Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-01-19

PRINCE OSCAR, the second son of King
Oscar of Sweden, will be married shortly,
during his mothers visit to Bournemoutb,
England, to Miss Flora Monck, one of his
mothers maids of honor.
The schooner VIM. Parsons, which
sailed from Gloucester, Mass, for Georges
Banks November %, with twelve men,
and the schooner Peter D. Smith, which
sailed November Is with crew of twelve,
have been given up for lost.
MRS. JOSEPHINE AMMoN, who lives in a
fine mansion on Euclid avenue, Cleve-
land, O., was, on the 18th, fined 800 and
ing to tell what she knows of the myster-
simple-minded young girl worth $40, 600,
who has been boarding with her.
THE worst blizzard since 1882 swept
over Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Ne
braska on the 18th, in many places loco
motion being absolutely dangerous. Rail-
road travel in some sections was entirely
abandoned for the time being.
1T is reported that a general blockade
of Bulgaria is contemplated in the event
of Prince Ferdinand's refusal to abdicate
the Bulgarian throne.
THE recently published story of q sew.
ere pugilistic encounter between the g. ns
ator Jones, of Arkansas, is strenuously
denied by both of the young men.
SCARLET FEVER has broken out among
the British American Indians.
THE political situation in Manitoba is
becoming seriously complicated.
JOHN ARENsDoRF, of Sioux City, Ia,
who was recently acquitted of the charge
of killing Rev. Mr.. Haddock, is in
Neenah, Wis, negotiating for the pur-
chase of brewery.
The London Gazette of the 18th pub
lished the jubilee address of congratula-
ton sent to Queen Victoria by the women
of Great Britain, signed by 1882, COS
women.
INDIANAPOLIS had fire on the night of
the 18th, in the wholesale district of South
Meridian street, which at latest accounts
had done damage to the extent of nearly a
million dollars.
THE Arcadia building in Detroit, Mich,
occupied mainly by printing offices, was
Quilted by fire on the night of the 18th.
The employees of the Free Press, whose
building adjoins the Arcadia, were tenn
porarily driven from their posts by the
dense smoke.
IT is claimed at Vienna that a new in
trigue to mislead the Gear to war policy
exists in Russia.
THE steamer Galicia arrived at San
Francisco from China and Japan on the
13th with two cases of smallpox on
board.
w. Fl. JOHNSON, New York stock
broker, committed suicide at the Rathbun
House, in Elmira, n. Y, on the 18th, by
shooting himself through the heart with a
revolver.
"JAKEY KING" was shot and instantly
killed by Isidor Vehon, Chicago saloon
keeper on the 18th. He had stolen some
of Vehon's geese, and was about to shoot
him when Vehon drew his weapon and
fired.
The Grand Duke Alexis of Russia has
been appointed to the rank of Admiral.
Count Tolstoi, Minister of the Interior,
and other statesmen will receive New
Years honors.
VIM. Fl. JEWELL, q local Republican
politician and an extensive farmer, was
found in the courthouse yard at Hast
ings, Mich, on the 18th, with his arms
and legs frozen solid, and died soon after
ward. He was commander of Cox Post,
G.. A. r.
THE first annual meeting of the Grand
Brotherhood of Lake Marine Engineers
began at Cleveland O., on the 18th. The
brotherhood organized two years ago and
now has a membership of $50 on the lakes.
Delegates were present from Buffalo, De-
troit, Milwaukee, Chicago and Grand
Haven.
JUDGE MURPHY, at the Munster Ure-
land) assizes, on the 18th, sentenced four
teen 'moonlighters" to terms of impris-
onment from eighteen months to eighteen
years. He expressed himself as certain
that, with its growing facilit les, the law
will be able to cope with the moonlight
ers" and soon force them to disappear.
A UNITED STATES deputy marshal ar
rested Elmer Gest, a late employee of the
post-office at Xenia, O.. ,on the 18th, for theft
from the ma lis. The office had lost money
and valuables toaiarge amount, and an in
vestigation has been under way for some
time. Gest is boy and claims to be able
to prove complete innocence.
HENRY SCHMIDT was hanged at West
Union, Ia, on the 18th, for the murder of
Lucreti Peek, September 4, 1886. He made
a statement on the scaffold, admitting the
murder and charging that Ellison T.
Smith instigated it and was present at
the time, and that Smith killed Abram
Peek.