Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-01-06


farm twenty miles from Charleston, on the
line of the South Carolina Railroad.
A DELEGATION of Sioux Indians from
the Lower Brule Agency has arrived in
Washington. Their mission is to protest
against the right Of way being granted to
railroads through their reservation.
ALBANY advices are that the anti
Conkling Republicans in New York are unan-
imous for Chauncy NJ. Depew for Senator,
and that Senator Conkling has not disclosed
his preference as between Morton, Platt,
Cornell and Haskins.
DIR. WILSON, the gentleman sent to
Washington on behalf of the Oklahoma COL
onists, has been granted an interview with
the President, but failed to secure the with
drawal of the Executive proclamation de-
claring the invasion of the Indian Territory
illegal and ordering the arrest of the intrud-
ers. The only hope Of the colonists now lies
in Congressional action.
THE trial of the Land League cases
began in the Court Of Queens Bench, Dub.
lin, on the 2Sth, before Justices Fitzgerald
and Barry, Chief-Justice May declining to
take any part in the trials. The So-called
traversers, or defendants, were all present,
and were Justify cheered upon their arrival.
After some difficulty jury was impaneled,
but no further progress was made on the
first day.
THE notorious gang of outlaws, COM
posed of about twenty five men, who, under
the leadership of ''Billy the Kid,n have for
the past six months overrun Eastern New
Mexico, numbering and committing other
deeds of outlawry, was broken up on Christ
mas day by the killing of two and the cap
turing of four others, including the leader.
The prisoners were lodged in Las Vegas Jail,
and subsequently taken to Santa Fe for
greater security.
THE Dutch Beers of Transvaal,
South Africa, have raised the standard of
revolt against the British and are now in
open instruction. They have chosen
President and set about reconstructing their
little republic, which was "annexed'' by the
British in 1877. Among the overt acts re-
ported is recent attack upon detachment
of $50 men of the Ninety fourth British
Regiment, nearly 100 of whom were killed
or wounded and the remainder taken pris-
oners. 1t is reported that the Home Gov
ernWent will at once dispatch several regi-
ments to the Transvaal.
THE following proclamation is dated
Caldwell, Kans., Dec. %: "TO the Mem
bers OF the Payne Oklahoma Colony: For
the time being we have been stopped on our
way to public lands. The army would have
no right to remove us. This is to notify all
members of the colony to hold themselves in
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such points in the Territory as may be fixed
upon, where we can concentrate at least five
Thousand people. You will go in secretly,
and no one will be informed except members.
These lands are ours, and we want them be-
fore planting time. Take possession OF them!
DAVID l.. PAYNE, President"
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THE extent of thevarious railway lines
now under control of the Jay Gould combina-
tion Is given as follows: The Wabash sys-
tenn, both east and west Of the Mississippi
River and branches, 2,487 miles; Missouri
Pacific and branches, 712; Central Branch
Union Pacific, 1868; Missouri, Kansas and
Texas and branches, s25; Kansas Pacific and
branches, 1,011; Union Pacific and branches,
2,115; Denver and South Park, 201; Iron
Mountain and branches, t084; international
and Great Northern, 664: Texas and Pacific,
so far built, 5S7: total, 9,649 miles. In ad
dition to this there are 385 miles of road in
course of construction in Indiana, Illinois,
and Iowa, which will enter into the Wabash
system when completed, and nearly, if not
quite, 1900 miles under contract, or projected
In Texas and Mexico.
MRS. Cross George Elliott, the dis
tinguished novelist, died suddenly on the
might of the 22d, at her home in London.
She was born in Warwickshire, England, in
1870, and was the daughter of;a poor 'curate.
In early life she was adopted by a wealthy
clergyman who gave her first-class educa-
ton. Mr.. Herbert Spencer became hertutor
and friend, and to him she ,owed the rapid
and broad development OF her mind.
She was author OF 'sScenes of Cleri-
cal Life, - ssAdam Bede, /" ''The Mill on the
Floss" 'sRomola," "Middlemareh, - 4Dan-
iel Deronda" and many other well known
works. She was an accomplished inguist,
a brilliant talker and musician of extraordi-
mary skill, and possessed Of great scientific
knowledge. The one romance of her life
was her devotion to and association with the
late George Henry Lewes, himself power
in the literary world. A few months ago
she was married ito Mr.. Cross, . wealthy
Lond0ner.
RECENT Irish news: The Honae-rule
members of Parliament assembled i'm Dub
lin on the 9th, at Parnell's invitation, to
settle the programme of the coming season.
1t Is animated that Rarnell and other in
dieted members will announce their iAten-
ton to defy the Court and appear at West
minister. The magistrates, in reply to For
ster's circular, state that they are unable to
carry out the law, osTing to terrorism.
The Monaghan anti-LeAgue Association has
issued a manifesto calling on loyal niensto
combine for mutual defense, and to combat
the hateful teachings of the Land League.
There was riot on Christian as day in Dub
lin between soldiers and civilians. The po-