Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-01
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.

Secretary Blaine is reported to be en-
tirely recovered, and will go to Maine this
week
DR.. Fordyce Barker, the eminent New
York physician, died of apopleXy Satur-
day, aged 73 years.
The duchess of Fifes daughter, Queen
Vic's latest great-grandchild, will be called
Lady Alexandra Duff.
Joseph Stubbs a farmer of Otego county,
Ills, has been missing for several weeks,
and his friends fear foul play.
In fire which destroyed his home Fri
day night, Henry Phillips, of Wheeling,
w Va his wife and two children per-
ished.
Protection is carrying everything before
| it in the French chamber of deputies,
much to the injury of British trade with
| France.
A state of anarchy exists on the New
| Hebrides islands Six hundred natives
| have been killed in fights between natives
and the dead all eaten by the victors.
| A. Traunweiser, of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
jeweler, shot and killed his wife Satur
day and then fired bullet through his
own heart. Unhappy domestic relations
Dr. Briggs. the loose theologian of
| Union Theological seminary, went to
Europe in the Umbria Saturday. He says
he Is not worrying over llt dClion VI tAO
Detroit assembly.
At Washburn, Wis, Saturday, John
Kines, mate of the schooner Annie Sher-
wood, was instantly killed. The towline
pulled the timberhead out, which struck
Hines on the head
Tom Long, of Macon, Ga, was found ly
ing on the ground in front of his house
Saturday with lis head split open. His
wife was arrested and confessed that she
killed him. Jealousy.
Parnell is said 10 be preparing to marry
Mrs. OShea Immediately and it is proba-
bic that he will become a half-millionaire
by the marriage He Will come TO Amer
lea after parliament is rrorogued.
Routine business occupied the attention
of the Presbyterian general assembly Sat
urday. 1t was decided to meet at Portland,
Ore, next May. Resolutions eulogistic of
the late Judge Breckenridge Were adopted.
The labor unions of Chicago will di-
their forces on Labor Day. The Trade
and Labor assem- biz will hold one picnic
and the Building Trades council another
There i coIsideraOi ilI-feeling over this
action.
An attempt was made Friday morning
To steal the body of the late P T. Barnum,
the great Snowman. The robbers were
| fired at by the watchmen at the grave and
it is thought that one was wounded, but
none was caught.
Osseo, Wis, twenty miles from White
hall, was almost totally destroyed by fire
Friday night All the business houses
with their stocks were burned. Loss $50
900 TO 10000 with little insurance. The
fire started at a Gance.
The farmers in the Glendale, H., school,
district, where Miss Anna Gerber was as
saulted by George Ditch last week, met
Saturday night about 200 strong and deccid-
ell to lynch Ditch The authorities got word
70 their intentions and took Ditch TO Jack
sonville for safely and the lynching was
declared off for the present
Henri Waterson's "Star Eyed Goddess"
is for peace. j. B. Heth, of Chicago and
G. d. Sherley, of Louisville, We're at duel's
point over remarks alleged to have been
made by Sherley derogatory to the charac-
ter of Heth's best girl. Watterson was
one of Sherley's seconds, but he cooled the
young mans blood and brought about
mutual retractions and apologies and
there i blood no longer on the kentucky
| moon.