Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-13
ABBREVIATED TeueeRAMs.

A. Andrus. OF Whitehall, Wis, who
was charged with the murder OF his
daughters illegitimate child, was acquitted
as was also his son, q student Of Appleton
university.
The German reichstag has rejected en-
tirely the anti-rcvolutionary bill, q
measure aimed at socialists and others
who wish to change the form of tho
German government It was bill par
ticularly favored by Emperor Wilhelm.
The session Of the National League of
Musicians ut Cleveland voted unanimous.
ly not to affiliate with the American Fed.
Grafton Of Labor.
A three-story elevator at Oshkosh, Wis,
collapsed and is n total wreck. The ele-
vator contained 20, 100 bushels of oats.
The order of Railroad Telegraphers of
North America will meet in annual con-
vention at st. Louis May -.
The Milwaukee and Waukesha Railway
company, with q capital of 81, 900. wv, has
been organized.
The city council of Ripon, Wis, has
passed an ordinance requiring license
fee OF $500 for the sale of cigarettes. This
virtually prohibits their sale.
Prince Francis Joseph of Battenburg
has started east from san Francisco over
the Central and Union Pacific. He goes
direct to Chicago and from there to
Niagara.
At regular meeting of Sherman post,
e. A. r., of Grangery, Tex, strong reso.
buttons condemning the utterarces OF
Commander Thayer in criticising the I'M
Yelling of q Confederate mon ument in
Chicago were unanimously passed.
Indians in northern Canada are dying
or starvation because OF the lack of game.
A Green Bay, Wis, man has been ar.
rested By the postoilice inquisitors for
charging a dollar FOR telling people sure
cure for drunkenness. His cure was,
Take che pledge and keep it,"
In the college athletic competition be-
tween Princeton and n team from the
University of California the latter won
the victory by a score of u points to 81
for the Tigers
Snow fell Saturday at several places in
Wisconsin and Michigan. and tho tenn.
pcrature dropped bciow the freezing
point in those two and several other
western states.
From - to 50 degrees was the average
| drop OF the temperature nj, over tine west
and northwest between Friday night and
Saturday morning last.
While working iii a well Oh the farm Of
Arno Shoemaker, south of Llcon, Ill,
John d. Whetsel, of Varna, was over.
come by foul air and fell forty feet to the
| bottom. When taken out life was ex-
\ tinct
All newspapers which expect to be rep.
resented at the National Republican club
| convention in Cleveland, June 10 to 81,
are requested to notify f. w. Doty. chair.
man OF the press committee, giving num-
| Der and names Of such representatives as
| soon rs possible.
| Hanged by the sheriff: At Canon City,
| Colo. Thomas Jordan and Peter Au
| gusta; there had been ten repricves in
each case. At st. Louis, James Murray
negro, for the murder of u street railway
conductor; Ell Murray, brother Of James
/ swung off an hour later at Herman, Mo-,
for the same crime. At st. Joseph, Mo-,
Joseph Burries, EegrO. whose crime wa:
attempted assault Oh a child.
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, advises
the Republicans Of that state to adopt the
free silver ]6-to-l idea.
Not u house is left standing in the vii.
lage of Oakfield, N. Y, fro having swept
all of them away. Loss, 100000.
William Whyers, a resident of Quincy
| HIS, is dead. Ho tell through the rOtunda
of the Newcomb hotel there and hi.
skull and spinal column were fractured
He was treated by Christian scientists fol
three days.
Four companies Of regulars, the Chick
saw guards, a company Of the Confeder
ate Veteran uniCn and eight other stat,
militia companies, with the Iowa Stat,
band to supply the music, make up the
attractions ut the Memphis interstate
drill.