Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-21

of deputies NJ. Cousted, on the 18th,
said that the new tariff proposed by the
customs committee of the chamber OF
deputies was simply prohibitive tariff,
and that the government ought not to
bind itself to fixed minimum tariff,
but should have full liberty to conclude
treaties of commerce. 1t should pro-
tect the industries of France in such
| manner as not to jeopardize the French
export trade.
THE Japanese legation in Washing
ton has received advices that the czaro-
WITT continues to improve. His wound
did not seriously Inconvenience him at
any time, and there was no fever or
other unfavorable symptoms.
AT the sale of Senator Hearst's stable
at Gravesend, n. V, Tournament sold
for S33, 800 to Foxhall Keene. Rheno
was bought by Dan HONG for $500.
J. B. Mccormick bought Ballarat for
81, 100.
The British steamer Montana and the
German steamer Friedrich Krupp We're
in collision in a fog, on the 18th, Off
Quessant island, and the Montana was
sunk. No lives were lost.
TRICHINOsIS continues to exist in
Germany Notwithstanding the prohibi.
ton of the American hog.
Col. TIsDEL, the Worlds fair COM
missioner to Colon bia, arrived at Colon,
April 80. He was received cordially by
the president and other officials, and
was assured that Colombia would ac-
cept the invitation to be represented at
the Chicago exposition.
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been subjected to number of tests by
the board of army officers at the United
States armory at Springfield, Mass.
Wetterin and Austrian smokeless pow
der were used. The tests Were highly
successful, both for rapid firing and
accuracy.
THE Italian steamship Sturia, with
$50 immigrants, bound for New York,
collided with the British steamship Buc-
cancer, on the 18th, off Europa point,
near the spot where the Inflated Utopia
sank last March, with such awful loss
of life. Both vessels were injured, but
no lives were lost.
ACCORDING to advanced copies of a
bulletin soon to be issued by Superin-
tendent Porter, it appears that the to-
great lakes December 81. 1889. was
2,7s4: the total gross tonnage a24,472,
and the total net tonnage 7sO, 119. The
estimated carrying capacity of these
2,7S4 vessels was l. 1854, 271 tons, the COM
mercial valuation of which was SS4,-
500, $50.
THE London Times declares its belief
that Russia will withdraw GS, 100000
in gold from London within the next
month or two, and that it is doubtful
whether the bank of England will be
able to withdraw that amount from
America.
THE Newfoundland delegates who
are in London attempting to arrange
the settlement of the fishery dispute
have Joined the United Empire Trade
league.
THE National Lithographers' associa-
ton met at the Aston House in New
York, on the 18th. and resolved to make
a grand display at the Chicago Worlds
fair.
IN the supreme court of the United
States, on the 18th, Justice Brewer
granted writ of error in the case of
the Nebraska governorship.
THE pope has ordered that the pub
LEGATION of the full text of the labor
encyclical be delayed.
MANY villages of Russian-Poland
have been nearly depopulated by the
influenza.
THE Jews expelled from Russia have
left unpaid bills amounting to millions.
The affairs of the Evening Critic
Newspaper Co.. of Washington city,
have been placed in the hands of Henry
E. Davis, as receiver, upon the petition
of Stilson Hutchins and Richard Weight
man, of Washington, who are large
creditors of the company.
GREEN i. RAUM, JR., has resigned his
position as assistant chief clerk of the
pension bureau.
TROOPS | and X, United States cav
airy, which had been stationed at Pre-
sidio, Cal, left, on the 14th, for the
national reservations in the Yosemite
valley and Sequoia park, having been
detailed to protect the reservations
from depreciation by 'andals and
would-be settlers.