Rock Island Argus., 1894-06-06
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.

Lord Roseberry, in the course Of speech
at Windsor in reply to criticisms made by
the secretary OF the anti-gambl bling society,
said he wss not ashamed to own fast
horse.
William Walter Phelps is seriously i'll
with larynsitis. complicated with fever, at
his home at Teaneck, n. J.
Thomas Mast, the American cartoonist,
has entered the service of the Pail Mall
Gazette. His work will he devoted to po-
litical cartoons.
ii. II. Hcifner, n former member Of the
Chicago Board of Trade, committed sui.
eide mt New Orleans.
The Nancy court martial ut Fort SHELL
ing reached an agreement in an hour
aud this is construed by the defense to
mean an acquittal.
Judge Barr. in the United States cir.
cult court Mt Owensboro. Ky, decided
that the separate coach law is an interfer-
ence with interstate commerce and is
therefore unconstitutional.
Fire Mt Duke Center, Pa, destroyed the
residence of John Long. Two children,
aged and IL years, were burned to death.
Representative Houk. of Tennessee. has
introduced bill in congress to reimburse
the soldiers Of the rebellion or their heirs
Tor the average annual difference between
gold and the value of the paper currency
In which they were paid.
Alexandria, Ind, has contracted for q
water-works system to cost SG0, 900 and to
be completed in four months.
The shortage OF Mariana Mnrenco. de-
posed manager OF the Banco Provincial. ut
Buenos Ayres, is estimated ut over S2O0,-
CJO,OOO in currency.
Crispi and his cabinet have resigned
owing to the narrowness of majority on
n vote on the ministerial financial reform
bill, and the king of Italy is casting about
for new premier.
The Catholic Order Of Foresters is hold. :.
ing its international convention mt St.
Paul, with good attendance. Archbishop
ireland made IN address at the opening of
the convention.
Five children are dead and seven others
seriously i'll in a Roman Catholic home at
Tarrytown, n. Y, rs the result of eating
the root Of poisonous weed they mistook
for flagroot.
On the premises of Squire Daniel Coats,
OF Marion township. Montgomery county.
Pa, is dry spring that flows only dur
ing war years. Il is flowing now. 1t
flowed during the revolutionary war, the
war Of 1872 and the Mexican war, and dur.
ing the whole war of the rebellion. going
dry on the day Lincoln was assassinated.
A cyclone passed through Galloway.
Neb., and left the Grand Army hall q
total wreck, the Episcopal and Methodist
churches of their foundations. the school.
house total wreck and all barns and
outhouses demolished.
The Argand lamp was discovered by
Argand, Jr. While Argand, Sr., was
studying how to produce white light the
boy clapped the broken neck of wine
bottle over the dull red fame of the lamp
and the work was done.
Forest fires are numerous near viripia,
Minn. The town of Mountain Iron barely
escaped being burned Sunday, big fire
being all around it. The Duluth, Mesaba
and Northern round house at Hibbing was
burned down.
The Duke Of Westminster's estimate of
the value Of his property is GIG. 900 ,OO(s.
He Is the richest man in England.
Rudy's Pile suppository is guaran-
teed to cure piles and constipation,
or money refunded. Fifty cents per
box. Send stamp for circular and
free sample to Martin Rudy, Lancas-
ter. Pa. For sale by I. H. Thomas
and Hartz & Hahnsen, druggists,