Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-13
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

1t is reported that the British govern
ment has practically decided to adopt
penny postage throughout the empire
In fight between sports at Hamilton, O.
Grant Fox was shot and killed
Rev. Ma han c. Chaplin, % years old, and
for many years a leading Congregational
minister o. the northwest, died suddenly in
his study st Minneapolis,
A band of Cara revolutionists crossed
from the Texas side of the river at
Laredo, Tex, into Mexico, and routed
two compa MES of Mexican cavalry Several
were killed. Reinforcements have gone
from Nueva Laredo, and the United States
government has ordered two companies to
pursue the bandits on the American side.
Parsons G. Ogden, one of the wealthest
men of Cincinnati, died at his home from
heart trouble. He was a brother of Mrs
p. ID. Armour.
A loaded freight train on the Missouri
Pacific was thrown from the track and
over an erlbanRmCnt twenty feet high by
the spread nS of the rails at Little Blue.
Mo. Brak eman Oglesby was caught under
the wreck and crushed so badly that he
will die. The rest Of the crew jumped and
escaped serious injuries
The wife of Kid" the notorious Apache
renegade. has returned to the San Carlos
(Ariz.) reservation and surrendered. She
says that Kid" with a small band. is in
the noun aims near Duncan, Ariz.. with
out food or shelter. but that he will never
be taken alive.
1t is reported at Washington that Sccre-
tary Blaine is almost persuaded" to be
come a Roman Catholic.
The president-elect has sent to the family
| of Il. 4. Bancroft twhJ lost his life while
firing R salute in homo. OF CleveI5nd's cleo
tom, of Brownsville, Tenn. IA check for S5u.
Frank S. Gray, at one time business
manager uf Colonel Elliot +. SnenarG' :
paper, the New York Nail and Express.
but now suing for damages for breach of
contract, having been fired" 10y the colonel,
swears that the reason he was discharged
was that lie refused TO bride New York
officials TO give the Mail and Express adj
vertising, and produced letter purportinC
! to come from Shepard but neither dated
nor signed which confirmed his statement.
Colonel Sheppard dinied the imputation
on oath.
Albert d. lrur, a Milwaukee contractor
who went % New York Nov. 80 supposedly
on business. is missing
While Mrs. o. X. AlbertSon. of York, y.
| time some papers caught fire from the
| stovepipe and the room was filled with
smoke. which suffocated her two children.
The mother has become insane.
The National Cordage company has filed
a certificate at the New York secretary OF
states office for an increase of its capital
stock by the addition of $40, 100000 common
stock This gives total of SIS. G0O, 900, OF
xphi
Laura B gcar. who plays the charming
| widow in the "Trip 10 Chinatown" has
been arresi ed on charge of defrauding n
Cincinnati hotel out O. S2.0cO.
Roberts, Sellers * Co, wholesale hatters
105 West Pearl street, Cincinnati, have
made an assignment.
DR.. jenkins. health officer at New York
says that t. stop immigration for a yeal
would be an outrage and disgrace to al
enlightened nation.
Henry Meyers. eXspcaker of the Ken
lucky house of representatives, has beel
acquitted OF charge of bribery at Coving
ton.
Democratic senator from Kansas.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Colonel A H Harris.
of Fort Scott, chairman of the Straightout
Democratic committee of Kansas. and j. r.
Crouch, edit of the Hutchinson Times. are
at the Leland MOTEL on their way to New York
to consult the Democratic senators who are
looking after the interests of the party in
senatorial contests. "The next senator from
Kansas will be a Democrat" said Mr..
Crouch. attempts to combine Democrats
and Populists will fail. In my opinion the
straight Democrats will choose candidate
more accepJ able to the Republicans than a
Mugwump or Populist."
Live Stock Association Quits.
CHICAGO. Dec 13-OMinC to the adverse