Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-01-19

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eenuy appointed first assistant post
master general, arrived in Washington,
On the 12th, and Immediately entered
upon the duties Of his Office.
TIM United States steamer Constella-
ton, having on board works of Amer
lean artists in Italy and France for ex-
hfbition at the Chicago Worlds fair.
sailed from Havre, France. for New
York on the 18th.
The win Of Jay Gould was admitted
70 probate on the 18th. Special Guard
IAN Rollin NJ. Morgan was given $500
and Special Guardian Mapes 81. 900 for
services In the probate proceedings be-
fore Surrogate Ransom of New York.
WITH the thermometer down to zero,
ut St Mary's, o., on the 18th. the main
which leads natural gas into the city
burst. leaving the people of the town
at the mercy Of the frigid weather,
there being little wood or coal in the
city.
Tine large boot and shoe firm of
Dewey, Rogers & Co., of Toledo, o., has
gone into the hands of a receiver. The
failure caused tremendous sensation
I'm business and banking circles in that
city. The liabilities are $500, 900; as
sets, about $3.50, 900.
THE pope has appointed Rev. $. Roe
ker, of Albany. n. Y. secretary to the
mission of Mgr. Satoll. the papal able
gate to the United States. Father
Rocker is vice-rector of the American
college in Rome. He has already
started for New York.
RoBxKr HUBBARD NELSON, a member
of the Junior class of Yale university,
died, on the 12th. from overstudy. at
New Haven, Conn He was to have
been one of the contestants in the Yale
Harvard debate, and his health broke
down under the strain.
THE impending trouble between the
Big Four telegraph operators and the
company has been averted, and it is a
question as to which side won the vic
tory. The operators did not get all
they asked, but got an increase that
The company say will aggregate 80. 900
. year.
IT Is openly charged in Paris that
President Carnot and M. Ribot are not
I'm earnest in the Panama prosecutions,
that they have no intention of bring
ing the bribe-takers to trial, and that
the prosecution of De Lesseps, Fontaine,
Cottu and Eiffel will be nothing more
than farce.
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER, the lawyer.
statesman. politician and millionaire
manufacturer, died at his Washington
residence, eco New Jersey avenue,
southeast, at 1:30 o'clock on the morn
ing of the 18th. His death was great
surprise, as it was not even known that
he was ailing.
IcHANe, China, has been the scene of
another anti-foreign riot, but the dis
turbance was SION quelled by a force of
blue jackets from British man-Of-war.
The riot was started by an old woman.
who proclaimed to her countrymcn that
the foreigners had desecrated the grave
of one of her ancestors
SENATOR JOHN E. KENNA, of West
Virginia. died in Washington, about
o'clock on the morning of the 18th, of
heart disease. from which he had been
for years an acute sufferer. so much SO
that for long intervals he had been
compelled to abandon his duties as sem
0tor and forego all mental exertion.
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JOHN HUNTINGTON, of Cleveland, o.,
who was very wealthy and prominent
among the financiers of the country,
and who had been in Europe for the
last two years for his health, which he
was supposed to have entirely recov-
cred. started from Dresden for home, OIL
the 10th, and died suddenly in London
on the 18th.
Four Russian nihilists who were ar
rested in Paris at the instance of the
Russian ambassador, were escorted to
Calais, on the eth. by a number of po-
1icemen and placed on board steamer
bound for England: The officers wait
ed until the steamer was well out in
the channel before starting on their re-
turn to Paris.
IT was developed, on the 18th, that
the firm having the contract to supply
Cincinnati's poor families with coal had
not delivered any for several DAYS,
staining inability to obtain supplies.
Meanwhile, with q stock of 40, 600 tons
on hand, It was selling to others at
double price and allowing the city's
poor to freezs.
On the nth delegation of congre-
gational clergymen waited upon the
Toronto presbytery, in session at
Tosunto. Ont, and made overtures
looking to union between the Pres
byterian and Congregational bodies in
Canada. The reception given to the
delegation was hearty, and q joint con-
ference was arranged for. -
GEx. DopDs, who conducted the re-
Aent successful French campaign
HGafust King Behanzin of Dahomey,
autographed to the ministry of marine,
On the 18th, that he had made tour of
Uahomey rs far as Grand Popo. travel
~ the entire distance without an es-
o6rt from which fact it is thought the
eiacation of the tribes is complete.
TuR business failures occurring
krunRhout the country during the
Seu dnys ended on the 18th. number.
:5<S he United States, 2s8 and for Cam
- OK . total Of S06, as compared
$3.50 : total of $40 for the previcrs
For the corresponding week of
80 vear the figures were $50, repre-
56fme 81 failures in the United States