Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26
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Twins aged 90 .ars are living in Wixom,
Mich.
There are more than 80 cases of typhoid
fever at Jesey City Heights, y j.
Herr Markhof the Vienna millionaire
capitalist, died Wednesday, agei 81 years.
Kate Fields rev weekly publicat on,
Washington, made it, first appearance at the
national capital Saturday.
A Mifiln Pa woman threw some medi-
cine in the fire, and an explosion took pla
which carried the stove out of doors
\ general strike Of golfers has been inau-
gurated throughout Belgium The scarcity
Of coal is already beginning To be severely
fe.t
In prize fight which came of early Tues
day morning at porting resort near New
York, Joe Murphy broke Dick CAROLS jaw
in the third round
Horatio f. Swat icy, one Of the most prom
inent and widely known members of the Suf
folk. Massachusetts, bar, died Tuesday night
al ms residence in Boston.
DanVillr, Ills, officials refused to let the
Salvation Army parade with musical instru-
mruts Tuesday, and arrested the leaders
when they deiled the embargo.
The family Of Hon Sa-:;.el J. Randall
deny the report that he is suffering from
cancerous affection, and say that his malady
is steadily yielding to treatment
A block of bui dings in Charter House
square, London, comprising eight ware
houses and numerous shops were burned
Wednesday. The loss Is S1JOOJO
An attempt was made Tuesday to cut the
throat Of Bob Ford, one Of the sayers Of
Jesse James. Bob lives at Kansas City, and
the attempt was made in faro bank near
there
Fifty men under arrest arrived at Calves
ton, Tex, Tuesday in charge Of the United
States marshal Their Ofiense is violation Of
the civil rights act III running citizens out Of
Fort Bend county.
Atwood and b akeman, Rawlins county,
Kan. are cOmpeti1 Ors for the county seat
and Brakeman people have adopted the novel
idea Of buying Atwood and moving the town
TO Brakeman in or Ter to win the honor.
Governor Fifer, of Illinois, has psrdoned
Michael Shouvlin, Of Cook county, - years
old, and Joseph Sn it'll, Of jackson county, IL
years old, sentenced 10 the reform school for
three and five years respectively, for larceny.
John J. owen, II veteran money lender
and dealer in watches and jewelry, who has
an Office In room -, ~ LaSalls street, Chicago,
had a narrow escape from being murdered apd
robbed Wednesday afternoon III his Office Ee
was attacked 10y II robber named r II Lee.
but after desperate struggle drove his as
sAilant of.
Paul Morton, general freight agent of ths
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad,
will leave the serv &c of that company on
Feb l. He Is 10 bs vice president of the Col
80. ..sl.s and < ni company, with head
quarters in Chicago. He will also become
general executive 1fficer Of the White Breast
Coal company OF Illinois and Iowa.
John Dram, a y exican war veteran sui
cided by jumping from bridge at Law
renceburg, Ind, Wednesday. He had been
told by some boys that McGinty was looking
for him TO make him Christmas present
and finally some one told him McGinty hgd
jumped from the fridge, and be jumped after
him Dram was somewhat non compos
meutis
The postotiice authorities of Chicago are
puzzled over the theft OF disappearance u
money from the retail stamp department
Since July the los has been sometimes as
much as $50 per month. The clerks are NOT
suspected. Recently JOHN English, the post
masters private secretary, sold stamps for
4. two hours, and was short just sl2 when be
got through.