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ROCK AND ARGUS. JLJ VOL. XLVITI !NO. Tf.. HOCK ISLAND. ILL... WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17. 1000. PRICE THREE CENTS. FLAYED BY PETTICREW T he Administration's Policy in the Filipino War. BLOOD OF SOLDIERS UPON IT. Censorship and Suppression for Political Ef fect. Washington, Jan. 17. In the senate the resolution of Hoar for information regarding the conduct of Ihh insurrec tion in the Philippines came up. IVt tlgrew spoke in its favor. HsiM: 'J'he blood of every soldier who b:ts fillen since th war began is on the hands of the administration. I charge the censorship of the press aii'i 1 1 -suppression of facts are for the pur pose of advancing the political ambi tions of McKinlev." AS TO I'KEK NPKKCH. rot (;iv the Sm:ile Ills Iru Itli K f rrrnre to Criticism of the War. Washington. Jan. IT. Tin- s-n:i t.- U Still in the throes of ll-i-n T n of ill Philippine ii-ti.ti. mill there n near approach l( a deliverance upon till- subject. est Vesield.iy Vi.it cd the opinion of many senators w In n ). said thill such ili. iisoion us was i.ovv in progress was of no .i -i i i i-l 1 c. as tin- country w.-w i onfionted by a siai.' of tarts that could li! be changi d by alk. 1 t iur.- 's resolution ol itc piiiy anil Loiiuc's substitute I il Well- Oil tin- tjlilf VestildaV llll'i Hoar's general rcsidut ion iinuiiy as to tin- facts of the 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 l i I n war w:is taken i:. An effort of Pi uiirrew M amend it ho as to all for tin- piesi dent's Instructions to tln Paris peace commissioners IimI to u prolonged de bute. After tin senate had coiisideicl tin- matter behind loi-il dm. is. the ti ti i.-in 1 1 1 :-Li t iva't rejected by a luir kit 41 lu -O. Iril iiiiii(t a Few Jti inurk. The debate on ihe resolution was coticlndert by an earnest but brief speech by.Vc!. 11- regarded it as very unToi I untile that noiliing could be sniil liy tin- opponents of tin- adminis tration's pulicv Lit ll.t- Philippines w.lh out calling 1'oiSh an imputation of im proper mutivVs.- The friends of the president- .-ind 1 am not lil em-my -assume." said Vest .that any lemarks made almiil the Paris treaty or its ne gotiation Is an i. flack iijmiii the admin istration. This is an unwarranted as. xii iti t i li. ii his wi'slern tour I In president :-aid the whole archioclago iiail fallen like a ripe apple iii'o our lap. ami we were hound to tin el mir new duties as they were pfeselileil to us. Were we to leave lliein. or re r as the jnitlor senator fiiiu ln- lllalia I Ite el liiei so elealillv tulil Us the other ,lay trtist.-es iiinh-r ;! to liohl thelll 11 M part of our lulssinll to r'Kelir:ite the earth' Him Hum l.i It - MiKleil. "I hardly Ki.iw liow to uai ai tcrize the imputation thai llieiiiis of Aui uahlo on this Moor are lxinv: aid and colllfort to the enemies of tills i OUlltry. 1 have already said that 1 oiiider the disillusion of their resolutions as of lio iilsi-.Ui lne. It is like railing lu a skill-tl piiysieian after the patient is ilead 1 disclaim now any intention that my remarks should re lied upon my iniiitry. Hut 1 deny the liht of any man to muzzle me and restrain my riirlit to expriss my opin ion in my own way. We l.axe the Ixihotiie plague added to leprosy in Hawaii: o have starvation in I'm-rfo llic; we linvv tiniest and d: iiict in t'ulia. and ui1 have a war of indefinite length ia the ri;ilippines. Is it iieas-.n to say this:" Klli-u r WVre I riilllt nr. lu conclusion, iffeiiii: to the Paris treaty. Vest said: "Win ii that tiiaty va ratified ly the seiiaie of th' I'uiti-d Stato every man who voted for St I. new then that he vntid I.-r a war. Kveiy senator kfew then, as he knows now.' that we were paying yjii.ttoomiti lor a war in the arcliie'ai:o. the , :id ,:" which miiit (ome in a Mouth ai:d luiuht not cme in ten years. 1 sim ply put lief ore the senate at:d t !.. country this pi iMisit ion : Are we to r- -iii.