Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-21

IHE tenants CT the estates OF the CU-Inl-
ess Of Kingston, at Mitchellstown, Ire
land. were granted reduction OF twenty
per cent. in their rent on the 14th.
The International bicycle races at Ber-
lin, on the 18th. attracted large number
of spectators. Herr Lehr, of Frank
fort, the winner of the Emperorss
prize, and now champion of Europe, fell
in the race, but was not much hurt.
NEBRASKA has, according to the report
of the State Board of Equalization, SUBJ
mitted on the 18th, 1902 miles of railroad,
of a total assessed valuation of tribe
over S29, 600, 900.
THE steamer Australia, which arrived
at San Francisco, on the 18th, brought
news that Bishop. the mind-reader, who
is at Honolulu, is q mental wreck from
the effects of cocoaine and morphine.
A SPECIAL from Washington, on the
18th, said: 1.-THE Republican platform Of
1888 has been practically written in
Washington, and all that the committee
ON resolutions in Chicago will be required
TO do will be to dovetail the planks to-
gether and trim down the edges SO as to
make workman-like job of the whole"
MISS CLARA BARTON, president of the
American Red Cross Society, who is per-
sonally acquainted with the Empress Au-
gusta and the Grand Duchess Of Baden,
sister of Emperor Frederick, sent the fol-
lowing telegram of coincidence to the EN-
press and Grand Duchess: "Our prayers
and hearts are with you in this night of
woe.o
MAYOR HEWITT Of New York did not
feel justified in ordering the flags over
the City Hall at half-mast because of the
demise Of Emperor Frederick, but said
he would do it if SO requested by the
Common Council.
JAY GOULD returned to New York, on
the 10Th, apparently in his ordinary good
health.
THE jury in the Diss De Barr case were
unable to agree. on the 18th, and were
locked up for the night.
TWENTY freight cars on the Pennsyl-
vania road were wrecked near Ffty-sec-
ond street, Philadelphia, on the 18th, and
were almost entirely destroyed by fire
caught from a hot-box and fed by refined
oil with which one of the cars had been
Loaded
THE American Mills at Fall River,
Mass, were struck by lightning on the
night of the 18th, and totally destroyed by
fire. Loss $4,000.
ALL accounts from abroad agree that
Mr.. Blaine will not talk politics with
those who call upon him.
AT Rushville Mimi, on the IS and 4th, it
rained continuously for thirty hours.
A CHICAGO special to the New York
Times, of the 10th, says Mrs. Logan has
entered into the canvass for Governor
Alger with old-time energy, spiced with
a tinge of bitterness toward other candi-
dates.
THE logs liberated by the giving way of
the boom at Cloquet, on the 18th, were all
caught and held by the railroad bridge at
Duluth, Mimi. 1t transpires that the
boom at Fond du Lac, Mimi, also gave
way.
THE flags of the American and other
legations in London were displayed at
half mast as soon as the news of the
death of Emperor Frederick reached
there.
NUMEROUS messages of coincidence
were sent to Empress Victor ia from En-
land on receipt of the news of the Emper-
or's death. The Queen instantly tele-
graphed her daughter a sympathetic mes
sage. The Prince of Wales left Ascot,
where he was attending the races, imme-
diately.
RIGHT Hon. WIN. 81. SMITH, Govern
ment leader in the House of Commons, on
the 18th, announced to that body the news
Of the German Emperor's death, and gave
notice that on the 18th he would move an
which had overtaken the royal family and
people of Germany.
LAWYER DUNN, Of New York, was found
guilty of grand larceny in the first de-
gree, on the 18th, in receiving from Teller
Scott money stolen by the latter from the
Bank.
COUNT RICHTER, who was designated to
succeed Count Piper, Ambassador at Lon
don for Norway and Sweden, committed
suicide, at Stockholm, on the 10th.
Mr.. GLADSTONE and scores of other
prominent persons called at the German
Embassy, on the 18th, and left cards for
Count Won Hatzfeldt, the German Am
bassador.
A BLAINE veterans meeting, called
For the 10Th, at Marion, ind, was captured
by the adherents of ex-senator Harrison.
In the Italian Chamber of Deputies, on
the 10Th, Premier Crispi made pathetic
illusions to Emperor Frederick, after
which the Chamber, by unanimous con-
sent, adjourned.
The late Emperor Frederick left in
structions to have his body inferred in
the grounds of the garrison church at
Potsdam.