Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-25

DAILY additions are still made to the
ilst OF dead bodies found at Johnstown,
Pa Five were recovered on the 10Th.
THE proprietors of the cotton mills in
Augsburg, Germany, on the 10th, volun-
tarily reduced the hours of labor in their
mills from twelve to eleven hours a day
without q corresponding reduction in
wages.
MAYOR GRANT of New York, on the
18th, sent letters to 500 men. representing
over 81 500, 00O 900, asking them to meet in
his office, on the 18th, to arrange for hold
ing an international exposition in New
York in 1892.
THE stable of the Lowell (Mass.) Horse
Railroad Company was burned, on the
night of the 18th, with 120 horses, five
cars and other contents. The Hotel Bel
mont was damaged, and several persons
were slightly injured.
ABOUT seven hundred operatives in
various silk mills at Paterson, N. j.,
struck, ON the 18th, against ten per
cent. reduction in wages. The manufact-
urers say they will close the mills until
the strikers come to terms.
THE Johnstown (Pa.l Board of Trade
passed resolutions. on the 18th, urging
that steps be taken to bring the matter Of
clearing up the river to the attention of
the National Government and urging an
appropriation for that purpose.
THE President ON the 18th. refused to
confirm the sentences of dismissal i'm
posed by court in the cases Of
cadets Henry G. Lyon and George D.
Moore of the Military Academy. This
refusal amounts to an acquittal.
KING HuMBERr of Italy heard an Edi-
SON photograph, on the 18th, and mani
tested great delight with its working.
He talked into the instrument at intervals
for an hour, and sent a photographic
message to the Queen at Venice.
A MAN.supposed 10 be "Jack, the Rip
per-" was arrested in the Whitechapel
district, London, early on the morning of
the Goth. He had just killed a woman,
and had the knife on. his person with
which he had committedthe deed.
THE trial of General Boulanger has
been definitely fixed for August 10, and
NM. Rochefort and Dillon as we'll as Bou-
LANCER have been summoned to appear
and place themselves under the juris-
diction of the courtwithin ten days.
VERY Rev. JAS. A. CoRcoRAN. S. T. D.,
one of the most learned Catholic divines
of this country and voluminous contrib
utor to church literature. died. on the
18th. at st. Charles Borromeo Seminary.
in Pennsylvania aged seventy years.
CONTRACTOR SLAvIN, who did a good
deal of the dredging for the Panama
Canal Company, says he believes the
American Contracting and Dredging
Company, Of which he is president, will
soon complete arrangements to finish the
canal.
THE Philadelphia Cricket team played,
on the 18th, with the Gentlemen of Sur
rey, the latter beginning and making
294 in the first inning. The Americans
then went in and made 20, with three
wickets down, when play was suspended
for the day.
SECRETARY BLAINE and Minister Reid
have by no means dropped the case of
the three American ladies who are al
legged to have been unlawfully impris-
oned by officials at Mentone, France.
Minister Reid has the matter in hand and
is pushing it.
CUMMINGS, the New Haven (Conn.) let
ter carrier, accused of soliciting CAM
paign money from post-office employees,
was examined before the United States
Commissioner on the 18th. He admitted
the charge, and the case was adjourned
for one week.
THE Duke of Cambridge, Commander
in-Chief of the British army, paid visit,
Oh the 10Th, to the camp of the American
rifemen at Wimbledon. He was shown
the action of the Springfield rifle, in
which the old soldier manifested consid-
cradle interest.
THE Pittsburgh committee for the re-
lief of Johnstown sufferers, on the 10th,
fa1 l<,f q I-< 10, a.
State Commission for distribution by the
latter. The committee also decided to
wind up its affairs and leave the State
Commission in charge.
A REIGN of terror prevails in the little
mining town of Leoben, Servia, where the
whole population is on strike. All the
small tradesmen, and even the civic fire
brigade, have made common cause with
the striking miners, and all commerce
and industry are suspended.
AT Wimbledon, on the 18th, in the
shooting for the minor prizes in the Stew
art contest, seven shots at 200 yards, the
Americans did some good shooting, Far
row making the top score, SO out of
possible 35. Fades, Sergeant Bull. Doyle,
and Human made 81 each, and Johnston,
Merrill and Bumstead. 81 each.
SIR JULIAN PAUNCEForE, the British
Minister, sailed from New York for En-
gland ON the Goth. While in his own
country Sir Julian will arrange his af-
fairs, and in the fall will return to Amer
lea with his family. He speaks highly
of the United States, and of the manner
in which he mas been entertained while
here.
THE session of the South Dakota Con-
stitutional convention, on the 18th, lasted
but seven minutes. Only thirty dele
gates were present-less than a quorum.
The convention as body will accept an
invitation to attend the Waterway con-
vention at Superior, Wis, August 6, and
Its work will be arranged so as to be
completed at that time.
THE Russ House and stables at Fresno,
Cal, were burned early on the morning
OF the 18th. Some horses persisted. 1t
was at first reported that a number of
persons had lost their lives in tine flames.
but after a thorough search of the ruins
it was found that no one was burned To
death. Several persons sustained burns.
but were not seriously injured.
AN article published in Pittsburgh, Pa.
on the 10Th. to the effect that Carnegie
Phipps s. Co. had reduced the price of
steel plates Sc per ton, caused no little
excitement in business circles, until
Chairman Abbott of the firm emphatic.
ally denied the report, stating that the
tendency of prices is upward. and his firm
does not contemplate any reduction.
THE published reports of Pension Office
troubles, and of the dismissal, on the 10th.
without sanction from Commissioner
Tanner, Of Drs. Coolidge, Mason and