Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27
AessEvlAreo reLeoRAMs.

Timothy Kane, Of New York city, started
out with big knife TO kill Rev. DIR. Park.
hurst. He announced the fact TO the near
est police station, and having been duly
knocked down by the officer he tried 10
carve will now he tried for insanity.
James Morris, COMMONLY known as
James Rice, q former slave. died in Lyons,
y. ", lei years Of age. He was born ON
the Rice plantation in Virginia, near Roam
okc. On June 4, issss, and WAS slave until
Lincoln set him free. He remained with his
master. however.
Braz;l's congressional elections have been
postponed unity May.
At BROOKLYN, n. v, little girl crossing
the street with an armful of Christmas
presents was run down and killed by an
electric cac.
Obituary: At Youngstown. O., DIR.
William Lohschild. Al Wilmington, Del,
Ex-Governor benjamin T. Biggs. aged -.
At Washington. Samuel Kimberly, ex-
consul general to Guatemala. At Black
shear. Ga, cx-Congrssman John C..
Nichols. At Springfield, Ills. John W.
Jung. principal of the Palmer school At
Carthage. Ills, Mrs. Mary Quimby.
The Ohio memorial. ''Our Jewels" that
stood in front Of the Ohio building ut the
Worlds fair, was designed for place in
the rotunda Of the state capitol ut Column
bus, but il is now discovered there is no
entrance large enough To admit il.
l.. :. Conklin. Of Fort Dodge, has been
added to those who wish to succeed Mr..
Wilson, Of Iowa, in the United States sen
ate.
The Rich 4 Sil,,er Dry Goods company,
one 1T the oldest retail dry goods concerns
in Milwaukee. and the 4. W. Rich Shoe com
pany have assigned.
Nice is going to create new fctc Cor this
year, which will be n reproduction of one
given ut Dion in AGO. 1t will revive the
scene and the age by the aid OF dresses and
allegorical cars. An international sport
ing exhibition follows, TO be succeeded by
the races.
Robert William Davey, known in Chi
caGo, New York and London rs n colossal
swindler, has jumped bail in New York
and escaped trial on charge of swinGling
b. d. Groom. Of Kentucky.
Wellington. O., has among her school
teachers a second cousin Of eX-Queen Lii
iuokalani. Miss Minnie Claghoin, whose
relationship comes through the marriage
of an American missionary in the family
of the deposed queen.
Thomas Chandler. a farmer of Lyons. y
Y, is the father Of two sons. One OF them
is $ years old, the other prosperous bust
ness man. aged 20 Of Vineland, \. J. who
in turn has son of 40, who is bank di
| rector.
An English tobacco firm that had been
using pictures OF Mr.. Ruskin and extracts
| from one Of his books as an advertisement,
has been enjoined from their further use
at the instance of Mr.. Ruskin.
Mrs. William Thompson. of ST. Joseph
Mo-, swallowed large dose of corrosivs
sublimate and will die because she did moi
receive a Christmas present.
! The cash balance in the Treasury is ex
pec;cd to reach the low water mark OF les
than $50. 0OO.Oo0 this week
| Mrs. Ellen Kelly and her daughter Eliza
living near Argentine. Kan, made il so no.
FOR robbcr that be was glad to get away
alive.
! Charley Mitchell was handel a telegram
while nj Washington en- route for Florida
from a state senator of that state. inform
ing him that the fight would go Oh regard
less Of Governor Mitchell.