Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-17
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

DURING the storm which swept over
Fort Wayne, Ind, on the evening of
the Sth. Miss Ida Miller, aged twenty,
while standing in the doorway of her
fathers store. was struck by ligh thing
and instantly killed. Her mother, who
was with her, was badly shocked, as
was also a travelling man who was en-
tering the store at the time
CONGRESSMAN PHELAN of the Tenth
district of Tennessee sent challenge
to Colonel John NJ Flemming. of the
Knoxville (Tenn-) Sentinel, which the
latter, who has no respect for the code
duello, declines to accept in a scathing
open letter in his own paper.
JAMES MONROE SHELLENBERGER, a
member of the Pennsylvania Board of
Charities, and one of the best known
men in Boylestown, has left for parts
unknown, and is charged with being
short in his accounts to the extent of
$4,000
THE family of Hon Samuel J. Randall
deny report sent out from Washing
ton, on the 9TH. of the critical condition
of that gentleman, and state that he is
somewhat better.
\ BosToN news agency says the an
nual salary list of the Atchison, Topeka
e Santa Fe Railroad Company has been
reduced $500, 600, and that other ex-
penses have been cut down 81 .000 900.
MAY Is has been fixed as the date for
the assembling of the International
Telegraph Congress in Paris.
IT is stated that the Pope intends to
elevate DR.. Kepp, Bishop of Breslau, to
the cardinalate, in recognition of his
services in the recent Labor conference
at Berlin.
FRED MEDUURST. cashier of the First
National Bank at Minot, S. D., disap-
peared. on the 9th, and s. 600 belonging
to the bank is missing.
AN agent of the Congo State recently
resigned, and his whereabouts has since
been a mystery. His resignation was
the outcome of some disobedience to the
Governor-General. It is now the gen
eral belief that he has joined the forces
of Tippoo lib.
CHARLES L. LANCASTER. ex treasurer
of the Buffalo On. W Press Club, is
about 81, 100 short in his accounts, and
has gone to Canada.
OK October the AmericaniSts' Con-
gress will meet in Paris for four days
discussion of the history of the Amer
icaS.
A TELEGRAM was received in London,
on the 9th, from Emin Pasha express
ing regret at his inability to accept the
invitation of the relief committee to
visit England. He will send a letter
explaining his reasons.
THE Merriam colliery at Ashland,
Pa, resumed, on the 9th, giving four
hundred employees work after several
weeks idleness.
TIE estate of the late Junius S. Nor
gan, the American banker, who died at
Monte Carlo, recently, is stated to be
valued al $50. 600, 900.
EMPEEoK WILLIAM has consented to
open the coming exhibition at Bremen
in person.
THE bonds stolen by Bank Teller
Kimball, of Worcester, Mass. We're
mostly gilt-edged railroad bonds, readi
" negotia BILE. Their face value is S43,
800, but the market value was between
$1,000 and 81, 900 additional. Detectives
are working on the theory that he is
headed for China.
AT West Elizabeth. Pa, on the 9th,
two children of George Beattie, boy
and girl, aged seven years, were drowned
on their way 10 school while crossing
foot-log over Lobb's run. The little
girl lost her footing and fell in the wa
ter, and her brave twin brother in try
ing to rescue her lost his life also.
WESTERN PENNsYLvASIA was visited
by an unusual rain, wind and electric
storm on the 9th. Great damage was
done and t least two lives were lost.
In Pittsburgh number of houses were
struck by lightning and several persons
stunned, but not seriously injured.
NINE hours without reduction of
wages has been granted the 1900 work
men employed in twelve of the fifteen
marble factories in Boston.