Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-17

nent Methodist, died at his residence In
New York City, on the 9th, aged sixty
two.
A STRIKE of the entire metropolitan
police force of London is imminent, and
the people are badly frightened. The
authorities are taking precautionary
measures and hope to weather the
crisis.
THE sessions of the Spanish Cortes
have been suspended until Christmas,
when the body will be dissolved in Or
der that general election on the basis
of universal suffrage may be had in
February.
THE Turkish Government has sent a
note to the British Government de-
manding that it fix a date upon which
Egypt will be evacuated by the British
troops without the right to again occupy
that country.
A JACK THE RIPPER" has turned up
in Dusseldorf, Germany. A work girl,
aged twelve, was found in a field near
the town with her throat cut and mu-
tilated in the fashion of the White
chapel victims.
p. ID. WIGGINGToN, at one time the
candidate of the American party for the
presidency, died at his home in Oak
land, Cal, on the Sth. He served two
terms in Congress as a Representative
from California.
A FAVORABLE report has been ordered
on the Senate bill to provide for the
disposal of the Pagosa Springs military
reservation in the State of Colorado to
actual settlers under the provisions of
the homestead laws.
A DESTRUCTIVE cyclone, resulting in
a most appalling loss of life, recently
swept over the province of Oman, Ara
bia- Immense damage was done to
houses and plantations, and seven humid
red persons were killed.
STATE SENATOR ]. FISHER SMITH, of
Sabine Parish, La, whose absence from
the Capitol, on the 10th, prevented the
passage of the Lottery bill over the
Governors veto, died on that day. He
had been i'll about month.
THE new Spanish War Minister. who
has visited Valencia, declares that the
cholera epidemic is more serious than
was generally believed. The Cabinet
has decided to punish the local officials
for concealing the true state of affairs.
THE House committee on commerce,
on the Sth, authorized favorable re-
port on House bill amending the Inter-
State Commerce law allowing contract
rates to be made for the transporta ton
OF theatrical companies of seven or
more.
WAY YEN WAN, q wealthy San Fran
cisco Chinaman, has just purchased 49,,
O00. 900 acres of land on the Isthmus of
Tehauntepec, and another large tract
on which coffee, indigo, tobacco, and, it
is believed, tea can be successfully
grown.
THE Louisiana House refused, on the
10th to. pass over the Governors veto
the bill repeating the Sunday law
passed by the Legislature two years
ago closing up all liquor saloons, bar
Der shops and stores throughout the
State of Louisiana.
ADvICEs from Jamaica state that
Canada has applied for 80, 600 cubic feet
OF space in the international exposition
there, to be opened on January %, 1891.
This has led to a discussion in the pub
lie press of the commercial relations of
the two countries.
A LARGE number of negroes, who were
taken from Virginia, to work in the
brick yards along the Hudson river,
left for their Southern homes on the 9th.
The experiment proved failure and
occasioned considerable trouble and
loss to the brick manufacturers.
THE Queen, on the 18th, presented Mr..
Stanley with miniture likeness of
herself set in diamonds. Accompany
ing the gift was an autograph letter
highly eulogistic of Mr.. SANKEY'S serv
ices in the field of exploration and
wishing him happy welded life.
THE Speaker laid before the House.
on the 18th, letter from the President
transmitting the recommendations of
the International American Conference
relative to the protection of patents,
trade marks and copyrights: and for the
further protection of public health
against contagious diseases.
Nor long ago the report was published
that an English syndicate had bought
the Chicago Stock Yards and that the
concern was to be heavily capitalized
and the stock placed upon the market
The stock yards have been sold, but not
to an English syndicate. The purchasers
are the Nanderbilts, and the concern is
TO be capitalized for So, 600, 600, the
stock to be placed on the market.
IN the British House of Commons on
the 18th. Mr.. Howard Vincent asked
the government if, in view of the fact
that free market had been accorded
to American imports by Great Britain
while the heavy duties imposed upon
British goods had nearly extingulshed
the National debt of the United States,
the government would invite America
to refrain from enforcing the prohibit
tory tariffs now before Congress, and
give instead fair commercial reciprocity
Sir James Ferguson said that such
representations were not likely to be
successful