The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-25
THE NEWS M BRIEF.

TIE London Standard confirms the state
ment hat Russia has abandoned her claims
to Hrlhkgr pass
J. a way collision at Lucas, Ohio, Sun
dry Cra2'es johnson, a brakeman. was
scaliei t",iesth.
G'Or-e t. N,wton formerly of Minonk.
HIS, losse- $4,000 by the suspension of the
4 TT Worth National bank.
Marin & Co, leather merchants, of Buff
ia'o, N. y, nave tailed with liabilities esti.
mated at $lap, go, and assets nominal
The nemnn-7-Ir candidate for state
treasurer OF ken vucly was elected by a
majority of $3.50. over Republicans and
ProhibitionistS.
Three more iron mills in the Mahoning
valley signed the Amalg amated association
scale Saturday night All the milk in the
valley are now in operation
After tour-months' strike the miners in
the employ of the Ellsworth Coal company
at Danvil.e, ILL.,. have accepted the compaay's
terms, and Will 60 to work Monday.
The Roman Catholic Bishop Keane, of
Richmond, has written letter t. the re-
jected minister, Eeiley. commencing him
for his cause, and severely cyAiemnieg his
critics
The Hon John Russell YouN-. e--CaitoS
States Minister to China, arrived in Cn.-
cago, Saturday, and is confined to bed at
the Palmer house by a severe attack Of
malarial fever.
A collision occurred Snntay evening in
the Metropolitan District Underground rail
way in London, by which one engineer was
killed and five others So badly injured that
they can not recover.
George Wilson was pardoued out of the
Wisconsin psniteutiary several months ago.
but the matter has been ksDt quiet until
this time Wilson was sent to the psniten-
tisry twenty years ago for the murder Of &
Milwaukee har-keeper. Recently il was
proven beyond question that he was limo
cent
Agnes Kledzeick. living with ber husband
at lSG Southport avenue was found dead by
him On returning from his work Saturday
evening. Examination Of the body sbows6
that she had BEEN struck an the back of the
head with heavy knifs or hRtchet just as
she was in the act of crushing the floor.
Fer rooms had besn transacted and about
800 in money stolen
The British foreign Office, in reply to toe
charge by EochefoTt that the English were
responsible for the death OF Olivier Pain,
the adventurer, says that tine report thai G
reward Of 5OO pounds sterling was offered
for his head is not true and, furthermore
that the English officers wouldn't have
given five pence for his head, on or of bis
body. A Cairo correspondent says on the
authority of Lupton Boy. that Pain died of
lever at ObdurnGn
The Spanish people continue very much
excited over the German seizure of ths Car
oline islands, and Bismarck's prstext for
seiging them is reported to be the complaint
by German traders. who charged thst Spain
had failed to provide a suitable government
| In Madrid, Sunday, an anti German demon
stration took place. participated in by Al,
| 900 persons. Speeches we're made in Span
ish and French denouhoiaE Rismerck's &C
| ton in annexing the Caroline islands
At Springfield, ns., Saturday evening l.
| s. GardAer, a confectiones, was arrested
and locked up by Policemen Camp and Gail
for beating his wife. lie was AbsYatea Sun.
day on paying his fine. On being released
he threatened to XII the policemen oE
sight. Procuring revolver be started in
search of the ofiosrs and on meeting them
! at once opened fire Gall was shot la She
right groin, the ball passing into tbs
bowels Camp was struck just above The
heart He fired in return and dropped
dead. Gardner fell about the same time
with three bullets In his heart