Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-02-04

5ron County gesister.
BY ELI D. Az.
The republican state convention OF
Pennsylvania will be held at Harris
burg April 20.
POET LAUREATE TENNYsoN's effusion
on the death of the Duke of Clarence
is only seventeen lines long and is
severely criticised by public opinion in
England.
CHANCELLOR Won CAPRIvI, in the
Prussian diet, on the Goth, said that he
was in favor of the school bill, which
was intended to combat atheism-the
greatest danger in the future.
THE Empress Elizabeth of Austria
continues very ill. 1t is feared that
the sad news of the death of her mother
will have a disastrous effect upon her
majesty in her enfeebled condition.
Reid, United States minister to France,
will return to New York soon. has
led to the rumor that he will resign
his position and resume editorial work.
A BILL. before the Ne " York assem-
bly, gives the board of excise power to
license all-night houses and houses
where dances are held, and gives a spe-
s.l hol c,1a ~
liquor after midnight.
THE prospect of settlement of the
Gillian embroglio without recourse to
arms is viewed with the utmost salts
faction in Liverpool. Nitrate share
holders whose interests are so deeply
involved, are vastly relieved.
FIRE at Colum bus, O., on the Goth,
destroyed the handsome and costly
block extending from Rich street to
Walnut and from High street to Pearl
A large number of business firms
were burned out; loss, estimated at
$4,000
SOLOMON HANKS, a cousin of Abra-
ham Lincoln, died at his home fifteen
miles east of Wapakoneta, o., on the
27th, at the advanced age of 90 years.
He was one of the first white settlers
in Auglaize county, and had made it
his home for more than fifty years.
THE democratic members of the
house ways and means committee. on
the 10th. by vote of to 8, adopted
resolution that in the sense of the COM
mittee separate bills should be re-
lA Of,
eral bill for the revision of the tariff.
THE business failures occurring
throughout the country during the
seven days ended on the Goth, number
for the United States, 253, and for Can
ada A, or a total of 297;as compared with
S2S the previous week. For the CORE
spending week of last year the figures
were $50.
THE senate committee on naval af-
fairs has reported favorably bill ap-
propriating $1,000 to the estate of
John Ericsson. the constructor of the
monitors" This amount was found
TO be due Capt Ericsson for his services
in planning and constructing the
United States war steamer prince
tom
AUSTRIA has replied to the Ameri-
can note claiming most favored nation
treatment for the United States under
the treaty of 1881, to the effect that
Austria regards the treaty as obsolete,
but is disposed to negotiate a new
treaty, either on the basis of reciproc-
ity, or of the favored nation arrange
ment
PRINCE GEORGE OF WALES, now heir
presum ptive to the British throne, will
shortly be appointed to one of the fin
est cruisers in the service. Before he
takes his new command he will prob
ably go on tour of Egypt in the royal
yacht Victoria and Albert until he
has thoroughly recovered from his late
Illness
GEN. BENJAMIN F. BUTLER delivered
the closing argument, on the Goth, in
the proceedings before the supreme
court of the United States. instituted
to secure the release of the Chicago an
= archists, Fielder and Schwab, who are
now confined in the Joliet Qll) peni-
1srt,orv -. eomnlicity in the Haymar-
ket tragedy.
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The crew of the United States Cruiser
Baltimore have presented the Balti-
more (Md.) Sun with beautiful OH
painting of the vessel in the bay of Ma
pies executed by a noted artist ID Italy.
The gift was in recognition of the in
terest taken by Messrs. A. S. Abel &
Co, of the Sun, in the welfare of the
Baltimore's crew.
THE representatives of the various
trades in Liverpool are arranging for
great public demonstration in support
of the measure looking toward negoti-
atoms with America for a general
treaty of arbitration. The object of
the demonstration is to call public at
tention to the benefits expected to be
derived from such a measure.
ANOTHER message from the president,
accompanied by the full text of
Chili's response to the ultimatum, was
submitted to congress on the 2Sth.
The president expressed himself as en-
tirely satisfied with the answer. and
both the message and Chii's apology
were received with cheers and gratifi-
cation by both houses of congress.
Spouse to secretary Blaine's ultimatum