-i:ii sili nt. refraining even 1 n ni or dinarv criticism as to the conduct i f tiie w'ar. for fear that vve are to ! e d. uouueed us allies or Aiiiiinaldo and op UUci Baking Powder Rladc from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum Alum tiling ocmn&n are the gmixSt sen to lKxkh of the pneacat day. posed to the" ux. tl:orify of our own! co nil try r LYMHI.Vt. AMI HUB I. AW IP, Cullniu Make s C'uiiipllmntry Hrfrrrncc tj . Tmirr utiinal liiur. Washington. Jan. IT. The Pana riots and the general subject of lynch ing of colored -ople w-!e brought to the attention of liie senate and the na tion yesterday by a petition presented by I'uliolu. It asked the senate to ell ai t some law for the protection of eel ni'i-il oeool.-. and Oillnin sa s that is bore the signatures of over 3. per rons. The document would have gout quietly to the cijiiiiiiitf e on judiciary bad it not bei n for an objection by liaiolUl'. who lield that there was no liib-ral law by which lynchers 0r mobs collhl be punished. Spoolier. however, called attention to sections of the re vised statutes which provided penal ties iir violations .f federal election laws. (.'handler said he stood cor rected. 4'ullom said it was a matter of com mon knowledge that the colored people had been and were repeatedly sub jected to violent deaths and outrages, and all he wan'.ed wxis to have the peti tion sent to a committee, where the subject could In- given proper consid eration. .-Hid possibly a bill reported later. Tillman tnoiight lie saw a re tlectioii on his state and demanded to know- whether tin- lym-hings referred t.. were in Sunt!: arolin.i or Illinois. "I am aware." said Cullotu. "that a number of colored people have been shot down on the street or on the cuin liioii ill several of the smaller towns of lilioliis. Tiie-e .1. t ons Were aji parent!;.- entirely without cause, and 1 am pleased to say :ibo that some thir ty or f rty of the parlies who appear to be responsible ate in jail, and I trust that under the administration of the present able governor tln-y Will be punished." In tin- house for the (irt time the Philippine ii!estioii was brought up in the deli.lti-oll the iit'gellt di-lii-ieticy hoi. by I'.all of Texas, who had read ex trad from the ileciaraliou of inde- p lldelc -. the sh- i !les of .tallies Wil- fi.ii of Pennsylvania, in the const itti tioiial convention and of Abraham I. in coin at b-l tysburg. It was a long sii-ji. said he. from the conceptions cf the guv'criiinent portrayed in these utter atics to the declarations of the spokes men of the present administration. Theii Rii-h.irdsoii made an attack on Secretary Iage for his action rel ative to the Ne wYork custom house i:t whicii uii-a-i ril-oa declared vio lated the Idler of the law. and did not t.eal fairly with the trust money of tin government. The 1 lemoci a t s a pplaud ed ItichanUoh. Hopkins replied, warm ly ib-feiidivK and tin- ib-piiolica in applauded him and "the incident Closed." ('.one ri-s In lrlir. Washington. Jan. 17. ("idiom ir. penii d an anti negio-lvn. liing petition in the senate yesterday, which was re ferred. A bill was passed to l.-n ilitate the pensioning of dermis of the Spanish war. Pdiigiew's and I.otle's Philippine te-oliitions were tabled and on lloar's resolnt imi several hours were devoti'd to Philippine talk. An an. liiin in cail for the itist ructions given t lie Paris peace commission wrts defeated. Mc'.auriu disciiscil the liiiain ial bill In executive session the Samoa n tre:;ty was ratilied. The house coilsidered the urgent de ficiency bill and debated pretty much every issue before the people. The bill was pi -i, ding in committee on Ad journment. (.