Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-01-07

WORLDS FAIR commissioners from
Pennsylvania visited Chicago recently
with plans for the building to be erect
ed to represent their state. The build
ing will be in part a reproduction OF
Independence hall. and it is thought the
old Liberty Bell will be transported
thither and hung in the structure.
Miss RACHAEL EWING SHERMAN,
daughter of the late Gen. William T.
Sherman, and DR.. Paul Thorndike were
married in Washington, on the 30th, in
the presence of one of the most distin-
guished gatherings of the season, Rev.
Father Thomas Sherman officiating.
BERNARD MAHAN, a glaSs-Elower,
aged 81 years, died in a dentists chair
at pittsburgh, Pa, on the 30th, " lille
under the influence of an an@sthetic.
News was received, on the LIST, thai
battle had been fought in Duval or
Starr county, Tex, between the forces
of the Mexican revolutionist Cara and
Capt. Burke, of the United States
army, in which the forces of the latter
were greatly out numbered, and it was
feared by Gen. Stanley, at San Anto-
Mo, that the little band of Americans
would be annihilated before reinforce
ment could reach them.
ADELBERT d. SLYE, the captured ex-
press robber. arrived in St. Louis New
Years morning, accompanied by two
Pacific coast detectives He was at once
turned over to the local police, who
proceeded to put the pumps into opera
ton. but with Indifferent success. Elk
tradition papers have been procured for
Mrs. Hedspeth, and she will be taken
to St Louis.
Hon. BISHOP w. PERKINS was appoint
ed, on the LIST, by Gov. Humphreys of
Kansas as United States senator to sue
coed the late Senator Preston 3. Plumb.
Senator Perkins represented the Third
Kansas district in the Fifty-first and
two preceding congresses. He is resi-
dent of Oswego, Kas-
GREAT excite ment was caused in
Dublin, on the 31st, by an explosion in
the castle, which wrecked the financial
offices, doing great damage. Public
opinion is divided as to whether escap-
ing gas or the Fenians are responsible
for the wreck. An investigation is in
progress.
THE president of Ecuador has re-
ceived notice of the acceptance by the
British bondholders of the arrange
ment passed at the last session of con-
gress for the settlement for the for
eign debt of the republic.
THE money order service was ex-
tended, on the 1st. to about $50 fourth
class post offices in all parts of the
country.
SECRETARY ELKINs assumed charge
of the affairs of the war department
on the 31st. He reached the depart
ment early and spent the morning in
receiving his subordinate officers.
A LIMA (Peru) dispatch says that in
the event of war with Chilli the United
States would surely have the active
support of Peru as well as Bolivia.
THE cocoa crop of Ecuador is quite
failure, and the coffee harvest is like
wise short
A RECIPROCITY arrangement was
signed. on the 31st, between Secretary
Blaine and Senior Calvo, diplomatic
representative of Costa Rica, at Wash
ington.
M. PATERNOTRE, the newly accred-
tied minister of France to this govern
ment, was presented to the president,
on the 31st, by the secretary of state.
j. E. SLAUGHTER. one of the South
ern express robbers, has been found
guilty at Savannah, Ga. of robbery,
with recommendation to mercy. It is
generally thought he will be given the
full extent of the law-twenty years in
the mines. Perkins and Turner. the
men who held up the Central tt ain with
h i'm, will be next tried.