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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08
The Pittsburgh Street Car Strike.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 2.-At the con.
ference of street-car officials yesterday
afternoon resolutions were adopted and
submitted to the Assembly of the Knights
of Labor, declaring that if the en-
ployes of all lines now tied up
will return to work at once at
the old rate of pay and the old hours, the
company will appoint a committee to
meet committee of employees and settle
all difficulties by arbitration, and that the
company will abide by the arbitrators' de-
cision. 1t is not thought likely that the
employees will listen to the proposition.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08
A New Colorado Railroad.

FORT KrOGH, Mont, April 2.-Non.
tana Is booming with new railroad
schemes this year. Articles of incor.
poration were filed Wednesday with Re.
corder Lee at Billings, Clark's Fork and
Cook City Railroad Company. The CAPT.
tai stock is placed 1T 81 200, 900 in So.
600 shares at 800 each. The new road
will open up the Clark Fork mining dis
trict, and also give northern outlet tn
the new oil fields in Southern Montana
and North Wyoming. George ". Simms.
OF New York, and Henry Kelly, of Phila.
delphia, are among the incorporators.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08
An old time story of Bronson AL

An old-time story of Bronson Al
colt is good enough to bear repetition.
The philosopher was holding forth one
day on the benefits of a vegetable diet.
He said that the pork eater gradually
grew to look like hog, and the beef
eater in time resembles a bull in his in
tellectual qualities. An attentive listen
er at this point quietly asked Mr. AL
colt if there was not a great danger
that vegetable diet might make a
man finally resemble very small po-
tato.-Boston Bulletin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08
The National Finances.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The reduction
In the public debt during March amount
ed to 1857 1884. The net cash in the
Treasury yesterday was $76, S8l ,099, an
increase of s4,Os2,s since March L.
The store of silver dollars is now $174,-
70O,9s5, or about $3,OO0,000 more than
a month ago. There has been a reduc-
ton during the month on the interest
bearing debt of $1O,000,00O three per
cents under the last matured call, and
the total Understanding debt is now
$1,240,68l, 1852.
Customs receipts for March amounted
to $1s,176, 1852, or $2,25O, 900 more than
in March a year ago. Internal revenue
receipts were SO, 1896, 500, or nearly three
quarters of million more than in March,
1885, and miscellaneous receipts were
$4,000 greater than in March year
ago.
Compared with the first nine months of
the proceeding year Government receipts
from all sources this year show an in
crease of nearly ten million dollars, and
amount to $247,774, 800; while expcndi-
lures for the first nine months of the cur
rent fiscal year were S1S7 1913, 104, or
nearly twenty-three million dollars less
than for the corresponding period of
IS84-5.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08
"A New York paper says that a

"A New YORK paper says That a
music teacher has been thrashed for
making love to his sixteen-year-old pu-
pil. This seems like the refinement Of
cruelty. Hasn't the teacher received
sufficient punishment in the regular
course of business in having to listen
to the practicing of his pupilP And as
for making love to her, poor man! he
probably did it merely to obtain mo-
ment's respite for his racked nerves.
Ghicnno .InnrfznI
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

IT is stated that Lake Michigan at Chi
cago is gradually rising at the rate Of
about four inches year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08
A solution accommodates bv

A solution recommended by the
Scientific american for extinguishing
incipient fires consists of crude calcium
chloride twenty parts, salt five parts,
dissolved in seventy-five parts of water.
To be kept at hand and applied with
hand pump
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

SEVERAL leaders of the Belgian Social
lists at Paris were arrested on the 31st
while attempting to hold a meeting.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

THE late Countess Chambord left 81, $780,
600 in cash, deposited with the Roths-
childs, besides vast and immensely valu-
able estates in Austria.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.

