Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-09-17

IHE subscription Es1Sufor the relle-
of the sufferers by the Park place dis
aster in New York were declared CLOSED
at meeting of the relief committee or
the 10th. The total sum received was
S27,535. The committee reported that
| out of sixty-three families investigated
forty-seven required help.
FIFTEEN arch bishops and bishops OF
| the Catholic church have accepted in
| vitations to be present at the celebra.
ton of the jubilee of Bishop Hennessy,
of the diocese of Dubuque, Ia, which
occurs September 80 and October 1.
Among them are Archbishops Ryan of
Philadelphia, Feehan of Chicago, and
Ireland of St Paul.
AN express train dashed into the
midst of gang of track men who were
at work ON the line near Glasgow on
the 10th. Five of the laborers were
killed.
LEWIS REMEL has been arrested at
Phillipsburg, n. J., on suspicion of hav-
ing attempted to wreck train on the
Lehigh Valley railroad. In a trunk
belonging to the prisoner was found a
quantity of dynamite and other evil
dence that will probably convict him.
Remel has bad record. He caused an
explosion on the Daniel Drew on the
Hudson in 1879, and after serving a
seven-years' sentence, wrecked a Della
ware & Hudson train at Plattsburg, n.
Y, killing several persons. He is also
well known as a confidence man.
JOHN a. BANDCRoFT's brick barn, at
Worcester, Mass, was partially de-
stroyed by fire on the 18th. Fourteen
horses and several valuable Swiss cat
tie were burned to death. Loss, $780,
600; fully insured An employe named
Frank Wood has been arrested on sus-
picion of having caused the fire.
On the 18th William H. Galley, a col
ored student at the Harvard medical
school, shot himself in the breast, dy-
ing in a few minutes, because his IA
pany with a young colored girl of
whom he was greatly enamored.
SCHIFFERsTADT, in Rhenish Bavaria,
was nearly destroyed by fire on the
18th. The disaster originated in the
saw mills, and Notwithstanding all eff
forts, the flames spread rapidly, con-
verting fourishing town to ashes
THE captain, several of the crew and
forty cabin passengers of the Italian
steamer Taormina were drowned. on the
18th, by the sinking of the steamer, in
a collision in the Egean sea off Cape
Colonna with the Greek steamer Thes-
salia.
Mr.. AND Mrs. CLEVELAND will close
Gray Gables, their seaside mansion at
Buzzard's Bay, Mass, probably the
Goth, returning thence to New York for
the winter.
SECRETARY PROCTOR is making final
tour of the military stations of the west
previous to his resignation of the war
portfolio. The secretary will visit the
posts in Minnesota, South Dakota, Mon
tana, Nebraska and other points. He
is accompanied by Quartermaster Gen
eral Holobird, Maj. Schwab and Lieut..
Howard. He will retire from the cabi-
net, he says, November 1.
ACTING TREASURER WHELPLY says
that never in the history of the coun-
try was there such demand upon the
United States treasury for money with
which to move the crops. The treasury
is doing its best to meet the demand.
What is most in demand are notes of
the smaller denominations.
A DISCOVERY of petroleum oil has
been made at Cologne, Cal, fifty miles
southwest of Fresno. The oil is de-
clared to be of the best quality yet
found in the state, being easily refined.
Machinery has arrived from Los An
geles to operate the wells on large
scale.
CLAIMANTS, as well as the govern
ment, are getting ready for the litiga-
ton before the private land claims
court established by the last congress.
Not single petition has been filed by
claimants as yet, but flood of business
is known to be in course of preparation.
THERE are on file in the department
of justice the applications of about $50
more or less eminent lawyers from all
sections of the country for appointment
on the bench of the new United States
circuit court.
The pension office during the month
of August issued 24.47e pension certifi-
Gates of all kinds. the average first pay
ment on each being SIG.