-in ral I'alim-r li-i llms nn 1 ii rciip. Washington. Jan. IT. Ry his volun tary ad ion (bMH-ral John M. Palnn-r. of Illinois, yesterday stopped the pass age of a bill lo increase his pension from S-'o to .Sloo a month. In a letter which Palmer said lie could not accept the increased amount proposed, as he had announced that ." a month was the sum he wauled. V ill H-nr the Woman fl'rad.t.. Washington. Jan. IT. The judiciary committee of the house has unanimous ly agreed to grant the request of the Won an Suffrage association for a hearing on I Vb. i:t at the lime the national i (invention of woman suffra gists is in session here. I'lil!tiine l:cnrt ( oinjil ti-il. Washing! hi. Jan. IT.- The Philip pine commission yesterday completed its report and if was dispaii hed to the public printer. Thete is every teason to believe that the tilst Volume at least can be laid before congress vvi'h in a w cek. Ilfiiry to v lit .larksonv ille. Washington. Jan. IT. A committee from Jacksonville. Hi.:., headed by Charles Kannclls. calied on Admiral Iewey yesterday and secured his con sent to v isit that town on his way from Chicago to si. Louis. Sainnaii Treaty Katilleil. Washington. Jan. IT. The senate Las ratilied the Samoan t,vaty. HEM? PORTS TO OPEN. Oil. Calilrn a. to l'ece Operation, lu I'auay Inland. Washington. Jan. IT. O.is cables corerini; operations cf troops in Lu zon and Panay. Hemp ports in the former are ahout to be opened. The insurgents in the latter are b?ing scattered. InKirr auil by Doff. Canton. UN.. Jan. IT. Joseph Roll r sl'ot and killeil Satidy lillini;er at I itiii.ferndiue. near this placv Koller shot at a ili'i ludoninir t I:lliner. This causeil a ijti.-trrel ln-tweeti the two incii. and tl:; killing vvas the result. Roller was arrested. Trf'rililr lHsa.trr lu llussia. St. Pderslutrir. Jan. IT. A church collapsed yesterday durius the celebra tion of a mass in Malooiisene township. Sumara district. Nineteen persons wiK killed and sixty-ei-ht were wounded. Mis. Could Clvr. $.-O.IM0. New York. Jan. IT. Miss Helen Could ha -ontributet SoSi.ooii to aid In tlw Imlldin of tho now home for the naval branch of the Young Mcu'J Christian AssKK-iation in Brooklyn. ARTILLERY AT WORK South African News Is Indicative of Something Serious Happening;. HEAVY GUTS FIRING AT TEE FRONT Nothing Gli -11 Out at the War Oftir at London s.ilvuce Thert 1. uch as May ttr lt Kim-r. Try to Kusli a liritisli lailrt-iii miit-nt ami Are Kailly UefeateU ly Vorkshiri- Men and Not Zi-alanUi-rs, AVhu l the liayiim-t with Kftci I. Lontlon, Jan. 17. The war otlice has received the following from - Lord Roberts tlatej Capetown last evening: "On the 15th the Roers made a deter mined attack on French's advanced post held by the New Zeland mouatel rilles and a detachment of the 1st Yorkshires. The Hoers were repuls ed, having l'o killed. Their wounded is estimated at not less than oo. The attack was proceeded by long range lircfrom one gun. Otherwise the sit uation is unchanged.'' Renesherg, (Jape Colony. Jan. 16. The Roers opeuel an attillery duel this morning, using the captured Rritish 15 pounder which the British gunners ultimately silenced. The British kept up a searching lire all day long on the Roer kopjes, and also dragged up another gun to the sum mit of Coles kopf. London, Jan. IT. Prices on the -tock exchange advanced on the ru mor that Ladvsniith had been relieved. Then- is nothing elsewhere to corrob orate the report, however. MOKE CAKKI I I. lli:NCr.KKTH. Will the lirltish dnvrrnuient be a to Seizure of Vessel. Berlin, Jan. IT. An oflirial tele gram from London says: --The Brit ish "ovemniMit has declared the in quiry in! o the seizure ot t lie lii'.ndes- rath having concluded, with no con traband of war found, hern-lease may m expected immediate! v. Mcisures are also to be taken to prevent the oc curence of similar incidents. London. Jan. 1 . A dispatch to tue li.iily Mail Ircia ph-to; maritzburg. il.ii--d vesteii!a. says: "Thei-" was M-i.v lie.n x . ring to ihe north vest v day. I believe the Loci s an- coniesi ing iieiici.-il Puller's pass:,ge of the Tugel.l. I low It Zei s were evideil ly biisy. as tl.c tilirg is ('esclil ed as i.lO le-.