Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-06
ABBREVIATED TELEcRAMS.


A resident Of San Francisco claims to
have invented a torpedo rocket for the
aid OF the Cubans. 1t travels a mile
and explodes by conclusion or time fuse,
destroying all animal life within 100 feet
OF 1t.
@. w. Atkinson, Republican, was in
Augurated governor OF West Virginia
Drastic legislation is proposed to kill
or curb the department stores Of Mime
sofa. A special committee reported to
the senate that department stores seek
to Introduce the methods of the trust
into modern retail trade, are an unmiti-
gated evil.
Obituary: At Alton, Ills. Judge Levi
Davis. ST., SO. At Boulder, Colo, Lo-
renzo N. johnson. formerly OF Ann Ar
Dor, Mich. At indianapolis. Edward
Pfeffer. At New York. DR.. Lewis Hal
lock, "a.
Comptroller Eckels' house was robbed
and Mrs. Eckels' Jewels and some price,
les family heirlooms were carried on by
the thieves.
Kay county court house. fifty miles
north Of Perry, o. T., was burned at
O'Clock In the morning. Court has been
In session two weeks. and It II believed
that parties to suits are responsible for
the fire.
Under the carpet I'm the room where
the late Isaac H. Lewis, the Neponset
(Mass) hermit, died a month ago, there
has been found bonds, deeds Of proper.
ty, cash and securities, the total value
OF which Is said to be between $4,000
and 500 900.
Free Methodist and Latter Day
Saints INDUCED in a pitched battle for
the privilege Of holding evening services
in country school house near vassar,
Mich.
Fire at Worcester. Mass, destroyed
two business blocks at q loss Of $500.
600 and seriously injured eight persons,
none fatally.
Cleveland has declined to let the New
York chamber Of commerce, OF which
he is an honorary member, give him q
grand banquet as a testimonial Of their
regard for the ex-president.
The statement made by Evangelist
Moody In a Boston lecture that the
Prince OF Wales had withdrawn from
the Masons. because they did not be-
lieve In the Bible Is declared by British
Masonic authority to be absolutely
false.
The government has closed all the
premises upon which fortincations or
coast defenses ore building. No one IN
allowed to see them except omcerv Of
the army ani navy.
Extracts From the Rsking Oesstsa.
Imperial orders. whon printed I'm the
tekiDg Gazette. are peremptory; there
Y no ambiguity about them. An article
In Longman's Magazine presents certain
extracts from the Picking Gazette, and
one shows how rife 10 superstition in
China -
Ine governor 4 reports. q number Of
Incompetence; the project A. is an opium
sos and too fond OF actors; the magis-
uate b. 10 fellow q low and merce.
nary spirit. Let each be reduced one
grade. The project q is NO fool. but he
10 getting old and feeble. Let him retire
ON his present rank. The magistrate ID.
10 simply an idiok Let him take charge
OF the local education department in
stead. The viceroy q HukonR reports
the descent to the earth from the clouds
OF green lizard and the consequent
sudden stoppage Of the foods in nine
districts. We are infinitely touched by
this gracious evidence of tine gods in
terveneion. The academy has been or
dered TO compose . suitable aphoFism
Tor engraving ON . gorgeous tablet. The
vicesoy will proceed in full uniform.
followed b. the whole Official body. 20
hang this tablet In the Moth . Eyebrows
hall In osder 70 provo 10 The local deity
that We are mot indisposed 70 requits
his services. When the eclipse q Tie
moon takes place tomorrow, Let the
proper authorities set up The usual bowls
nd eavo ~ moon IN due 1sgal fosm.