Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-05
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


THE census figures show that during
the past ten years the blacks have in
creased only about half as fast as the
whites in Alabama, and there is reason
to believe that the same is true as to the
other Southern States.
THE Democratic majority in the In
diana Legislature is taking measures to
retaliate if the Lodge Federal Election
bill passes. A bill is being prepared to
restore the October election for State
and county offices. Another measure
is to withhold the Worlds Fair appro-
priation.
THE lower House of the Austrian
Reichsrath was dissolved on the Goth,
by an unexpected decree which was
published in the official journal.
The elections will be held Immediately.
Count Won Taaffe, the Premier, desires
new Conservative majority in the
House, having abandoned dependence
on Bohemian and Slav members whom
he considers unreliable.
On the eth the Kansas Legislature
voted for United States Senator. The
vote in the House was-Pfetfer, SO;
Ingalls, %; c. w. Blair, 6. Senate
Ingalls,, 80; Pfeffer. ,. William Alfred
Pfcffer. the successor of Mr.. Ingalls, is
editor of the Kansas Farmer, up to a
year aga a stanch Republican, an ez-
Union soldier, and lawyer.
THOMAS KING and Alfred Call, both
bosses in the employ of Peter Costello,
a contractor, engaged in a quarrel a.
Spokane Falls. Wash. on the 27th.
King drew a revolver on Call and the
latter run the tines of a pitchfOrl1
through Kings head, killing him in
stantly. Call gave himself up.
BRUCE DOUGLASS. aged twenty-seven
years. who claimed to be the nephew
and heir of Robert Percy Douglass,
fourth Earl of that name, died at the
San Francisco County Hospital, on the
25th, as result of diSSi patton and
pneumonia.
Two MEN, supposed to be the muir
derers of Conductor O'Neil, have been
arrested, one near Belle Plains and the
other near Tama. Ia, not far from the
scene of the murder. One of the men
had fresh bullet wound in his leg,
presumably from Detective Purcells
revolver. who shot at the fleeing tramps
after O'Neil was killed.
THE negotiations now pending for the
purchase by the EanderbiltS of several
of the Northern Michigan iron mines
now controlled by the Schlessinger syn
dictate, will involve, if consummated- a
| consideration of several millions of
dollars.
THE Republicans of Allegheny City,
| Pa, burned Senator Cameron in etfigy,
| on the 27th. in condemnation of his
vote in Congress shelving the Election
| I'LL
THE war vessels of the Gillian revo-
lutionists took up position in the road
stead of Porto Quimbo, on the Goth, and
| commenced bonn harding that city. The
! insurgents have captured the towns of
| Limach Alto and Quillota.
| \ SECOND attempt was made by I'M
/ known parties. on the Goth. to destroy
the Office of the Oberlin co. Record by
/ fire.
] Mrs. FIACK. formerly wife of james
/ \. Flacll eN-sheritf of New York, died
at 1 a. m. ON the 27th, of paralysis
/ The district attorney said he could not
say what the effect of her death would
/ be on the new trial of Flacll and his
son for criminal conspiracy in the
divorce case.
y BILL to provide the State WITH the
Australian system of ballot has passed
! the Oregon House of Representatives.
THE revolutionary forces of Chilli
have occupied the city of Coquimbo
! otherwise called La Serena), the capt.
tai of the province of Coquimbo. unop-
posed by the government troops, though
the latter were present in force. Upon
the appearance of the insurrectionists
the government soldiers evacuated the
capital and retreated toward the in
| terror.