-iviost vi t l.e:i:d i:i Natal." ' Lomlon. Ian. IT.--'I he Lxchange at'd Teleg-.-l Jiii 'oirp::ll.v iiilS received I lie follow ii i!i.-):iti h, dated Jan. Id. fron: 1 ietc!-iii:ir;t;'.burg: "There is no news from tin front, but heavy tiring was hea d to-day in the direction of I'icie. It is p n. 1 ia lie that ibinial liuller is eng.-'ging tlie ein-my. A rtinior is .-n:-retiT here tlia' :i portion of the British force is near I ..-niysiiiil h." London. Jan. iT. Th. Times pub lishes ihe l.il'owing from Pietern.aritz bi'.:g. dated vcsti-rday: "Very heavy artillery tiring was heard yesterday in the li.nt-tion ol Springfield." Itner a llait liei k. London Jan. IT. A dispatch dated Reiisbcrg. Jan. l."i. was received hefe yesterday wliich stated that the Boers li .s morning attempted to ntsh a hi'l In I I by a company of the Yorkshires nod ihe New .ealauders. but they were repulsed at the point of ihe bayonet. The Boers had twenty one men killed anil about lifty woi'iided. Tim hid commands a trad of country cast of the ii i.i i ii Misitioii of the Boers and t!i--y had de'erinined to make an at tempt to seiz the heights. They ml va'iccii cauiiiu.sly. directing tlieir fir" at a siaall wall held by the Yorkshires, and compelling the Iattei to keep close under lover. Viirkaliires Trust tuCiiM Meel. V,ia the Boers rushed the wall, the Yorkshires fixed bayonets for a charge. Just at tha moment Cap tain Maib'.oiks. witli a small party of New .ca landers, came up and ihe oin bitled folce leaped oVef tile wall and charged sitaiglit for the enemy, who red. iillowci: by a withering fir-- at close tatige. The P.oers literally f.llll bled over- each other in their hurry to escape, but the persistent tire of the B.iTisii iut'icted heavy loss. Iesulory tiling -ol. tinned for seme time, but 1':e attack was an utter failure, and the Boors ii'.niii'i! to tho shelter of ti:c small kop.1 s at the base of the hill." ar Ortii-e Keep Thiuj; Hurt, London. Jan. IT. The war dTice pave out no news last night after 12. and nothing of imiiortaim- before that hour. The silence tin-re might la ve been felt. Whatever the olliciaN t;n re UliOW thev kept to thilliseives. N'oS even events that have j.assed are al lowed to come through if they could by :i!iy tueans be made to indicate a ptiess as to what might occur in th. Hit itrc t nileil line Worker' Coin i ntinn. Iiidianaprdis. Ind.. Jan. IT. The rec ord day's session of the I tiitcd Mim W-irki ; s came to an unexpected i Ium" at lo o'clock in the morning, when aa ad.ourntiu M was taken for the day, the credentials committee having re pot ed that it could not complete :is work until this morning. 1 he ratal Rusty Nail. Richmond. Ind.. Jan. IT. '.'harles Cb-ag.m. aged "'J. died of Im-kjaw. tlie result of stepping on a rusty nail. lie leaves a widow and six children in noor .' !-..""iini i. .ll.t a I'erullar Heath. Chicago. Jan. IT. William Corrigau of liHt West Sixteenth stTe-t met A Ii-uliar death aei-ording to the remrt t Ir. Springer of tlie coroner's orriee. Corrigan was found dead in an alley at the rear of his home. He was suli-ji-ct to epilepsy, uuil it was supposed Le had dieU while In an cpile-ptic Bt. l"r. SyriaKr fouod the mau had choked To diia'th. I7e fell la Sotne soft mud in the alley. In his struggles his mouth tilled vvitii mill! and he was as phyxiated. He vvas g years old. INDIANIAN DECLINES PAY. Carnegie say. an Alleged statement by an M. C. 1. t als-. New York. Jan. IT. In n dispatch from Washington to a Philadelphia pa per it was stated on the authority of a representative in congress that An drew Carm gie had given J-i.iH.i to pay the cable tolls ou Senator Hoar's speech last winter, to the rebels in the Philippines. Carnegie gave out the following statement last night: "I did not pay the cable tolls for Sen ator Hoar's message to the Filipinos. They do not need messages nf sympa thy or comfort. I would, however, sub scribe