Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-22
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The boiler of a locomotive on the
Reading railroad exploded near Shame.
kin. Pa, on the 18th, killing Engineer
Hogelkens and Fireman Charles Kauff-
man, and probably fatally iniuring Con-
ductor George c. Younger.
THE funeral of the late Nicar-General
William Keegan took place in Brook
lyn, on the 18th. from the Church of the
Assumption, of which he had been pas
tor.
a QUANTITY of balistite, the new ex-
plosive, exploded, on the 18th, at the
factory for the manufacture OF arms and
munitions at Avigliana, Italy. Four
teen persons were instantly killed and
many others were injured, some of
them fatally.
TIE New York Independent publishes
returns from all but five of the presby-
teries of the Presbyterian church, show
ing that 133 have voted for revision of
the Westminster Confession, 90 against
revision, and 6 have declined to vote.
Most of the presbyteries not heard from
are foreign.
DANIEL METZ well-known retired
and wealthy pork merchant of Gin
cinnati has become insane through the
loss of $40, 900 in bucket-shop specula
ton. His condition is thought to be
hopeless.
COMMISSIONERS to represent Pennsyl-
vania at the Worlds Fair in Chicago
have been appointed by Governor Bea-
yer. as follows: John w. WOodside,
Philadelphia: William Mcclellan, Pitts
burgh, and John X. Hallock, Erie, with
r. Bruce Ricketts,, of Willlesbarre, al
ternate. Hon. Alonzo Shotwell, of Phil
adelphia, is commissioner at large.
JUDGE STEWART, of Bal tim ore, Md,
on the 18th. delivered an opinion in the
case of Stevenson Archer, eX-State
Treasurer, in which he held that
Archer can not be tried for embeZzle-
ment. The argument was on a demur-
rer to the indictment charging him
with embezzling S132, 900 from the
State. The State will now have to rely
upon the malfeaSance case at Annap-
oils.
THE reception to Henry NJ. Stanley
in the Guild Hall, London, on the 18th,
was an enthusiastic affair. dense
crowd thronged the approaches to the
building, and the appearance of MIR.
Stanley was the signal for tremendous
outburst of cheering. The guests num-
bered 1000. The Lord Mayor present.
ed to the explorer gold casket con-
tanning an address from the Corpora
ton of London.
THE twelve-year-old son of w. c.
Buck, of Longview, Ill, was taken to
Tuscola, on the 18th, where maidstone
belonging to Elder d. c. Hostetter was
applied to a wound made on his face by
rabid dog. The stone adhered to the
wound over an hour, and it is believed
that he is out of danger. The dog was
killed.
A MOVEMENT has been inaugurated in
New York to secure 1000, 900 signatures
to a memorial to be sent to the Gar of
Russia, asking that he look into and
seek to ameliorate the condition of the
exiles in Siberia. The movement was
started by a suggestion made at the
church of Rev. Mr.. Nc Vicar, of Phila-
delphia.
SENATOR INGALLS, denies that he
knowingly plagiarized Massillon,s Ser
mons, q copy of which he never pos
sesscd, in his eulogy of the late Repre-
sentative Burns, of Missouri.
COUNT NoN MoLrKE, speaking in the
| Reichstag. on the 18th, in support of the
| Military bill, said that it is imperative
for Germany to maintain a strong mill
| tary establishment, as a strong govern
| ernment alone would be able to main
| tain peace.
| OK the 18th United States Senator
| Edward Oliver Walcott. of Denver, Col,
was married to Mrs. Frances Metcalf
Bass, at Buffalo, \. y. The wedding
was an elaborate affair.
WHITE CAPS set fire to the cabin OF
negro named Anderson at Meridian,
| Miss, on night of the 14th. Anderson
ran out, fired into the crowd, killing
Louis Land and wounding two others,
and then escaped. Public feeling iustl-
! fies Anderson.