Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-02

LIE III 81 SlOi VI tuc THRU les dl-
ace at st. Paul, Mimi, on the night of the
9th, was great success. The weather
was beautiful and mild, the thermometer
marking 25 deg. above.
THE anniversary of the marriage of the
German Crown Prince and Crown
Princess was celebrated at San Reno, on
the 18th. Fnglishmen and Americans
contributed many bouquets.
THE Pope has declined to receive Don
Jaime. son of Don Carlos, either officially
or privately. Don Jaime has in his pos
session cross set with diamonds which
he desires to present to the Pope.
THE st. Paul (Minn.) ice carnival was
formally inaugurated on the 18th by the
reception of the Ice KING and suite, a
grand parade, etc. The Ice Palace was
grandly illuminated in the evening.
THE Baltimore Sun processes to have
information from an authoritative source
in New York that Archbishop Corrigan
has resigned as trustee of the Catholic
UniveI sity to he established in Washing
ton.
THE mercury went sixty below at Neche,
OAK, and the wind reached a velocity of
forty miles an hour on the night of the
23d. A heavy fall of snow set in, and
with the wind blowing gale it was drift
ing badly.
THE Comptroller of the Currency has
declared a first dividend of fifty per cent.
in favor of the creditors OF the First Ma
tional Bank OF Cory, Pa, on claims
proved amounting to S162, 929. This bank
failed October II. 1887.
THE late frontier incident near Metz
has two sides to it. The Germans claim
the arrest of the French soldier was made
because he was Illegally on German soil;
the soldier declares he was enticed across
the border and then arrested.
IT is believed that nearly ninety lives
were lost in the Wellington colliery ex-
plosion, which occurred at Victoria, B. c.,
on the 24th. Three-fourths of the men
yet In the mine are Cinnamon. How the
explosion took place is a mystery.
THE Senate committee on pensions has
unan imousIy approved Senator Mander-
sons "Grand Army" pension bill, which
has been framed to overcome the Presi-
dents objection to the Dependent Pen
sion bill. which he vetoed last year.
THE total values of the imports of mer
chandise for the twelve months ended De-
cember 81, 1887, were sos, S07, 81, against
1868, 429, 1S9 for the same time in 1886. The
values of exports for the same periods
were Sis, 1926, 953 and STA, 404, 021, respect
lively.
On the 23d the New England Milk Fro
ducers' Union, who supply the contractors
that supply the Boston market, met and
took steps which will probably lead to the
formation of a milk trust. Delegates were
present representing fully a thousand pro-
ducers-
A REPLY has been prepared by the Porte
to the recent demand of Russia for arrears
of the war indemnity. The government
states that the delay has been due to the
famine in the villayets, which has made
it necessary to divert tithes from the in
demnity fund.
Mr.. THOMAS O'CoNNoR's Star of the
26th, in long leader, denounces the
House of Peers, and lords in general. It
says they are a worthless lot, and do the
coun try no good, and that England will
know no progress until the very name of
peer is done away with.
THE claims OF Ishmael Pasha have been
settled. By the terms of the settlement
he receives the Egyptian palaces that for
merly belonged to him, property in Siam
boul valued at 10000, the Communication
of his civil allowances at fourteen years.
purchase and 100000 in cash for crops.
THE Grant monument committee in
New York, on the Goth, adopted the draft
of a circular to be sent to all architects
md sculptors who may desire to compete
for the honor OF designing the memorial
to General Grant. The estimated cost is
$500,0o instead of $500, 200, the original
figure.
Mr.. Cox. National member of Parlia-
ment for County Glare, who was arrested
in London on the Odd, after leading the
Irish police such a long chase, arrived at
Ennis on the oath, where he will be tried
for addressing proclaimed League meet
ings. Mr.. Cox was remanded for trial
without bail.
THE Freeman's Journal, of Dublin,
printed on the Goth ree-column list of
prosecutions and convictions had under
the Coercion law since it was passed in
Ireland. 1t is rather startling array to
look at, when one remembers that the
Coercion law has been in progress only
about nine months.
On the 23d, at the meeting of the Method-
list preachers in Baltimore. Md, the res
olutions offered at a previous meet ing,
censuring President Cleveland for send
ing copy of the Constitution of the
Glitcu 70 rope Leo, came up
There was much discussion, but the reso-
lutions were finally adopted by vote of
10 to TO-
ISAAC n. STANLEY, who, as paying teller
of the National Bank of Commerce of
Cleveland, o., embezzled $1,000 of the
banks funds in 1886, and lost the money
in wheat speculations, was sentenced on
the 25th to five years in the Ohio psniten-
tiary by Judge Welker of the I'm tied
States District Court. The prisoner con-
fessed his crime.
THE Secretary of State has received an
application from the Government of
Mexico for the extradition of Mayer, alias
Bourton, the alleged ticket swindler, who
made arrangements for the appearance
of Patti in the City of Mexico, and then
absconded with the money. Bourton is
now in New York awaiting hearing be-
fore a United States commissioner.
THE steamer City of New York, from
China and Japan, entered the harbor of
ran francisco on the 9th. flying yell |
Tow nag. Three cases of smallpox were |
round on board. The purser contracted |
the disease before the steamer started /
ana was left at Hong Kong. A lady |
cabin passenger died on the passage. The |
eteamer has been placed in quarantine.