that amount in a fund for the circulation of the speech among Amer icans who do nied it and could follow the advice It contains wisely." CLEAR ISSUE OF VERACITY. Wm. A. Euulinh Itetiirns a ( lieck I'ur 111 .sen ices in the War. New Yiuk. Jan. IT. William A. Lngiish, sou of the former 1 leuiocrat ic vice presidential candidate from In diana, and a captain of volunteers in the war w ith Sapin. has returned to the treasury a check for .LlTg sent him for pay" for his army services, with the .statement that lie would not accept pay for service to his country in jthue of danger. It is the only case of the kind in the Spanish, war. TELEGRAPH BRIEFS. i p to oaie twenty-two neatii from bubonic plague ha ve occurred at Hollo lulu. No recoveries are reported. Numerous deaths from influenza have caused a scarcity of cotlins in London. Miss Nellie Williams. who was blown through a window at her tail oring establishment, at Chicago, after an explosion of a can of gasoline, is dead. Senator Mason has introduced a bill to pension members of the Chicago In-agoiiiis who served ninety days in the civil war. The third auir.tal convention of the National Association of Retail Hvoeers of the I'uited States is in session at Cleveland. O. II. C. Wainwright iX: Co.. bankers and brokers. Boston, have made an assignment. J. W. Murphy, cashier of the Third National bank. Columbus, (ia.. shot and killed the teller. P. T. Sliutze. and then killed himself. Insanity. Celleral Wheeler lias started from Manila on his return to the I'uited States. Three additional cases of ihe bu bonic plague have been reported at Manila. Henry A. Porter, founder of ihe American Type foundry, died at Chi cago of Brlght's disease, aged To years. Marion Manola Mason, the comic opera singer, has begun suit for divorce against her husband. Jack Mason, naming a Massachusetts society woman as corespondent. Andrew Carnegie is charged by a Re publican congressman with paying the tolls on Senator Hoar's speech which was sent to Aguinaldo. Patrick Ilogan. s-4 years old. living at Chicago, has taken out a license to marry Miss Margaret Kennedy, ill years old. The third annual convention of the National Live Stock Association of the I'uited States is in session at Fort Worth. Tex., with a good attendance. The American mule must lie vacci nated before lie call be enlisted III the British a rniy service in South Africa In the future. Thii is to find if he has glanders. At Creusot. France. ILmm men are working night and day ou guns and ammunition for the Boers. The Pullman company, it is said, has decided to discontinue the manu facture of street cars. "Father" Clarke Off on a Tour. Boston. .Inn. IT. Rev. Ir. Francis K. Clark, founder and president of the T'nited Society of Christian Kndeavor. left Boston yesterday accompanied by his wife, for his third missionary tour of the world. Strmmr I'rrak l l-'ate. Says the Portland Oregoiiian: "It is the belief of sonic historians that the name Oregon" is Aragoii in disguise, that it was given to this country by the early Spanish voyagers and that American explorers so interpreted the Word given them bar the Indians. The theory is at least plausible and Indi cates a strange freak of fate. 'J'he name Spain proudly brought to this distant coast r turned to the West In dies ::oo years hiler to destroy the power" of Spain i.a the seast Little thought Ie Fuca when he sighted this coast in l.V.C that some day it would biilld a vvar.