Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-26
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.


The civil service board will hold an exam
ination at Chicago Nov. IA
1t is announced at Minneapolis that e New
York syndicate has secured control Of the c.
c. Washburn milling plant
The Canadials officials are informed that .
new extradition treaty has been negotist ted
between England and the United States.
Miss Winnie Davis, the Daughter OF the
Confederacy" sailed Friday for Europe,
where she goes for the benefit Of her health.
letter has been unearthed in New York
showing that the whole OF Manhattan island
was bought from the Indians in 1926 for s24.
The window glass manufacturers will
week per cent, owing to increased de-
mand
Joel Barlow Moorbead, iron manufac-
turer, of Philadelphia, died Friday, aged n.
He leaves fortune OF IS. U00, 900 to - widow
and four children.
A lad named Thomas 2 Mandery, of New
York, was hit in the forehead a year ago by
q base ball. Thursday be died from the
effects of the blow.
The Roman Catholics OF this country are
requested by the hierarchy to make the an
nusl collection Of Peters pence tomorrow
the largest on record.
At New York Friday Charles Nell
vaine, a I9-year-old murderer, was SEN
fenced to death by electricity in Sing Sing
prison some time during the first week in
December.
1t took four trials to settle the case a
Theodore Fisher against the Chicago and
Alton railway for damages for injuries The
plaintiff finally got Judgment at Petersburg,
Ills, Friday, OF $1,000
Hon Allen G. Thurman, while speaking
at Cincinnati Thursday night, was attacked
with sudden illness and compelled to cease
his remarks As soon as he was able to
move be was escorted to his hotel
Two Of the sailors recently rescued in an
open boat-part of the crew OF the Earn
moor-confess to having practiced csnnibal
ism while at sea Two sailors died and their
flesh was consumed by the survivors.
The Spring Valley, Ills, miners have
agreed with Hon. ". L Scott on every thing
except signing contracts to work to q certA In
date for a certain price. This the men re-
fuse to do, although they have conceded the
demand that they ignore the union
The South American delegation visited
Minneapolis Friday, where they were
shown around and made much of from 1910
a m until u y. IN, visiting tue -four mills
and other places of interest and wtRding up
wi. h reception. They departed for Sioux
City Friday night
Miss Clara Barton, president of the Red
Gross society, left Johnstown, Pa, Friday.
She babe sdIeu to the town in a letter to d,
Times, in which she congratulated the PEG
pie upon their partial recovery from tbeiI
terri lie hffi elton and gave them words Of
encouragement Tor the future.
The question whether Miss Theresa Kelly,
of New York, devout r 1man Catholic, ha:
partaken of the eucharist since attend ins
one OF DIR. McGlynn's meetings (.he was
great friend OF the doctor Is delaying bel
burial with the ritss and in the consecrat e,
ground of the Roman Catholic church.
"A freight train on the Lake Erie snt
Western road was hurled from the track a
kokomo, Ind, by tram wreckers Frids,
morning. Twelve oil tanks exploded, set
ting fire TO the cars, ami three train han is-
Engineer Jake Meld, Fireman E Barnett
and Brakeman J Jhn Spelmau-were burned
to crISp