Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-09-24

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IT is claimed that if killing frost does
not come within a few days Ohio to-
bacco growers will have in the sheds
the greatest crop that the Miami valley
has produced and of excellent quality.
Hon. CHARLES II. ALLEN was nomi-
mated for governor, on the 10th, by the
republican state convention of MaSsa-
chusetts, in session at Boston, by a vote
of 713 to 81 for w. w. Grape. His Sc
lection was then made unanimous
THE queen regent of Spain desired to
visit Consuegra, but was dissuaded by
her ministers on account of the diff
Guilty of reaching the ruined town.
She has contributed an additional S10,-
600 toward the flood sufferers fund.
On the 10th there was a renewal of
the storm in the province of Toledo,
Spain, and much additional damage re-
suited. The infanta Isabella and Don
Francis d'Assises have each contributed
$4,000 pes etasto the stricken district
As THE Northern Pacific train was
passing through Verndale, Mimi, on
the 18th, en- route for St Paul, a man
named Ericsson startled the passengers
by suddenly drawing a razor and cut
ting his throat from ear to ear. He
died almost instantly.
A SPECIAL from Bridgeport, Conn.,,
says silver ore of rich quality has been
discovered at Newton by Michael Fitz-
gerald, of that city, who has spent
tirr-a in, hn
ore and securing lease of the property
where the precious metal lies.
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On the 18th, the president issued a
proclamation opening up the eastern
part of Oklahoma to public settlement
at noon or after on Tuesday, Septem Der
%. The paper is long document and
recites the different treaties with the
Indians of the Indian territory who
have ceded their lands to the United
States.
NATHAN E. WRIGHT, a prominent
Lynn Mass shoe dealer, has disap-
peared. Financial difficulties are sup
posed to be the cause, but graver
charges are limited at Wright stood
high in the esteem of the community,
and his friends ask a suspension of
public opinion until all the facts are
known.
IT is charged in many quarters that
the ''Hold-your-wheat' circulars sup
posed to have been sent ont 10y the
Farmers Alliance We're in fact inspired
and paid for by clique of spectators.
Some even go so far as to charge Chas.
A. Pillsbury. manager of the English
syndicate mills, with the authorship of
the last circular.
Mrs. DIETRICH, of Richmond, Va,
mother of the wife of Lieut. Pearv, who
is now in the Arctic regions, has re-
eeived letter from her daughter, say
ing the exploring party is not in dis
tress as has been reported. She states
that the party has a comforta BILE house,
sixty tons of coal, twenty oil stoves,
and five boats in first-class condition.
SIR JOHN STEEL, r S. A, sculptor to
her majesty for Scotland, died In Lon
don on the 18th. He was born in A ber-
deem in 1904. In 1872 Sir John exc
cuted in bronze n full size copy of his
colossal statue of Sir Walter Scott, for
Central park. New York. He also exc
cuted the colossal statue of the Scotch
poet Robert Burns, which is erected in
the same place.
THE business failures occurring
throughout the country. during the
seven days ended on the 18th, number,
for the United States, 210, and for Can
ada. %, or total of 239; as compared
with a total of 215 the previous week.
For the corresponding week of last
year the figures We're 100, representing
164 failures in the United States and 26
in the Dominion of Canada.
THE five accused mercantile apprais-
ers of Philadelphia, E. W. Patton,
Samuel Houseman, Harry Hunter,
James F. Bell and Albert Crawford,
were arraigned, on the 18th, charged
with ''conspiring to cheat and defraud
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and with making false and fraudulent
returns as mercantile appraisers"
They were held in 81. 500 bail each for
appearance at the next term of court.
SIR JULIAN PAUNCEFoTE, the British
minister, on the 18th. officially called
attention of the United States to vio-
lation of the terms of the modus vivendi
in effect between the two countries as
to the catch of seals in Behring sea
This is said to be admitted by Special
Agent Williams. and the matter is re-
garded in Washington as quite serious,
as 1t may lead to the modus vivendi be-
ing declared imperative for the future
GEN. ISAAC DUMMY died at Roches-
ter, n. y, on the 18th, aged 90. He
was class mate of Gen Grant at West
Point, and was stationed at that institu- |
ton as assistant professor of mathemat- |
les from 1874 to 1917. He.served under !
Taylor and Scott in the Mexican war, !
and as colonel of the Thirteenth New
York volunteers during the rebellion. !
During Grants two terms as president !
he was marshal for the northern dis |
trict of New York
TwO-THIRDs of the town of Consue- |
era. in the province of Toledo, Spain, |
with population of 1000. has been de |
stroyed by floods. Five hundred houses |
We're wrecked at Almeria in the PROV
ince of Andalusia. 1t is certain that i
1000 persons have lost their lives bv
the floods. Hosts of corpses remain |
unburied and because of the great
heat an epidemic is feared. Famine is
causing many to engage in plumber
The government is striving to feed the
destitute |