Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-15
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William Semple, millionaire merchant
of Allegheny City, Pa, d ed Friday MORN
ing.
The pontoon bridge at Sioux City, Ia,
broke Friday and fioated down the river a
mile.
A Russian cruiser is visiting the harbors
of British Columbia taking notes Of fortifica-
tions, etc.
The great Colby mine on the Gogebic
range, Wisconsin, was closed down Friday
and nearly all the men discharged.
The East Pittston, Me-, imitator of Dr.
Tanner, named Watson Goodspeed, who had
tasted thirty nine days, died Friday
The doctors have ordered Emperor Will
lam to take a holiday in Norway prior to
his departure on his trip to England.
Jacob Baus, an expert swimmer, was
drowned in Summit lake, Ohio, Thursday
night He was well known among sporting
men.
The Wabash river in Indiana is on the
rampage and has flooded thousands of acres
of farm lands infiicting great damage to
crops.
King Leopold has solicited c. p Hunting
ton, of New York, to interest American cap
ital in the African railway in the Congo
country
President Avery, of the Elgin Watch COM
pany, denies the story that an English syn
dictate is negotiating for the purchase of the
property.
Professor Elisha Gray, of Highland Park,
Ills, has perfected what he calls telauto-
graph, 10y which he claims to be able to send
a drawing by telegraph.
William OConnor, the champion orsman,
a.-s.Ixr D.,.-
England in about ten days to row Searle
Wallace Ross will be his trainer.
The body of a woman about 40 years of age
was found below the falls of Niagara Friday.
There was nothing on her to identify her. the
clothing having been torn off from the wais
down.
Alexander Henderson colored, was hanged
Friday at Bainbridge, Ga, for the murder
of Henry Jones and his 7-year-old daughter
Henderson broke down on the scaffold and
admitted his guilt
Joseph Mime, a German living half mile
from Cayuga, Livingston county, Ills ,
struck his wife violent blow with his fist
Thursday afternoon. She fell upon the floor
and died in two hours.
Rev. Mr.. Allery, of Phillips, Wis, has in
vented a device that uses water for fuel by
turning it into superheated steam or gas, and
thus decomposing the water into gases, which
burn with intense heat
The ST. Louis Republic prints opinions
from large number of Democratic ne y spa
pers as to the ACCESSIBILITY of nominating
Governor Hill for president in 1892 All but
| three unqualiffedly oppose it
The works of the Canada Powder compa-
ny, at Brookvilie, Ont, were blown up Fri
day morning by an explosion. The employees
had not gone to work aud no one was in
jured Many plate-glass windows in the
town were smashed
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the seven days ended
Friday We're: for the United States 226 and
for Canada "A, or total of $50 as compared
with total of 225 last week and 215 the
week previous to the last
The International typographical conven-
ton in session at Denver has accepted an
offer OF eighty acres of land made by the
citizens of Colorado Springs upon which the
Union Is to build home for invalid and in
digent printers within two years
James j. Rogers of New York, who was
one of the committee that tried DIR. Cronin,
says he don't believe the doctor is dead, but
that he Is wandering around the country
somewhere. The talk of the clan having
murdered him Rogers SAYS is silly