Iron County register., 1892-04-07
Personal AND GENERAL.

THE North German Lloyd steamship
Elder, which went ashore on Atherheld
rocks, off the Isle of Wight, on the
night of January 81, has been success
fully fioated into deep water and tOwed
into Southampton. This is a great vic
tory for Capt. Heinecke, but for whose
persistent pleadings the vessel would
have been given up to the wrath of the
waves.
THE local eXpressmen of Chicago
have formed n combine, and visitors to
the Worlds fair inaugural ceremonies
will have to pay fifty cents. instead of
twenty-five, for having trunks handled
in that city. This will induce many
people to leave their trunks at home
and only carry satchels when visiting
the fair,
The senate in executive session, on
the goth, ratified the Behring sea arbi-
tration treaty by an unanimous vote.
OWING to the outbreak of the foot
and-mouth disease in Holland and to
other facts which have come to the
knowledge of the British board of ag
riculture, it has been decided to pro-
hibit all importation of cattle into En-
gland from any part of Europe.
On the Goth. Marie Joseph Guy Henry
PHILIPPE de Riquet, Prince de Chimay ct
de Caraman, Belgian minister of foreign
| affairs. died in Brussels aged Sc.
JAMES CAZIER deserted his wife ana
children at Sullivan. Ill, in IS47, to join
the Mormon colony at Nauvoo. He died
recently in Idaho, leaving an estate
worth about 5000, which will be in
herited by his wife and children.
JOHN ID. SPRECKLEs, of San Francisco,
confirms the announcement of the sale
of Claus Spreckles' Philadelphia sugar
refinery 10 the sugar trust, but says he
has not received the details of the sale.
JOHN EEEGAN, years of age, was ac-
eidentally shot and killed in the school
room of st. Ignatius college, at Chicago,
] On the 3Oth, by Sims Mcclure, boy
about years old, who sat next TO him.
| Young Mcclure was exhibiting7a re-
volver which he had bought just before
entering the school, and in it's passage
from hand to hand the weapon was dis
charged, the ball entering keegan's
heart.
| A COLLISION, resulting in the loss of
fourteen lives, occurred off the Isle of
Wight, on the 3Oth. between the British
bark Falls of Garry. from San Francisco
for Havre, and the British steamer
nearly in two and sank almost imme-
diately.
| SECRETARY BLAINE is again at his post
and in conjunction with the president
has taken direction of the Behring sea
controversy.
IT is announced from Victoria, B. c.,
/ A. Dol, ay.6
being refused.
THE supreme court of Nebraska ad-
journed. on the 3Oth, without rendering
decision in Thayer's appeal for the re-
opening of his case against Gov. Boyd.
Gov. MCKINLEY of Ohio has appointed
j. A. Poorman, of Bellaire, secretary OF
state, vice ID. S. Ryan.
On motion of Senator Voorhees, the
first Indian has taken the oath, signed
the roll and been admitted. to the bar OF
the United States supreme court. His
name is E. c. Boudinot- Mr.. Boudinot
is young Cherokee. He studied law
under his father. William P. Boudinot
who is considered the ablest man in the
Cherokee nation.
BETWEEN thirty and forty claims OF
the British Columbia sealers for dam
ages aggregating s5Oe, 200 have been for
warded to the department of marine al
Ottawa, Ont. in compliance with the
proclamation requesting claims for com
pensation for loss occasioned by the ex
| pulsion of sealers from the Behring sea
, under the modus vivendi.
THE trial of Walter Arnold, at Gin
cinnati. charged with murder in the
first degree, ended, on the 30th, with
verdict of murder in the second degree
the penalty of which is Imprisonment
, for life. Arnold killed Kyle Chapman
. on the steamer Scotia, November 81
last.
CLARK's hotel, on Washington street
, Boston, was badly damaged by fire
{ which broke out at o'clock on th'
5 morning of the 3Oth. The guests awak
: ened to find themselves enveloped IL
= smoke, became panic-stricl1en, and thre
, of them were injured, one fatally.
r THE house committee on agriculture
/ will report a substitute for the Hatcf
4 anti-option bill and similar measures
s 1t is understood the substitute will b
acceptable to the boards of trade.