Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-27
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Morris Cohn, senior member OF the Cohn
Clothing company, was horsewhipped by
Mrs. Henry Bush in front of his place of
business at Chicago. The assault was tho
outcome OF letters said To have been writ.
ten which reflected on the woman. Cohn
denies writing any such letters.
There is trouble in the Franklin Circle
Church Of Christ at Cleveland, Of which
Rev. ]. w. Allen, formerly of Chicago is
pastor. Some of the members object to
the minister's attacks on the Roman
Catholics and his opposition to card play
ing and dancing.
Obituary: At Washington, Dr.. Smith
Townsend; at Jacksonville. Ills, Rev.
Samuel NJ. Martin, -; at Portland, Me.
Edward H. Thomas, tho IN usical com poser,
50; at Turner, Ills, Mrs. Maria Jennings,
81; at Paxton, Ills, George H. Martin
A hatchet which belonged to LaSallc
has been found imbetidcd in q giant ma.
pie tree near Wolvcr me- Mich. On the
blade is the inscription 'Ad Maiz.em
Del Gloriam." Below the inscription is.
the name of Robert LaSalle and dated
1865.
Millionaire Thomas Varkcr, of New
York, formerly a member of the dry goods
firm of Lord s. Taylor, committed sui
eide in that city during tempo
rary fit of insanity induced by despond-
ency. presumably over the death Of one OF
his sons last summer
Burglars robbed the fiat Of A. II. Bid
win, on Grand avenue, Chicago, while the
family was absent, and carried of cloth
ing. jewelry and silverware TO the value
of 90 so.
A motor car on a Cleveland street rail-
way ran away down hill, partly wreck
ing itself and wrcckng n loaded truck
1t ran through, and fatally injuring Will
liam MARI, driver of tho truck. No pas
sengers hurt.
W. Bourke Cochran. according to n New
York rumor, intends to become Il monk.
1t is said that the death of his wife has
SO saddcned him that he contcmplatcs np-
plying to.thc Jesuit seminary for admission
as Il novitiate.
After quarrel Mrs. Henry dinner was
shot by her aged father, Jacob Dietzcl at
Chicago. The OLD man then turned tho
revolver toward his own face and tried to
Kill himself. Both are expected to die
AT Topeka, Kas., Jerry Meriweather
aged Is years, was fatally shot by William
Brown, another boy. There had been
some trouble between the boys. Brown
escaped and is still at large.
After a weeks earnest effor. to bring
about an amics:ble settlement of the
clothing cutters strike at Chicago the
Illinois board of arbitration is ready to
admit failure. The situation is that the
strikers want arbitration and the employ.
ers say there is nothing to arbitratc.
Many of the farmers have sold their
land in Macon county, Ills, at s75 to $50
per acre, and have bought in Iowa large
farms at $50 to si2 per acre. Land in Ma.
con county rents at s. and sc, in Iowa ut
e to S2.75. There is quite an exodus.
Mrs. Edward ID. Hayes applied for a
divorce at Shamokin, Pa, after one we ,k
of married life with her young husband.
to whom she was united in the presence
OF many guests at n stylish wedding in
Treverton. She had discovered that her
husband was professional thief.
In spite of evidence SO strong that the
judge refused bail on second similar
charge a jury at Walterboro, S. C acquitted
four best citizens" of q charge of lynch.
ing O W oman.