Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-14
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.

The Russian czarovit b is visiting En-
peror William Of Germany.
Concord, N. H., celebrated the 254 IN an nj
versary OF its settlement Thursday.
The cruiser Atlanta was out in the storm
ON the Atlantic Monday, and has not been
heard from yet
The g. A. r. encampm mt cost Milwaukee,
s4b, ,691 25 and they have all tne money they
want To pay ths debt
The cotton in the hold of the steamer Brit
annie caught ir on her last trip across tn
can, but NJ great harm was done.
report is current ia Washington CITY
that Fnst Assistant Postm lster Genera
Clarkson con EN- tes re igning his off Z
and resuming his pro ession of journalism.
The Wise County National bank, OF De-
catur, Tex, caI ital S6J, 900 and the Living.
SION National bink, OF Montana, capital $50
600, have been authorized to commsncs bust
ness
Collom, the lege Minneap plis forge, Q
In bankruptcy, but clai us to be able to I,a,
out. His credil ors doubt it.
Private Secretary Halford is slightly un
der the weather, AMI his physician has or
dered him To leJ work alone for a time
Cholera has made its appearance At C IN.
alarm among The residents of the capital.
Gen. ger de MES the report that he tele
graphed Comm ssioner Tanner to stick
his place and force the president t. rem vs
him.
Chicago detective hasbes at Winnipeg
Man, for several days. and claims TO hav,
made mp rant discoveries bearing on tn,
Crouin murder case
lafa a,,
state house al Topeka, Kan, will cost the
state 800, 90, so Louisville KY, expert
architect has reported
The agricultr raj population of MontenC.
gro is in de ,lorable stqte of destitution.
Many districts are fanine-stricksn, and Ser
via mas offered % help those who will emf
CRATE to her sol
Searle the Australian champion sculler
has challenged Gaudaur to row either on the
Thames or ON tie Paramatta lin Austalia)
Gau faur will not accept challenge to row
any where but on lake course
To facilitate the movement of troops In
case of war the ;zar has ordered an imme-
diate increase OF the rolling stock on Rus
sian railways. Austria'S railw system is
perfect from military standpoinE
Walter Billings, a wealth, n 'armer of
Holland, Mich, has just returned from a
drive all over the west, in the course OF
which he has trnversed III, 90 miles In a
bag ~. He has been tW o years at the busi
ness.
"A barge at Ellis Island, n j. broke from
its fastening W .dnesday and drifted toward
Black Tom island. Ii was loaded with dyna-
mite, and 1t Is feared that should the barge
strike the rocks at Black Tom "a terrible ex
plosion will occur
William Goodarham. "A retired distiler. oi
Toronto, Ont, dropped dead at prayer
meeting in thai city Thursday night TIE
meeting was at a homa for fallen women,
which he largely supported He was noted
for his philanthrophy.
L. c. Cronkriti, of Danville, Ills, one
time editor Of The Sunday Ledger of that
city, and later government official at the
national capital, was acciIentaly killed by
his own gun on his return to Marshfield, Ind.
from hunting trip, Wednesday.
the battle of Snrth Point was fought over
again at Pimlicu, near Baltimore, Thursday
afternoon. Rain fell steadily during the
wnole time, but the soldiers went through
their work. giving realistic exhibition of
the fight, just n 1t occurred IN September,
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