Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-24
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
The -four output at Minneapolis last week
reached 100 go barrels, against 122, ,s75 barrels
tine previous week

The -four output at Minneapolis last week
reached 120, go barrels, against 122, S75 barrels
tine previous week.
Heavy snowstorms have caused the COM
plete suspension of railway traffic in many
sections of central Germany.
The tomato pack of 1881 is As, ,547 ,040 cans,
but is below the consumption requirements of
the country, and an advance in prices may
be looked for.
The city hall at Cheboygan, Mich, was de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday night The
jail was located in the basement, and two
prisoners confined there were burned to
death
1t is stated in the report Of the board of
managers of the National Home for Disabled
Volunteer Soldiers that the inmates have
been well fed, clothed and housed, and have
no complaints to make
The Pray Manufacturing company, of
Minneapolis, Mimi, is seriously embarrassed.
They owe $50, 900, with scant assets, and
certain creditors refuse to settle at 80 cents
on the dollar, payable at stated times.
F. s. Tabbett, of Lexington, Ky, has sold
to W H. Wilson, of Abdallah Park Cynth-
lana, Ky, his interest in the trotting stallion
Sultan, record ";24, on the basis of $40, 900.
Mr. Wilson is now the full owner of this
famous stallion.
John E. Jack, a forger, whose term in
Joliet prison was finished Wednesday morn,
ing, was arrested at the gate by the sheriff
of Van Buren county, Iowa, to answer
charges of forgery in that state, committed
in connection with the sale of pianos.
The brakemen on the main stem of the
| Louisville & Nashville road struck Thursday
night at Louisville, and no trains are moving,
| The discharge of two members OF commit
tee who had presented demands for an ad
vance in wages precipitated the trouble
Indian Commissioner Atkins has decided
to allow the Indian supply warehouse to re
main in New York, but will hereafter al
each annual spring letting receive and oper
bids in st Louis for furnishing beef, flour
hackon, and other items of subsistence sup
piled the Indians.
Il is authoritatively stated that Mr.. Par
nell is convinced that the position of tn
Irish tenants is worse now than when he in
troduced his anti-eyiction bill. He will lea
a strong attack upon the whole policy am
action of the government towards Ireland a
the opening of the coming session OF parlia
| ment.
At meeting of the Boilermakers' Inter
national union Wednesday at Reading, Pa,
it was reported that a San Francisco f1ru
who are to build cruisers for the govern.
ment, intended to import labor from Eu
rope, and protest will be sent to the nav.
department and all congressman touchin
the matter.
James Lynn Jr., young farmer livin
near Wabash, Ind. and his family wer
stricken recently with peculiar disease It
sembling trichinasis Hundreds of hogs TIA
had died from cholera on Lynn's farm weT
burned, and the doctors assert that the gas
arising from the porkers caused the malad
that has afflicted the family.
In the suit of J. Harris Rogers against A
torney General Garland to dissolve the par
J nership known as the an-Electric TelephoI
company, Justice James, in the equity coul
at Washington Wednesday, dismissed L
bill without going into the merits of the Gas
which it Is said, is a disappointment 10 NJ
Garland, who hoped to have the whole ma
l ter aired in court.