Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-02-09
By ELL D. AXE


GEN. JULIAN HERRERA has been APP
Poanted1governor of the state of Vera
Cruz. Mexico, and will take charge inn
nediately.
The republican senatorial caucus. ON
the LIST, decided to admit Arizona, with
the other three territories previously
decided upon, to statehood.
The lower house of the California
legislature passed a joint resolution, on
the LIST. favoring the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands to the United States.
On the Sd Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
British minister, visited the state de-
partment and in person handed the
Hehring sea counter case to Secretary
Foster.
Ex-SECRErARY OF WAR ENDIcorr is
M at his home in Salem, Mass, of pneu-
monia complicated with other ailments.
On the LIST his condition was said to be
critical.
The total bank clearings for seventy
four leading money centers of the
United States. reported by Bradstreet,
for the week ended on the Sd, amounted
10 q, 800, SIS, 7ss.
IT was found necessary to place q
guard around Mr.. Blaine's grave at
Oak Hill cemetery, near Washington,
10 prevent curious persons from de-
spelling the mound of its covering of
flowers.
IT was said in Washington. on the
Slst, that John C. Billit, Jr., of St
Paul, Mimi, a nephew Of the eminent
Philadelphian of that name, will be
chosen assistant attorney general of
the United States.
DUKE VICTOR of Ratibor, prince OF
Convey, prince of Misunderstanding
furst, and president of the Prussian
upper house. died at Breslau on the
sOth. He was born at Langenberg,
February 10, 1918.
Mrs. AMELIA JAIN. of New York, so
years old, committed suicide, on the
sist, by poisoning, because her son-in-
law, with whom she lived, discharged
an errand boy to whom the old lady
had become greatly attached.
MRS. RUSSELL HARRISON has engaged
q suite of apartments at the Arlington
hotel, Washington, where she will re-
main until early in March, after which
she and her husband will go to New
York, which will be their future home.
HENRY T. ScoTT, manager OF the
Union iron works at San Francisco,
says that it is not likely the coast de-
x~,s11 1no IN
Honolulu, as the voyage would be too
hazardous for a vessel of her construc-
ton.
THE one hundredth anniversary of
the birth of Mrs. Polly Rose was cele-
brated, on the 3Oth, at the residence of
Mrs. Jane Stops, at Mount Chestnut,
Butler county, Pa Her mother was
100 years and months old when she
died.,
The former owner of the biggest
hotel in Cape May, N. J., recently
made application for admission to the
poor house. This was too much for
Mayor Edmunds, and he decided to
care for the old pioneer ct his own ex-
pense.
Mr. III. ARMSTRONG, an assistant of
Mr.. E. L. Corthell. of Chicago, the en-
gineer of the company authorized to
build railroad bridge over the Mis-
sissippi at New Orleans, reached that
city, on the I'd, and at once began ar
ranging the preliminariesf for the work.
HERMAN ZINKE, an ex-convict, was
arrested in New York, on the 31st, for
passing a number of forged checks on
nnsuspecting merchants Zinke's
method was the old one of purchasing
goods and giving a check for a large
amount receiving the difference in
cash.
The funeral of Gen. Abner Double
day, whose remains were removed from
New York to Washington, took place
ON the 31st- There were no religious
services or other exercises at the grave
except the firing of the parting salute.
The remains were inferred in Airing
ton cemetery.
BUSINESS failures occurring through
ont the country, during the seven days
ended on the Sd, numbered, for the
United States 255. and for Canada 46,
q total of sol, as compared with q
total of POS for the previous week. For
the corresponding week of last year the
figures were 319. -
THE Hawaiian steamer Claudine
which arrived at San Francisco from
Honolulu, on the 2Sth, with news o.
Queen Lilioukalanfs overthrow, anC
also brought the Eve commissioners or
their way to Washington with a petit
ton for annexation, sailed on her re
tnrn trip on the I'd.
On the 1st Deputy Collector of Gus
toms William Holiday. with Assistant.
Frank McGlinchy and George s. Saylor
finally succeeded in capturing sever
Chinese who had been sl<ulking along
the New Mexican frontier for severa
days endeavoring to smuggle them
selves into the United States.
THE public debt statement for Jan
nary shows o decrease in cash In thu
treasury during the month of abou
$1,000, 900. making the netoash abou
go. 000, 900, against $50. 00O. 900 on thu
1rst day of January, 1893. This de
crease is accounted for largely by tn,
fact that 81. 2s0, 600 was paid during thu
anonth on the interest account
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