rear. The speaker started to reply, but was Interrupted again aud again. despite the chairnjsin's gavel. Helegate Imell. of Illinois. spoke In favor of lair play, declar ing that every -sm'aker should be heard without interruption. Attorney General Gaituer, of Mirr- ItrTtcl. was the next speaker, and at the conclusion of Gait tier's speech the convention adjourned after the 'an nouncement hud been made that to night there would Ik' ndt'.resses by W Hourke Cockran. of New York, and William J. Bryan, of Nebraska. fJWCLE SAM NOT TO MEDDLE. But Attend Strictly to Bis Own Business la France and South Africa. Washington. Sept. 15. President McKinley is daily receiving letters. petitions and resolutions from various parts of the country urging his media tion in nenaii or iireyius, and sug gesting that he tender lis good ofhees in the petiding dispute lietween Great Britain and the Transvaal. All these communications are being turned over to the state department as they ar rive. ihe administration will take no ac tion, holding that untir the interests of the Fnited States or the rights of her citizens are involved, it is not with in the province of this country to med dle in the domestic or foreign affairs of other countries. THREE TAKE DEADLY ACID. Mother Forres Her Children to Swallow Poison and Does So Herself. Scotia, Xeb., Sept. 15. As a result of domestic diflicnltv, Mrs. Kama Philips forced her two children, aged and 2 rears, to take carbolic acid and then swallowed a dose herself. The husband found all three dead when be returned from the field. Employ Whom They Please. JCew Haven, Sept. 15. The United Typothet.-e of America followed up its anti-union action of yesterday by adopting unanimously resolutions de claring the members "reserve to themselves the right to employ whom- I soever they see fit in the management of their respective offices." Officers were elected with i ranklin Hudson, of I Kansas City, as pressident. Moses B. W alker Dead. Chicago, Sept. 15. Moses H. Walk er, a promiuent oniciai oi tne isur l'mjrton road, formerly of Ottnmwa, Iowa, died here last night after a lin- geringillness. The funeral occurs Sun day afternoon at his suburban home at Lvl Grange. The Miners' Strike. Hinton, W. Va., Sept. 15. Eight hundred more miners joined the strike ! today. Nearly J.00O are now out. Kterfroty pers Conrention Closes. New Haven. Conn.. Sept. !.". The third r.iiuual convention of the Na tional Electrotyjiers" association closed yesterday with the election of officers. headed by George ". I'eters.of Boston, piesidcnt. The association meets next year with ihe I'uited Tvpotheiao of Aincriei:. riobably at Kansas City. Good Roads fjr Wisconsin. Milwaukee. Sept. 1.".. At the Good Roads convention held here there was organized the Farmers Good ISoads association of Wisconsin. J. II. Stout. of Menomonie. was elected president: Otto Horner, of Milwaukee, secretary. and the delegates from the various counties to constitute members. THE LONDON I sj mgCHESTERNY fLDATE TH ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS. Tacoma will need SIIS.OOO to run its public schools the coining year. Floods are causing widespread dam age in southern Germany and Austria. At Kalisch. Russian Poland, thirty- two persons wore crushed to death in a pauic in a synagogue. Seventeen steamers were unable to leave tin: Tyne yesterday owing to the British shipping strike. .Massachusetts Prohibitionists noill hinted for governor .fohn W. Ilaer, of Medford, and lie declined. Returning miners from Cape Nome, Alaska, declare it to le the greatest mining country in tlie world. Miss Ann Russell Allen, of St. Louis, was marrKHl to the I Hike of Montefel- tro Tuesday at Iloniburg. Germany. Captain IJoimis has received orders from the war department to begin recruiting colored troops at Chicago. Sirs. Catharine Kennedy was burned to death in a lire which invaded a live-story tenement in Atlantic avenue. Rrooklyu. The explosion of a gasoline stove caused the destruction by tire of six dwellings occupied by Swedish people in Irving I "ark (Chicago suburb). Charles K. Smedes. of Harlem. N. D-, committed suicide by shooting him self ou the Milwaukee and St. I'aul train en route to Chicago. The llonring mill owned by E. II. Tiieile at Arkdale. Adams county. Wis., has lxeii burned. The loss is estimated