Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-10
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

By an explosion of gas in No. slope
of the SusQuchanna Coal Company at
Nanticoke, Pa, on the 2d, three men
were instantly killed, four seriously,
and two slightly injured.
PRINCE; BISMARCK was visited at
FREDERICKSBURG, on the 31st, by three
thousand residents of Hamburg. The
ex-Chancelor in receiving them was at
tired in full military uniform.
THE Garfield Memorial Associa ton
purpose to dedicate, by appropriate
public service, the memorial structure
erected in honor and memory of the
late President Garfield, at Lake View
Cemetery, in Cleveland, O., or National
Memorial Day, May 30 next
THE findings in the McCalla inquiry
are said to be equivalent to a recon-
mendation for the trial by court-mar-
tial of both Commander McCalla and
his executive officer, Lieutenant Inger-
soil. The findings are favorable to En-
sign Kline and Chief Engineer Entwis-
tie. the two officers suspended and re-
ported for court-martial by Commander
McCalla.
Mrs. SARAH Z. SHoRTEIDGE, secre-
tary of the Christian Woman's Board Of
Missions. died at Indianapolis at half
past one o'clock on the morning of the
1St.
THE Democrats and their Catholic al
lies made a clean sweep in the Mil
waukee (Wis.) municipal election, on
the 1st, the chief issue in the contest be-
ing the repeal of the Bennett Compul-
sorry Education bill, which the Demo-
cracts and Catholics favored and the
Republicans and Protestants opposed.
II is rumored in the City of Mexico
that Mr.. Gould will establish a steam
ship line from the United States to
Mexico and Central South American
ports.
TIE East Tennessee, Virginia &
Georgia Railroad Company has con-
tracted for the purchase of the Erlanger
system, comprising about twelve hun
dred miles of road for $500 000 the
idea being to make a leading north-and-
south line between Cincinnati and Jack
sonville, Mobile, New Orleans and
| Memphis.
THE parliamentary election in Wind
sor, England, on the I'd, resulted in
Conservative victory by an unexpe cted-
~ iIst WI lazy NDohi'oA'
ative), received 1.523 votes, to 973 cast
for Mr.. Grenfell (Glad
THE dead victims of the Louisville
horror, up to the 1st, numbered ninety
three. besides $50 badly wounded per-
sens, some of whom will die.
FURNACE No. S of the De Bardeleben
Coal and Iron Company, at Bessemer,
Ala, was blown in, on the I'd, with
elaborate ceremonies.
THE University of st. Petersburg was
closed. on the I'd, and two hundred stu
dents were refused admission. The
archaeological College was also closed,
and three hundred students were re-
fused admission. The action of the au-
thorities in closing the institutions
named is due to the discovery OF con-
spiracy among the students.
THE freedom of the city of Augsburg
was conferred upon Prince Bismarck on
the I'd.
THE Danish Parliament was prorogued
| by the King on the list. In the absence
of u budget he empowered the govern
mcnt to levy existing taxes in order to
/ provide funds for the expenses OF the
gov eminent
! IT is estimated that the proposed new
tariff bill makes 4 total annual reduc-
! ton in the revenues of about so, 00o,-
/ COO
| THE proposed feature of grand re-
! view of the navies CT the world in New
York harbor in October. 1892, now pend
! ing in the Senate as an amendment to
! the Worlds Fair bill, is heartily COM
mended by Admiral Porter.
SAMUEL LEWIS, of Antwerp. O.,
F! boarded the east-bound Wabash pas
sengcr train to steal q ride. On the
morning of the I'd his dead body was
found by section men near Paulding, o.
| He was bartender and unm arried. A
large sum of money was found on the
body.
GOVERNOR HILL of New York signed
the Corrupt Practice bill on the 4th.