Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-14
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

Senator Mitchell, of Milwaukee, has
been enjoined at the instance of his mother
so that his whole estate is tied up and he
can dispose of nothing. The injunction,
however, will probably be dissolved.
Governor Brown, of Rhode Island pro-
rogued the legislature before it went into
grand committee last May, owing to dis
agreement of the house and senate. The
Democrats opposed this action and took
the case to the state supreme court, which
has decided in favor of the governor.
Representative Jerry" Murphy, the
champion OF the Hennepin canal scheme,
is i'll at Washington of kidney disease and
is not expected to live a week.
Hon. e. J. Phelps, one of the American
counsel before the Rehring sea commits
sion, has returned and says that the de-
cision, which he thinks viii be announced
this week, will be a compromise, in his
opinion.
Two prisoners escaped from the Marshall
town, Ia, jail by prying up the floor with
a pumphand!e.
The drifting match OF cup defenders at
Newport resulted in victory for the Co.
lCnia, but the race proves scarcely any
thing. 1t took the yachts about fourteen
hours to get over the course.
The great strike of Kansas miners will
probably be called off owing to a COM
promise with the Santa Fe miners. 1t has
been on ever since May 10.
The Commercial bank of Brooklyn, \.
Y, has closed its doors, but claims assets
enough to pay all depositors.
Holt county, Neb., is reported bank
rupt because its treasurer is missing with
$4,000 of the county's funds
Miss Lucy Guffin, Worlds fair visitor
from Rushville, Ind, fell into the lake
from under the movable sidewalk on the
Casino pier and, not being missed, chung
to pile for forty minutes before she was
rescued. 1t was only by accident that
she was discovered.
Nancy Hanks tried to do better than
2:04, her record of 1892, but could not do
better than 2:GS1l.
The run on the Fourth National bank at
Nashville has ceased after a determined
effort of its depositors to break the bank
AS feature" of their camp meeting
the negroes of the Quincy district of Hi
nois presented spectacle realistically
representing the return of the prodigal
son as narrated in the New Testament.
a mob at Chicago prevented Mrs. Emma
Rice, an evangelist from holding re-
ligious services on the street. She was
knocked down and beaten and robbed of
the collection she had taken. The rioters
were not thieves, for the lawnessness be-
gan before the collection was taken.
The Irish of Chicago will have a home
rule demonstration Aug 15 at which will
be present an Irish flag which was recent
ly saluted by American and foreign YES
sells in New York harbor as though it was
! that of an independent nation.
A death from cholera is reported from
Grimsby, England.
Half the town of Mottinata on the Adri-
attic sea has been destroyed by an earth
quake. Several persons were killed.
Fifty persons were killed at Bombay
as the result of a Hindoo-Moha mmedan
riot, eight were killed and 100
wounded by the troops who were called
out to quell the riot, 1,2O0 were taken
prisoners and the hospitals are packed
with wounded natives.
All southern points are quarantining
against Pensacola, although there has not
been another case of yellow fever there
! yet.
The report that Jack Dempsey is insane
is persisted in, but his doctor says ''exces-
| sive alcoholism and coldn is what is the
matter with the 'Nonpareil'' and that he
! will recover in week.
The Seick Manufacturing company, of
| St. Joseph, No, manufacturers of tents
| and awnings, has assigned. Liabilities
| 500, OO0; assets the same.