at ?1S.'khi, with no iusur si nee. Four Mrs. Suttons. each claiming to be the widow of William II. Sutton, who died in Alaska, have tiled claims to the estate. Three of them reside ia Chicago. Bob Iturdrtte Stricken. ' " Hanford. Cab. Sept. 15. Robert J. Uurdette. who was engaged to open the Hanford lecture course, appeared lx-fore a large audience last night. He had proceeded but a few moments when he was stricken with vertigo and ihe audience was dismissed. Eight Hundred People Homeless. St. Thomas. I. W. I.. Sept. 15. Ad vices received at St. Kitts yesterday from the Island of Anguilla one of the ISritish West India islands, leeward group, say that a hurricane during the night of Sept. S destroyed 2x houses and rendered Sh) people homeless. Knockout "On" at Terra Haute. Terre Haute. Ind.. Sept. 15. Ro1ert Pauley, of Iudianajiolis. knocked out Nat Thornton, of this city, in the sec ond round of what was to have been a fifteen round bout. Better Wages lor Iiriikmiicri. Milwaukee, Sept. 15. The live brick yards in oieration in this city, iin-iii-ix-rs of the Milwaukee Itiiilding Sup ply company. have granted an advance of 10 ier cent, in the wages of their employers. Manila Is Ilettrr Tliaa Khaki. Washington. Sept. 15". A report re ceived in Washington states that the soldiers in the Philippines say that the American khaki uniforms are not equal to the Manila which is obtained there and which is c-heair. -Like diamond raindrops glisten." Drops of Hood's Sarsaparilla are prec ious jewels for the blood which glisten , in their use. The Old Way; When a man wanted a really fine suit or an overcoat, was for him to go to a merchant tail or of reputation, who, for about the price a distinguished specialist charges for a delicate operation, would furnish him with garments irreproachable in style, quality and fit. He was pretty sure of satisfaction, but it came high. The New Way, Is to step into a store where L. Adler, Bros. & Co.'s clothing is sold and pay a reasonable price for a suit or an overcoat that the swell tailor can not duplicate for double the money. As exclusive agents in Rock Island for L. Ad ler, Bros. & Co., we cordially invite you to spect their latest styles. LONDON Homes for Sale. 7- roora house, modem, on Nineteenth street 3,500 U-room house, modern, on Seventeenth street 6 10-room house, modern, on Third avenue 3 WW 8- room house on Twelfth street -room nou e on Twelfth street l.rtiiO 7-rooin house on Seventh avenue 2,fl0 9- room house on Kijrhteenllrstreet 3,500 Modern house on Seventh avenue H.S00 Three 5 room bouses on Forty tlrst street 4,400 7-room bouse on r'orty-first street 1.KO0 Modern house on Korty-third street 7,500 7- room house on Twenty-second street, nearlynew.." 3.5(10 9-room house, briek. on First avenue 3,600 8- roora house on Twenty-Urst street, fur nace, modern 3 500 8-room house on Seventeenth street, new 3,600 7-room bouse ou r'orty-lirst btroet. two lots .' 2.000 7-room house and 16 lots on Ninth street.. 2.S.S0 7-room house on Thirteenth avenue 2,600 7-room bouse on Thirteenth avenue 2,500 4-room bouse on Ninth avenue S0O K5-nom hotel, furnished 8.0(H) Four new houses, each 1,00 Fine business property, 1 hirty-eiBbtb street 5 500 Two 40-aere farms ne-ir Milan. 240 acre farm near Andalu&la. 1 .100 acres south of Moiine. Two good business lota on Third avenue cheap. Several fine lots In Black nawk. Sturgeon, Schnell and South Park additions on reasona ble terms. Many tine he'-es In Columbia and Sonth Park. Guyer's addition and Moiine, for sale cheap and on easy terms. Real estate, lire and life insurance. Much of the property that we have can be bouKbt on monthly installments at a low rate of! merest. Kansas. Nebraska and South Da kota improved farms for sale cheap. Sm:lU farms in Rock Island county tor sale or trade. Call or write, HULL & CO., Mitchell & Lynde Building, Room 21. A GOOD RUBBER supply, such as we are showing in our complete and superior line of everything in rubber poods, for both medicinal and toilet pur poses, you seldom see. ATOMIZERS. SVRINCES, WATER BAGS AND ICE BAGS in all sizes and styles, of the best manufacture and the latest up-to-date improved designs, that are durable and efficient for intended purposes. Filling doctors1 prescriptions a specialty. , , A. 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