Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-24

fRONTON. MISSOURI
THE steamer Missouri, with -four for
the starving Russians, sailed from New
York on the 18th.
THE first execution in Switzerland
since 1868 took place at Lucerne, on
the 18th, when an Italian named Gatti,
who murdered Mile. began, a teacher,
was guillotined.
SoLICIToR-GENERAL TAFT rendered
his resignation to the president. on the
18th. to enter upon the discharge of his
duties as judge of the new court of ap-
peals for the Fifth district
THE steamship Indiana, which left
Philadelphia February %, loaded with
-four and provisions for the famine
stricken peasantry of Russia, arrived
at Libau, Russia in Europe, on the
10th.
On the 18th the snow at Memphis
was eighteen inches deep on the level
Reports from Arkansas and northern
Mississippi say that all fruit is killed.
The snowfall is the heaviest ever
known there.
DURING a fracas at Rose burg, Ore, ON
the 18th. A. Hansborough, brother of
Senator Hansborough, of North Dakota,
was stabbed and killed by Nicholas
Jones' The latter gave himself up,
and was jailed.
In the superior court at Wilmington,
Del, on the 18th, the jury in the case
of John E. Cook vs. the Wilmington
City Electric Light Co., awarded the
plaintiff $4,000 for injuries sustained
by fallen electric light wire.
WHEN County Clerk Dennis Nc
Laughlin. of Jersey City, n. J., aroused
himself from sleep, on the morning of
the 18th, he was shocked to find his
wife dead in bed by his side. She had
retired in apparent good health.
THE British minister called at the
department of state, on the 10th, and
had a conference with Acting Secre
tary Wharton. 1t is understood that
Minister Pauncefote was the bearer of
a communication from Lord Salisbury.
THE annual address of the president
of the Upper India chamber of COM
merce, at Calcutta, says that the Bengal
cotton trade has almost collapsed, ow-
ing to persistent adulteration and the
chca pness of American and Egyptian
cotton.
THE American squadron commanded
by Admiral Walker had an enthusiast
tic reception at Buenos Ayres, the
Argentines thronging IN crowds to
visit the vessels, whose presence has
greatly strengthened the prestige of
the United States.
GREAT suffering exists in the colony
of Queensland, Australia, owing to
the stagnation of industries Hun
dreds of women and children are ap-
plieants for government relief at Bris-
bane, the male relatives having gone
to the country to seek work.
A. HERMANN, the German charge
d'affaircs at Quieto, the capital of
Ecuador was recently assaulted by a
mob. He has for long time been I'M
popular with the natives, it being
claimed that he is officially arrogant
and given to interfering in native poll
tics.
THE business failures occurring
throughout the country. during the
seven days ended on the 18th, number,
for the United States, 21S, and for
Canada %. or a total of 240: as COM
pared with 256 for the previous week.
For the corresponding week of last year
the figures were 275.
A PAssENGER-RATE war between st.
Louis and Chicago is brewing. One of
the lines in interest has made applica-
ton to Chairman Finley for authority
to make a rate of four dollars from St.
Louis to Chicago, on the ground that
the Chicago & Alton has been cutting
the rate to that figure.
RICHARD E. GABLER, of New York,
who gained notoriety recently by cap
turing ''green goods men who had
buncoed HIM, died at Bellevue hospital,
on the 18th, from injuries received in
an unknown manner. The police are
inclined to believe that he was as
saulted by friends of the men captured.
THE charges made against Superin-
tendent Smith of the Huntington pa
reformatory, alleging cruelty to sew
eral Philadelphia inmates, were sub
mitted to Gov. Pattison, on the 18th,
and he promptly addressed a letter to
the president of the state board of
charities calling for an investigation
into their truth.
JUDGE VAN BRUNT, of New York. de-
cided. on the 10th. that Edward M.
Field is insane. The Judge said Il
have arrived at the conclusion that E.
NJ. Field be confined in an insane asy-
lum under state supervision until such
time as it can be definitely determined
whether the symptoms which he ex-
hibits of insanity are real or feigned."
THE duchess of Marlborough sailed