Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07

times on the 3Oth. He is insane, and
imagines that he is to be sent to an
asylum. The insanity is the result OF
terrible injury received in November.
The couple have eight grown children
THE opera house at Troy, Ala, fell
in, on the Goth, while party of young
people We're rehearsing an amateur per-
Torrance. About twenty persons were
buried in the ruins, two of whom were
killed and several seriously injured.
THE cornerstone of the San Fran
cisco Theological seminary (Presby-
terian) was laid, on the 3Oth, with APP
propriate ceremonies at the site, two
miles west of San Francisco.
THE first session of the seventh par
lament of the Dominion of Canada
was formally opened. at Ottawa, Ont,
on the 30th.
THE Ottumwa 0a.) Coal Palace di-
rectory has elected Calvin Manning
president to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Col. Ballingan. A com
mittee has been appointed to go east
| and negotiate with Blaine, Cleveland
and Depew for speakers during the ses
sion. Thirty counties will be included
in the district thu. year
THE price of meat in New York and
vicinity has reached the highest point
known since 1881. For example, pOr-
terhOuse steaks, which retailed at the
beginning of A pril at from 23 cents to %
cents per pound, are quoted at from %
cents to 80 cents. with decided upward
tendency. Round steaks, in quarters of
sixty pounds and upward, may be pur-
| chased at 1211 cents, but a single pound
will cost the consumer from IS cents to
20 cents. Rib roasts have gone up to 20
cents and % cents per pound, according
to cut, while prime chuck roasts are
quoted at from IA cents to 1o cents.
Mutton chops fit for a gentleman's ia
bic" are held at 25 cents per pound.
MAY-DAY brought numerous strikes
but no serious disturbances in America;
but in France and Italy bloody riots,
resulting in many deaths, occurred in
most of the larger cities. The police,
reinforced by the military, in some
places proved insufficient to quell the
turbulence of the people. In England
and Germany comparative quiet pre-
vailed.
WHEN found in Evansville, Ind, on
the 1st, Mr.. Hutchinson said that the
reason he left Chicago was because his
son was taking steps to have him sent
to an insane asylum. He did not think
he was insane, but said the people who
had known him in Chicago were salts
fed that his mind was not right.
THE Berlin art exhibition was opened,
on the LIST, with much pomp and cere-
mony. The emperor and empress and
Empress Frederick were present, to-
gether with the members of the diplo-
matte corps and many municipal, mill
tary and naval notabilities..
BISHOP MCINTYRE, the venerable
Catholic bishop of Prince Edward
Island. died of heart disease. on the
1st, while on a visit to Bishop Cameron.
at Antagonist, n. S. He was 20 years
old, and Scotchman by birth.
THE remains of Carrie Brown, who
was murdered by "Frenchy No. l. in
Mass, on the 30th, and were buried in
the lot of the family of her former hus-
band, Capt. Brown.
EMIN is marching on kibiro to re-
cover ivory formerly abandoned there.
The latest returns from the supple
mentary election for member of the
reichstag from Geestemunde show the
figures to stand as follows: Bismarck,
$1,000; Schmalfeldt, 5000.
A $4,000 FIRE occurred in New
York Jewish tenement house on the
1st. The occupants were rescued with
much difficulty by the fremen.
THE United States supreme court has
decided to hear no more oral arguments
during the present term.
THE new tariff law relating to the
abolition of special taxes on tobacco
went into effect on the 1st.
THE regular semi-annual settling day
at the Bank of England occurred on the
list, and was, according to custom, a
holiday on the stock exchange. which
adjourned from Thursday to Monday.
MARY TIEG, a chambermaid in
Rochester On. " boarding house, was
suffocated, on the 1st, by smoke from
small fire which occurred on the top
floor of the hotel.