Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-02
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


man Reichstag, will be present at the
great Roman Catholic convocation to be
held in Cincinnati in September next, and
will speak.
SENATOR HISCoCK introduced the Serv-
ice Pension bill on the 25th.
ONE young woman was killed, and sew
eral others severely injured, by the COL
lapse of the floors of New York City
book-bindery on the 18th.
MRS. PATRICK CoNNoRToN, of Har ford,
Conn.,, gave birth to child October
last 1t lived but one week. On the oath
she gave birth to trip1ets, all girls, max
ing four babies in less than ten months.
Mr.. JAMES j. OKELLY, Nationalist NJ.
P. for Roscommon, Ireland, was arrested
in London, on the oath, under the Crimes
act, on a warrant charging him with de-
hvering speeches in Ireland melting in
timidation.
The contract for piping natural gas
eighteen miles to Peru, Ind, was let ON
the 2sth, the work to be completed in six
ty days. Over fifty miles of pipe is nee
essary to complete the work, and the
plant will cost more than 100000. An
immense force will be employed.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS Hussar band
played at Wagner's grave, on the 25th,
where large number of people had as
sembled. A deep impression was pro-
duced. The band then went to the widows
residence and played march composed
by Frederick the Great and a selection
from Wagner's works.
JAMES O'KELLY, the journalist and
member of the House of Commons who
was arrested in London for offenses I'M
der the Crimes act and carried to Boyle,
was remanded. on the 26th, for one we elk.
He was released on bail.
Four sons of Mr.. Vandevill. Of Boston,
aged SIX, eight, ten and twelve years, re-
spectively, were drowned at Montreal,
Can, ON the oath, while playing on some
logs in the L'Assomption river. Their
bodies were recovered and buried on the
20th.
THE Senate passed the Army Appro-
priation bill on the % tn. 1t includes
Senator Hawley's amendment appro-
Watervliet, N. Y, and an appropriation
of 100000 for the purchase of steel
guns.
For some months past a large number
of young French Canadians have met
twice a week in a large hall in Montreal,
Cam, to drill, play cards and drink.
They profess to be forming corps to
fight for Boulanger.
THE strike at Brunn, Austria, was ended
on the 26th, an advance having been con-
coded by the masters.
The delegates of the German Wagner
societies agreed, on the Goth. to have
their headquarters in Berlin instead OF
in Munich.
"Jay Gould has been improving steadily,
with his family"
NJ. ANTOINE, Deputy for Mertz, in the
German Reichstag, is to be expelled per.
manently from Germany.
CoNLEY, the Ithaca IN. W giant on
the 26th accepted Jem Smiths challenge
to fight in England, France or Spain for
5000 side, London prize-ring rules.
THE Secretary of the Treasury accepted
So, 900 Az per cent coupon bonds at 127-
2-5 on the 26th.
GENERAL JOSEPH e. JACKSON, Grend
Marshal of the coming Blaine parade. is
sued circular, on the 26th, requesting
all organizations desiring to take part to
notify him at his headquarters, No. 10
West Twenty fifth street, New York City.
GENERAL LABAsTE, General of division
on the French retir ed list, died on the
Goth.
RoTHBLUM & Co.'s beef-packing house,
near Presidio, Cal, was burned on tho
Goth, the large building and plant being
entirely destroyed, and causing loss of
$40. 900.
One MILLION or one hundred thousand
dozen is the estimated number of cans Of
peaches that will be packed at Baltimore,
Md, this year.
Hon. A. G. PORTER, of Indiana, has
consented to accept the Republican NOM
ination for Governor, provided he is the
unanimous choice of the State conyen-
ton.
AT a conference of the glass bottle
blowers and manufacturers in Pittsburgh.
Pa. on the 18th, the wage scale for the
ensuing year was amicably arranged,
and the 5, 600 workers in the West will re-
sumo operations when the fires are start
ed in the furnaces September I. The
scale slightly advances wages on novel;
ties, but otherwise it is the same as last
year.
TIE Secretary of the Treasury accepted
$500 coupon and $500 registered AZ per
cents at 1914 on the 9th.