Iron County register., 1891-10-15

PARKER, WEBB & Co. s packing house
in Detroit, Mich. was damaged S10J.-
OOG by fire on the Sth. One man was
burned to death and about a dozen
others were more or less seriously in
jured.
GEN. FoRsYTHE denies the report that
he is engaged to marry Miss Bache,
daughter of his old friend Dr. Bache, of
the medical department of the United
States army.
Mr.. A. Il. FRoMAN and Miss Emma J.
Michael, of Colorado Springs, Col,
were, on the Sth, united in marriage on
the summit of Pixies Peak, 14,147 feet
above the sea-
Gov. CAMPBELL of Ohio has sued the
Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette on two
counts claiming $50, 900 damage in each
count The suit grows out of the pres
ent heated campaign.
The Florida Worlds fair convention
has voted to raise 500, 900 for a state
exhibit at the Columbian exposition.
THE grand jury of Kings county, y.
V, has indicted Mayor Gleason of Long
Island City for assault in the second
degree on Alfred Nelson, at a meeting
of the board of health on June 80.
IN marriage at Cummings, Kas.. the
groom was 16 and the bride Is years of
age
The report of the formation of to-
bacco trust is denied by the New York
men who were alleged to be interested.
THE Adams Express Co. has lost S3,-
600 by robbery at Springfield, Mo.
AN immense democratic mass-meet-
ing in Cooper Union, New York, on the
evening of the Sth, was addressed by
ex-President Cleveland and Gov. Hill.
The Brotherhood of Railway Con-
ductors and the Order of Railway Con-
ductors have voted for federation.
LIEUT. SCHwATKA, the explorer, has
returned from a trip to Alaska, in which
he explored a great extent of heretofore
unknown country.
A PERFECTLY organized band of
thieves and counterfeiters has been
broken up in Pulaski county, Ky.
The Georgia legislature has passed
bill to prevent com binations among in
surance companies
IT is probable that the new railway
track laid in the United States this year
will aggregate about ), 200 miles.
The New York police are looking for
a Mrs. Yancy, who is accused by Chi
cago diamond-importing firm of alb
sconding with $50, eco worth of dia-
monds, which she smuggled into the
country for them. 1t is said that in her
career as smuggler she has defrauded
the government of duties on 81, O00 900
worth of diamonds. The diamonds are
said to have been concealed in the
mouth or pouch of a pelican, which the
woman always had with her ostensibly
as pet.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country, during the
seven days ended on the 9th, number,
for the United states, 240, and for Can
ada so, or a total of 270; as compared
with total of $50 for the week pre-
vious. For the corresponding week of
last year the figures were 21a, repre-
senting 1S6 failures in the United States
and 20 in the Dominion of Canada
ADvICEs from Panama are to the cf-
feet that government affairs in British
Honduras are in a trOublouS condition.
After a struggle between the govern
ment and the popular element of legis-
latiOn, the representa- tives vacated their
seats in body. Matters have been
placed before the British government
for settlement.
The reports from the wheat fields of
North Dakota and northwestern Min
neSota are more encouraging. The
weather is charming and threshing is
progressing in many places Less than
half the crop has been threshed, and
fears are still expressed that much of
it may be lost.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad Co. S September statement for
the entire system shows gross earnings
of 81, 2eS, 334, an Increase of $5l4, 037.
The stage between Lickville and
Lakeview, Ore, was held up and
robbed by two men. near Lal>eview, on
the Stia. The amount of the Doodle
secured by the robbers is not known,
but they did not modest the mails.
THE Oliver & Roberts Wire Co., of
Pittsburgh. Pa, has failed, and has
asked for an extension. The other in
terests in which Mr.. Oliver is concerned
are not affected.