Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-26

IReu Victory.
PARADEs in various portions of Paris,
In honor of General Boulanger's election
to the Chamber of Deputies, have been
dispersed by the police.
THE Moscow Gazette, in an article on the
French situation, says it is greatly to
Russia's interest that France should be
strong, no matter through whom.
SECRETARY FAIRcHILD announced on
the 18th that he would receive proposals
for the sale of United States bonds to the
Government on and after the 23d.
Roscoe CoNKLING, the great iurist and
statesman, of New York, died after brief
but severe illness at half-past one
O'Clock on the morning of the 18th.
THE debate on the Fisheries treaty In
the House of Commons at Ottawa, Ont,
on the 10Th, was continued until 2:30 a. M,
when the bill reached second reading.
1t was said. on the 18th. that Senator
Gray, of Delaware. would probably be
President Cleveland's nominee for the
vacant Enthusiastically of the Supreme
Court.
THE Russian Government has advanced
division of infantry to the Austrian
frontier, and orders have been issued
on the frontier.
VERY little buiness is expected to be
transacted in Congress during the month
of June, owing to the absorbing interest
that will be taken in the two great Ma
tiona4 conventions.
AN animated colloquy took place be-
tween Messrs. Sherman and Vest in the
Senate, on the 18th, on the question of the
appointment and action of the electoral
commission in 1876.
THE Secretary of War estimates that it
will cost 1916, $50 to protect the lowlands
of the Missouri river, of which amount
$1a5, 200 can be proftably expended dur
ing the next fiscal year.
THEi President, on the 18th, returned
without his signature a bill for the relief
of Paymaster Bash, intended to relieve
him of responsibility for money stolen
from him in March. 1877.
THE colored delegates to the Ohio Re-
publican State convention at Dayton, on
the 18th, formally demanded the selection
OF one of their race as delegate at-large
to the National convention.
Discussion on the Tariff bill was COM
menced on the 18th. Mr.. Mills, of Texas,
opening the debate in support of the
measure, and Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsyl-
vania, replying for the opposition.
THE case of Rev. Leeper, of Reading,
Pa, was called up before the Lehigh Pres
bytery on the 18th. He is accused of
plagiarism and with attempting to OBJ
tain an increase of salary under false pre-
lenses.
THE Pope has instructed Archbishop
Walsh of Dublin to compile report on
the National League, and submit it to the
Vatican for comparison with the report of
Mgr. Persico.
DELEGATES to the National Republican
convention were chosen in each of the
thirteen Congressional districts of In
diana on the 10Th. In all but one-the
Tenth district-they were instructed for
ex-senator Harrison.
THE testimony given before the House
committee ON printing on the 10Th showed
that the practice Of doing private printing
in the Government printing office had al
ways been followed prior to the admins
tration of Mr.. Benedict.
THE Liberal members of the British
Parliament have subscribed three hum
bred pounds sterling to enable Mr..
Charles Bradlaugh to pay his fine and the
expenses of the libel suit which Mr..
refers brought against MIN.
THE execution of the law lately enacted
by the Legislature of the Chickasaw Ma
ton imposing a tax of one dollar per head
per month on all stock owned by non-resi-
dents requires the presence of troops to
enforce the collectors demands.
In his message on the 18th, announcing
the death of ex-senator Conkling, Gov
ernor Hill said: ''The people of the State
deeply mourn the death of one whom
they so highly honored, both in official
positions and as private citizen"
A PRELIMINARY estimate of the cop
per production of the United States,
issued by the Geological Survey on the
10Th, places the output os copper for 1887
at 1s1 40 ,524 pounds, and the consumption
for the same period at 0G.0o0,00O pounds.
INVESTIGATION into the late wreck near
Creston, Ia, developed the fact that the
conductor of the wrecked train had been
on duty without sleep for fifty hours, and
demurred against starting out without
rest The engineer had not slept for thirty
hours.
FUNERAL services over the remains
of Roscoe Conkling were held in Trinity
Chapel, in West Twenty-fifth street, New
York, on the Goth, after which the body
was taken to Utica for further appro-
pirate ceremonies, and interment in the
latter city.
THE Jury in the suit of David S. Fother-
ingham, of st. Louis, against the Adams
Express Company for malicious prosecu-
ton and false imprisonment, brought In
verdict on the 10Th, awarding the plaintiff
10000 on the latter count, but nothing on
the former.
THE South American International Con-
gress will meet at Montevideo, Uruguay,
July Is. The main object is to draw up
treaty or plan for the settlement of dis
putes already existing, or that may arise
in the future between the countries repre-
scented in the congress.
CASHIER CAMERON, OF Winnipeg, re-
Gently arrested at Pembina for embezzle-
ment. was released, the law not warrant
ing his detention. His confederate, ar
rested at Emerson Mimi, has most OF the
stolen money, only 500 being found IN
Cameron's possession.
THE supposition that MIR. Gladstone ana
Lord Randolph Churchill were bitter per-
sonal as well as political enemies, was
almost, if not quite, overthrown on the
18th, by the discovery that they were
paired in the division on the question or
passing the Deceased Wife's Sister bill.
DISSATISFIED with the action or the Sen
ate in refusing to consider the Fisheries
treaty in open session, Mr.. Riddleberger, /
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