Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-22

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BY ELI d. AXE.
1RONTON, MISSOUh-
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
THE French Government proposes K
donate 2OO,O O0f. to the Pasteur hospita
fund.
BISMARCK spoke in the upper house @
the Prussian Landtag on the 10Th on tn
bill expropriating the land of the Poles il
Posen.
SIR CHARLES dixie has sent to tn
Queens Proctor denial of the statement
made by Mrs. Crawford, and wants tb
case reopened.
THE late Mrs. Jane Mercer, of Phiiadel
phia, bequeathed an estate to found &
house for decayed Presbyterian minister
who do not use tobacco.
IT is stated on what appears to be relia
BILE authority, that the President and Mis-:
Frankie Folsom are to be quietly married
at the White House in June.
II. s. Roy, teller of the Bank of Mon
treal at Stratford, Ont, has been missing
since the 10th. 1t is alleged that he is q
defaulter to the extent of several Thousand
dollars.
THE towns of st. Cloud, Sank Rapids
and Recess, Mimi, were almost demolished
on the 14th by a cyclone. The death list
it was thought, would foot up nearly {
hundred.
GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN PowDERL1
has issued circular to the Knights of La
Dor throughout the continent to give o.
their substance to aid their striking breth
rem of the Southwest.
MATTERsoN, the Australian oarsman,
whom Beach defeated, will row Perkins
London on May "a for the sportsman's cup
and the championship.
APPLICATION was made to Governor
Oglesby of Illinois on the 14th for a requi-
sition for the deputy sheriffs who did the
shooting at East st. Louis, and it was re-
fused on technical grounds.
ANOTHER name was added on the 18th
to the list of victims of the recent killing
at East st. Louis. James Schollard died
in the Sisters Hospital, in st. Louis. Two
more of the wounded were in a critical
condition.
SENATOR MORRILL,, who was seventy
six years old on the 10Th, has been con-
tinually in Congress-House and Senate
for thirty lone years. Senator Sherma an
entered Congress the same year as Sena-
tor Morrill-1S55.
PUPILS in all the public school buildings
in New York struck on the 18th for less
time in the school-room, and the police
were called upon to enforce the orders of
the teachers. Thirteen boys have been
suspended and the strike is over.
THE visible supply of wheat in the
United States and Canada ion the 18th, with
the amount of wheat at sea for Europe,
amounted to 6, $40 1872 bushels, against 75,-
63S, 67S bushels one year ago; and of corn,
20,567 ,s65, against 16,0O1, 1892 bushels last
year.
Mr.. McLANE, the American Minister at
Paris, presided at brilliant banquet
which was given on the evening of the
14th to NJ. Pasteur. In proposing the health
of the distinguished guest Mr.. McLane re-
ferred to him as benefactor of humanity,
to whom America was extremely grateful.
THE debate in the British House of Com
mons on the 18th was opened by Lord
Randolph Churchill in a severe criticism
of Gladstone's Irish proposals. He was
followed by Attorney General Russell in
support of the measure. Sir Michael
Hicks Beach closed the debate for the
night.
j. E. ROBINSON, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank of Angelica, N. Y, is de-
faulter to the amount of $50, 900, and has
fled to Canada. He had held his position
for twenty five years, but recently had al
lowed himself to be drawn into wheat
speculation The directors say depositors
will be paid in full.
IT is stated on the authority of friend
of ex-President Arthur, who knows where
of he speaks, that the ex-President is in a
much worse condition physically than dis
patches from New York indicate. This
gentleman says: "There is no doubt at
all that he has Bright's disease, and his
end is only matter of very little time"
THE report of Rev. DIR. Charles Reilly,
treasurer of the Irish National League of
America, for the four weeks ending April
10, has been made public. March 10 there
was on hand a balance of $21 ,465.73, and
the receipts since increased the amount to
500, SS5.79. April a draft for $5S,6S2.13
was sent to Parnell, leaving balance of
S11 ,2S3.66.
The HON. OLIVER MowAR, Premier of the
Province of Ontario, expresses the salts
faction of the Liberals of Ontario over
scheme for Irish home rule.
He says home rule has been a great sue
cess in Canada, and that the Liberals of
his province endorse the demand of the
Irish for the enjoyment of that privilege
in Ireland.
HGovERNoR PATTIsoN of Pennsylvania,
On the 18th demanded the resignation of
Rev. r. E. Higbee, State Superintendent
Of public instruction, and removed Rev. J.
W. Sayres and Mrs. E. E. Hutter, inspect
Dr. and assistant inspector of the Soldiers
Orphans school. for gross mismanage-
nent of the schools and neglect and cru
,lty to the scholars.