Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-12-25
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PREMIER CRISPI has instructed the
Italian police authorities to promptly
suppress all publications printing Sc
ditious articles, whether purporting to
be issued in the cause of the church or
otherwise. This is looked upon as a
menace to the Vatican, whose organs
have been especially virulent since the
late election.
THE Indians on the ranches near
Chico, Cal, have commenced the Mes
siah or ghost dance. The Indians,
though civilized, are going into the
craze with all the fanaticism of their
nomadic brethren further east.
THE Lehigh Valley Coal Company has
resumed operations at all their collier
les, which have been closed for some
time past. This will give employment
to many thousands of persons.
ALL the London papers join in de-
nouncing the outrage upon Mr.. Parnell,
which nearly resulted in permanently
running his sight.
FOUR Hungarian miners were killed
by a fall of coal in the mines near
Hazelton, Pa, on the nth.
THE trial of the suit brought in the
Supreme Court. Brooklyn. by the father
of four-year-old Frank Ehrman, to re-
cover $50. 900 damaf es from the Brook
lyn City Railroad Company for the loss
of Franks leg, ended, on the nth, in a
verdict for the plaintiff for $4,000.
THE Crown Prince and Princess of
Greece will spend the Christmas holt
days at the English court.
THE well-known French painter,
Louis Eugene Charpientier, died in
Paris on the nth.
THE storm of the 18th played havocin
New York City and vicinity. Several
canal and smaller boats We're sunk at
the piers in North and East rivers and
many outgoing steamers were compelled
to defer their departure. A portion of
the roof of Days Theater was blown
off, smoke-stacks blown down and in
some cases personal injuries were sus-
tanned.
The President declines to issue his
proclamation inviting the world to par
ticipate in the Column bian Exposition in
Chicago until the $1,000, 900 in bonds
voted by the Chicago City Council are
actually issued and placed in the hands of
the city comptroller. Every thing must
be ship-shape before the President gives
SITTING BULLS body was buried. on
the 18th. in the post graveyard at Fort
Yates. \. D.. the interment being wit
messed only by the soldiers and people
at the post The five Indian police who
were killed in the fight We're inferred
with full military honors.
DETECTIVE JAMES HUTTON, of San
Francisco. who had been detailed to
watch the thieves in the neighborhood
of jefferson Square, was found muir
dered on the morning of the 18th. evil
IDENTITY having been stricken down by a
blow on the head from some one be-
hind him.
THE heaviest snow-storm in five years
struck Pittsburgh. Pa, and vicinity on
the 18th. almost cutting that city from
outside communication. Mails were de-
layed. telegraph and other electric
wires FRUSTRATED and n general inter
ruption OF traffic and business occa-
stoned.
TREASURER MURDoCK of the Blue
beard. .Jr.. Company was attacked in
his room at the Markham House, At
lanta. Ga. on the nth, by a rohber, and
seriously wounded in the head. The
robber escaped with about $1,000 with
which Murdoch was about to pay the
salaries of the company.
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH in New
York City was burned on the evening
of the 18th. and with it J. B. Bentley's
painting. The Ideal Head of Christ.
valued at $4,000, which was on exhibit
ton in the edifice.
THE London Standard expresses
doubt as to the advisability of Mr..
Chamberlain's scheme for the forma-
ton of new party. The facts. it says,
are daily tending to call into existence
national party composed of Unionists
and Conservatives.