Iron County register., 1890-04-24

900, has been formed in Philadelphia to
buy up the lithographing plants of the
country
THE Richford VT veneer mills were
destroyed by fire, on the 18th, together
with all of the stock and machinery
Loss, so, 900; insurance, S15, 900.
THE Democratic convention at Shoals,
Ind, on the 18th, nominated John +.
Britz, of Duboisc, for Congressman from
the Second district on the 3S1th ballot
THE striking painters at the New
England Company's ship-yard, at Bath,
Me-, returned to work, on the 10th, at an
advance in wages of twenty-five cents
per day.
SENATOR QUAY, on the 10th, intro
duced bill to reopen League Island
Navy Yard, at Philadelphia, for the
construction and repair OF vessels of the
United States navy.
J. S. CASwELI, the murderer of
George Gould, was sentenced TO impris-
the 18th. He was unmoved and took his
EUGENE NJ. WILSON, of Minneapolis,
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Minnesota in 1SSS, died at Nassau, Ba-
tama Islands, OF malarial fever, on the
10Th. He was q member of Congress in
1S6S.
TIE Dahomian army, with the King
at it's head, arrived near Porto Novo,
on the 18th. On the march the Daho-
mians burned number OF villages and
created the greatest excitement and
alarm among the people.
THE officers OF the war-ships in port
at Messina, Italy, on tho 18th, in
cluding those of the Boston and Allan
ia, of the American squadron of evolu-
ton, were entertained at a fete given in
their honor by the Project
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FREHE JUsTINIEN, Provincial Superior
of the Community of the Brothers of
Charity in Canada, died on the 18th
He was born in Belgium in 1855, came
to Boston as Superior in 1874, and was
promoted to Provincial Superior in 1879.
AMONG the bills introduced in the SEN
ate, on the 10th, was one by Mr.. Gamer
on for public building at Allentown,
Pa This is the famous Sowden bill
vetoed by President Cleveland, except
ing that the amount is increased to $780,
600.
OVER twelve hundred coke ovens were
shut down indefinitely, On the 18th, by
the Frick, Schoonmakcr and McClare
coke companies of Scottdale, Pa.
Twelve hundred men were thrown out
OF work. The colSers threaten a general
strike.
On the occasion of the retirement of
Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler from mis- thlr-
ty years pastorate of the Lafayette
Avenue Presbyterian Church in Brook
lyn, on the 10th, he was presented by
the congregation with u purse contain
ing $4,000.
THE United States Supreme Court, on
the 18th, affirmed the decision of the
Circuit Court of california which dis
charges United States Marshal Neagle
from the custody of the sheriff who held
him on charge of numbering Judge
Terry last August
WHILE Edward Grant of Newark, O.,
formerly railroad conductor, was go
ing to his home on a back street, on the
night of the 18th, he was fired upon by
some unknown party and two bullets
lodged in his side and back, inflicting
probably fatal injuries.
FAILURES FOR the seven days ended
on the 18th numbered: For the United
States, ISL; Canada, 33; total, 214; COM
pared with 2O9 for the previous week.
For the corresponding week last year
the figures were oil in the United
States and 35 in Canada.
In the Rhode Island House of Repre-
sentatives, on the 10th, Hugh j. Car
roll, mayor of Pawtucket, and Repre-
sentative from that city, publicly apollo
gized for the insulting language used
on the floor of the House to Representa-
tive John T. Lonsdale, of Providence.
THE Ohio House of Representatives,
on the 18th, passed the Mallon Aus
tralian Ballot System bill by a vote of
6S to 81. Besides the Australian feat
ure, the bill provides for the creation of
a non-partisan State board of election,
with supervisory powers over non-p1f-
tisan county boards.
THE National convention of colored
men in session in Washington, on the
4th perfected q permanent organization
by the election of Rev. J. c. Price, of
North Carolina. as president, and w. C.
Chase, of Washington, secretary. A list
of honorary vice-presidents. one from
each State represented in the conven-
ton, was also selected.
CONTRACTS for lighting the city of
New York with gas for year from May
1, 1890. were awarded on the 18th. All
bids by electric-lighting companies
were rejected, the mayor and his coll
leagues believing that y combination
existed between the companies for the
purpose of charging the city an exor-
bitant price
a WAGON load of nitro glycerine
shells used in shooting oil and gas
wells, exploded at Cygnct, o., on the
18th, with terrific force. Two men who
were on the wagon were blown to pieces
and nothing was left of them but few
strings of their clothing. The horses
were both killed and terribly mangled,
and the wagon was reduced to kindling
wood.
A RUNNER from Cheyenne who had
been seventy miles west of Pierre, s
n on fha rnSaryatiOn anuOuncal on