THE President has approved the act au-
thorizing the appointment of an acting
assistant treasurer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

PRESIDENT GREW of France has signed
a decree raising the fund for the relief of
the poor to 81 800 900, making it larger than
ever before.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

A PARTY of Mexican customs officers re-
Gently surprised band of smugglers near
San Fernando, killed their leader and cap
tured a large quantity of goods.
THE Pail Mall Gazette says Gladstone is
riding straight for fall, and unless he
modifies his Irish scheme the country will
have neither home rule nor Gladstone.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

AT Indianapolis the Central Union Tele-
phone Company are preparing to abandon
the field account of the recent decision
limiting the amount they may charge for
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

THE visible supply of grain in store and
afioat in the United States and Canada on
the 9th, was as follows: Wheat, 49,774,-
800 bushels; corn, 16, 797 ,073 bushels; GA is,
1850, 929 bushels; rye, 545, 500 bushels; bar
ley, 1,039, 704 bushels.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

THE New England agent Of the Missouri
Pacific railway notified shippers and con-
Meeting lines on the 30th that the road was
again receiving freight for all points on or
reached bv its lines
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

A GENERAL strike took place in the pa
per mills of Birmingham, Eng, on the 1st,
against an ordered reduction of thirty
three per cent. in wages. It is believed
the strikers will accept a more moderate
~eductiou
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

THE Jeans Manufacturers Association
of the Ohio valley met on the 29th and
decided to cut working hours from eleven
to ten hours day, advance pay five per
cent. an hour and to curtail production,
owing to the state of trade.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

DR.. BRADIN, who attended Neal, the by
drophobia victim, at Newark, N. J., got
some of Nears saliva in a cut on his finger.
He has gone to Paris to be treated by
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

SENATOR CULLoM introduced in the SEN
ate on the 3Oth bill appropriating 100000
for the erection in Washington of a monu-
ment with appropriate statuary to COM
memorate the illustrious public services of
the late Abraham Lincoln.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

NEAL, the keeper of the Newark, IN. ~
dog pound, who was bitten by a Spitz dog
some weeks ago, and who had suffered the
tortures of hydrophobia for four days, died
on the 5oth in violent paroxysms. An at
tempt to treat him by the Pasteur method
failed because not made in time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

A FIvE-DoLLAR counterfeit brownback
National bank note has been discovered,
purporting to be an issue of the Central
National Bank of Norwalk, Conn.,, and
giving the charter number of the bank
4O4. This bank has never issued a note
of the series of 1882, and its charter num-
Der is 2342.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

THE Reading (Pa.) iron works, in re-
Spouse to the petition presented by the
men, advanced wages fifteen per cent,
excepting puddlers, who will receive three
dollars and a half instead Of three dollars,
beginning on the ID. The employees num-
Der some two thousand.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

AT a late hour on the 3Oth Secretary
Manning's physicians reported a slight
Improvement in the condition of their pa
tient. He had rested quietly and comfort
ably during the day and evening, and
altogether, they said, he was doing as we'll
as could be expected.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

GOVERNOR FORAKER Of Ohio on the
31st appointed the Cincinnati police
commission, as follows: Two years,
Thomas c. Minor, Democrat; Geo.
r. Topp, Republican,; four years, Robert
8. Morgan, Republican; Milo G. Dodds,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

THE total number of rioters killed during
the recent rioting in Belgium has been as
certained to be twenty-six. 1t is probable
that the persons arrested for melting the
strikers to violence can not he punished,
as it is doubtful whether the mere act of
melting to riot is punishable under the
provisions of the penal code.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

ORDERS have been issued from the War
Department making the following assign
mems of division commanders: Major
General Schofield, Division of the ATTAIN
tic; Major-General Terry. Division of the
Missouri; Major-General Howard, Di-
visions of the Pacific; Brigadier- General
Crook, relieved at his own request from the
command of the Department of Arizona,
and assigned to the Department of the
Platte; Brigadier-Gene Miles assigned
TO the Department of Arizona.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

THE Secretary of War received a dis
patch on the LIST from General Crook con-
firming the reports of the surrender and
subsequent escape of Geronimo and part
of his band, but giving no details in addi-
ton to what has already been published.
THE Steinitz-Zukertort chess match
wound up at New Orleans on the night of
the 10Th with another victory for Steinitz,
giving him the championship of the world.
The game was the eleventh played in New
Orleans and the twentieth of the great
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

