Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-03
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS

Japan has opened the island of Formoso
to foreign trade and declared the re-estab.
lishment of peace and order. The people
of the island rebellel against being trans
ferred to the rule Of the Japs, but have
been subdued.
The Business Mems league of st. Louis
has decided that there is not time to build
a permanent building in which to hold the
Republican convention. but agreed that
an armory should be built In the near
future.
Engineer Will Roe was killed in a
wreck on the Wabash near Oakley. Ills
Train No. AZ ran into a freight that was
late getting ON n siding.
The gra;ld jury at Columbus, o has in
dicted ex-State Senators Gear, Iden and
Abbott for soliciting or Offering bribes
while baking laws for the Ohio people.
F..rmers in the vicinity of Fairmont,
Mimi, were busy sowing wheat last week
Colonel Colt. Of the Ohio National
guard, has just been acquitted of man.
slaughter at Circlcsvi,lc, o. As com.
mander of the militia he fired on mob at
Washington Court House and some of the
mob were killed. Hence tho Indictment.
The business part of Rutland, Ills, has
DCtu Dy AAO- A<ooS, ScOioOJ
Richard j. Stump, awell-known travel.
ing man, was shot and instantly killed at
ST. Joseph, Mo, by William j. Keller.
The men had previously quarreled.
Emperor Wilhelm is reported to be
firmly set or having the German navy
doubled in effective strength.
The Skandia Plow company at Rock.
ford, Ills, has closed on confession OF
Judgment in favor of local creditors fol-
SIS, 900.
William Cesar, a condemned marderer,
lied suddenly in his cell in the New York
ntate prison at Sing Sing. Fatty degcn.
Grafton of the heart. His case was pend.
ing in the court of appeals.
The amount of the gold reserve ut the
close of business Saturday was S5S. $50, 537
Flood in the Ouachita river promises a
disastrous overflow in Arkansas Del
uges of rain have fallen in that state and
Texas.
Walter Willoughby was instantly
killed and Robert Welsh ana Charlie Nc.
Lain badly hurt by trolley car on the
Duquesne line at Pittsburg. The boys
were stealing a ride.
All the bishops of the Protestant Epis
copal church in the United States have
joined in memorial to the president ask
ing him to use his influence to have a
permanent stop put to tho slaughter OF
Armcnians by Turks
Minnie 8. Wanger of Altoona, Pa, has
confessed that she tried to poison hel
uncle's family just enough to make the
members thereof sick, SO that she could
steal the money in the house.
Theodore S. Dick, grand juror at Chi
cago, died in his seat in court just us the
judge was about re dismiss tho jury
Which had completed its work.
A dispute regarding wages between the
Chicago union brickinakers and their en-
ployers has just been decided in favor O,
the men on every point by Judge McCon
nell, who was selected as arbitrator
Three hundred Democrats and many
Republicans of Warrensburg, No, have
signed a petition asking Miss Mary A
Pemberton to run for recorder of deeds
an office she has filled since the death O.
| the recent incumbent, her father.
X. Elvcrton Chapman, the New Yorl
stock broker, convicted on charge of con
tempt for refusing to testify before tht
senate sugar trust investigating commit
tee concerning illegal speculation by sen
ators, has been sentenced at Washington
to thirty days in Jail and 300 fine.