Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-25
ABBREVIATED rELEeRAMa

The Unitarian conference at Washing
ton hasadjournci after rc-elccting Senator
Hoar president.
Deputy Sheriff Kicrcc. Of Minneapolis,
says that tho truth about Harry Hayward's
attempt to escape is that it was an attempt
to murder Harry's brother Adry. The
schcme was to have Adry killed, and in
his pocket a forged statement that he had
committed suicide because he had sworn
falsely against Harry.
The American line steamer st. Louis,
Captain Randle which sailed from New
York Oct. 16 for southampton. has passed
Prawle Point, British coast, and signalcd
that she has lost her ruddcr.
The coal strike in the Massillion (Ohio)
district is practically at an end, the miners
having been gradually rcsuming work for
several days past.
In kicking up some rubbish in the rear
of Holmes castle at Chicago a boy
turned up part of a skull. Some claim
that IL is the skull Of a bulldog, while 9TH
ers say it looks like wonan's skull, and
might be one of the Williams sisters.
Friends of Joseph f. Mullenix, of Pitts
burg, are trying to find out what has be-
come of him since he was in South Pueblo,
Col, three years ago. 1t is known that he
went to Chicago just before the opening
Of the fair to seek work.
The following were seriously injured in
| a wreck at Newport. Fa., on the Pcnnsyl'
vania railway: C. A. Chamberlain, Har-
risburg; F. S. Colville, Pittsburg; E. 1.
Brand Harrisburg; A. F. Woodruff,
Lcwistown, Pa; NJ. S. Croft, Mount Joy
Pa; A. 7. Rowan, Trenton. n. j.; Joe
Donald, freight brakeman, Minlin, Pa. ;
George Gilmore andJ. c. Campbell, Gallit-
zin, Pa. Engineer Wolfkill and Fireman
Raines were killed.
Strothman Bros foundry, the largest in
Superior, Wis, is in the hands of a re-
ceivcr, owing to complications caused by
contentious among the partners.
A decree of divorce has been granted
| at YanktOn. S. d., in the case Of Mrs.
Mabel w. Yznaga against Fernando A.
Yznaga, of New York city. The con;.
plant alleges descrtion of the plaintiff by
the defendant on the 9th of February,
| 1884,
Charles Cormack, David Colburn and
Percy Jones, Il, 13 and IA years old re-
spectively, started out from a Chicago
suburb to scalp all the Indians on the
North American continent. Their expo
dition came to an end at Rockford, Ills,
WuSrc au object tOOk tncIu All CudrBc anu
sent them home to their mothers.
Fire at GibsQnburg, O., burned twenty
buildings, nearly the whole of the bust
ness section, at o cost of $4,000.
In defense of his mother against tt.
rade Of curses and abuse, Walter Dob.
bins, Mt Chicago, shot and almost instant
ly killed Joseph Miller at 50 Lincoln
street, where the latter lived.
"Ironsides," the home in New Jersey
for so many years of Mrs. Parnell, mother
Of the Irish leader, now deceased, is dis
mantlcd and its contents have been sold al
auction. The house was Charles 5. Par
nell's birthplace.
Gaius S. Merwin, who last Sunday ere
| ated such excitement in Woodland Park
Chicago, with rifle and q revolver, has been
discharged to the custody of his friends, who
will put HIM in o sanitarium for rest and
quiet.
General Drake, the Republican candi
date for governor of Iowa, is at Dc.
Moines. His throat is very weak and HI
will probably be unable to make NOR
than a very short address the rest Of the
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