Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-04
ABBREVIATED NTELEGRAMS.

Robert Elder was hanged at Mays Land
ing, N. j.. Thursday, for the murder OF
his father.
Princess Natalie late queen of Servia, has
been invited to spend the Russian Christmas
with the czar's household.
Royal Reynolds, local contractor of La
Cross Wis, has assigned. His liabilities
are about s35 600. Assets considerably less.
Hon. Edwin C. Burleigh was inaugurated
governor of Maine. and Governor Oliver
Ames of Massachusetts, for second term,
Thursday.
1t is reliably stated that the murderer
Prado recently executed at Paris, France,
was the ilegitimate son of Gen. Prado,
formerly president of Peru.
The New York board of health is keeping
| close watch on towns in the vicinity of Syr-
acuse to prevent the spread of smallpox
which has broken out in that city.
A brother of Mary Anderson, the actress,
and daughter of Lawrence Barrett, the
| tragedian, were married in the Roman
Catholic cathedral in Boston Thursday.
The crockery firm of John w. Walrath,
Minneapolis Mimi, assigned Thursday.
Assets, $4,000; liabilities about $50, 600.
The principal creditors are New York and
Chicago firms.
1t is asserted that the prince of Wales and
Lord Randolph Churchill enjoy enormous
profits in conjunction with Col North, the
| noted company organizer, in dealing in
Gillian nitrates.
Judge Blodgett. of the Uaited States dis.
| trict court, Thursday sentenced the Chicago
| letter box thieves, Oberkamp and Thomas
Mack to five and three years, respectively, in
the penitentiary.
| Rev. Father Edward A. O'Reilly, a learned
| priest of the order of st, Augustin for thir-
teen years, died at the Augustinian college at
Villanova,' Pa, Wednesday from inhaling
vapor of gasoline while he slept.
The house public lands committee has
| agreed upon a favorable report on the senate
bill providing that public lands now subject
! TO private entry shall be disposed of in the
future only under the homestead laws.
The treasury department at Washington
| has been advised of the death of Mr.. Henry
o. Tiff, at Newport, r. l. He was the old
est employe in the customs service, having
been appointed over sixty-three years ago.
A receiver was appointed Thursday for
| Henry Werner, wholesale dealer in hides at
Cliff and Hague street, New York. Mr..
| Werner has been in business twenty-five
years. His liabilities are reported as $500,
wv, anu dsSetS, .%oo,coo lu niues.
The National Window-G,ass Manufactur.
ers' association will meet at Washington
City next Tuesday. On Wednesday the
green bottle manufacturers meet, and on
Thursday the fiint-glass manufacturers.
They will consider the senate tariff bill
H. " Osborn, Of San Francisco who has been
urged for appointment public printer, is
chief owner Of The Los Angeles Express and
one of the most successful newspaper men in
| California. He is a native of New York
and a war veteran. He has strong support
CARL Oibe, a noted criminal, was arrested
at Trenton n J Thursday for committing
large number oi burg iaries in that city and
conresse his quit He was released from
state prison on Nov. 8, having served a term
of four years for burglary aud grand lar
ceny
| The Boston city stables on Marcella street
were burned Thursday, with large amount
OF hay and feed and a quantity of fur
niture and clothing stored there for distribu-
ton to tue poor by the associated charities
The siAty five horses were saved Loss tc
the city about S5o, Co
The New Hampshire constitutional cor
vention Thursday tabled proposition that
state officers be elected by a plurality vote
also a motion To strike tire word protestant
out of the bill of rights, and resolution K
change the time of the meeting of the legis.
lature from June to January