Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-05
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

THE Prusslan Minister of State took the
oath of Office at the royal palace in the
presence Of Emperor William on the
26th.
Burmeister, at st. Paul, Mimi, and his
family, caused the death by suffocation
of his thirteen-year- old daughter Maud,
and Mrs. Maggie Ross, relative, who
was acting as housekeeper. Mr.. Burmeis
ter and his three younger children had
a narrow escape from being burned to
death.
The Baltimore & Ohio fast expires
going east, loaded with Chicago dele
gates, crashed into a freight train near
Chicago Junction, O., about two O'Clock
on the morning of the Goth, demolishing
the engine on the passenger train, killing
the engineer and injuring several passen-
gers, but none fatally.
FOUR prisoners escaped from the coun-
ty Jail at Superior, Wis, on the night of
the Goth, by the aid Of accomplices on the
outside. This constitutes the third case
of delivery from the same prison within a
month.
THE Vermont Republican State Conven-
ton met in Montpelier on the 9th.
Hon. W. P. Dillingham; was nominated
for Governor and Urban Woodbury. for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by reclamation.
A GREAT sensation was caused at An
derson, s. c., on the 9th, by the arrest of
Mrs. II. E. Reese, one of the most reput-
able ladies of the place, on a charge of
arson. The detectives claim that she is
the author of several attempts to burn the
town,
THE National Democratic committee
met at the Arlington Hotel, Washington,
at twelve O'Clock, on the Goth.
GARFIELD JOHNSON, aged eight years,
was shot and instantly killed by his twin
brother Grant, during the temporary alb
sence of their parents from their home,
in Stafford County, Va. on the Goth.
NJ. DE CAUx, French Vice Consul at
Boston who has been transferred to the
Island Of Jersey, will be succeeded by NJ.
Rouxal.
IT is gwen out that the actual work of
the coming campaign will begin early
and be red hot throughout.
FIFTEEN thousand people attended a
Republican mass meeting at Peru, Ind,
on the Goth, to ratify the nomination of
Harrison and Morton. The historical log
cabin was a prominent feature of the
parade.
LOUIS NICoLI, stone cutter, of Mar
quette, Mich, who had been discharged
for drunkenness by Smith & Wilson, con-
tractors, appeared at the works, on the
26th, and shot Mr.. Wilson, with probably
fatal effect. He then walked home, and
shot himself in the mouth, INJECTING
mortal wound.
MEETINGS in ratification of the Chicago
nominations were held, on the 26th, by
the Republicans of Hudson and Green
field, Mass. In Woburn, Mass, and Bath,
Me-, the ticket was honored with salutes,
bonfires and fireworks. In Portland the
Young Mems Republican Club flung out
Harrison and Morton banner.
The Emperor of Germany opened the
Prussian Diet on the 9th. In his speech
he said he would initiate his father, EN-
peror Frederick, in the administration Of
the government.
JOHN MONTERREY, night Waterman for the
Ohio & Mississippi Railroad Company at
North Vernon, Ind, was seriously wound
ed in the breast by ball from pistol in
a valise which he was throwing into a
baggage car on the 26th.
HON. NJ. s. SMITH, ex-mayor Of the city
of Philadelphia, was robbed of his watch,
chain and diamond stud at the fremont
House, Chicago, during the Republican
National convention. The stolen proper
ty was valued at about 81 200.
THE annual regatta OF the Eastern
Yacht Club, was sailed off Marblehead,
Mass, on the 18th. The race was won by
the Volunteer.
A REPORT from London, on the 2Sth,
said that Prince Bismarck and Premier
Crispi were comforting concerning the ar
for King Humbert's visit to
Berlin.
DURING meeting of the congregation
of the Latter Day Saints, near Glenn
Easton, twenty five miles east of Wheel
ing, w. Va, on the evening of the 9th, a
riot occurred, in which Leroy and Tom
Wait were probably fatally injured, and
six or eight others were stabbed or other
wise badly hurt.
NEWS was received at Ell Paso, Tex. on
the 2Sth, that band of Apaches is abroad
in Southern Arizona nlarauding and
numbering the whites.
PROF. FRANCIS T. LANrRY, of Manlius,
n. Y, was found dead, with his throat cut,
in room at the Astor House, New York
City, on the morning of the eSth. The
suicide had swallowed several grains OF
before using the razor.
MANUFACTURERS of looking glass plates
we're heard by the Senate committee on
ways and means, on,the 2Sth, in opposition
to the proposition to put German looking
glass plates on the free list