Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-12
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Electric slaightering of cattle has
proven successful in St Petersburg,
death being instantaneous.
"A philanthropist in London has
established spectacle mission where
poor people can have their eyes tried
and get spectacles.
British Colum bians are agitating
for mint The Dominion has no
gold coins, and its silver and copper
currency is made in England.
The premiere danseuse Mile. Zuc-
chi. of the Ellen Theater in Paris, upon
her marriage to Prince B asetchitkoff
received 120 silver drinking cups. all
fashioned like dancing slippers.
There is well-patronize slave
market in Cabul for the sale of slaves
brought from Kafristan. Girls bring
higher prices than women. and are
sold according to height. Oaly Mo-
hammedans are allowed to buy.
In Buenos Ayres there is bank
which has paid-up capital of $751;
900. 900. deposits of $50. 900, 600. and
line of discounts amounting to $780,
600, 600. The Argentine Republic inn
ports $50. 900. 900 worth of goods, and
of this sum the United States gets only
S. 900. O0O The country is already
powerful competitor in the markets of
the world for dressed beef and wheat.
The throne or royal chair of the
Queen Hatasu, of the eighteenth dy-
nasty of Egypt, fell into the hands of
Mr. jesse Haworth. of Bowden.
Cheshire. It was shown recently at the
Manchester exhibition. Mr.. Haworth
has presented the throne to the Brit
ish Museum. No other piece of royal
furniture equal 10 this in splendor is
known to have been saved from the
tombs of Egypt.
Mutual organizations to ENSURE
against epidemics are being estab-
lished in some parts of the large
manufactures of Sheffield, England.
Each workman contributes two or two
and one-half per cent. of his wages,
and in return is guaranteed pay
ment equal to his average wages
should he be obliged to quit work on
account of any epidemic in his family.
The p1oprietors of the manufactures
have charge of the funds.
"A new form of mendicancy is be-
coming fashionable in Paris. The
beggars who affect the latest mode
attire themselves in artistic cos tunes,
and, armed with palette and brushes
and other insignia of the painter
profession, take their position in the
galleries of the Louvre and Luxem-
bourg, and, whenever an English
tourists party come near. assume the
character of starving artists. Steps
have been taken by the authorities at
the Louvre to suppress this.
The presents given to Pope Leo in
honor of his jubilee already amount
in value to 80. 900. 900 francs and still
continue to pour in on him. The Pope
intends to endow a museum and send
aid to poor churches and chapels
throughout the world. The Convent
of the Grande Chartreuse Stands at
the head of the list so far as jubilee
contributions go. having forwarded to
the Pope gifts amounting to 500, 900
francs.
The cost of the German war Of
fee with SOB off Gals managing s.
900, 900 of men is f160. 900. The cost
of the English war Office with sos Of
ficials managing 500 900 men in f4.-
900. 0O0 The cost Of the German
army is f19. 800 600; of the English
army ETA, 100000 The German
army cost half million sterling for
each army corps. and the English
seven millions for each army corps.
The Dutch authorities are re-
ported to intend constructing line of
railway in Sumatra for the purpose of
utilizing some coal fields discovered
some twenty years ago. The coal is
stated to be superior in quality to the
best English COAL and the yield is es-
timated at 200. OOO 600 tons. To
build the railway will take over six
years, and the cost will be about 49,
600, 900 forms.