Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-05
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

There is report at Fort Dodge, Ia, that
silver has been found on the farm of Peter
Kearon, six miles north of the city.
Fifteen elections in Canada Thursday re-
suited in favor OF the repeal of the Scott
temperance act i'll each of the fifteen places
A fire i'll Tire lard refinery building of Swift
& Co., at the Chicago stock yards, Thursday
night, destroyed the building, causing a loss
of about $50 00)
If Ashland, Wis, will. give j. e. York a
bonus OF S100, 900 he proposes to erect a steel
plant there to cost not less than 81 900 900 and
employ !, 2O0 men.
Col. Richard Long, prominent business
man of Chicago, was run over and fatally
injured by a train at Allegheny City, Pa,
Thursday morning.
Stanley, the explorer, was last seen in Feb.
ruary on his way to Zanzibar with Emin
Pasha and his force and they had 5000 tusks
of ivory with them
A descendant of George Ewing has filed
suits at Wabash, Ind , which, if successful,
will involve hall the town, which was
plated originally Ewing.
DR.. OSiah Stovell, 81 years of age. who
lives in Atlanta, recently married a woman
sixty years his junior. This is DIR. Stovell's
third matrimonial venture.
White-Caps at Chattanooga, Tenn. out
poison III the troughs used to feed the stock
or X. Caper, prominent citizen. 1t was
discovered and the stock saved.
A bailjf who had charge of a farm from
which the tenants had been evicted, at Coler-
aine, County Londonderry, Ireland, was shot
dead Thursday by unknown parties.
The Delaware legislative committee inves-
tigating the school books deficiency, has dis
covered that the state has lost about $40 600
by going into the school book business
Sullivan the siugger is still on a spree. and
bis hackers are going back on him. II he
doesn't sober up his fight with Kilrain will
not come off for want OF any one TO bet on him
The pope will soon put forth a long ency.
clcal letter devoted chiefly to the question Of
state Socialism. HIS holiness has been at
work for some time on this important docu-
mant.
Thursday was observed as fast day in
Massachusetts, and religious services were
held in many of the churches. Also 1t was
a great day for base ball, cricket, target
shoots, and other sports
John 5. Perry, senior member of the firm
of Perry & Co, stove dealers, Albany, n. Y,
died at noon Thursday, aged "a For several
years he was pres dent of the National Asso-
citation of Stove Manufacturers
The Sheldon Axle works, at Wilkesbarre.
Pa, having the largest plant in the country.
are increasing their force of workmen as fast
as plans can be made for them The COM
pany have orders SIX months ahead
The New York assembly has passed a bill
making it a penal offense to give OF sell
liquor or tobacco to minors under Ii, or for
pawnbroker to lend moneys to such minors,
or for such minors TO attend skating Kinks
alone.
Dwight L. Moody, the evangelist, opened
a convention for Christian workers at the
Chicago Avenue church in Chicago Thurs
day. The meetings will continue from thirty
to sixty days, according to the interest man
iiested
glove fight, 10 take place at the Ath-
letic club rooms, San Francisco, has been ar
ranged between Joe McAulifYe, the. Frisco
heavy weight, and Thomas Lees, of Aus
tralia- The fight will be for sl,75O, and
come off in the latter part Of May.
Allard 6 Son, OF Paris and New York. are
charged with smuggling $4,000 worth of
tapestries and silks into New York by using
the goods for hair in the stuffing of the up-
holstery of furniture, and it is thought that
the total amount of the fraud will foot up
S25 900.