Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

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Cadiz, Spain, by the finding of eight
bombs in n sewer.
JOHN ENNIsoN, night Waterman at
the Bluffton planning mill, in Lima, o.,
had been troubled, recently, by seeing
what he claimed to be the ghost of his
deed wife at the mill. On the night of
the 18th he saw the apparition and de-
cided to test its identity by firing n re-
volver at it. The ghost dropped, and
then it was fouid to be Charles Shell
don. telegraph operator. He.was killed.
NJ. CHARLES Anne. Charles de Les
seps, NJ. Maurice Etienne Fontaine and
NJ. San Leroy were arrested in Paris,
on the 10th. by direction of the minis
ter of justice. NJ. Bourgeois, for their
alleged connection with the Panama
canal frauds. NJ. Henri Louis Felix
Gotta. for whose arrest an order was
also issued, had fed to- Vienna.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the
seven days ended On the 10th, number,
for the United States, 279. and for Cam
ada, 90; or a total of sO4. as compared
with o97 for the previous week, and
335 for the corresponding week of last
year.
THE tenth anniversary of the adj
vent of the Salvation army into Canada
was celebrated in Toronto, Ont, ON the
10Th. Commander Booth was presented
with ''self-denial'' check for &12. 900,
the sum which was raised in Canada
during the ''sclf-denial' week.
CAPT. JOHN A. ScHwERs, chief of the
Reading Coal & Iron Co.'S pay roll at
Pottsvllie. Pa, has been appointed to
represent that company in its endeavor
to estalrish a market for its coal in
Germany. and will shortly sail for Ber-
lin.
The statement by Archbishop Cor
rigan, published In a New York paper
recently. in regard to a settlement of
differences between the church and
Rev. Father McGlynn. has received full
confirmation at the vatican.
THE American delegates to the inter-
national monetary conference at Brus-
sells are booked to sail on the steamer
Lain, from Southampton for New
York. on the 21st.
THE pension payments for the first
half of December were very large,
amounting to $3.50, 900. The internal
revenue receipts for the same time We're
81, 900.
REV JOHN ARNOLD was arrested at
Wellington, o., on the 10th. for the
murder of Eliza Arnold, his wife. by
abiding her in the throat with pen
knife. Arnold is an ordained minister
in the United Brethren church.
NELSON P. EVANS, who was con-
victed of misappyling the funds of the
Spring Garden national bank Of Phila-
delphia, of which he was director, was
sentenced, on the 10th, to pay fine of
$500 and serve five years in the Eastern
penitentiary.
SECRETARY FOSTER and Assistant Sec
rotary Spaulding have formulated a plan
for the reduction of the immigration
service to correspond with the reduced
revenue from immigration. 1t involves
the dismissal of twenty-five immigra ton
and contract-labor inspectors along the
frontier and considera BILE reduction in
the immigrant force employed 1T Ellis
island, New York harbor.
THE house committee on appropria-
tons has vigorously slashed the fortif-
cations appropriation bill, and as it will
be reported to the house by Mr.. Brock
inridge. of Kentucky. chUrman of the
subcommittee, the bill for the coming
fiscal year carries an aggregate appro-
priation of about of about IS per cent
less than the total amount for the fiscal
year. The total amount appropriated
by the new bill is 81, 73a, 055, while the
act for the current year aggregated
g., 734,ss76. a reduction of s999, 2s1.
JOHN PETER THoREL, known to all
men as an old hotel man, died
of heart disease at the breakfast table
at Danville. KY, on the 10th. He was
GO years old and a native of France.
He had been very wealthy. but lost his
fortune by buying and improving Crab
Orchard Springs and afterward meeting
with reverses.
Mrs. SARAH BERRY, living some miles
north of Mount Ayr. Ia, aged 20, was
with apoplexy, from which she
died at 6 o'clock on the morning of the
10th. Her daughter, Mrs Amanda Nc
DowelI. aged 80, of Mount Ayr, went to
attend her, and was also stricken With,
apoplexy, and died few hours later.