-h'p which, under the name of Aragoii. or Oregon, would In- fore-ti'o-t in the battle that marked the end of Spain's dominion in the new world." Pcroliorily of Snakea. A snake tamer who had trained a serpent to follow hi:n .".round the house and even out of doors happened one day to take it with him to a strange place. '1 h snake, unused to the local ity, suddenly seemed to forget all his training and. escaping into the bushes, resisted capture with bites and every indication of wiMness. When caught, it at once resumed its tame habits. This tendency to bi'i-ome wild Imme diately t!ijn obtaining their freedom atid to again become tame when caught is said to !c a iieculiarity of snakes. New York Tribune. The Proliant- Reason. The Clergyman (proudly (People are loath to leave my church. Why. after Services, it is fully 15 minutes before the edifice is emptied,! The Sinner I tl-m't won b-r at t':at. Souse jx-ople are very Xi.ird to awaken! Brooklyn Life. ' PROM LAKE TO GULF, The Waters Flow Through the Great Drainage Canal . at Chicago. GATES NOW OPEN AT LCCKPORT. Official of St. bouts Kearh Chicago and Apply for an InjuurtioD. Hut Action U Ueferreil I'ntll Saturday I ulnterrupted Stream Connects the tireat Hodlea of Water. Chicago, Jan. IT. At 11 this morn ing the trustees of the great drainage canal, who had gone to Lockport. re i cived permission to turn the waters of thecan.il into the Desplaines river. Fifteen minutes later the waters were Slowing in an uninterrupted stream, connecting the great lakes and the (iulf of Mexico. Injunction Applied For. This morning the otlicials of St. Louis applied to the federal court here for au injunction to prevent the open ing, but action was deferred until Sat urday. KENTUCKY'S BLOODY DUEL. further Details or Triple Tragedy at Frankfort. Frankfort, Ky.. Jan. IT. The cor oner's jurv returned a verdict that Ss'ott. Julian and Dcinaree, the men killed in the light yesterday, came to fired bv their death b pistol shots Havid (J. CoL-oii. Frankfort. Ky.. Jan. tragedy in which liie 1 romiiii tit nit-n were i hat of a four! ii hangs IT. A shocking lives of three sacrilieed and bv a slender 1 1. read, while two others iiiiraculously escaped with painful injuries, occurred i eie at 1 o'clock yesterday. The prin ipalsiu the tragedy were ex-Represeil-lative Oavid CColsnn. of M iddh-slioro. and Lieutenant Klhelbert Scott. of Somerset. Scott was shot six times by i 'oisoii and almost instantly killed. Luther W. 1 iciuarice. assistant post master at Shelby ville. au innocent by stander, was shot three times, and died instantly. Charles .hiliau. another by-staniler. w as shot ami died a half hour later, and Captain P.. B. Coldcii. of Barboiirsville. commonvvealt h's at torney of the Twenty-seventh judicial district, was shot in ihe back and is liol expected to survive. Colonel Colsou himself was shot tw ice in the arm. Harry McKwing. of Loiiisv ill,, was shot in the foot, and W. O. KidpMtch. of Chicago, sustained a broken leg by the lifeless form of Scott falling against him as it rolled down the stairway. The killing occur led in the lobby of the Capitol hole). t!ie principal hostelry of the state capital, the room being well filled at ihe lime with politicians and others who are here attending the contests for state offices In-fore the legislature. Colonel Colsoii and a party of friends, among whom was I leinarree were sitting in the lobby engaged ill conversation as S.-oU and Captain (olden came iy tlu". ta.irs from the f THE LONDON YOU KNOW US. WORTH 520. WORTH $18. TEN WORTH $16.50. $10 TEN $10 $10 THE LONDON ' YOU KNOW US. jl. . .k jl. a MVtfWl -VVVVKa'rafrfWH T-ar room. ' "VTTen 'they halt "advanced about half way across the room, walk ing in the direction of Colson. the lat ter, it is said, half rising from his chair, fired at Scott, who iustautly re turned the tire. The shooting then be came general and by-stamlers are at variance as to the number engaged in it. The tight was the result of a feud that lieg.