Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-02-11

WARD WATERBURY, the S-year-OlO
son of Charles P. Waterbury.a wealthy
farmer of Poundridge, n. Y, was
kidnapped by unknown parties, on the
1st, and on the I'd his father received a
letter demanding $4,000 ransom for the
child. coupled with the threat that if
the money was not forthcoming the IA
Their would never see his son again.
THE historic old Appomattox (Va.)
courthouse was destroyed by fire, on
the I'd, with all the county rrecords.
The McLayne house, near by, in which
Gen. Lee signed the terms of surrender
of the army of northern Virginia to
Gen. Grant, narrowly escaped destruc'
ton.
REPORTS from the stranded steamship
Elder up to the night of the I'd indi-
Gated that all hope of saving the vessel
had been abandoned. 1t was also said
that sevela al hundred sacks of mail
matter still re manned on the vessel and
would undoubtedly be lost
Mrs. ANN FINLAYsoN, mother OF
Margaret Mather, the actress, died sud-
denly at Detroit, Mich, on the night of
the I'd. She was taken sick at grocery
store, and died before reaching home.
She lived in poor circumstances, and
one would never have imagined her to
be the mother of the talented woman
bearing her maiden name.
EGARD RAoULDUvAL, the we'll
known French statesman and econo-
mist, died in Paris. on the Sd, aged 6S
years.
A LOT of waste paper and rubbish in
toilet-room of the national house of
representatives caught fire, on the night
of the I'd, but the blaze was forum ately
discovered by an employee anc extin-
guished with slight damage.
FREDERICK c. FITZsIMMONs, alias
mbroses G. Budd and several other
names, who was arrested in New Or
leans. on the I'd. charged with murder
and theft in Pittsburgh, Pa, cut his
throat with a penknife, on the 4th in
a cell at the parish prison and died.
A few minutes before committing
the rash act he wrote note in which
he solemnly declared that his wife is
innocent of the crime for which she is
serving twelve-year sentence in
Pennsylvania.
The New York chamber adopted
resolution, on the 4th, to withdraw
from the National board of trade on
the ground that it was not lawful for
the chamber to become a member of
any other institution.
THE steamer Cornwall arrived at
Montevideo, Uruguay, on the 4th, from
Baltimore, with cargo of coal for the
ships of Admiral Walkers squadron.
The will of the late Cardinal Man.
ming was opened on the 4th. 1t shows
that he possessed less than e10O, in
Guiding his library.
The entertainment committee of the
Methodist general conference to be
held in New York announces that
wives of members will not be enter
tanned.
THE western districts of Galicia are
famine stricken like the adjacent prov
inces of Russia, and the Austro-Hun-
garian government is, through relief
bureaus, supplying food to the suffering
Inhabitants.
On the 9Th the president issued his
proclamation promulgating a reciproc-
ity treaty with the British West India
ward islands, etc.
On the 5th the house committee on
elections decided the Pennsylvania con-
tested election case of Craig against
Ste wart in favor of the former, dem
Ocrat.
THERE was recently in the Bellem
(Mexico) prison, forty-nine murderers
under sentence of death.
ADvICEs from Lower California tell
of scarcity of provisions and great
suffering among the people.
JAY GOULD has signed the agreement
for the reorganization of the Interna-
tional & Great Northern Railroad Co.,
and the plan will doubtless be carried
out. 1t is understood that he has guar
anteed the payment of assessments of
dissenting stockholders.
In view of the denunciation by Field
Marshall Prince George of Saxony of
cruelties practiced by subalterns in the
German army, the North German Ga
zette takes occasion to say that one of
the memorable acts of the late Kaiser
Frederick, during his brief reign, was
to issue a decree forbidding cruelty in
the treatment of his soldiers.