Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-02-16
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

clustering.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
THE news of the safe arrival Of the
steamship City of Pekin, sent out from,
San Francisco on the 9th, afforded re-
lief to many families throughout the
country who had friends or relatives on
board. A broken shaft caused the de-
lay, and the last twelve hundred miles
Of the voyage was made under sail.
ALeERNON CHARLES SAToRIs, husband
of Gen. Grants daughter Nellie, is re-
ported to have died at Capri, Italy, on
the Sd inst, but from what cause is not
stated. His demise will not cause his
widow much additional sorrow, he
having filed her cup full before he
went away.
The Pail Mall Gazette states that the
government of New Zealand has tele-
graphed to the marquis of Ripon, secre-
tary of state for the colonies, a strong
ly-worded protest against the annexa-
ton of Hawaii by the United States.
No definite answer has been returned
by the imperial government to the New
Zealand communication.
Minister Mott Smith had an informal
conference with Secretary J. W. Foster
on the 7th. Nothing Of Importance
transpired.
JUDeE W. ". ALLEN. populist, was
elected United States senator from Ne
braska, on the 7th, receiving se votes.
four more than necessary to elect
SIaNoR GRIMALDI, Italian minister Of
finance, has offered to resign in view
of reports circulated concerning his
connection with the bank scandals.
While denying any completely in the
frauds. Signor Grimaldi feels that the
stability of the cabinet is endangered
by his remaining in Office.
THE Dominion parliament spent the
entire afternoon of the 18th in a breezy
debate on the question of political union
with the United States.
The recall of the duke of Orleans from
Africa is said in Paris to prelude the
abdication of the count of Paris in his
sons favor.
The Poison iron works at Toronto,
Ont, made an assignment. on the Sth,
with very heavy liabilities.
The fremont hotel at Red Bluff, Cal,
was destroyed by fire ON the 7th. On
the following morning the remains of
ruins
EDWARD S. Ross, grand high priest OF
the grand chapter, Royal Arch Masons
of Indiana, died on the night of the 18th
at his home in Wabash, Ind, of mani
ton. aged IS years.
HENRY CoTU, director of the Panama
J4fo <1a
canal scandal trial. was liberated. on
the 7th.
THE College of Physicians of Phila-
delphia adopted series of resolutions
calling upon congress to keep quaran-
tine at all frontiers under the SUI
preme ard exclusive regulation and
and administered solely by trained
sanitary officials of the United States.
On the sth Superintendent Gibson, of
the Big Four railroad discharged sixty
nine switchmen who had gone out on a
strike the previous night at Springfield,
O., demanding extra pay for overwork.
81. w. WER, chief justice of Idaho
during Cleveland's administrations died,
ON the 9Th, of apoplexy, aged 20.
Mr.. AND MRS. WILLIAM SrRIEBY, liv-
ing few miles south of Goshen, Ind,
celebrated their sixty-second wedding
anniversary on the 9Th. Their ages
are respectively SO and 50 years.
THE longest telephone circuit in the
world was successfully tested on the
sth. when Gov. Russell of Massachu-
sets, at Boston, engaged in CONVERSE
uon with distinguished citizens in Chi
cago
passed, without dissent,-a concurrent
resolution urging the president and
congress to take steps to establish .
protectorate over Hawaii with a view
of ultimate annexation.
EDWIN C. PACKARD, q pioneer resi-
dent of the northwest, died, on the
9Th, at his residence at Belmont. Ia,
aged n years. He located in Hancock
county in 1853, driving an OK team
through from Wisconsin.
Gov. wKRTz of New Jersey, on the
sth, confirmed the report that he would
appoint ex-Gov. Leon Albeit to the
place on the state supreme court bench
made vacant by the death OF Justice
Edward w. Scudder.
HERDER's hotel, 265 West Fifth street,
Cincinnati, was burned early on the
morning of the 9th, and four persons,
Fred Detzel, waiter; Albert Grau,
yardman; Joseph Names, and - Got
lieb, waiter. persisted in the flames.
HENRY BENSON, of Chesterton, Ind ,
WAS found on the morning of the 8th,
half buried in an ice drift He was re-
turning to his homesin the outskirts of
the village the night before when he
was assaulted by q masked man, beaten
into insensibility and then robbed.
Both Of his arms were frozen stir and
amputation win DO necessary.