The total values of the experts of mer-
chandise during the twelve months ended
February %, 1886, were 1868, ~, 574, and
curing the preceding twelve moRths $74S,-
6o3.2o1, decrease of $s4,S19,627. The total
values of the imports of merchandise for
the twelve months ended February %,
1856, were $60I.71l, 701. aud for the preced-
ing twelve months 1904 ,22s9, 40, an increase
of s. 3D.. 261.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

THERE was no change in the condition
of Secretary Manning on the I'd. His ply
sicians would only say, when interviewed,
that their patient was little better or a
little worse, as the case might be. 1t is
known, however, that the Secretary is par
TALLY paralyzed, and can barely move his
arms. There was no danger, however, OF
an immediate change In his condition.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-08

SECRETARY ENDIcorC received a dis
patch from General Crook on the 30th con-
firming the news of Geronimo's surrender,
and it was read to the President. Subse-
quently General Sheridan called on the
President, and, after a short consultation,
a dispatch was sent to General Crook,
presumably containing definite instruc-
tions how to deal with the surrendered
chief,
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-01-29
Mental Grasp of the Journalist.
Boston Herald

Journalism results in universally of
mind. The true journalist takes an active
interest in the greatest variety Of subjects.
Politics, science, art, metaphysics, COM
merce-in short, all the varied fields Of hui
man activity occupy his attention. 1t is no
wonder that journalism spoils man for a
specialist. A thorough journalist can not
we'll ride a hobby, though for time his in
terest in a particular subject may absorb
him until he has grasped its general bear
ings.
His knowledge may be called superficial,
but it is comprehensive; he learns all about
thing that he needs to know, and his
ability to perceive quickly the salient points
of an entirely new subject is often declared
marvellous by the specialist who has devoted
years to the study Of that thing alone, and
who knows little Of anything outside He
has cultivated the capacity to acquire
thorough knowledge Of any one of the many
subjects which he thus feetingly examines,
but life is too precious to be thus passed,
and he resists the temptation to turn down
this lane or that, as they branch to the right
Or left, however enchanting the prospect
they may offer, but keeps steadily along the
great highway on the ridge whence he sur
veys all the world below.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-01-29
The Gaping Corps in Attendance.
THE Arponaut.1

To the CONSERVATION Of number of
young men who had been haunting the pre-.
cincts of parish church at fashionable
watering-pla in the south of England, but
who had not graced the sacred edifice with
their presence, the following notice was
found posted in large letters or the portals
one Sunday: "Wanted, 275 young men, of
all shapes and sizes, from the tall, graceful
dandy, with hair enough on his upper-lip to
stuff cushion, down to the beardless up-
start. The object is to form gaping corps
to be in attenpance at the church-door at
each Sabbath before and after divine serv-
ice, to stare at the females as they. enter,
and make gentlemanly and delicate remarks
on their persons and dress. All who wish to
enlist in the above corps will appear at the
church-door next Sabbath forenoon, where
they will be duly inspected, and their
ma mes, personal appearance, etc., regis.
tered in book kept for tnat purpose, and
published in the newspapers. To prevent a
general rush. it will be well to state that
none will be enlisted who possess more than
ordinary intellectual capacities"
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-01-29
The Expert Typewriter.
New York letter.

