Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-12
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

fair during the past two months in
sures the financial success of the I'M
dertaking. The directors report that
all debts will be paid out of the re-
ceipts, and something will be left to re-
turn to the stockholders. In all re-
spects, therefore, the Columbian expo
sition surpasses all previous enter
prises of the kind.
THE bids of the large cities of the
state of New York for the location of
the Commercial Travellers home have
been closed. The last bid was from
Buffalo, and consisted of an offer of
fifty acres of land in the prettiest por-
ton outer city and a cash bonus of
s25, GOO. This is all guaranteed, but it
is understood that nearly $4,000 addi-
tional in cash and material have been
offered the location committee by the
officials of Buffalo.
The situation at Brunswick. Ga, on
the night of the I'd, was worse than at
any time since the outbreak of the vel
low fever, if that were possible.
Twelve new cases had developed up to
p. m There were two new cases on
st. Simon's island, off Brunswick and
four at Jekyll island. The total num-
Der of cases reported since the epidemic
began was 122.
SECRETARY HEsTER's New Orleans
cotton exchange statement, issued on
the I'd, shows the smallest movement
of cotton into sight for September since
1883, the total amounting to sos, 249,
against 536,27s last year. 49,, 317 the
year before and $50, 4ss for September,
1890.
A soUTH-BoUND fast freight train on
the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago &
st. Louis road ran into some heavily
loaded fat cars which had been care
lessly left by local freight crew near
Edgemont, O., on the I'd, causing an
ugly wreck and killing two tramps and
fatally injuring two others
JOHN b. KoETrINe, cashier of the
failed South Side savings bank of Mil
waukee. under Indictment for illegal
banking, failed to appear in court on
the I'd, and his bond of SIS, 900 was de.
clared forfeited. Koetting was recent
ly taken back from Denver, after much
trouble, and put under bonds to appear.
The president and Mrs Cleveland,
Ruth and little Esther will become COM
forta bly, settled in their beautiful coun-
try home in Woodley Lane, just outside
of the city of Washington, within few
days. 1t is one of the finest locations
in the District of Columbia.
DORA PETERS, a 16-year-old girl 1iv-
ing near Lafayette, Ind, committed
suicide by hanging herself in a barn
on the LIST. Her body was discovered
on the morning of the I'd. She was
bright, vivacious girl and no reason
can be given for her rash act
TELEGRAPHIc communication with
the island of Santa Catharina, which is
reported to have fallen into the hands
of the insurgent Brazilians, has been
suspended.
Two men entered the depot at
Divide, Col, on the evening of the I'd,
and held up the agent and operator
and robbed the Office of $3.50. The
robbers crawled through the ticket
Office window and used the agents
rife, which stood ready for his use in
anticipation of a possible attack.
The province of Santa Fe has been
pacified, and the whole of the Argen-
tine republic is now quiet
PAID admissions to the Worlds fair
on the 5th were 154.75
PAID admissions to the Worlds fair
on the 9th were 1895.
THE missing furs. valued at $40, 900,
stolen from the exhibit of Pavel Green
waldt, of Russia, at the Worlds fair
were found by a detective, ON the 4th,
nicely rolled up and placed in a chest
found standing against a wall in Man
ufactures building. Five employees of
the Russian section were arrested ON
suspicion of completely in the theft
THE contract of Wells, Fargo & Co.
with the Southern Express Co., will
expire in little more than a month.
Half a dozen express companies are
preparing bids for the contract, among
them the Adams Express Co. The
Wells, Fargo Co. have for nearly half
a &c injury had the control of the bust
ness of the Pacific coast.
THE Newshy infantry barracks at
Roslavl, province Of Smolensl<, Russia,
were burned on the night of the 4th.
About 400 men ran out in their night
clothes OF sixty who were driven 20
the roof and were obliged to jump for
their lives, eleven were killed and eight
were injured so that they will die.
Twenty three men and five non-com-
missioned officers were burned odeath
and many others are missing.