Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-17
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

The president of the burlington Brick
company, of Chicago is missing His
name is Charles s. burlington, and his
father-in-law says he has misappropriated
$40, 900.
George NJ. Macdonald, of Chicago
president of an investment concern that
court has declared fraud, incidentally
sentencing Macdonald, as the head of the
fraud, to a year in jail-has complained of
his moral environment in the Cook county
jail and been sent to Kane county where
he will be more comfortably fixed
The United States is out of the Armenian
complication. The sultan declined to per-
NIT Consul Jewett to go with commits
sion TO find out the truth about Armenia,
because it was stipulated that Jewett was
to be entirely Independent.
The German rcichstag has refused to
have Socialistic members prosecuted for
refusing to cheer for the emperor when
cheers were given for the kaiser recently.
1t Is understood that the kaiser was very
anxious to have them prosecuted.
Secretary Moytan&has determined this
year to devote his quota of free seeds
amounting to one-th,rd of the whole, to
the farmers in those western states that
have suffered SO severely through last
seasons drought.
A delegation Of Boston friends of Ar
menia called on Secretary Gresham to
urge him to do something in behalf of the
prosecuted Armcnians. The secretary
listened. but declined to commit himself
An explosion of fire damp took place in
the Vulcan mine ut Newcastle, Colo. and
badly burned ten men. Some of the
wounded may die.
The Estcrly Harvester company at Min
ncapolis has made an assignment; assets,
sAi9 1i9; liabilities, s;S5,Ol5. The COM
pany viii reorganiZc.
DIR. John Lord, the well-known historian
and lecturer on historical subjects, died at
Stamford, Conn.
General Booth, the Salvation Army
leader, has reached San Francisco in his
tour nj the country.
Antonio Victorias. who wanted Mrs.
John Braro, of San Rafael Cal. to marry
him, which she refused, went to her house
and made last appeal ana when she
again refused threw stick of dynamite
into the stove and then ran away. The
house was wrecked, but no one fatally
hurt. Nictorias is in Jail
The French have occupied Tamatave.
Madagascar.
Ex-County Treasurer Mclean, of Wyan-
dotte county, Mo, is short in his &C
counts So, 800 owing to Il bank failure and
inexpert bookkeeping
Gideon W. Latimer, who was shot by
Minnie Maud Brewer ut her home in
Lynn, Mass, last week, is dead
There is little or no hope for the recov-
cry of Miss Stevenson, daughter of the
vice president. She appears to be simply
lingering before she goes" and the inn
provenents reported have been only vari-
ations in her degrees Of comfort;
Secretary Gresham's reminders of the
''latc unpleasantness' are several wounds
given him by rebel bullets These wounds
are giving him n great deal of trouble
just now, and for u few nights he has been
unable to sleep.
Seelcy, the New York bank robber, saws
he did his stealing, except as to $4,000 of
it, for Frederick Baker (who was found
dead in the water just after the robbery
came OUT. Seeley wa arraigned for trial
today.
The unique spectacle of well known
business man suing his wife for divorce
and alleging as one of the causes deroga-
tory remarks concerning his business end
credit, for which he asks damages, is pre-
sented in the case of John B. Cochran VS..
Catherine Cochran, which has Just been
commenced ut Detroit
A letter has been printed at Omaha,
signed by Mrs. Ida Notscn, who has been
missing for couple Of weeks, announcing
her intention Of committing suicide and
taking her two children with her into the
unknown. The letter is dated Dec Z and
addressed to President Rush, of the Ne
braska Savings bank, whom she makes
her executor. Debt which she cannot
pay Is given rs the cause oil suicide.
As the result of a collision between q
Halstcad street electric car and delivery
wagon at Chicago Cornelius Jcwett and
Mrs. William Smith We're badly wounded
Mrs. Smiths condition is serious.