Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-11-14
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

IN continuing MS speech De1Ofo the
Parnell Commission, on the 5th, Sir
Henry James accused Mr.. Parnen of
having been the ready recipient of the
money of conspirators, and recalled the
incident of Parnell's having remarked,
upon receiving contribution of G25:
give for bread and twenty for lead
THE union men employed on the ex-
port dock in London, refused, on the
4th, to work unless the companies per-
manent employees join the
union. This the non-union men refused
to do and a deadlock resulted. Scores
of ships are lying idle, it being i'm
possible to get men to handle their car
goes.
AS SOON as the yellow-fever quaran-
tine is lifted in Florida steamships will
begin opening a new trade between
Tampa and Central America.
The Car has written an autograph
letter to ex-Queen Natalie assuring her
of his sympathy and declaring that he
continues to recognize her as Queen of
Servia.
SENATOR MooDY, of South Dakota,
is quoted as saying that the reports of
restitution among settlers in any part
of Dakota are exaggerated and in many
instances circulated for the purpose of
doing harm.
An explosion of gas occurred in col
Hery at Burnburg, Germany. on the 5th,
killing ten men and seriously wounding
many others.
THE elections, ON the 5th, proved a
very Waterloo for the Republican party
i'm of ha Sfofo Of of ff,,l
States and Iowa showing Democratic
gains and victories. Pennsylvania alone
remained true to her old-time loyalty to
the Republican majority.
THE accounts of the horrors of the
electric light wires in New York have
terrified the Londoners and almost null
lifted the efforts of the electric-hght COM
panies seeking to replace the gas lamps
with electric lights throughout the
metropolis.
THE Southern Exposition at Mont
gomery, Ala, was opened by the Presi-
dent from Washington by wire on the
5th. Governor Seay, Mayor Graham
and President Vandiver of the EXPOSE
ton made speeches. The display was
fine one.
IT is stated that the Czarowitz is be-
trothed to Princess Margaret, youngest
sister of the Emperor of Germany, the
betrothal having taken place while the
Gar was visiting Berlin.
THE Northwestern wheat movements
for the week ended the I'd were again
large, total receipts at Duluth and Min
neapolis aggregating 5000, 400 bushels,
an increase of $4,000 bushels over the
previous week. Shipments from the two
places were 1,5O1,74O bushels, a differ
ence of only 1000 bushels from those of
the week before.
COLONEL FRED MUssEY, correspond
emit of the Cincinnati Commercial-Gaz
cite, was attacked at Richmond, Va, on
the 5th, by w. c. Preston, one of the
Democratic challengers, who took Of
fence at Mussey's alleged interference
with negro voters. 1t appears that
Mussey seconded the colored voters
protest against the way their votes were
being handled.
In the football game, on the 5th, be-
tween Princeton and Columbia colleges,
Princeton won. Score, II too.
EVELYN BosCAwEN, Viscount Fall
died in London, on the 9th, aged
seventy years.
THE London Star thanks God that the
capture of Wadelai by the Mahdists has
swept European and Egyptian DONNA
ion from Central Africa, and expresses
hope that it may never be restored.
AT meeting of master lightermen of
London, on the 5th, the demands of
,he employees were considered and the
general opinion was expressed that if a
prolonged strike occurred the results
would be ruinous to the trade. Twenty
ightermen granted the demands of the
men.
In the municipal elections, Sunday, !
throughout Italy. the Liberal and Radi-
al candidates were successful in the
great majority of cases, the Clericals
in only few towns.
THE subscriptions to the New York
Jity Worlds Fair guaranty fund amount
ID, on the 9th, to S2,25s, O61.
THE strike of molders in the Brooks
locomotive Works at Dunkirk, n. Y,
which had lasted two weeks, ended on the
It'll, the men returning to work on con-
lition that the union is not to interfere
With the managers employing such men
Is they choose.
Ex-PREsIDENT and Mrs. Cleveland |
lave matured their plans to sail next |
Iune for Europe, where they will spend |
he best part of a year travelling over |
he continent.
HERR BRANDIES, the German official |
Who is believed to be responsible for |
much of the trouble in Samoa, has been |
ppointed to high diplomatic position |
n New Guinea.
BYRON JONES, mine driver boss,
ged twenty-three years, who had been
for some time because of |
Illness and family troubles, jumped into
yaddell's shaft at Wilkesbarre, Pa,
uring the night of the 5th, and was
vas terribly mangled. He leaves a
7idow and child.
Rev. T. DEWITT TALMAGE, of Brook
yn, arrived in London, on the 9th, and
roceeded on his journey to Palestine on
he following day.
THE legal action taken against the
.ondon Times by Mr.. Parnell for dam
ges resulting from the publication of
ertain alleged ibelous articles about
ne Irish leader has been postponed
pom application of the Times.
THE members of the party of the Ex-
,eme Left in the Hungarian Diet have
oted to reject the Hungarian civil list,
n the ground that Hungary has no
ourt, and, therefore, can not properly
laintain a civil list.
GEORGE HANCOCK, of Salt Lake City,
lormon High Priest, was arrested at