Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-11

THE state department at Washington
has decided that Johnstons island. in
the Pacific. said to have been seized by
the British man-of-war Champion. is
United States territory, by reason of the
claim made to it by the Pacific Guano
Co., who left men in undisputed posses
ion of the islan1.
THE steamship Teutonic has broken
all previous records for a single days
run at sea. having covered SIS miles,
but she broke one of her screws doing it.
H. c. FRICK. Jr., infant son of the
general manager of the Carnegie Steel
CO.. died on the 81.
OK the night of the Cd. masked rot-
bers held up south-bound passenger
train near Coils. Cal. broke open the
express car and robbed the safe of an
unknown amount Dynamite bombs
We're used in breaking open the express
car and safe, and the messenger was
badly injured several ribs being broken.
THE yacht Alva. on which ". X.
Vanderbilt spent nearly u million dol
lars. and which was sunk off PoIiock's
Rip, was sold at auction in New York,
on the 18th. for $500.
1T is stated on the highest authority
that John Morley has agreed to take
the chief secretaryship for Ireland in
Mr.. Gladstone's ca binet.
The porcelain works of Kahnlenz &
Son. at kronach, Prussia, were burned
on the 4th.
THE Brazilian commissioners to the
Columbian exposition hao an audience
with President Harrison on the Attn.
There were no formal speeches.
A ROLLER in the Thirty-third street
mill in Pittburgh. Pa, named Teemer,
brother of the oarSman Teemer. is be-
lieved By the police to be marked for
death by the strikers for having twice
deserted his lodge and worked in nom
union mills. The officers have warned
Teemer to be on the lookout for
violence. Teemer. however. leaves the
mill at will. and says he fears no one.
SIX persons were drowned by the
flooding of mine at Dewspury. En-
gland. ON the 5th. The water rushed
in so suddenly that the victims, who
were in remote part of the mine, had
no oppo rtunity to escape.
Rev. FRANCIS T. INGALLS,. d. D..
president of Drurv college at Spring
field, Mo. and brother of ex-senator
John J. Ingalls,. of Kansas. died in
Springfield. on the 9Th. after an illness
of three weeks.
A FREIGHT wreck occurred at Harbor
Creek station, Pa. on the Lake Shore
road. while taking the switch to allow
the flyer to pass. on the night of the
5th. The flyer, consisting of baggage,
and three sleeping cars,
crashed into the freight wreck and
piled in a heap. Engineer Welsh and
Fireman Burllrnan. both of Buffalo. on
the freight. We're instantly killed. Two
were killed outright and
many in jurcd.
A NOVEL race occurred at Springfield,
o., on the 5th. between Little Duchess,
a Springfield mare in the 2:3O class, and
champion bicycle rider of the world.
The race was a seven-mile dash for a
purse of $3.50 side. The horse won by
eight feet in % minutes and IL seconds.
Prince claims he was fouled in the last
mile.
A MEETING of prohibitionists was held
at San Francisco. on the night of the
5th. for the purpose of giving Gen. John
Bidwell official notification of his nCmi-
nation for the presidency by that party.
A short notification address was de-
livered by Col. Eli +. Ritter, of Indiana.
Cen Bidwell in replying gave assur-
ances that he would do all in his power
to fulfill the trust which had been i'm
posed upon him.
AN auction sale of California fruit,
which had just arrived in London by
the steamer Majestic. was held on the
18th. The fruit was in fine condition
and was greatly admired, but English
dealers declared that refrigerated fruit
would not keep for a sufficient length
IF time to enable the trade to handle it
with profit. The bidding was slack
md the prices paid were low.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY CEoUSsE of the
treasury department, who is the repub-
lean nominee for governor of Nebraska,
will resign his federal office as soon as
he business of the department will
permit, in order to take part in the
campaign.