Il
DR.. Brudenell Carter, the famous eve
surgeon Of London, when here visiting the
Centennial, bought every American inven-
tion that he thought would bs of uss to him.
and among them typewriter. In a treatise
of his on the eye AMI how to preserve it,
published not long since, he gives cut of g
type. writer, and advised all persons who
are "near-sighted" to use it.
The speed with which an expert operator
can rattle off words and sentences is wonder
full to one who has never tried to use the
machine The fingers play with swift and
ceaseless motion over the keys accompanied
by the monotonous "rat-tat" Of the ma
chine, and sheet after sheet Of neatly writ
ten manuscript is taken from the roller,
from two to three times as fast as an aver.
age penman can produce it. Few people
write with pea faster than twenty or
thirty words minute; an expert will bring
out Of the type writer fifty to eighty words
in minute. What, then, must be the value
OF clerk who is an expert at both short
hand and type-writiuga
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-01-29
Why John Roach Quit Work.


met John Roach few days ago and
found him restored to somewhat Of his old
time vigor. He happened to be in the mood
to tell me something of his early history
and experience. Said he: II have memor-
andum books in which I have for almost
my entire life written down the things that
interested me at the moment. happened
to pick up one of these the other day, which
was over forty years old, and to run across
the heading, why John Roach Quit Jour-
ney work. It is curious reminiscence. I
was at work in the shop one day, when an
idea about ship-building came into my
head. turned up pail, sat down on it
and began to trace the idea in the molding-
sand at my feet George Copeland, thu
foreman, came in and found me thus On.
gagged. He called me a loafer, and nv blood
fairly boiled. You can't work any longer
In this shop he said to my excited reply.
l answered by saying I would not if
could, but that he should not discharge me.
l threw off my overalls. and ran ahead of
MIN to the office, where I notified them I
mad quit work and demanded my time.
"Wlthin week I had set up little shop
OF my own. I hired two or three men. NV
capital amounted to $500. At the end of
the first week paid my men $27. Then l
went home with curious feeling. I said
to my wife, Mary, I've paid the men, but
have no money for you and you will have
to get trusted at the grocery She said:
Never mind, John; can do that You
are your own boss now, and we will stand
together to keep you so.' In all the years
since," concluded Mr.. Roach, with much
feeling, "though my weekly payroll has
been as high as $27, 1000, there has never
been Saturday night when my men were
not fully paid"
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-01-29
ADVENTURES OF "a PualLlsr.
Tho MAN Who Whipped John Morrissey-
A Concert Hall Bouncer's Mistake.

The MAN Who Whipped John Morrissey.s
A Concert Hall Bouncer's Mistake.
r. Durandals" New York letter.
Phil Bernard has for twenty -four years
rested his claim to fame on whipping Of
the late John Morrissey. As long ago as
that the great pugilist gambler and poll.
tcian, kept groggery in Troy, N. Y, he
had done some famous priss fighting, and
the city was proud OF him Phil Bernard
was robust, raw-boned young farm hand
living over at the back Of the rough county,
with local reputation for ugly work In
scrimmages. A wager was made that
he could whip. Morrissey, the only
condition beng that he could not
be told whom he was fighting.
His hackers feared that his pluck would
vanish if he knew that the tremendous Nor
rissey was fronting him. 1t was arranged
that Phil should be led unwittingly into the
rear yard Of q tavern, where Morrissey
should force an apparently casual quarrel,
with rough-and-tumble battle to follow.
The scheme was carried out, and Morrissey
was soundly thrashed. a
This same Phil Bernard came down to
New York recently, and fell In with Mike
Murray, who had been witness of the
match described. Phil was anxious to see
the sights of the town and Mike notified it
to several cronies that he had plan for
gratifying that desire in a manner enter.
tanning all round. So it fell out that un.
der instructions, and with burning ambi-
tion for adventure, Phil sauntered intoa con.
cert hall at the lower and fouler end of
the Bowery. He took seat alone at a
table. and paid no attention to Mike and
the party who soon afterward gathered in
another ~ kho
seated herself by the rustic. The custom OF
the place demands the purchase by every
visitor OF dual drinks in satisfactory fire.
quency. In case he seems green, and de-
clines to voluntarily spend money, the girl
cody remarks that she will treat him, and
orders a bottle or two Of wine. After these
have been emptied she tells him he owes S.
or $40. He usually pays under protest; but
ii he doesn't she calls brawuy bartender,
who ELECTS the offender, making that pro-
cess rude cover for highway robbery, for
the victims wallet and watch will be gone
ere be reaches the street
This trick was tried on Phil, and it went
smoothly along toward the climax until the
point where the bouncer tackled him. Phil
permitted himself to be hauled and tumbled
in the direction Of the door without re-
slstance. Then the assailant explored his
pockets and did not find so much as tooth
pick. Every article had been transferred
from his clothes to the Mike Murray Spec
tators before entering. The amazement of
the robber was only exceede ed by his resent.
mentt He savagely undertook to ad.
minister the drubbing that, in his opinion,
such duplicity deserved. Then the ex.
pected entertainment took place. Phil
whipped him awfully.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-01-29

