Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-03
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

ard. That is accounted for on the sam,
principle that governs the judiciary o
the country. The best talent can no
be secured in either case simply be
cause the punishment doesn't fit the
crime.
FOUR lives were lost by the burning
of the Old Homestead hotel in James
| town, n. V. at 1 a N. on the Esd.
THE important trial of the Arch
bishop of AK on charges of having in
suited and questioned the authority OF
the minister of public worship, NJ
Faillieres, took place in Paris on the
Gath. He was found guilty and sen
fenced to pay 5000 francs fine and the
costs of the trial.
CHICAGO socialists, at a meeting on
the ed, publicly tried and acquitted
Thos. J. Morgan, their candidate fol
mayor in last springs election. of the
charge of boodling, and took the sen
sational step of publicly denouncing
the anarchists and declaring they
would never again join with them in
| political movements or in the annual
| demonstrations in memory of the exc
cuted anarchists.
| THE national republican committee
in session at Washington. on the Esd
selected Minneapolis as the place fol
holding the republican national con
vention, on the sixth ballot June Z
next is the date chosen.
| DIsCoURAGING crop reports are re.
ceived from the presidency of Madras,
| India The cotton crop in the districts
| of Bellary, Kurneol and Cuddapp in
| that presidency has proved almost a
| total failure, while in several other dis
tricts the grain crops are whitening.
A FLAX-FIBER mill, the first of its
kind in the United States, has just been
put in operation Austin, Mimi.
IT is reported in Gillian official cir.
cles that whatever the result of the
Baltimore inquiry may be, the United
States will demand an indemnity from
Chilli for the families of men killed, and
for the expense the United States gov
erpment has been put to, owing to arm
aments, etc. made necessary by the re-
cent trouble between the two govern
mentS.
THADDEUS STEVENS estate, which
remains unsettled twenty-three years
after his death, has given rise to sensa-
tional features. A woman who claims
to be the widow of Capt. Alanson Ste
vens, Thaddeus Stevens nephew, has
fled large claim against the estate at
Lancaster. Pa.
REUBEN JARvEs, a professor in the
public schools of Smith Center, Kas.,
claims that he has discovered chem
icals with which he can produce rain
every time. He offers to furnish the
farmers with their water supply next
year at prices far below those of Mr.
Melbourne.
THE wind-storm and cloud burst
which visited Washington recently only
lasted ten minutes, but left track of
awful destruction. George White, n
ladies' tailor. was crushed to death, be-
sides one of his sewing women being
killed and several girls in the establish
ment being badly injured. A portion
of the stone coping on the roof of the
White House was blown off.
MIR. AND Mrs. GROVER CLEVELAND,
accompanied of course by little Ruth,
will remove to Lakewood for the win
ter. While there is no cause whatever
for alarm, it is true nevertheless that
neither the young mother nor the child
are other reasons for a change of scene.
THE Russian papers, in commenting
on NJ. De Giers' visit to Berlin, have
adopted a conciliatory tone, and state
that it is hoped the visit of the Russian
foreign minister will dispel the illusion
held by Germans of the alleged antipa-
thy of Russians toward Germany.
The news of Fonseca's resignation
was received at Porto Allegro and Rio
Grande do Sui with the widest rejoic-
ing. Bulletins signed by members of
the provisional junta were issued an
nouncing the news. At Porto Allegro
the people went about embracing each
other and shouting for the republic.
The popular feeling is strong against
secession.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY NETTLEToN,
at the request of the governor of Mich
igan, has assigned health inspectors to
board trains coming from Canada. This
inspection is caused by the prevalence
of smallpox in Canada The inspectors
will be stationed at Port Huron and
Detroit.
GREAT excitement prevails in Pekin
over a serious revolt among the Mon
yolian tribes of north China, upon
whom the empire has heretofore de-
pended largely for recruits for the i'm
perial army. The rebels have defeated
force sent against them, and are add
vancing IN the direction of PelSin with
the avowed intention of establishing
new dynasty.
LOUIS WEINBERG who had been con-
fined in the Hudson county On. j. Jail
for several weeks. charged with having
committed burglary in Connecticut,
was taken to the latter state on the
25th, Gov. Albeit recognizing Gov.
Bulkeley's requisition papers, and duly
indorsing them.
EUROPEAN capitals were greatly
stirred on the Goth, by a report from
Berlin (Which nobody professed to be-
lieve). that Chancellor Won Caprivi had
already or soon would resign his office,
owing to differences between himself
and his royal master.
The barque Georgetown. of Shields,
England, was wrecked off the Farce
islands, recently, and seven of the
crew persisted.
AT Wellston, O., mining town on
the Ohio Southern railroad, Julius Bos
wicker, miner, became displeased with
his wife and tied her thumbs together
with u string. He then fastened rope
to her thumbs and hoisted her by pull
ley. She is in precarious condition.
There are threats of lynching.
DIR. ELIJAH WHITNEY, the oldest ply
stefan in New York, if not in the United
States. passed his ninety-third birthday