Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-28
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

Al was reported quiet at .Iessup, Ga, Fri
day, the race troubles of the last few days
having ceased
A plan of the prisoners IN the GAINESVILLE
O., Jail TO escape was given away by another
prisoner Friday, and frustrated by the au-
thorities
Owing to the discharge of a rumber of
freight conductors on the Cincinnati South
ern railway, a general strike is believed to
be brewing
Governor Larrabee, of Iowa, spoke to
large audience at Dubuque Ia. Friday night,
In favor of maintaining the prohibition law
in that state.
The New ork money market Friday was
very active, with the extreme range for call
loans 10 TO 20 per cent. The great bulk of
the business was done at 10 to Il per cent.
Count Karolyi, formerly Austrian amhas-
sador 10 England and Germany, fell from
his horse and broke his neck while hunting
on his estate at Pressburg, Hungary, Friday.
John Whitlock, a cattle buyer presumably
from Omaha, disappeared at Wichita, Kan,
Friday, and from blood found on bridge
near there if is believed he has been muir
dered.
Failures for the week ended Friday were:
For the United States, 249: for Canada, 50;
total, 2SS. Corresponding week of last year.
276 failures in the United States and % in
Canada.
Joseph Dorner, young farmer near Eau
Claire, Wis, put on clean shirt and took
his best girl buggy riding He Is in Jail
now The shirt was stolen, as WAS the
money with which he hired the rig.
1t is the law of the Vanderbilt railway sys-
TEN that no employee shall speculate Friday
1t was found that Charles A Pool had been
violating this law, and he was discharged
He loses salary of $4,000 year.
The canvass of the Democratic members of
the legislature for the election of United
senator from Ohio is said TO show that Cal
win $ Brice has a total assured vote of IS
out of ~, with a promise of other votes.
There is a case in an indianapolis court I'm
which David Fort sues Conrad Driscoll for
a bride hit worth - cents, and the costs in
the case are now $40 with no settlement IN
view This docs not include the ATTORNEYS
fees.
Constable Bopps, of Sumner township,
Illinois, attempted to arrest Tom Palmer
Friday warrant sworn out 10y young
lady, when Palmer shot Bopp through the
stomach, infiictmg a wound from which he
died
Josie Merrill, of Galesburg, Ills, and Lille
Adkins, of Kansas City, two pretty girls,
were arrested in St Louis Friday for run
ming away from St Joseph's convent in that
city. They were having good time gener-
ally.
Three masked men called A Jones' of Ra-
cine, to his door Thursday night, and cover
ing him with revolver first robbed his per.
son and then his house, getting about $500
worth of spoils, including his wifes sealskiu
cloak.
Late Friday night Charles Calhoun, a school
teacher at st. Nicholasville, o. made an out
rageous assault upon May jackson, aged IA
The miscreant was arrested soon afterward.
lodged in Jail, and it was all the sheriff could
do to prevent lynching.
A battered metallic box was found near
Canajoharie, N. Y, few days ago full of
love letters written in 17fS-9 by lady of high
birth residing in London. They were writ
ten to Capt. Lowe, of the British army, and
breathed longings for the return of the
writer's lover
The bondsmen of ex-County Treasurer
Hollngsworth, of Vincennes. Ind, who de
faulted some time ago for $50, 200, took all
his property, valued at 100000 Later they
compromised with the county for $50, 600,
and now Hollingsworth sues for the remain
der OF his property.
IL is currently reported at New York that
| Cornell. us and William X Vanderbilt rep
resenting the Vanderbilt system, have or
dered of Tiffany & Co. a service of silver
plate which is to cost SO, 600 and be a Christ
mas gift to ]. Pierpont Morgan, of the bank
ing house of Drexel, Morgan & Co
The Russian influenza is epidemic now ct
Vienna Prague, Koenigsburg, Paris, Lisbon
and many other cities in Europe At Vienna
all the hospitals are full, as is the case ct
Paris, and at both these places the disease Is
| complicated with pneumonia, pleurisy and
peritonitis and is alarmingly fatal.