Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-07
ABBREVIATED TgLeGaAMs.

A branch OF the Afro American league
was organized at Chicago Thursday night
The romans OF Hon George H. Pendleton
were forw srded from New York TO Cincin.
natl THURSDAY.
Ths net earnings Of the Burlington and
Northern railroad for January show a de-
crease OF SEQ ia
A woman has warned the czar os Russia
that Il he does not rule differently he will
meet tbs fato OF Alexander II
George Francis Train lectured at Chicago
Thursday night. and admitted that he wa.
the biggest "crank" in the world
John Greene, who killed ova Davis. in
Putnam county. Tenn, ia June 1887 be.
cause she refused to marry him will stretch
hemp May 3.
II is stated that an English company has
purchased Vince er q Co.'S ship yard and
dry docks ~ Bay CITY, Mich, paying there
for 80, 10000
Arthur Orton, the famous "Tichborne
Claimant Is ambitious TO enter England's
parliament, and will run as Home-Ruler
Tor Stose-upon-T
The report that All English syndicate Is
gobbing all the soda water apparatus man
ufactoriss IN this country is confirmed. The
syndicate has bought four OF them.
Baggagemaster Frank r Rhea, of the
Philadelphia and Reading railway, was ar
re- ted ut Allentown, Pa. Thursday charged
with robLing the mails.
Now York policemen are just now busy
raiding open toards' of trade, bucket
shops, etc. Two were inyaded Thursday
the funds seze'l, and everybody IN the
"DOards" arrested
The grand jury ut 1T Charles county,
Mo., Thursday indicted Charles +. Vail Tor
the murder OF Lb WIFE which, he says was
All accident He shot her, IL Is charged, In
order % get sl5.O OO Insurance on her life
The Indians OF the Peace River reserve
ton ia the British Northwest territory are
slid TO IL starving The mon are 80 reduc.d
physically that they are unable to hunt, and
two or three cases Ut cannibalsm are re-
ported
The S-year-old son Of Frank Willard, who
lives at Albion, Ills, threw lot Of concen-
trated lye into the face Of his baby brother
Thursday, destroying the infants eyes, burn
ing of its tongue, and causing almost imme-
diate death.
The report that ths Ohio penitentiary
hoard Of managers have recommended Har-
per, vi Fidelity bank infamy, TO the presi-
dsnt for pardon is denied. Three of the
managers have signed petition as citizens
for Harper's pardon.
A jury in Providence r. l., has beaten
the record. 1t awarded damages Of &c, o o
to the heirs Of Charles Newman, who was
killed by an explosion on board HerreshoRs
steamer, "Say When" in 1888, while but
so, 900 was asked for.
The Kalamazoo college authorities have
decided that the students who hazed Pro-
fessors Trowbridge and Ferry shall be sus-
psndsd-W. w. Des Antel, finally; Frank
Krrtz and II. A. Murray. for one year, and
the others for the remainder of the college
year.
Twenty-four years ago Dr. Joseph n Lew
ertng, ofLower Merton, Pa. was mysteriously
murdered. Tuesday John G. Henderson, q
leading citizen, who was never In the least
suspected, died, and before his death con-
fessed that he was the murderer Jealousy
was the cause.
French troops have had battle with those
Of the king of Dahomey, 400 Of the latter be-
ING killed. The French lost nine men and
several were taken prisoners As the king
is In tho habit Of doing some atrooious
things, the fate Of tho prisoners viii proba-
bly, be horrible.