Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-22


minister of the German empire to the
United States, died in Berlin on the
18th.
Iris proposed by the Russian govern
ment that England, Russia, Afghanis-
tan and China appoint delegates to
settle the Ramir boundary question
THE Cherokee commission will try to
purchase the lands of the Otoes, Paw
nees, Pincas and Osages, in the next
few weeks, to be thrown open to set
tiers.
THE Atlantic Transport Co. have an
nounced that their steamers will carry
s-handy packages" containing exhibits
for the 'Columb ian exposition free of
charge
PosTMASTER-GENERA WANAMAKER
is collecting the data for his annual -
port to congress. 1t is said the special
features of the report will be similar to
those of last year.
IT is reported that a marriage has
been arranged between the czarowitz
and the Duchess Elsa of Wurtemberg,
a twin, born in 1876. and niece of the
new king of Wurtemberg.
"A rERRIF1c gale arose at Brighton,
England, on the 18th, blowing down
most of the structures in the course of
erection for Buffalo Bills Wild West
show and wrecking them utterly.
THE cabinet, at its meeting on the
18th, discussed in detail several reci-
procity treaties that are now in the
course of negotiation between the
United States and European and South
American countries
IT, is said that under French law
Mrs, Charles Stewart Parnel1 and John
Howard Parnen are the heirs of the
Paris fund of e40, 600 which was banked
in Paris in the joint names of Mr.. Nc
tCarthv, and Mr. Parnell.
THE Pan-Republic congress commit
tee at it's recent two days meeting In
Philadelphia, designated Edward Ever
.ett Hale, D. D., and VIM o. Mcdowell
as delegates to the International Peace
league soon to be held at Rome, Italy.
SUPERINTENDENT fillmore of the
Southern Pacific railroad has informed
Chief Thurston of the Order of Rail-
way Telegraphers that the Southern
Pacific company will not recognize the
order and will discharge any of its en-
ployes belonging to it.
The attempted revolt at Montevideo,
Uruguay, ANONYMOUSLY failed by rea-
son of the refusal of the artillery to
ioin the revolutionists. During the
firing, on the 18th. six persons We're
killed and seven wounded. Fifty-two
arrests have been made.
AsALUTE fired in honor of Bishop
Scannell of Omaha, at st. Paul. Neb.,
on the 10th, resulted in the death of
John Cenoyway, who was helping to
load a small cannon which was dis
charged prematurely. tearing both his
hands off and badly mutilating his head
and body.
THE export of barley from Canada to
the United States during the fiscal
year ended June so last, as compared
with last year, declined from 10,040,-
600 to a, 500, 900 bushels During the
same period there was an increase of
800 per cent. in the export of. barley to
Great Britain.
Mrs. MARY WILEY PRESTON, aged
80, mother. of Herbert A. Preston, for
twenty years member of the Wash
ington bureau of the New York Her
add fell down stairway in her resi-
dence in Washington, on the 18th, and
died within five minutes. Her neck
was dislocated.
SIR EDWARD ARNOLD, the author. of
1.-THE Light of Asia, 1.-The Light of
the World, "-etc., sailed from Liverpool
for. the United States on the steamer
CITY of New York on the 18th. He
comes to America to give descriptive
talks and readings from his poems land
prose writings
The annual Christian international
convention met in Allegheny City. Pa,
on the 10th. It was the forty-seeond
annual convention of the home society,
the sixteenth of the foreign society and
the seventeenth of the Christian twe-
mems board. AH informal reception
was held at night About 1000 dele
gates from all parts of the world at
tended.
In the light of the announcement
from Europe that Parnell's widow and
his brother will legally inherit the
funds subscfi bed by Americans for the
relief of evicbed Irish tenants and de
posted by .Parnell ina French bank,
further appeals for funds are likely to
be met with arather CHILLING response
ON thisesi of the Atlantic.
A,GR4NITE monument was unveiled
at CanogS, n. ", on the shore OF
Seneca lake, on-the 14th, 10 the memory
of Red Jacket, chief of the Six Nations
of Iroquois. The monument was
erected by the Wsterloo Library and
Historical society On the spot where
the great chief first saw the light. A
delegation of indians from the 8, 700
Canadian survivors ,ef the Sisc Nations
Were present.
Mary Mclaughlin, going to visit her
sister at West Branch, Mich. arose
from her berth ona sleeper on the New
York Central road, at 4 q clock Oh the |
morning of the 18th. walked to the rear
platform and disappeared when fosnd, !
near West Batavia, n. ", she was so |
severely injured that she died soon |
after. 1t is supposed that she was a
somnamb ulist aad walked off the train !
while asleep.
COMMODORE NATHANIEL DUNCAN IN |
GRAHAM. formerly of the United States |