Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-12-04
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

killed, and when citizens rushed in
they found tho doctor in a wild frenzy.
He declared that his wife had tried to
kill him and that he acted in self-de-
tense throughout.
TIE Russian Government has for bid
den the newspapers to publish petition
drawn up by the Jews, asking that they
be placed on civil equality with other
classes in Russia.
THE Brooklyn N. " census returns
which were taken by the police were
completed on the 24th. They show Il
total population of SO, 90 The Federal
enumerators made tho total sos, 900.
A MEETING Of the local branch of the
Clan-na-Gael. at which 30 persons
were present was held on the evening
of the 23d, in the upper story of a house
in Olneyville, Il. l., in which there
were several cases of scarlet fever. 1t
IS feared that the disease was carried
all over the city. There was already
an epidemic of the disease in one of
the public schools.
RUSSIA has made Odessa free port
1t is expected that the already large
commence OF that port will be greatly
increased by this step.
TIE buildings of the Chattanooga
Medicine Company of st. Elmo, a sub
urb of Chattanooga, Tenn, were totally
destroyed 10y fire on the 24th. Loss
$40. 600; insurance. ST., 900.
TIE Knights of Labor officials and
Manager Lynch of the Fricll Coke Com
pany met at Scottdale, Pa, on the
9th. and failed to agree on the one
third shutdown trouble. a notice was
served on the company threatening a
strike in six days if the matter was not
settled.
Z. Il. CEOCKER, president of the Board
of Public Works and of the Crocler
Cracker Manufacturing Company of Dem
yer, Col, is missing and no trace Of his
wherea bouts can be found. His friends
fear that he may have been foulIy dealt
with
CARLO DE&oT, aged thirty-four, and
Joseph Diego, aged forty, were killed,
and Rafello Roato and Carmen Purod
were seriously injured by the explosion
OF 4 dynamite cartridge in New York
City, on the 9th, where they were en-
gagged in blasting.
FIRE occurred in the apartments of
Mrs. Hadley, in New York City, on the
24th. An investigator was made, and
it was learned that Michael IIadley had
set fire to the bed because his wife
would not get mp. Mrs. Hadlcy, on dis
covering the smoke, got up and escaped
being burned
TIE most important Judgment ever
given in Manitoba was delivered by
Judge kilIam, on the 2tth. at Winnipeg.
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man Catholics against an act passed by
the last Legislature aboIishing separate
schools. The case will be appealed to
England.
THE dissecting-room of the Chicago
Medical College caught fire on the 24th,
and before the flames were cxtinguished
two corpscs were cremated. Several
other corpses which had been conveyed
there for dissection were removed.
SIMON and Julius Krojanl1er, who
were arrested on their arrival in New
York from England. some time ago, on q
demand by the German Government
were delivered over to the officers of
the Ser.ia, on the 9th, to be returned
to their native country. They are
wanted for swindling banks in Germany
out of 800 600 francs.
GOVERNOR THAYER of Nebraska said,
on the 24th, that while he did not an
ticipate any raids on Nebraska terri
tory, he was taking all precautions to
protect the settlers.
TIE South Dakota State Farmers AL
lance met in annual session at Mitch
ell on the 25th. The session was
short one.
TIE Supreme Court of Montana, on
the oath, handed down decision in the
famous Davis will case. affirming the
ruling of the lower court, leaving John
\. Davis administrator of the estate.
As no constitutional points are involved,
the case can not be appealed.
THE War Department is giving every
assistance in its power to General Miles.
In addition to tho military force in his
division, ten troops of cavalry, sta
toned in Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas, and large force from Fort
Riley, including two light batteries OF
artillery, have been forwarded to Pine
Ridge Agency to reinforce his com
mand.
WILLIAM LONG, who lives near the
little village of Athens, Ind, tSreshed
early in September and missed a val
liable hog the same day. Not till the
cath did ne think to look under the
strawstacb for it, but at the bottom of
the stack he found the hog alive and
well. Save being very thirsty it gave
no appearance of being the worse for
its captivity.
THOMAS RAIL of Floral Park. l.. l.,
and Alfred Alchin, of Peekskill, \. Y,
while walking on the tracks of the
Long Island railroad, near Floral Park,
on the 10Th, were struck by train.
Rail was instantly killed and Alchin
was seriously, though not fatally in
jured.
a BOTTLE picked up on the beach at
Mar blehead Neck, Mass, on the 23d,
contained slip of paper on which was
written: "Foundered at Sea, Bark
Wator-Witch ID Sept, 80. Forward to
II Bow street, London. Adrift in a
boat. Ten lost A. CARTER"
THE first Democratic mayer that
Dover, \. IL, has ever had was elected.
on the 25th, by a majority of So The
city Government stands seven Rcpub-
licanS and eight Democrats, q Demo
cratic gain Of one.
y CARRIAGE, containing Chas. Lish
erness and his wife and child, was
struck by the night train from Bath,
near Crowley's, Me, on the 27th- The en-
CINE scooped the seat from the carriage
and when the train was stopped the
three were found sitting on the seat of
the carriage, resting on the cow
catcher Mr. LiSherneSS was struck by