Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-01-20
OCCURRENCES OF INTEREST.


| in Executive session. to the Committee or
Foreign Relations. The treaties relate to com
| MERGE and immigration.
1.-The Emperor of China agrees that the
| Government of the United States should ex
ercise entire control over the immigration OF
Chinese into this country, just as the Pekir
| Government regulates the movement of for
| eigners into their country. Whenever, In the
/ Judgment of this Government, the immigra
ton of Chinese labor threatens to fnjure the
| interests of this country, we may restrict OF
/ put stop to it altogether. While the
influx of Chinese is not prohibited in
terms. the same end is practically accom-
| plished by allowing our Government to exer
else its discretion in the premises, except in
case of those Nations of China who may come
| here for other purposes than labor simply. In
other words we are not to interfere with the
| going and coming of Chinese subjects who
| seek to invest capital. engage in commerce
study or travel; to engage in the practice OF
the learned professions, or scientific observa-
ton or investigation. The Chinese already here
| are to have the same protection of life and
property as is guaranteed to our own citi-
Zens.
1.-The Commerci al treaty provides that
no differential or discriminating duties
shall be levied by either country at their
ports to the disadvantage of the merchant ma
rine or commerce of the other, which is, In
fact, in accordance with our statutes as at
present in force. 1t appears also that the
treaties do not profess to impair, abolish or
annul the Burlingame treaty, but rather de-
line and supplement it, and supply regula-
lions in certain particulars omitted in the
other document. The Commercial treaty
SPECIFICS that the Americans shall not import
opium into China, an article, by the way, that
we do not have to export, and in return for
this concession very important consideration
is provided in the way of special relief from
duties on our manufactured cotton fabrics to
our great advantage over English goods"
A PoOr-House Horror.
DOVER, N. H., january.
A DISASTER without parallel in this section
befell the STAFFORD County Poor-House, situ-
ated about four miles north of this city, at an
early hour this morning, whereby thirteen
paupers and lunatics lost their lives. At 4:30
O'Clock fire was discovered in the furnace
room Of the main building, a three-story
edifice of brick, in which lived one hundred
and sixty-fCur persons besides the physicians
and attendants. In some way the woodwork
near the furnace caught fire and burned
through one story before 1t was discovered. 1t
was then burning furiously, and in the absence
OF facilities for squelching the flames there was
nothing to do but to save the inmates, who
were Immediately in fearful state of excite
ment. Many of them were old, imbecile and
helpless, and the spectacle as they rushed
about the corridors in utter bewilderment,
or crouched stupidity in corners, absolutely
refusing to leave the building was terrible in
the extreme. For some time the flames
seemed to have fas cination which induced
them to return after having once escaped.
Many of the children were saved by being
thrown from the windows into the arms of
those below. One poor Irish woman, who has
been a pauper four or five years, stood nearly
naked for three-quarters of an hour catching
them in this way. Finally, after every effort
had been made, the building was abandoned
and the flames had everything their own way.
Ihere was no fire apparatus on the premises.
One engine from this city got within a mile of
the place, but could go no further, and could
have done no good even if it had been sta
toned at the farm, as there was no water to
use. When the flames subsidized, 1t was found
that thirteen human lives were lost.
A Fatal Lamp Explosion.
READING, Pa, January IL.
SHORTLY after six o'clock this evening a
coal-oil lamp exploded in the residence of
Wellington b. Moser, No. ], 827 Center avenue,
in this city, which resulted in the burning to
death of two persons, and the fatal burning of
two Others, both of whom will probably live
until morning. The family had just left the
supper table, and Mrs. Moser had gone to the
cellar to obtain can of Oil for the purpose of
filling a lamp. David Maurer. boarder, blew
into the lamp in order to extinguish it, when
an explosion took place, and the burning oil
was scattered over the room, which was
a sheet of fame. Mr.. Moser and
four children were in the room with
girl named Sallie ROthgerber, fourteen years
of age, Mrs. Moser's step-sister. This girl had
the youngest child, eight months old, in her
arms, and ran upstairs for the purpose of
escaping from the burning oil. Two OF the
children, both boys, were carried out safely
by the mother, and the Oldest child, Mary
Moser, aged eight years, was rescued from the
fiames, but not until she had been fatally
burned and Is now lying I'm great agony, her
death being momentarily expected. The
flames spread so rapidly that the house,
brick structure, was speedily consumed. The
girl Sallie Rothgerber, with the infant, per-
shed in the flames, and their bodies, which
are covered up in the ruins, have not been re-
covered. David Maurer, the hired man, was
burned fearfuliy about the arms, hands and
face.
The Explosive Water Pitcher.
Mr.. WILLIAM H. LEvERGooD. Principal of
The Boys Secondary School, this city, had a |
singular experience on Saturday morning |
asst, at his home in wrightsville. He was |
sitting with certain members Of his family, |
when loud report-as of the discharge of |
| heavily-loaded gun-was heard in the |
sleeping apartment occupied by his moth
II, and he rushed there to ascertain the |
:ause. Imagine his surprise to find that the |
pitcher had exploded, and, with the bowl, had
'een broken into fifty pieces by actual count,
ome of the pieces having been hurled across
he room. The most singular part of the at
air was that the apartment was heated by a /
egister. and that the pitcher contained only
bout pint of water, and that was not frozen
lad the pitcher been filled with fee, the crack
ng of it would not have been remarkable; but
here was no such cause, and the vessels were
lot merely cracked, but seemed to have been
own to pieces by an erplosion.-Ldncaster
td.) Nesc Era.
Fire Losses.
The fire losses in the United States and Can.
for the last four years are shown by the
aoies of the Insurance Chronicle, the month of
december being partially estimated:
Month. 1880. 1879. 1873. Is77.
anuary. s46OaOOO Sl23S40OO $5637lOOI $5g8lIoo
ebruary. 59ssAO0 61SO6OO 542S90Ol 474700O
iarch. -. 676l500i 7273,00 y40S1OOi 7OglSOO
Aprfl 1900 76t0fGO .loa100 52579O0 5959lOO
lay $3.50. 646=s0Ol SV5l00 60g3DO 7Je66OO
une 49,. b696SO0i s03u100 4v4l4O0 2S233lOO
uly...... 5SS53O0 55ll200I S38SC0 7J719O