Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09

W0AVSA Az NouA l. dAOASCO oS a "1tACSo
in the case of McMaddus and Dunn,
charged with bribery in the Curtis muir
der trial, left that city, on the I'd. on an
east-bound train, putting himself be-
yond the jurisdiction of the California
state courts.
Ten THOUSAND persons witnessed the
unwilling of the statue of the late Sir
John Macdonald at Hamilton, Ont, on
the 1st.
On the Sd orders were sent to the SUI
perintendents of the United States
minis at San Francisco and New Or
leans to resume the coinage, suspended
some time ago, of standard silver dol
lars
MISS ANNIE HOWARD, who was to
have been married to the late Mayor
Harrison of Chicago, left that city on
the Sd for her home in Biloxi, Miss.
LATER reports say that but six lives
were lost by the burning of the steamer
City of Alexandria, off the Cuban coast
though seven others were still missing
on the Sd.
THE new French tax on bourse trans
actions, which became operative on
July 10 last, has yielded in four months
the sum of 2,O79, 900 francs.
The president signed the Chinese bill
amending the Geary act on the Sd.
PAID admissions to the Worlds fair
on the Sd were $500.
THE old hotel in Apple Creek, O.,
made famous as the home for many
years of the noted ion-tamer, Herr
Driesbach, was burned 20 the ground
on the night of the I'd.
On the Sd Buffalo Bills Worlds fair
Sioux Indians arrived at RushvilIe,
Neb., booking like university students,
well dressed and we'll conducted. Red
Cloud himself and over 500 warriors
met them with grand reception. The
Indians were we'll pleased with their
trip. They were under the charge of
Maj Burke.
A TERRIBLE locomotive boiler explo-
sion occurred on the Iron Mountain
railroad at the foot of Neosho street,
st. Louis, on the night of the 2d, which
demolished the engine, wrecked six
freight cars and killed the engineer,
fireman and brakeman.
MANY members of the house left
Washington Immediately for their
homes after the adjournment, on the
Sd, while majority of those remain
ing in the city are clearing up their
department work and making all haste
to get out of town. The members are
generally anxious to spend Il few days
at home attending to urgent personal
business, SO that they may be ready
for the regular session in December.
Miss LIZZIE BELIMoRE. % years old.
was found dead in her apartments at
49, Virginia avenue, indianapolis, on
the morning of the Sd. There was nc
scrap of paper nor scratch of a pen in
the way of explanation, but death was
evidently the result of poison taken
with suicidal intent.
The entire batch of Carroll county
(Ga.) white caps, convicted of riot in
April last, were, on the Sd. pardoned
by Gov. Northen. There were eight in
all. They were men. at the time of
their offense, who stood we'll and were
respected in the community. They were
given twelve months each.
BUSINESS failures for the week ended
the Sd numbered 35s in the United
States, against 23s last year, and % in
Canada, against 81 last year. The ag
gregate of liabilities for the week end
amounting to $7,4OO,OOO, against s5,-
500. 900 for the previous week.
Ex-SHERIFF BowLEs of Walla Walla,
Wash. committed suicide at his coun-
try residence, on the Sd, by shooting
himself through the stomach with a
Winchester rifle. Bowles had been
twice committed to an insane asylum,
but was released a year ago apparent
ly cured.
GEN. r. A. ALGER. of Detroit, Mich,
had between 600 and 700 newsboys from
Detroit as his guests at the Worlds
fair grounds on the Sd. He gave them
all ride in the Ferris wheel, let them
take hasty survey of the wonderful
White city, gave them a good feed and
whirled them home again.
On the Sd President Cleveland issued
his proclamation setting apart Thurs
day, November 80, as the national day
of thanksgiving.