The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-27
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The king anl queen of Sweden have
joiGcd the hlue Ribbon army.
Gen Hazen, Of the signal service has
sued The New York Times for 100000
damages for libel
Severe frosts, followed at intervals by
thaw have seriously injured the wheat
plant in the Shelby Vile, Ill section
Henry b. Chase, member of an extensive
lumber firm at Minneapolis, was killed by
a failing tree, Thursday, north of Aitkin,
MINI.
The exports Of California wine during
1857 Ieache 4,j00, ,0W gallons nearly ,0O0,-
400 gallons in excess Of the shipments of the
previous year
An hotel, the po,toftice, and six other
structures at North Adams Mich, were
swept away by fire, Wednesday night, caus-
Ing loss OF S3ltOl
A conference of labor leaders, held at
Pittsburg Wednesday night, reso!v ed to send
a committee Of workngmen TO congress to
advocate tariff interests.
The main Iuiding OF the Whipple Manu-
featuring company, at Cleveland, was
burned, Thursday night, the loss reaching
S60u1), with $4,000 insurance
Archbishop Heis, of Milwaukee, has ad-
vised the priests of his diocese to use their
endeavors to restrain Catholics from affiili-
ating with the Knights Of Labor
Willie addressing the convention of the
ex members Of the Iowa legislature at Des
Momes Thursday afternoon, Judge James L.
Mitchell, Of Nebra ka, dropped dead.
Two members Of the Law and Order so
ciety were set upon by a mob at Phladel-
phia THURSDAY. and but for the interference
of "A squad Of police would have been roughly
handled
The national editorial association in ses-
sion at Cincinnati Thursday elected c. II.
Jones OF Florida, president for the ensuing
year, and decided u hold the next conven-
ton at Denver in June next
The New York Anti Monopoly league has
expelled F. b. Thurher becanse he patron
lied the manufacturers of cigars made in
tenement houses and l.. f. Chittenden be-
cause he is one Of Jacob Sharps counsel
Fred Sanders, a mechanic at Erie, Pa, who
was out of work and had given what food
be could procure to his wife and children,
became insane from hunger, Thursday morn
ing tore the hair from his head, and then
attempted suicide.
Three ranches at Wheatland, Cal, were
visited early Thursday morning by masked
men, who drove out the Chinese, marched
them to Wheatland, and then set them at
liberty. At one ranch the Chinese quarters
were fired and destroyed
Sexton, Nationalist. gave notice in the
house Of commons on Wednesday that he
| would move a resolution to the effect that
| the house condemn the action of Lord Ran
| dolph Churchill in making speeches in Ire
land tending to incite rebellon
The owners Of the Bay View Wis nail
works have effected a settlement with the
| striking employees, and work viii be resumed
next Monday. The scab workmen are to be
| discharged, the Mngo scale will be paid ana
| 10 per cent extra viii he allowed on auto
| matte feeders.
The Pres, Association OF Illinois concluded
al Centralia Thursday, its twenty second
convention William Kennedy, of The Dixon
| Sun, was chosen president; G. L. Clapp, of
| The Carrolton Patriot, secretary, and
| George NJ. Latham. of The Greenville Ad-
| vocate, treasurer.
Quo warranto writs were granted Thurs
| day by the Minnesota supreme court to for
| felt the charters of and dissolve the corpora
tons known as the Hastings & Dakota rail
way, Minnesota Central road, Southern
| Minnesota Southern Minnesota Railway
| Extension company, and the St Paul a
| Sioux City lines, on the ground of on-ful-
tillment Of charter promises The writs also
| call for a reveTsi1n of the land grants to the
| state