-iu in the army in 1SSS. when Colson was colonel of a Kentucky regi ment and Scott a lieuienaut in the same regiment. This feud thtui cul minated in a shooting affray in which Colson was shot in the groin. They iad been looking for each other for some time. Yesterday they found each other. Colson is in jail and is charged with all the homicides. He rsed two pistols in the tight one of .IS and the other oif 44 oabilre Caiivernor Close, the .lolnt.. Ashland. Wis.. Jan. IT. The dens of vice and iniquity which iufest the city of Hurley have been closed by or der of (.overnor Sootield. It is the tlrst time in the history of this region that a governor has taken such un usual and decisive action to regulate the morality of a city. Another Klu Fire at IIuhmiii, Seattle. Wash.. Jan IT. The steam er lianubo. at Victoria, from Skag way. brings news that a largep art of the business portion of lawsou was wiped out by lire on the night of Wed nesday last. A dispatch was received at Skagvvay on the same night. Tin loss will exceed half a million dollars. striker Hack to Work. Springfield, ills.. Jan. IT. The min ers employed in the mine at Harris burg, who struck Friday evening, claiming that their employers were not giving them correct weights, have re turned to work, the operators having agreed to rectify the weights if they are wrong. Sues Hie Ton 11 for 1..00. Pigourney. la.. Jan. IT. J. Wood Smith, a traveling man. has sued the town of Slgonrney for .fl.i.OiM) for in juries received from a defective side walk. The case will come up in Feb ruary term of court. Illinois t nileil Mine Worker.. Springtield. Ills.. Jan. IT. A call has been issued by the executive commit tee of the Fnited Mine Workers in Illi nois for the eleventh annual conven tion, wliich will convene in this city, Tuesday. Feb. L5. Feature at the Farmers" M eet. Teciinisch. Mich.. Jan. IT. A state fanners' institute was in session here Saturday. Speakers from abroad were here and tho attendance was large. A novel and Interesting feature was the singing by a choir from the Industrial school for girls tit Adrian. 'Itryttii i:aniiii't'ti'il at Frankfort. Krenkfort Kr.. Jan. 17. William Jeniniigs"iryaii was hnmpicttcd by tne 1 einocrais of the Kentucky legislature hist night. The banquet was also a celebration of the election of Senator Blackburn. Bryan was l.Tet at the tia'm by a committee of which Blackburn and Ooebel were members. To Cure LaOilppe lu Two Day. Take Laxative Hromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. ("rove's signature is on each box. 1'j cents. $10 WORTH $20. WATCH THIS SPACE. YOU KNOW US. WORTH $16.50. -a -r .a $10 THEY WANT WAR SHIPS Do French Residents in the Country of Ven ezuela TROUBLE OVER A COLLECTION Bank 1 )rectors Arrested for Ignoring Government's Demands. Paris, Jan. IT. A Caracas dispatch savs that owing to the refusal to a l vance the government nionev. the di rectors of two banks, including a Frenchman and other foreign nobili ties, were arrested. The French res idents demand that the French squad ron lie sent to the coast of Venezuela. REPORT AGAINST ROBERTS. The Special Committee of the Houne Me ter mine. Washington. Jan. IT. The special committee of the house to investigate the case of Rrighatti II. Roberts, of Utah, has reached a conclusion. O.i the polygamous status the committee i- unanimous in the allirmative. Ou the ! nest ion of proceed lire to In adopted, the committee is divided. The majority, consisting of all the luemltct's, except Littlelield, of Maine, and Iearmond. of Missouri, favored exclusion at the out set. Littlelield and Deirmond will make a minority teport favorable to seating Ho be its on his prima facie lights and then ex pelling him. GEAR FORMALLY ELECTED. Chosen Senator and III Commlalon For warded. l)es Moines, Iowa, Jan. 17. At noon the legislature met in joint ses sion and re-elected James II. (Sear to the United States senate. The vole stood: dear (rep.). Ill; White (dein.), S'J. (lov. Shaw, immedi ately after the ballot was taken, signed (.ear's certificate and forward ed it to Washington. BANK ROBBERS MAKE HAUL. Hiey (let Away With WO.OOO.at Flillippl, W. Va. Pittsburg. Jan. 17. The leader's Philippi, W. Va . special says the l'hilippi bank was rohlied last night of f li.UOO. YOU KNOW US. $10 WORTH $20. TEN WORTH $18. WORTH 56.50. jl. -iw Jk. - -X -Jk. J. . S0 TEN $i