Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-30
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.

SumWaTy VI 1uipOl I1HA LtculSe
THE entire editions of five newspapers
were seized on the 23d by the Austrian
Government at Vienna
THE Oklahoma boomers have decided to
20 home and await further action on the
part of the Government
THE bill to federate the Australian col
onies was read second time in the Brit
ish House of Lords On the 23i.
THE Massachusetts, Legislature is con-
sidering bill providing for fortnightly
payment to employees by manufacturing
companies.
IT Is semi-officially announced at Paris
that Bismarck offered to arbitrate for the
settlement of the dispute between Russia
and England.
TEE Treasury Department on the 23d
purchased Az, 900 ounces of silver for de-
livery at the New Orleans and Phila.
delphia minis.
KENwARD PHILIP, who was charged with
writing the Morey letter by the New York
Tribune, was awarded 5000 damages
against the paper.
GOVERNOR CAMERON (Readjuster) will
call an extra session of the Virginia Leg
islature to consider the Supreme Court de-
cision ON the coupon case.
The United States Supreme Court has
decided the Clawson polygamy case, and
holds that he is guilty, and the sent ence
of the Utah courts is sustained.
EcoSoprssnANW HrrrHoRNE. of Ten
nessee, wants the Assistant Secretary of
State 'to go outside the United States to
settle little matter between them"
Hon. SAMUEL j. RANDALL, who has been
quite ill for several weeks, is gradually
recovering. 1t will be some time, how
ever, before he can fully regain his health.
AN explosion occurred in the basement
of the Admiralty building in London, on
the 23d, which was damaged considera-
bly,, and one person was seriously injured.
THE French ambassador at Berlin has
been instructed to protest against General
Won Moltke's recent excursions in differ
emit passes in the French frontier in the
Rievera.
THE Armstrong works at Newcastle, En-
gland, have received large order from
Russia but decline to fill it, and have mott
fed the British Admiralty of the nature of
the order.
Mr.. WYMAN, Treasurer OF the United
States, has resigned, and c. n. Jordan, OF
New York, was appointed his successor
The action of Mr.. Wyman was entirely
voluntary.
THE First Comptroller of the Treasury
1n1 To ia
the divisionsIin his office be reduced from
nine to five and the force be reduced cor
respondingly.
SENIOR MANUEL DE PERALTA, the new
Minister to the United States from the Re-
public of Salvador, was presented to Pres
ident Cleveland on the 23d. Secretary
Bayard made the presentation.
THE Postmaster General has forbidden
the delivery of money -orders or regis
tered letters to c. F. Smidt g. Co., of De-
troit, Mich, who have been convicted of
dealing in fraudulent lottery tickets.
THE Commissioner of Agriculture has
officially announced the existence of pleu-
ro-pneumona among the cattle of Gala
way County, Missouri, accompanied with
regulations for railroads in reference to
diseased cattle.
HON. JOHN w. FOSTER, United States
Minister to Spain, will sail next Wednes-
day for Madrid, where he will conduct
further negotiations in regard to our COM
mercial relations with Spain and the
Spanish colonies.
INFORMATION received at Vienna from
st. Petersburgh political circles is to the
effect that England must acknowledge the
complete neutrality of Afghanistan and
the extinction of English influence in the
Ameer's country, or there will be war.
THE London Standards cores pondent
learns that the United States Govern
ment has intimated that if war breaks out
between England and Russia the United
States will not allow Russia to buy ships
or arm privateers in American harbors.
ArroRNEY-GE GARLAND has re-
quested Solicitor General Phillips to re-
main in office during the present term of
the United States Supreme Court, which
will not be closed until May 4th. Judge
Phillips sent in his resignation March 9th.
JAMES H. WARDELL, of New York, has
been esignated to act as chief of the
census division of the Interior De-
partment Mr.. Wardeu will be assisted
by four clerks in the completion of the
work of compiling the unfinished census
report.
IT is expected that the President will
take up his residence at the Soldiers
Home early next month. The house he
will occupy is about three miles north of
the White House. The President looks
forward with pleasure to his change of
residence.
THE Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany has directed its attorney in Wash
ington to take an appeal from the decision
of the Commissioner of the General Land
Office, throwing open to settlement lands
claimed by the company as part of its
land grant.
A CONSIGNMENT of hardware from New
York State has been seized by the Gus
toms authorities of Ottawa, Canada, who
are in possession of information to the
effect that the goods were manufactured
by prison labor. The importation Of such
goods into Canada is prohibited.
A LEATHER Matchbox has been found
among the effects alleged to belong to
Preller, who was murdered in st. Louis,
with the name "Hugh NJ. Brooks marked
thereon. A ticket to Frisco was sold to
one Hugh NJ. Brooks. The question now
is whether this is not the supposed Max
well.
TIE Indiana LEGISLATURE has inst passed