Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
ABBREVIATED TeLG6RAMS.

The state treasurer Of Illinois reports
o., $50 2l7 % on hand Oct. last
The Chicago base ball club beat the ALI
Americas at Adelaide, Australia, Friday, IL
to-.
Eleven business places were destroyed by
fire at Dongola, Union. county, H., Friday
morning.
Friday the Southern Pacific Railway COM
pany paid taxes to California to the amount
of $50, 900
A company with capital OF S50,OO has
been formed at Decatur, Ills, to bore Tor
natural gas.
The president has recognized Bruno Won
Schuckmann, vice consul of the German
empire at Chicago.
The household goods of Mrs. Parnell,
mother of the Irish leader, are being auc-
toned off in New York.
Reports from Messina, Italy, state that
twenty-five persons were killed by powder
magazine explosion Friday.
1t is now pretty well understood that the
president will veto the direct-tax bill when
| it gets TO the White House.
The New York World says it is reported
| on good authority that Postmaster Pearson,
| of New York, has resigned.
Deloraine, a thriving village Of about 500
| inhabitants in the southwestern part OF Man
itoba, was nearly destroyed by fire Friday.
Among the floral decorations at the mar
riage of Governor Oglesby's daughter, Olive,
| Thursday, there were roses that cost SO per
dozen.
DR.. Carvers score at breaking glass balls
at Minneapolis up TO Friday night was A.
S53 He fired ), 400 times Friday and missed
| but 81
The people of Windsor Canada, are sign
idg petition 10 the mayor asking him to
give them a chance TO vote on the question
of annexation TO the United States
The police Of Columbus, O., refused to al
low Kilrajn and Mitchell to spar Friday
night B.tween 600 and 100 sports" who
pad TO ste 40" went away disguised.
The commissioner of the general land
Office Of Texas reports that the state has dis
posed # all its lands except those set apart
for the schools, state university and asylums.
The Cleveland Leader disposes of rumor
that ex-President Hayes would be in the
cabinet of Gen Harrison by stating that it
has the big hest authority for saying that he
will not
Dr. Chaffee who was arrested in Chicago
for malpractice in producing an abortion
was put under bonds Of $4,000 by Judge
Jameson Friday The doctor says he viii
have abundant evidence to clear himself
At Chirago Christian Gehrkens, dealer in
tov>, confessed judgment Friday for 1871
h liabilities are about $4,000, due chiefly
To eastern creditors, with assets from S40oC
30 ~ - tha l.,
trade
The Northwestern Miller, OF Minneapolis
says editorisllv that the Touring mills OF the
northwest will not run more than hsl
caoacity during next month. This is in &C
cordance with the decision of the Milwaukee
convention of millers
The American historical association closed
its meeting at the national capital Friday
> Charles X Adams, Of Cornell university
, was elected president and Professor Herber
Adams secretary. The annual meetings vii
b. held in Washington City
Mrs Libbie Beechler, the woman VIII
! killed Harry W. King, Of Chicago, q
Omaha few weeks ago, made desperat
but unsuccessful atte,npt to escape from th
g jail in that city last Sunday, by trying t
overpowcr the jailer and his assistant.
A telegram ives received at Chicago Fr
Z day night stating that G.. F. Merle, agent i
) San Francisco Of Fairbanks & Co. Of Oh
= cago. had skipped with $4,000 OF his employ
ers' funds Mr. Fairbanks said Merle migl
owe The firm something, but it could not
E anythn- like $4,000.
Over s. COZ orth of stained glass, man
featured in England for the cathedral /,
:, Dnhudu,. Il was seized Fridav at that cit
bv Surveyor Mclaughlin. 1t is held su
= iect to the payment of 5000 in duty. II
surveyor claims the glass is subject to du
le of A. per cent notwithstanding the secretal
A Of the treasury informed Senator Allis,
III that, being for church purposes, ii was e
d. empt.
l. Pietro ninsrya, an Italian bcigand, wi
" robbed aud murdered the Marquis Gull
ID Sanduzzi At the latter's villa near Torell
ID Italy. in lNS6, was arrested THURSDAY
Sc New York city detectives, who found him
-
to Italy The marquis was very wealth
he and noted for his heneyolence, and W
n killed while heroically resisting three bur
as lars led hy DIuaTvO