Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-03-08

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IRoNToN. MISSOURI.
NEWS AND NOTES.
4 Summary Of Important Events.
KING JOHN of Abyssinia with Ras Alul a
and large army, is advancing on the
Italians at Massewah.
THE grand jury of New York City dis.
missed the cases against Jay Gould and
Russell Sage on the Goth.
THE tenth anniversary of the corona
ton and the seventy eighth anniversary
of the birth of the Pope were celebrated
on the I'd.
The constables who arrested the whole
sale liquor dealers at Des Moines, Ia, and
then released them, have been indicted
for receiving brides.
JUSTICE HARLAN. of the United States
Supreme Court on the 2Sth overruled
the application of the convicted In
dianapolis taIly-sheet forgers for writ
of error.
1T is stated on good authority that the
knights of Labor of Colorado will give
their moral support to the striking engi.
neers on the Chicago, Burlington 6
Quincy road.
CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, GENERAL
GREELT, on the 2Sth, issued official no.
tice of suspension of large number OF
signal offices because of want of funds tc
sustain them.
THE British Secretary of War, Stan
hope, insists that England's coast de-
lenses are insecure, and that large appro-
priations of money are needed to proper
Iy remodel them.
SECRETARY Villas has reorganized the
force of his immediate office, with a view
to disposing of the nineteen hundre d land
appeal cases now hanging fire in the In
terror Department.
THE House committee on Territories on
the 10Th agreed upon a favorable report
on the bill appropriating fifty thousand
dollars for the development of the water
resources of Arizona.
THE case of Fred Steube. held for con-
tempt of court in assaulting Prosecuting
Attorney Huling at Columbus, o., was
called on the 10Th, but the defendant Sc
cured continuance.
THE famous swords belonging to the
late General Shields have been sent to
Washington for the inspection of the
committee now considering the bill pro-
yiding for their purchase.
GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN POWDER
LY's manifesto to Knights of Labor en-
gineers and firemen created sensation
among the Brotherhood men, who de-
nounced it as stab in the back.
NEWS was received in London on the I'd
that the malady of the Crown Prince had
assumed an alarming aspect. In conse-
quence, the Queen directed the postpone
ment of all levees and festivities.
THE Post Office Department began pay
ment on the 18th of additional compensa-
ton due to pOstmasters under what is
known as the Spalding act of March 3,
1888. The amour TO be dsbursed is $780,
600.
TEN divisions of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers held a representa-
tive meeting in Pittsburgh, on the even
ing of the Goth, to arrange preliminaries
for holding a grand union meeting in
May.
NJ. WILSON, son-in-Iaw of ex-President
plicity in the Legion of Honor decora-
tions swindles, on the 1st, and was sem
fenced to two years. imprisonment and to
pay fine of 3,00Of
In an interview with NJ. De Staal, Rus
sian Ambassador, on the I'd. Lord Sails
bury gave notice that he would oppose
the deposing of Prince Ferdinand from
the Bulgarian throne unless the Powers
would first agree upon his succe sor.
IT was reported on the Goth that a local
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton pool had
secured the control of 10000 shares of the
stock, and would keep Ives & Co. out of
the management. Those named in the
transaction are Messrs. Dexter, Ramsey,
Hooper, Waite and Winslow.
THE President signed an order on the
Goth placing the Civil-Service employees
on the classified department list. This
action will be followed by an order plac-
ing also the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission and the Indian School service
within the Civil-Servics rules.
MANAGER LOCKE of the defunct Ma
tional Opera Company was sued by two
of his late employees for issuing worthless
checks. The cases We're thrown out on
technicalities, and the irate manager gave
lars damages in each case for false impris.
'onment.
IT is said that the prospects for the
passage of postal telegraph bill are most
encouraging. Representative Vandeveer,
of California, said on the 18th: "If we
don't get postal telegraph bill this ses-
sion we are sure to get one next year. l
believe the sentiment of the country is
in favor of the prOpoSitiOno
A SAN RENO correspondent of the Lon
don EUeniRg Star says the bulletins re-
garding the Crown Prince are entirely de-
lusive. A new growth under the original
one, so located as to make an opera ton
impossible. has been discovered, and it is
not thought that the royal sufferer can
live longer than five months.
The Union Square Theater at New
York, with all its contents, was destroyed
by fire on the 2sth, involving a loss of
over a quarter of a million dollars. The
Morton House, adjoining the theater on
two sides, was badly damaged, and the
Star Theater was in imminent danger for
some time. Several firemen were injured
by falling walls.
COUNT De LEssEPs repor ted to an extra
session of the directors of the Panama
canal,on the 1st, that the increased cost CT
the canal was due solely to the ill-will of
their opponents which caused higher
rates for borrowing money. The canal
will not be completed before 1890. Pend
garding the lottery loan, the company
has decided to issue 600, 900. O01f. more of
bonds.