Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-05
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.

The Austrian government has ordered
greater attention to teaching the German
| language in the Hungarian schools.
The returning officer of the London Eng
Iand) county council has instructed his depu-
ties to accept ladies as candidates.
The German emigration for the year 1888
was $4,000. against 81, 900 in 1881 The bulk
of the emigration was to America
The authorities at Cairo. Egypt, have
later information from Khartoum indicat-
ing that the White Pasha is Stanley
William Walter Phelps said Friday night
at Washington City that it is not a. present
Mr.. Blaine's intention to visit Indianapolis
Seven persons were drowned in the Lud-
wig canal at Nuremberg, Bavaria, Friday
by the breaking of the ice upon which they
were skating.
HLord" Charles Manning, confidential
clerk in the sherf7s office at Long Island
City, N, Y, is missing. and so are some of
the sheriffs funds.
Surgeon General Hamilton, of the marine
hospital service, left Washington City
Saturday for Chicago, where he will assume
the editorship Of medical journal.
George H. kimball, superintendent of the
eastern division of the Nickel-P Plate railway,
with headquarters at Cleveland, has ten
dered his resignation, taking effect at once.
A terrible famine and drought are prevail
ing in the interior of China. In the province
of Shantung the crops have been entirely
destroyed 10y the overflow of the Yellow
river.
Luigi Pietro. one of the revolutionsts un-
der Garibaldi. died at Boston Friday, aged
10 Since his Punishment from Italy he
earned his living by singing and as knife
grinder
Tie Northern Pacific railway has bes n
sued by the government for 5000, 900 for
cutting government timber. 1t is said the
road has cut zS0,00,0O0 feet without au-
thority.
Ben Hopkins, the Fidelity bank (Cincin-
NATL wrecker, was set at liberty Friday on
receipt of the presidents pardon. He is a
very sick man, however, and has little
chance for his life.
Senator Turpie presented to the United
States senate Friday the petition of the
United States Eyeless Pensioners association
praying that artificial eyes be furnished to
eyeless pensioners of the late war
The United States inspectors have con.
cluded their investigation of the burning of
the Kate Adams and report that forty two
persons persisted in that disaster, eighteen Of
whom were children of deck passengers.
The president Friday sent to congress a
message recommending an appropriation of
Sl5, 900 as indemnity for the accidental kill
ing Of several japanese subjects by the crew
OF the L. 5. steamship Omaha at the slind of
lhisims i'll March 1887, while engaged in tar
get practice.
TIE postmaster general has issued an or.
der to the effect that he has appointed Ben
jamn F. Guile special agent to take
charge of the postoffice at Kansas City, who
will conduct the office under the name and
style of ''postotfice inspector ami special
agent in charge" until the vacancy shall be
filled
Business failures during tue last seven
days number for the United States $50
Canada 2S. total 80; as against 299 last
week, and Pay the corresponding week of
last year. Failures are usually nu nervous at
this season of the year for variety of
reasons but 3S7 in one week is probably the
highest number ever recorded in this country
in that period of time