Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-01-08

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almost destroyed.
Dec l7-Business part of orick, Mo, de-
strOyed.
Dec. 2o-Business part of Bonneville Ind.
Dec. 22-Business part of Willard. Mo.
Dec. 23-Two hotels and half dozen stores de-
stroyed at San Augustine, Tex.
Dec. 24-Large portion of Azalla, Mich, de-
stroyed
Dec 2i-Block of business buildings destroyed
Dec 55-Masonic Temple at Baltimore de-
stroyed loss, $3.50. COO.
In addition to the foregoing, destructive con-
fagrations occurred in the business portion of
the following towns: Wardner: Wash: city
building. Lewiston, Me-; Muncie, Ind; Green
wood, Ind; court house and stores, Gallatln.
Mo-, Flora, Miss; Ferdinand Ind; Bunker
Hill, Ind: Coyington, Neb.; Stanton Neb;
Elwood, Ind: Danbury, Conn; kenosha. Wis;
Paterson. N. j.; Mahie Lake, Mimi; Aurora,
Ia; Black River Falls, n. Y: Cheney Wash
Coalton, O.. Kirksville. Mo: Maysvilie, Ga:
Alexis ILL.,; Kearney. Neb; Emoria, Col; Pi-
oneer, O.; Mitchell Station, Va: Marshfeld,
Tex; Gibson City, Ill; St. Elmo, Col: Knights
vi lie, Ind: korrodsburg. Ky: Greenwood,
Miss sierrav,lle CAL louisville Ind: . Gil
Pa; Auburn, Neb.; Cambridge Wis; Rath-
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bee Mo; Cerrilias, n. NJ; Blue Hill
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Delano, Cal; Sherman, n. Y: Sherrods
vile, O.; Travers Cal. Walnut III; Madison
ILL.,; Oxford, Ia; Cocoa, Fla. Hiawatha. Kan ;
Park City, N. Y; South Haven, Mich: White
onta, Tenn: Johnsonburg Pa: Piclreli, Neb :;
| Brainerd Mimi. Fairfield, Neb.; Usage City,
Kan. Farport, O.; Hamilton, H.; Virden, Ill. :;
Leavenworth, Ind; Saltwater. Penn; Ulysses,
Neb.; Andover, o; Apalachicola, Fla; Airing
ton, Neb, Chilicothe Ill; Owensburg, Ky. :;
Truckee Cal; Hartman. Ark; Winslow Ind. !;
fremont. Pa. Burton, O.; NarticOke. Pa. :;
Akron N Y; Rayville. La. Columbia, Tenn
EoREICS
Jan. Royal palace of King Leopold, near
Brussels. destroyed by fire:
Jan. 7-Exchange building of Brussels. one
of the finest structures in Europe, burned by
incendiaries; loss, 100000. .Dowager EN-
press Augusta, of Germany, died at Berlin,
Jan 23-News received that another reyolu-
| ton had broken out in Costa RIGA, Central
America.
Feb. 3-Mr. Parnelrs libel suit against Lon
| don Times settled by compromise, the Times
paying Mr.. Parnell s25, 900 damage*:
Mar. 18-Resgnation OF Prince Bismarck as
Chancellor accepted by Emperor William OF
| Germany
Emperor William to succeed Prince Bismarck
| as Chancellor.
Jul 3l-Insurrect on in Argentine Republic
| reported suppressed and peace re-established.
| One thousand men killed and 5000 injured dur
| ing the progress of hoStilitieS.
Aug 11-Cardinal Newman, eminent English
| Catholic divine, died at Birmingham, Eng,
Sep. 1s-John Dillon and William O'Brien
!
and in inspiring tenants not to pay rent.
| Dec. 4-Bevis, Russell s. Co., London ba mixers.
| failed for over 100000.
| Dec. AT meeting in London majority OF
| the Irish Nationalist deposed Mr.. Parnell
from leadership and elected Justin Mccarthy
| in his stead.
Dec. S-Three hundred lives lost and many
houses wrecked by powdermllls explosion at
| Fai Ping Foo China.
| Dec. g@Twenty Chinese Christians reported
massacred at Hoong-Tuy Tein by members of
| the Loo Huy Sos Society, and mission and the
| buildings were burned.
| Dec il-Mr. Parnell and followers seized the
plant of United Ireland. but it was afterwards
| recaptured by the anti-ParnelllteS.
