Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-08
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

murder of deputy sheriff of Bib
county, Ga, took place in the Jail yard
at Macon on the Goth. He seemed fear.
full that the hanging process would
hurt. but took no thought, apparently,
of the future.
Two OF the convicted Toledo CO.,
councilmen handed in their resigna-
tions to the mayor on the 29th. This
makes the list complete and new cleo.
tions will be held 20 fill the vacancies.
CAL HALE, Jack Kenzie and George
Zachery, who were arrested for the
Roslyn (Wash.) bank robbery, were
arraigned at Ellensburgh ON the Goth.
The men were identified as the rob
bers of the bank, and were held in s1O,.
600 each. all going to Jail.
THE South German distillers are re-
newing their mass meetings to protest
against the increase of the spirit tax,
which, they say, will ruin the distilling
business in South Germany.
CHARLES BRATHEN, discharged
street-car conductor, of Minneapolis,
Mimi, while under the influence OF
liquor on the night of the goth, shot
George F. Kellar, cashier of the Mona
han Bottling Co., and Michael Mon
tague, a clerk in the same establish
ment. Kellar was shot through the
chest and will probably die. Mon
tague's right elbow was shattered and
he will lose his arm.
Mrs. ARMSTRONG GREGG, an eccentri
woman of Dover, Wis, recently left
her home on trip to Milwaukee. On
the way she was taken sick, carried to
farm house and died. An examina-
ton Of her premises brought to light
large sums of money hidden in all sorts
of improbable places. the aggregate
proving her to have been quite wealthy.
THE final count of the Carbon county
(Wyo) vote makes the legislature re-
publican on joint ballot, which will in
sure the election of republican to
the United States senate unless the
democrats and populists, who will con-
troll the lower house, unseat a number
of the republicans.
SUPERINTENDENT PORTER in his an
nual report to the secretary OF the in
terror again recommends that the CEN
sus Office be made a permanent bureau.
SENATOR JONES, of the American
delegation to the Brussels conference,
submitted, on the 3Oth, for the use of
the committee on the Rothschild and
other plans n special statement on the
production and consumption of silver.
The relatives of Baron Reinach, the
rich Paris suicide, while opposing the
disturbance of his body, will. it is said,
not offer any vexatious resistance to
the authorities, should an autopsy be
determined upon.
THE Hamilton Wooden Co. of Ames-
bury, Mass, controlling sixteen mills,
except spinners. per cent The spin
ners were recently given an increase of
10 per cent
A FRAGMENT of Biela's comet must
have passed through New Castle, Col.
on the evening of the goth, from the
fact that it left one of its mementoes in
the shape of an immense bowlder. The
bowlder is buried in the earth, how
deep no one knows, but the earth is
sunken two to three feet and broken
from three to five feet around it. The
bowlder or stone is of a slate or mouse
color. and was very warm.
b. F. RYND, the Allegheny pa lum-
Der merchant, who recently failed for
over 800. 900, and who is charged with
having committed forgeries- aggregat-
ing over $40, 600, which is said by some
will, when all the returns are in,
amount to over $50. 600, has not fed to
Canada as alleged, but is confined in an
eastern asylum, suffering from a seri-
Gus and probably incurable case of
paresis.
The experts vino have been examin-
ing the accounts of ". F. Snyder. con-
fdential bookkeeper in the Cincinna ii,
Hamilton & Dayton freight Office. at
Indianapolis. Ind, up to the 25th dis
covered shortage aggregating s7.40o.
and the inquiry was not half conclud-
ed. The company's money was lost in
the gambling houses of the city.
FIRE on the evening of the SOth de-
stnpyed the Des Moines Qa.) Water
Power Co.'S electric plant, causing a
loss of probably $4,000. The building
was full of valuable electric machinery,
which is practically a total loss.
Ex-SECRETARY BLAINE is gradually
recovering from his recent illness. He
is up and about the house every day
and is rapidly regaining his strength.
THE unseating of Mr.. Nathaniel
George Clayton, conservative member
of the British parliament, by the court
was because he provided hat cards or
servers to his adherentS, and also money
used in getting up a picnic.
GRAND ARMY posts in Hendricks, Nor
gan. Putnam and other counties in In.
diana where the gravestones of Union
soldiers were recently painted red, have
passed resolutions of condemnation and
employed legal talent to prosecute the
vandals If captured.
THE japanese war vessel. Chishima.
rukan, from France for Japan, was
sunk in q collision with the British
steamer Ravenna- The Ravenna was
badly injured and her passengers were
transferred to the British steamer EN-.
press of Japan, bound for Shanghai.
THE supreme court of California rem
dered an opinion. on the 30th, affirm.
ing the decision of Probate Judge COT
fee in the matter of the estate of Thos
| II. Blythe, that Florence Blythe was
the legitimate daughter of the deceased
millionaire, and entitled to inherit his
estate. valued at $4,000, 600.
GEORGE A. MORSE, of Minneapolis
Mimi, a well-known real-estate dealer
and loan agent for eastern capitalists
has confessed that he has forged his
fathers signature to paper aggregatine
S125. 900, all of which has been nego
tiated with local banks and money
lenders
THE emperor of Germany has con
scented to send to the Worlds fair what
will be one of the most remarkable and