Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-14
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

NEWS from zanzibar states that the
| Sultan of that country has not only refused
| to ratify convention agreed upon by his
father, which coded certain territory to
Italy, but has sent discourteous reply
% King Humbert's letter respecting the
matter. The affair has been referred
to England and Germany for arbitration.
THE American Bankers Association
will hold its annual convention at Cincin.
natl on Wednesday, October 8. next.
THE Sultan of Muscat is dead.
THE large cotton mills at Hanover, Ger
many, containing 1900 spindles, were de-
stroyed by fire on the 9Th. Three hun
dred operatives were thus thrown out of
work.
THE fine mansion belonging to Mrs. l..
M. McColl. at Bridgewater, Mass, was
burned on the 9Th. Loss estimated from
SAC, 900 to 5000; partly insured. The
fire is believed to have been the work of
incendiaries. The house was unoccupied.
NJ. FEDEROFF, the editor of the NorOe
Vremyd, was sentenced, on the 9th, to six
weeks'imprisoamentf for ibeling General
Won Schellendorf, German Minister of
War.
THE steamer Cephalonia, from Boston
for Liverpool, arrived at Queenstown on
the 9th. She was detained twelve hours
on the Irish coast by fog. On the 4th, she
which had been partly devastated, with
provisions.
The boiler of a portable engine in the
Union Depot Company's yards at st.
Paul, Mimi, exploded shortly before SIX
O'Clock, on the 9th, killing Phillip Fischer,
John T. Duffy and Hugh NJ. Nevin, beside
injuring James P. Duffey, John T. New
ms, John Mohigen, Ed. Wallace, McCor-
mack and Edward Limsted.
MGR. PERsIco was still in Edinburgh,
Scotland, on the 9Th, awaiting further
commands from Rome.
THE walls of the Land and River I'm
provement Company's new building at
Superior, Wis, fell, on the 9Th, burying
five men and injuring as many more.
THE south bound Rapid Transit train
from Yonkers ran into gang of Italian
photographers on the New York City &
Northern railroad track, near High
Bridge, on the 9Th, killing two of them
and fatally injuring two others.
JAY GOULD, his son Edwin and his ply
stefan, DIR. j. P. Mann, were, on the It'll,
guests at the Iron Springs Hotel at Mani
tou Springs, Col.
THE receipt of the news of the nominal
ton of Mr.. Thurman was received in the
House Of Representatives, on the It'll, with
uproarious enthusiasm, both parties unit
AT Monaco, Italy, on the 9TH, Brazil
ian named Raoul Herques, while dining,
shot his brother and sister, n-law and
then committed suicide.
A PoTSDAM telegram, of the It'll, says
the Emperor passed an Indifferent night
His sleep was frequently disturbed by
coughing. In accordance with the advice
of his doctors, he did not rise until IL
q. m.
THOMAS ROWLAND, a Boston tough, quar-
relied with his wife, on the It'll, on account
of jealousy, and fired three shots at her.
ALI took effect, killing her instantly. He
then shot himself three times, and died
soon afterward.
The news of the nomination of Mr..
Thurman was received with satisfaction
by Democrats all over the country.
THE twelfth annual commencement ex-
ercises of the Princeton (Ind.) High
School were held, on the Tth, in Euterpe
Hall. The graduation class was COM
posed of eight pupils, six young men and
two young ladies.
The experiment of introducing New
England methods of fishing in Puget |
Sound is proving to be eminently sue
cessful.
In the opening meeting of the National
Driving Club at Milwaukee, Wis, on the |
eth, Cypress won the free-for-all trot.
THE italian Chamber of Deputies |
passed a motion, on the Sth, abolishing |
capital punishment.
THE race for the Doncaster (England) |
Spring Handicap Plate, a straight mile,
resulted in dead heat between Lord |
Ellesmere's Felix and Lord Alington's |
King Fisher, ON the It'll. The stakes were
divided.
TaE bond offerings, on the It'll, aggregat-
\ FOL Common 4'S
700 at 1913; regular ~ sos, 900 at lbs,
20, 900 at 1877, $1,000 at 1861: registered
KS, $4,000 at 1861. The Secretary of
he Treasury accepted Ss5, 900 registered
X per cent. bonds at 106zS in two items of
ID, 600 and $50, 900 respectively.
THE New York State Senate committee
chosen to investigate the methods OF the
lqueduct commissioner, resumed their
work left off on April %, on the 9th.