I''Gath'' in Cincinnati Enquirer.I
was talking to lawyer Of Washington,
about the real estate movement there He
said:
"The way this city is going on it prom
ises to have 10000 p ople in another gen.
GRAFTON; the Office of Frederick Douglass,
the colored man, has always been considered
worth about s., 900 year, the pay being
according to the business done in the Office
That fellow is now getting $4,000 year
out of his place. so great has been the in.
crease in the body real Of real estate tran
sactions."
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-01-29
A GENEROUS WALL STREET PRINCE.

a
Wreaking Vengeance Upon Double-
Dealing Firm-A Plea for Mercy.
New York Times.]
Commodore j. d. Smith, vice president of
the stock exchange, tells good story illus
trative of the big-hearted way in which the
late Charlie Osborn always did things. A
few years ago Mr.. Osborn was leader in q
movement to bull the securities Of a north
western railroad. Up went quotations and
all the partners in the pool were happy
until. OF q sudden, prices upset when no.
body was prepared to anticipate such a
thing, and accumulated profits went head
long to smash.
Keen wit and his rare knowledge of men,
however, served Osborn good turn Just
then. He quickly fixed upon the source
through which he had been betrayed, and
before he quit Wall street that aftern oon
he paid q brief visit to the Office of firm
who had been given chance to participate
in the original deal. Osborn was in his war
paint, and the oratory that he deluged that
office with was very mnch to the point. He
served open notices Of intended vengeance,
and acts followed words. Within the next
fortnight the head Of the double-dealing
firm was waiting in Osborn's Office to ask
for terms upon which to settle an account
that he conld not begin to meet at nything
like its face demand. The selfish betrayal
brought its costly sequel with an awful
speediness.
Finally the visitor got chance to speak
with Mr.. Osborn. There was deep.lned
shame on his face and his tones were those
of wretch who dared scarce presume to
plead for any mercy; and yet-well, it must
be humble petitions to the man whom Wall
street fate had suddenly made masher; it
must be humble petitions or else the public
confession Of bankruptcy, the utter loss of
fortune that only little while ago had
been quoted at hundreds Of thousands on
of thousands.
Charlie Osborn listened moment or two
to the mans pitiful tone, his preface to his
plea for mercy. Then came quick and in q
voice that was tinged with a feeling all else
than jubIlant this remarkable but charac-
teristic interruptions:
"Oh, say, old fellow, dry up your tears;
60 right back to your office and let us for
get every thing that is past and gone. Whyl
why! confound it'll Pm mani" Aud
Charlie Osborn dashed tear from his
own cheek as he shook his visitors hand and
sent him away the happiest man in Wall
street.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-01-29
A Very Bad Practice.
Hartford Post.1

She had just dropped in for a morning
call on her way down town. @Do you know.
Cicely, DEAR said she, athat it is awfully
warm; but suppose I must wear this fur.
trimmed dolman anyhow" "Oh, didn't
notice you had it on. Is it the same one
you had last yearT @No, it isn't I'd have
you know. It's brand new, and you knew
it" It's very bad practice this making
morning calls; always leads to the shedding
Of teara
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-01-29
Look OF the Seven Sisters.

There are seven sisters in New York who
possess 608 inches Of raved black hair, and q
statistician recently computed that their
combined hair, if placed in single strands,
would reach over 100 miles. They put
their hair in silk bags at night to prevent it
from tangling