Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-04
ABBREVIATED TeLeeRAma

Colonel r G. Stoner of Paris, Ky, has
sold to Thayer, the Boston horscman, the
great trotting sire Baron Wilkes, 2:1s, for
$4,000
The Dickinson Hardware company, one
Of the largest business concerns in Little
Rock. has failed Assets, ESQ, 900; liabili-
ties, $l5o.000.
William L. Stage, president Of post d.
Travellers Protective association, Of
Springfield, Ills, has been appointed BY
Governor Altgeld to represent the trav-
cling men of Illinois at the Atlanta expo
sitiOn Nov. Is.
Miss Frances Willard, the leader Of the
tectotalcrs of the world, has arrived in
Chicago and taken up her residence in tho
Evanston suburb again.
A decision of the Illinois Law depart.
ment is that raffics for quilts at church
fairs come under the inhibition of the all.
embracing law OF that state against gam
bling.
Gustav Pabst, the husband of Margaret
Mathcr, the ex-actress, is said to have filed
suit for divorce. 1t seems to be q case Of
family incompatibili.y.
The Cuban junta at New York has news
that the rebels are closing in on Havana
and that beyond d ,ubt" a fierce battle
will be fought near the capital before
long
Hubert Howard, the son of the earl Of
Carlisle, who went TO join the Cuban
rebels with the purpose Of obtaining mate
rails for a book, was not permitted by
the Spanish authorities to carry out his
intentions, and has returned to New
York.
H. d. Stanley was held up, robbed and
thrown over n railing and probably fatal
hurt by thug at Chicago. Tho crime
was committed at the corner of Van Blu
rem and Clark streets, we'll inside of the
business center Of the city.
The report that the king Of Ashanti has
dcfied the British ultimation is con-
firmed.
General Harrison is stopping ut tho
Union League club, Chicago. He is in
that city on legal business and refuses to
be interviewed.
The Ammen ram Katahdin has proved
deficient in speed, and unless congress
comes to her relief the United States can
not take her and she may be sold to any
power that wants her.
The Farmers bank, at Davis, Stephen
son county, with $4,000 capital, has been
authorized by the Illinois state auditor.
The Dole government at Honolulu has
appointed +. w. Hatch minister to Wash
ington in place of w. r. Castle, who only
took the position temporarily.
Captain Healy, of the revenue cutter
Bear, fell into the water at Unalaska and
struck floating log. His injuries were
serious
Prominent southern residents of Wash.
ington are taking steps to raise money
for the rebuilding of the portion of tho
University Of Virginia recently burned.
All the sugar rcfineries in Philadelphia
have closed down on account of over-pro-
ductiOn.
Julius Bauer, fireman, was seriously
and two other persons slightly hurt at .
Chicago fire that damaged the stock and
building Of Max Luric's dry goods estab-
lishment $4,000
The Atlanta Exposition company has
the money to pay off % per cent of the
bonds issued in aid thereof.
1t Is announced from Barbados, w. l.,
that Venezuela has altered the aspect Of
her difficulty with Great Britain by firing
on British vessel in British waters and
killing the captain.
The pope Is reported to be overtaxing
his strength thus inducing fainting fits,
which alarm his attendants.