Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-06-25
NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary of Important Events
PERSONAL AND GENERAL


at Vincent, Ala, on the 10th, by blow
ing out his brains with a shot gun.
The suicide is thought to have been
caused by insanity produced by exces-
sive mental labor. The deceased
preached on the 18th.
NJ. PELINSKI, Austro-Hungarian con-
sui at Prisrind. Albania. committed
suicide on the 18th. He had been CEN
sured by his government for having
abolished the use of bells by the Cath
Ollie church at Prisrind in order to
please the Turks.
THE nineteenth annual meeting of
the supreme lodge A. o. U. w. opened
at Clawson's hall, Detroit, Mich, on
the 10th. All the officers were present.
THE Sixth street bridge connecting
Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Pa, was
damaged by fire to the amount of $1,000
on the 10th.
THE fourth quinquennial meeting of
the International Homeopathic conven-
ton began in Atlantic City,N j., ON the
10th.
THE Mutual Life and Accident Under
writer's association began its sixteenth
annual convention in Minneapolis.
Mimi, on the 10th, with an attendance
of 200.
THE Junior Order of Mechanics met
in convention in Cleveland, O.. on the
10th. No information regarding the
nature of the business done was given
to the public.
GEORGE LANG's wholesale liquor
store in San Francisco, and distillery
at Calistoga, Cal, were seized by United
States revenue officers, on the 10th, for
violation of the revenue laws The
wholesale house is valued at SIS, ZOO and
the distillery at $4,000.
LUIS SCHLEsINGER, Spaniard, who
came from Guatemala to New York to
sail for France on the French line
steamer La Gascogne, June 6, was
robbed of small leathern bag contain
ing $40, 900 in money and iewelry, which
he left in his stateroom while he walked
on the deck.
THE Baltimore & Ohio railroad direc-
tors, on the 18th, declared the usual
semi-annual dividend of per cent. on
the preferred stock. The net earnings
for May show an increase of S26, 613
over May last year.
E. DIVER GRAY has been invited by
Mr.. Parneil to contest for the seat in
the British parliament made vacant by
the death of The O'Gorman-M ahon.
THE receipts of the papal propaganda
in 1890 We're 1912, S11 francs, against
6, al. 91S in 1889.
JENNIE KNERR, aged 10, and Frank
BiXbee, aged % years, were drowned
in the Schuyll1ill river, near Parker S
Ford, Pa, on the 10th. Miss Knerr
and several companions were wading
in the water near the bank when Blk
bee came along and said that he was
going to teach them how to swim. He
carried Jennie into the river beyond his
depth and both sank. 1t is believed
Bixbee was intoxicated.
JOHN NJ. CAMPION pleaded guilty in
the criminal court at Omaha, Neb., on
the 18th, to charge of embezzling S.,
400 from the Consolidated Tank Line
Co., and was sentenced to three years
imprisonment in the penitentiary.
THE president has appointed w. E.
Fales, of New York, marshal of the
consular court of the United States at
Annoy, China.
SAM'L 2. PLAGDEN, president of the
New York board of fire underwriters,
on the 18th appointed committee of
fifteen to report upon the advisab ility
and practica bility of forming fire in
surance tariff association. The object
of the movement is to regulate and
control rates There are $50 compa-
MES in the city of New York, and
many, if not most, approve the plan
proposed.
A BERLIN dispatch says that Herr
Isaac, who has charge of the Berlin
committee for the reception of Jewish
refugees from Russia, is in favor of
sending the larger proportion of them
to the new western states of America,
where there is still a great deal of nm
occupied land.
Hiawatha, Ont, went sailing in a small
yacht on Rice lake on the evening OF
the nth. A sudden squall capsized the
craft, and John Foote, his 19-year-old
daughter and 3-year-old baby were
drowned. The others were rescued.
REPORTS from Hayti bearing on the
rumored assassination of Hippolyte
are conflicting. The report of Hippo
lyte's death was brought to New York
by the Atlas line steamer Alvo, direct
from Haytian ports.
JACOB SCHELE, who murdered Con
stable Druker at New Canaan. Conn
in 1858, while resisting arrest, wa:
hanged at Bridgeport, on the 18th, ant
died without struggle.
A CLoUD-BURsT, recently, killed a
least twenty-three people and many
mules, besides doing great damage t.
property at the Concession mine in Sa1
Luis Potosi, Mexico.
| HEAVY pension and other draft
drawn on the treasury within the
previous few days reduced the net sur
plus. on the 18th, to S1,235, 600.
| PORTUGUESE securities are falling il
London and Paris on rumors of revo
LUTON in Portugal.
THE marriage of Miss Georgia Xii
bourne. daughter of Mrs. George Xii
bourne. of keol1uk, Ia, and John NJ
Schofield. major-general commanding
the armies of the United States, tool
place in St. Johns Episcopal churcl
! in Keolluk on the 18th.
THE president. accompanied by Mrs
Harrison, their two grandchildren
Mrs. Dimmick. Mrs. George f. vii
liams and Miss Ella Warfeld, lief
| Washington, on the 18th, over tn,
Pennsylvania railway. for Cape Ma,
| Point.
THE Gillian house of deputies ha
prepared bill authorizing the presi
dent to levy forced loan of $4,000, 00
to carry on the war. 1t has not We
| passed the senate, however.
THE marriage of Elaine Goodale, tn
| authoress, poetess and Indian philan