Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-27


A CASE of witch burning is reported to
have occurred recently among the Mojave
Indians in California, the victim being a
young squaw but eighteen years old.
IT has been discovered that thieves In
the Texas Panhandle have been runnin G
hundreds of head of stolen cattle east
ward via St Joe, No.. and selling them.
THE International Literary and Artistic
Congress, In session at Venice, declared,
on the 10th, that authors copyrights
should include the right of translation.
r. C. JACKSON, superintendent of the
New York division Of the railway mail
service. and his chief clerk, E. Chapman,
were removed by the Postmaster-G General
on the 10th.
Mrs. SUSAN BooKwALrER, aged eighty
two, mother of Hon. John W. Bookwal-
ter, died at Springfield, O., on the 10th.
She was one Of the pioneer women of the
Buckeye State.
THE Secretary of the Navy, on the 10th.
ordered Rear dmiral Kimberly, COM
manding the Pacific station. to dispatch
vessel to the Samoan islands to look after
American interests there.
JUDGE THURMAN received q delegation
"a al kduSdS COAOAOu oCi1AoSAeseo ca w"
lumbus, O., on the Goth. The cold Ro-
man" greeted them warmly, and made
quite an extended address.
THE Vienna Fremdenbtatt, OF the 18th,
says that the Bismarck-Kalnok meeting
will reafarm the complete accord be-
tween the fundamental policies of Ger.
many and Austria Hungary.
THE mother of John L. Sullivan and
Father Hegerty were sent for, on the 10Th,
to go to Crescent Beach Immediately to
see the sick pugilist, whose illness had
taken a turn for the worse.
ONE death from yellow fever occurred
In Jackson, Miss, on the 10Th, and three
new cases were reported on the % tn. A
panic and exodus followed which threat
ened to depopulate the town.
GENERAL. HARRISON received three diff
ferent delegations on the 18th, one from
Danville, ILL.,; one from Kentucky, and
the other delegates from the National
Association of ex-Prisoners of War.
TIE total number Of g. A. R. tickets de-
posted at the Columbus joint ticket
agency during the late National encamp-
ment for excursion privileges was 26, 900.
At st. Louis last year the number was
1000.
THE Parnell Commission appointed by
Parliament to inquire into certain
charges made against Mr.. Parnel1 and
other members OF the House of Commons
by the London Times, held its first ses-
sion on the r7th.
REPORTS from Petosky. Mich, Nance
Iona. Walton, Leroy, Traverse City,
Reed City, Big Rapids and Howard City,
on the 18th, stated that long-looked-for
rain had come at last, and the forest fires
were dying out.
C. A. PILLsBuRY & Co.. the Minneap.
oils millers, who for four years have con-
Quoted their business on the profit shar-
ing plan, on the 18th distributed $40, 900
among their employees as their share of
the years. increase.
A COMPANY has been formed to con-
-struct and operate a large cotton COM
pressing mac shine in New York, with a
view of controlling cotton shipments to
Liverpool. There is at present no cotton
compress in that city.
CoSeREssMAr MILLS and United States
Attorney Wm- g. Ewing, OF Chicago,
were the principal speakers at a crowded
State and National Democratic ratifica-
stion meeting held in the Brooklyn Acade-
my of Music ON the evening of the 18th.
A SYNDICATE Of English and German
capitalists is trying to get control of all
the breweries Ia Philadelphia There Is
unlimited capital in the scheme, and an
effort will also be made to secure brew
cries in Brooklyn. Baltimore and Bos-
ton.
In the.case of VIM. Mays, convicted In
the United States District Court of Idaho
of mail-robbery, and sentenced JAM
nary q 1850, to Imprisonment for life,
the President, on the 18th, commuted the
sentence 10 ten years actual iraprisou-
ment
THE S, 100000 suit OF the Hooking VAL
ley Railroad Company against Stevenson
Burke and his associate ex-directors of
the company, was, on the 18th, decided in
favor of defendants. Judge Burke will
bring suit against the company for heavy
damagss.
MISS HELEN ScARRBoRoUGu. daughter q
Bishop scarborough Of the Diocese Of
New Jersey, was married at Trenton, on
the Goth, to Charles Hewitt nephew of
the Mayor Of New York. The Bishop off,
ciated. and . distinguished audience was
present
JUICE ALLEN g. THURMAN made a
short speech before sae sOld Roman,
Guard OF Columbus, O., on the nth Tie
. occasion was the presentation to the
Guard by the ladies of that city OF a BAN
ner. Mr. Thurman was in excellent
health and spoke in vigorous manner.
EHr election Of officers Of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows, in
sos4ion at Los Angeles, Cal, took place
on the 18th The old officers were all re-