Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-04-27
By ELI d. AXE.

grnil County gegister
By ELL ID. AXE.
1RONTON. MISSOURI
OK the 18th the citizens of Lexing-
ton. Mass, celebrated the firing of the
''shot heard round the world" the first
celebration since 1875.
THE president expects to be absent
from Washington about a week in at
tendance upon the naval review and
the opening of the Worlds fair.
OK the morning of the 10th Edwin
Booth, the famous tragedian, was
stricken with paralysis at the Players
club in New York city, snd was not ex-
pected to live.
A SHIPMENT of orange trees in bear
ing left Pasadena, Cal, on the Goth, for
the Worlds fair. The trees are eight
feet high and are loaded with oranges
in all stages of maturity.
THE supreme court of the United
States has given notice that it will hear
no further arguments after the 2sth Of
this month. It will probably then take
recess for ten days or two weeks
WATER from the old Fiddler's Green
workings broke into the Luke Fiddler
colliery at Shamolin, Pa, at 8 o'clock
ON the morning of the 18th. A number
Of men escaped after thrilling expert
ences.
The emperor of Russia has signed the
extradition treaty between the United
States and Russia, and the notifications
have been exchanged by the United
States minister and the Russian foreign
Office.
OK the night of the 18th Rev. Theo
Sanford Doolittle, D. D., died at New
Brunswick, n. j., aged 81 years. He
was vice-president and professor OF
rhethoric, logic and mental philosophy
of Rutger college.
THE exhibit sent by Italy to the
Worlds fair in Chicago, consisting
largely of art treasures, started from
Portland, Me-, on the Goth, for its des-
tination. 1t filed enough cars to make
six full freight trains
THE marriage between Prince Ferdi-
nand, ruler of Bulgaria, and Princess
Marie Louise, eldest daughter OF the
duke of Parma, took place at the villa
Pianorre, the ducal residence, near Via
reggie, Italy, on the GOTH
SECRETARY HERBERT of the navy has
Instructed Admiral Gherardi to allow
United States men-of-war sailors to
participate in the great land parade
in New York city, which President
Cleveland will review, on April %.
THE business failures during the
seven days ended on the 21st number,
for the United States, 1856; Canada, %;
total, 2os, as compared with 209 the
previous week. For the corresponding
week of last year the figures were 253.
Col. WIN. McMIcHAEL, the we'll
known LAWYER, and assistant attorney
general under Gen. Grant, was found
dead in his bed in New York on the
10th. Col McMichael was born in Phil
adelphia, March 4, 1s41, and served in
the late war.
The dowager duchess Of Sutherland
was committed to Holloway prison, on
the 18th, under a sentence of imprison-
ment for six weeks, imposed by Sir
Francis Jeune, for contempt of court in
burning document intrusted to her
for examination.
JAMES A. TAwNEY, of st. Paul, Mimi,
state senator and congressman-elect
from the First Minnesota district, met
with a probably fatal accident on the
evening of the 10th. He fell down
flight.of stairs, alighting upon his head
and Eacturing his skull.
MANY of the buildings at the Worlds
fair grounds We're badly damaged by
the storm of the night of the 10th,
thousands of panes of glass being
broken and the interiors flooded by the
deluging rain, which did incalculable
injury to many of the exhibits.
TIE abstract of reports made to the
comptroller of the currency, showing
the condition of the national banks in
the United States at the time of the
last call on March 6, has been prepared
Mt the treasury department. The ag-
gregate of the resources is $3.50, 721,-
223.
1Mview of the reports of cholera in
the month of France, the medical COM
mission of the London local govern
ment board, ON the 10Th, was ordered
to visit the principal towns in south
ern and western England and confer
with the local authorities as to pre-
~enfixe measures
\ DNK TAYLOR, a noted desperate, was
shot and killed by Constable Duffer in
South Denver, Col, ON the 21st, while
attempting to break into store. Tay-
Tor was known as a terror from Wyo-
ming to Texas, and <vas wanted in a
hundred. 6fereptrlaoes for horse-steal-
ing, highway robbery and burglary.
Tee clearinghouse Heturns for sew
enty-6ze principal cities of the United
States, rs reported by Bradstreets, for
the week ended on the 2Ist, aggregated
81, 242 JO1a, GA; OF which amount New
York city returned s706, Gle .09s, Chicago
Sill, ST. ,0z6, Boston e1O4, 6s5, 72O, Phila-
delphia 81, z0Q, I7a, aad St Louis $685.
~, us
TaK United States cruiser Detroit
win cost the government some $3.50, 900
for bonus for extra speed developed
above the contract rate, which called