Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-14

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the Sth.
A WOUNDED native of Manipur has
been captured who is said by the vii
layers to be the man who murdered
Commissioner Quinton.
LORD JAMES DOUGLAS, brother of
the marquis of Queensberry, committed
suicide in London, on the 5th, by cut
ting his throat, while temporarily in
sane.
THE laborers on the island of Navassa
are on strike, and the United States
steamer Kearsarge has landed force
for the protection of the people who
are menaced.
THE American swimmer, Dalton, sue
cessfully completed the task of swim
ming sixteen consecutive hours in the
English channel, leaving the water at
midnight of the 9th.
THE will of the late Lawrence Bar
rett was allowed in the Norfolk county
Mass probate court on the 9th. The
property is left in trust for the benefit |
of the widow and three daughters.
THE National Stove Manufacturers
association in session in Philadelphia,
adopted resolution, on the Sth, pledg-
ing themselves to maintain the prices of
stoves at the same figure as last year
THE city council of Scranton, Pa, |
ct a meeting on the 18th, expelled Coun-
cilmen Golden, McGrail and Kelly, |
charged with soliciting brides from Ed
mund Bartle, candidate for city engi- !
neer.
THE Massachusetts, state board of |
health reports that there were seven
teen deaths from hydrophobia during
the past year. This is the highest /
number of deaths from this disease that |
has ever been recorded in that state.
By a vote of 81 to "a the national con-
vention of machinists at Pittsburgh,
Pa. decided. on the 7th, to refuse adj
mission to negroes Canada requested |
admission, and the association was made
international to permit the Canadian
machinists to join.
THE meetings of the socialists held |
throughout Germany, on the Sd. were
but SHINY attended and no interest was
manifested in them The day was
turned into a general holiday by the
people, and it seemed evident that So
cialism had lost its vitality.
THE Minneapolis flour mill consolida-
ton is practically assured The six
mills in the deal are the Crown Roller,
Zenith, Petit, Northwestern Columbia
and Galaxy, with capacity of about
1900 barrels daily, or a little less than
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mills.
INTERNAL REVENUE COMMISSIONER
MASON estimates that the amount of
whisky manufactured in the United
States during the present year will be
10000, 900 gallons, being 5000. 900 gal
Ions more than was ever before pro-
duced in the country in any one year.
WHILE Mr.. William Jacques, an
American, from Newton, Mass, was
out driving with his daughter at Flor
ence, Italy, on the 9th, his carriage was
pursued by mob of people, who at
tackled it and pelted it with stones.
His daughter, who interfered in his be-
half, was injured.
THE report received from Simla to
the effect that. among those killed in
the last engagement between the Brit
ish, under Lieut.. Grant, and the Mani
puris at Fort Thabet was the usurping
rajah is erroneous. The person meant
was the communicating chief of the
Manipuris in the field.
THERE is cessation in the work of |
reorganizing the keystone bank of
Philadelphia, and depositors are igno-
rant of their fate. a gentleman in a
position to know the facts says that it
will be surprise if depositors realize
% per cent. There are 100000 wild
cat stocks among the assets.
THE reciprocity agreement proposed
by the state department under the pro-
visions of the Mckinley bill was, on
April %, formally approved by the Ven
ezuelan federal council. as well as by
the government. without the slightest |
change. 1t thus only awaits the presi-
dents signature to become law.
THE steamship Etata, which was
seized by the United States marshal at
San Diego, Cal, got away, on the 9th, |
taking United States deputy marshal,
who was on board, with her. Secre-
tary Tracy has instructed Rear-Admiral |
Brown, commanding the Pacific station,
to seize the Etata wherever found.
1T is stated that the agricultural firm
of Massey & Co., of Toronto, Ont. and
the Harris company, of Brantford, have
combined, the capital to be S., 600, OO0
1t is expected that the amalgamation
of the two firms-the largest of their
kind in Canada-will result in the alb /
sorption or extinction of all the smaller
firms
A SUMMARY of reports received from
all sections of Kentucky, northern
Tennessee and southern Indiana indi- |
cate the destruction by the frosts, on |
the nights of the 5th and 9th, of nearly |
all forms of garden vegetables, except |
Strawberries, which will probably still |
average half a crop with favorable |
weather.
MINISTER OF MARINE UPPER. on the |
5th, denied the statement attributed to |
him that the United States government |
had intimated that there would be no |
interference on the part of American |
cruisers with British Columbia sealers |
this season. He also stated that the |
Dominion government had given no as |
surance to the owners of the sealing |