Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-03
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.

John Garland, one of the first settlers in
Cook county, Illinois, died at Desplaines
"Wednesday, aged 81.
Prince Bismarck received 800 kilograms on
New Years Day from well-wishers in the
Fatheriand and abroad.
The queen has ordered the English court
10 wear mourning for thirty days for ex-
Empress Theresa, of Brazil
Mr. Jose F. Navarro. of New York, saws
that the report that his son, Antonio, is TO
marry Mary Anderson is false.
Influenza has invaded the London shops
and more than half of the men and women
employed therein are Frustrated.
Hon. George H. Boxer, ex-United States
minister to Turkey and Russia, died at his
home in Philadelphia Thursday morning.
The increase in Germany's armament con-
tinues to excite comment The gun fac
tories at Spandau are still running night and
day.
Congressman SCOTS Pennsylvania colliery
at Mt Carmel Pa, suspended operations
Thursday, throwing 1000 miners out of
work
Manager Hickson, of the Grand Trunk
Railway company has been knighted by
Queen Victoria, and will hereafter be known
as Sir Joseph Hickson
Otto Leuth, aged Il years, was sentenced
at Cleveland, O., Thursday, to be hanged
at Columbus, April 10, for the murder of
Maggie Thompson, a little girl
The Italian steamer Persia is ashore off
the coast of Corsica. She had 139 passengers
on board, six of whom have been rescued
The fate of the remaining lSS is uncertain.
An international miners congress has been
arranged by the British Miners union and
the German miners organizations, and will
be held at Berlin during the present year
Fire in the shops of the Edison Electric
Illuminating company, at New York, Thurs
day, caused a loss of 500, 900 and temporarily
extinguished 1900 incandescent lights in
various parts of the city.
Brig Gen. John Watts kearney has re-
signed as inspector general of the national
guard of New jersey. He says that he has
no duties TO perform, and does not care to
hold a position that is purely ornamental.
Some unknown man called Rev Father
Kelly, of Oneida, n. V, to the door Thurs
day morning and attempted TO brain him
with bar of iron, infiicting, however, only
an ugly scalp wound This is the third at
tempt TO murder Father Kelly in three
months.
Charles r. Smith, agent of an eastern
| financial company, lost valise containing
$50, 200 in negotiable securities at the South
ern hotel, st. Louis, Tuesday After fran
tic search he found that his room mate had
| taken the valise by mistake The valise was
recovered.
Franklin Hooper, travelling agent for the
| National Cash Register company, of DAYTON,
o., has brought suit against the Northern
| Pacific railway for $1,000 damages. He
| says that he was kept on the platform of a
train on that road from Glyndon, Mimi, to
Fargo, during blizzard, the conductor de-
| claring that the door was locked and making
no effort to let him in. Hooper's whole body
was frozen, and he will lose several fingers.
Rapid Spread of the Grip I'm Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. "a partial can
vass among the physicians of this city shows
| that there are over 200 cases of influenza
here. So far there have been no fatal cases.