Dec. l2-Preyious to Mr. Parneils departure
| for Cork he and his followers again recaptured
! the office of United Ireland.
| Dec. l5-Reported at Zanzibar that the Sultan
| of Eitu had destroyed an English mission sta
ton Tana river and killed several native
| Dec 1.-THE political campaign in Ireland re-
suited in free fight at Ballna Kiln IN WHEN If
were n]1red Lime him was thrown " MI
| Dec. 19-Fifteen persons were killed and
about 40 injured, four fatally in wreck or
/ the Intercolonfal railroad near Quebec, Can.
Dec 2O-OVer 80 persons were Killed py
powder explosion at TAPPING. China
| Dec. 23-In the election at Kilkenny the Par
nell candidate was defeated by the Mccarthy
| candidate by 1000 majority.
| Dec. 24--The Hamburger ship Libussa col
| lided with the British ship TaloOkola from Cal
cutta for London and the captain. % OF the
| crew and the passengers of the Talookolar
| We're lost
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pressed at the cost of forty lives.
Dec. 26-Dr. Heidrich Schlei mann, famous
| archaologist, died at Berlin, aged u.s.
INDUSTRIAL.
| jan 2-Suspension of colliery near Mount
| Carmel Pa. threw 1.O0) miners out of work.
Jan. lS-Five collieries at Sharnobin, Pa.
| shut down. throwing $4,000 men and boys out OF
| work.
Mar 1O-Over 1000 female shirt-makers in
New York struck for uniform rates and reduc-
ton of hours of work.
|
| plumbers struck for higher pay succeeding in
| their demand.
struck for forty cents and eight hours work
strike subsequently settled in partial victory for
| strikers.
| apolis struck for eight hours and 81 cents
| per hour. >. BY the shutting down Of 1870 coke
| veins at Scottdale. Pa, thousands of men were
| thrown out of employment.
| Apr. 22-Carpenters' strike in Indianapolis
ended, strikers being allowed demand for eight
| hour day at 30 cents an hour.
May 23-Strike of tube works employees at
| McKeesport, Pa ended by strikers resuming
May est was reported that the carpenters
strike for an eight-hour day mad &c been success
full in IL cities, to the benefit OF 10000 members
| twenty four strikes still pending.
Jun. l3-Streetcar employees strike at Co
! lumbus, O.. satisfactorily settled
| Jun. 16-General strike OF sw1tchmen laauSu-
| rated at Cleveland, 0.
| Aug. S-The switchmen's strike on the Mac
! kay system Of railroads ended by company
I
| Dor employees on New York Central railroad be-
| tween New York City and Buffalo went out on a
! strike because of discharge of men of their
| number. ~,
| Aug Fifteen Pinkerton men and FIVE citi.
zens injured (some of t m fatally At Albany,
| N. Y. in trouble growing out OF New York
Central railroad strike.
| Aug 23-About S. 600 men reported out of
| work in New York City, owing to brlck-makers
| strike
| Aug 25-Engineers' and fremens' strike at
Chicago stock yards ended in victory for strikers.
| The switchmen then struck for higher wages,
thus preventing the resumption OF business
| Supreme Council of Federated Railway EN-
oyes.decided not to order strike in AID OF n eW
| York Central railway Knights of Labor, but
| voted sympathy and aid in behalf of strikers.
| Aug. 2S-The railroad strikes in Chicago VIZ
| tually settled and men resumed work.
| Sep. 1.-THE strike on the New York Ce2.rai
| railway declared off.
| Nov 17-Several hat factories shut down at
Danbury. CT: 900 persons thrown out OF work
| Dec. 2-Six thousand coal miners In Alabama
! Dec. i1-Three thousand men and girls in
| Clarl's thread mill at Newark, N. j., struck.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
| JAN 12-Severe cyclone at ST. Louis, destroy
| ing ives and property Severe bl1zzard IN
| Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska Two
churches and several other buildings destroyed
| by storm ut Sardis, Miss.
| Jan 13-Cyclone at Clinton, KY, demolished
| over so houses and destroyed several lives.
| Feb. S-EarthquaSe shock at Princeton N j.
Feb. 25-DeStruCtive hurricane at Gainesville,
| Tex. Tornado did much damage at carson
Feb. a7-Great damage done by tornado at
| Torrance Miss.
| Mar 1a-Cycione destroyed the village of Ex-
| celsior Tex. ..- o,,o
| man killed and several other persons injured Dy
| cyclone at Edgemore, 5. G.
| Mar 24-Great damage done by severe wind,
| storm throughout Oklahoma: man. wife ana
| child killed by falling timbers OF house
| Apr. obstructive cyclone at GarretIVliie'