Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-30

THOMAS Ii JOHNSON died at Eau Claire,
Wis, on the 22d, after q sleep OF twenty
three days, during which he took no nour.
ishment but occasional swallows of
down his throat.
THE members OF the Nsw York Base
Ball Club called upon the President at
the White House on the 2ad.
ADvICES from China, on the 23d, say
that Spanish priest was attacked by a
mob of natives at Antique, and that his
companion, Spaniard, fired upon the
would-be assassins and killed fifty of
them.
CANADIAN Government off eials while
admitting that the plan outlined by
President Cleveland's Retaliation mes
sage would entail great losses to Cana
dian interests, particularly to the trans
portation companies, protest that no re.
cent action on the part o: the Dominion
Government justifes the severe meas
ures proposed by the President.
DEPUTY PROSECUTOR MOUNT of Tipt on
Ind. on the 23d. made public letter of
warning sent by the notorious "White
Cap" organization to Homer B. d avis.
one OF the witnesses in the prosecution
OF members of the gang, in which they
threatened to whip him to death or hang
him 1t he appeared against the accused.
Davis nevertheless appeared against the
men and they were convicted
Mr.. ERAsTUs VIVIAN says Of the Presi-
dents late message. called forth by the
rejection Of the Fisheries treaty that IL is
measure Of party policy simply, render.
ed unjustifiable by the great hberality
with which Canada has, during the past
two years, interpreted the treaty rights of
the U nited States.
GEO. LUF KIN, farmer living ten miles
west OF Tracy, Mimi, was shot through
the head and killed by an unknown assas-
sin, who fred through the window of the
dwelling Of Henry Slever with whom
Lufkin was spending the evening.
ARTHUR w. DICKENS, q novelist, was
found dead in q second-rate lodging
house in Los Angeles, Cal, on the morn
ing of the 23d. He left q letter assigning
as the cause of suicide WEAKNESS and
poverty.
PROMINENT Canadian officials while de-
pioring any possible interruption OF
the existing commercial relations be-
tween Canada and the United States, ex-
press the BELIEF that If q policy of nom
intercourse is adopted by the latter, 1t
would lead to the development of chan
nels Of communication in Canada which
would ultimately prove highly advan-
tageous to the cities Of Montreal. Q uebec,
st. Andrew, st. John and Halifax.
LATEST European crop reports give
gloomy view OF the prospects every where
outside of Russia.
MISS DR. LUCY c. MosIER, OF F1tchburg,
Mass. was found guilty. on the oath, Of
criminal malpractice, causing death.
CURIOSITY said to be, is on the increase
throughout Europe. especially in France
and Russia, to learn the issue of Premier
Crispi's recent visit to Prince Bismarck,
especially when considered in conuec-
ton with the proposed early visit of Count
Kalnoky to the Iron Chancellor. Some
things II the wind.
THE Miners Mercantile Co. operative
Company, at Hurley, Wis, in which some
wealthy Iron Range men are interested,
was attached, on the 23d, on claims aggre-
eating $4,000.
MIKE KELLEY, the famous catcher Of
the Boston base ball team, signed, on the
oath. to go to Australia this fall with
Spaulding's team of ball players.
BUSINESS failures as reported by r.
g. Dun & Co., for the week ending on
the 25th, were: For the United States,
1877; for Canada, 81; total, PA. as compar-
ed with 219 the previous week, and las for
the corresponding week last year.
THE New York ITibune's Ottawa cor.
respondent says the Presidents message
to Congress recommending the enforce
ment of the Retaliation act against Can
ada causes more surprise than alarm in
the Dominion.
A PROMINENT citizen and business man
Of New York is quoted as saying that the
abandonment OF the bonding system in
the transportation of merchandise, rec
commended in the Presidents Retalia-
ton message, would inflict great losses
upon many of the great railroad lines of
the United States, including the Michigan
Central, the Lehigh Valley, the Erie and
the Wabash.
JUDGE THURMAN left Port Huron, Mich,
on the oath, for Chicago. He was received
with enthusiastic demonstrations at all
points along the route.
JAMES G. HAwLEY was nominated for
Delegate to Congress by the Territorial
Democratic convention of Idaho, at
Boise City, on the 23d.
THE Overland Flyer, the train that
leaves San Francisco at $3.50 a. M, is to
be discontinued on the 1st leaving but one
overland train daily over the Central Pa
eific railroad.