Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-03

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BY ELI d. AXE.
1RONTON. MISSOURI
QUITE a heavy snow fell in the vicin-
fty of Greenup, KY, on the 2Ith- On
the same day half an inch of snow fell
at Portsmouth, o.
CT. KIMBALL. of Chicago, was. on
the 2sth. elected president of the Ma
tional Carriage Builders association In
session at Buffalo. n. Y.
THE steamer Oranje Nassau. which
arrived at her dock in Brooklyn, on
the e7th. from West Indian ports,
brought confirmation of the threatened
revolution in Hayti
HARRY VANE MILBANK. the noted
English duelist, and a veteran of the
campaign in the Soudan. died at Dav.
ospIatz, Switzerland, on the oath, of a
broken constitution.
THE recent case of alleged develop
ment of pleuro-pneumonia in cattle
from America after they had landed in
England. rs causing considerable anx
iety among stock-raisers there.
Miss BETTE FLEIscHMANE. of Gin
cinnati. the American girl who declined
to marry a European nobleman because
he would not become an American cit
zen, was married, ON the 26th, to a DIR
C. r Holmes
AUDIENCES have for the present beer
abandoned by the pope on account o.
his Illness The pope has agreed to the
proposal to create the anniversary o.
the discovery of America a religion:
festival in Colombia.
THE general Episcopal convention il
Baltimore. on the 25th, passed a resolu
tion expressing sincere and respectful
sympathy with the PRESIDENT on the
sad bereavement which has darkene6
his home and his heart"
IT is said that the switchmen of the
country are preparing for a monster
strike next May. expecting to cripple
the Worlds fair business of the rail
roads and force them to concede the
ucIudnuS Oh their
ALI. that was mortal of Caroline Scot
Harrison the beloved wife of the pres
ident of the United States, was laid &c
rest with solemn and appropriate cere
monies. in Crown Hill cemetery, at In
dianapolis, Ind, on the 2Sth.
THE rumors which had been in cir
culation for some time of an impending
general strike of railroad switchmer
on or before Nav next, was confirmed
by number of the men in the Jersey
City On. j. yards on the Goth.
PROF. WILLIAM SwINToN. aged 60. the
well-known author of the series OF
school books that bear his name, died
suddenly of apoplexy at the Neuville
flats at 252 West Eighty-fourth street.
New York. on the night of the oath.
THE Anchor line steamer Roumania,
en- route to Bombay. went ashore, on
the 27th. at the mouth of the Arno. OFF
the coast of Portugal, near PeniclSe
and 113 of the 122 persons on board were
lost, together with full cargo of valu.
able merchandise.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the
seven days ended on the 27th, number
for the United States, 167. and TO,
Canada 20; or total of 49,, as com.
pared with 255 for the corresponding
week of last year.
THE Durham (England) miners bal.
loted again. on the oath. on the sub.
ject of making an eight-hour working
day compulsory by law. The result
was a vote of 1864 in favor of max
ing eight hours compulsory. and 2S, 217
in opposition to an eight-hour enact.
ment-
REFERRING to Mr.. CIeveland's action
in refrainia2 from attending the cere-
monies at Chicago on account of Mrs.
Harrison's illness. the London Daily
Telegraph SAYS: s'Mr Cleveland's chiv-
airy is warmly appreciated in England,
where sincere sympathy is felt with
President Harrison" = ="
THE gale which ragged along the coast
of Newfoundland recently was very
severe. The coast was devastated and
ten vessels lost or missing and twenty
one lives were sacrificed. At Green's
Pond the sea unearthed the bodies in
two graveyards, and they were broken
to pieces on the grand banks.
A DISPATCH from Three Rivers, Que,
says that, while the police guard has
been withdrawn from the United
States consulate. the family of Consul
Smith are insulted in various ways
when they appear on the streets, be-
cause of the consul's adverse report on
the sanitary condition of the city.
CAPT. FRED p. WHITE died at Colo.
RADIO Springs, Col, on the 2sth. at the
age of 81. He was captain on the Pa
cific mail steamer Costa Rica and earned
a national reputation more than a
year ago, while in command of the City
of Panama, when he refused to surren
der to the republic of Salvador five po
litical refugees who were his passen.
gers.
THE first fire of note in jackson parl
since the Worlds fair buildings were
begun started, on the 2sth, in the mair
dome of the large machinery hall
caused by live Goals from a timer.
furnace which had been left upon the
l.