Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-30

Srn,l Colsutg Registet
By ELI D. AXE.
DURING the recent gales that swept
over the North and Baltic seas 1877 fish
ermen were drowned off the peninsula
of Jutland.
The Bride Lane Polytechnic insti-
tute, built by the corporation of Lon
don, was formally opened, on the Goth.
the prince of Wales making the open
ing address
The steamer China, which sailed on
the 22d from San Francisco for the
Orient, touching at Honolulu, carried
official dispatches to Minister Willis
and Admiral Irwin.
THE Odessa emigration commission
Is giving assistance to Jews who are
making preparations to leave Russia
by the wholesale for the Argentine
Republic in the spring.
DURING the recent gales the lifeboat
crews at the various stations on the
British coast responded to sixty signals
for assistance, and saved at least zoe
persons from drowning.
JAMES C. STONE, the murderer of the
Wrattan family, was placed in the
death cell at the Jeffersonville Qnd.
prison, adjacent to the cage where the
scaffold is situated, on the 21st-
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, suffered from
the most destructive fire that that city
has known for years shortly after mid
night on the morning.of the ed, the
losses being estimated at 81, 500. 900.
REV. J. G. STEWART, the evangelist
charged with teaching the doctrines of
Divine healing, was suspended from
church membership by the synodical
commission at Monmouth, ILL.,, on the
Esd
AS A result of the failure of the
American Casualty Co. of New York
many northwestern railroads and
street car companies will be called
upon to pay again damages they had
already adjusted with the Casualty Co.
AT the coroner's inquest, in Cincin-
natl, on the esd, it developed that
Frank Cabell, who cut his throat, had
studied theosophy, worshiped as god
a Mahatma of India named David
Sineta. who commanded suicide as a
penalty for some objectionable sin.
THE Bulgarian government has de-
cided to continue to the widow of
Prince Alexander the yearly pension
of $40, 900 granted to her husband by
that nation, provided the princes re-
mains are finally inferred in Bulgaria
The widow has accepted the condition.
ADvICES from Armenia show that the
winter weather now prevailing aggra-
Yates the famine existing in that coun-
try. The Erzeroum, Bitlis and Van dis
tricts and the vilayet of Adm have
alone suffered trade decrease of s15.-
600, 900 owing to the cholera quaran-
tine.
A PErARD was exploded outside the
residence of the secretary of the agri-
culture committee at Cajar, near Grena-
da, Spain, on the night of the 23d. The
house was badly damaged, but none of
its occupants injured. Three anarchists
have been arrested charged with the
offense.
THE steamer Miowera, which had
been ashore at Honolulu since October
Q, was fioated November -. She was
but slightly. damaged, although she
was forty days on the reef. The vessel,
after repeated examinations made by
divers, was pronounced not to be seri-
ously injured.
The trial board of the cruiser Co
lumbia has figured out her official
speed to be 22.s knots, and thus the
premium of $3.50, 900 is assured. This
is the largest ever earned. but the
United States navy possesses by far
greater margin than $3.50, 900 the finest
and fastest cruiser afioat-
GEN. JEREMIAH McLANE RUsK, ex-
tary of agriculture in the Harrison
cabinet, died at his home in Viroqua,
Wis, on the 21st. Although he had been
COnnned TO MS DcO 1Or some Llfue, his
death was sudden and unexpected. ow-
ing to recent apparent improvement
The greatest restitution prevails
among the Indians all over Canada,
and from Labrador to British Column
bia comes continuous tales of suffer
ing. More than 400 Indians have per-
ished because of hunger, and it is ex-
pected that thousands more must in
evitably starve before the winter il
over. A.
FATHER ]. B. Els, Of the Sacred
Heart Catholic church at Columbus, O.,
was fired upon five times by two bur
glars, who aroused him while robbing
his house on the night of the 21st. A
bullet struck him in the right forearm,
making a painful wound, but the
plucky priest elected the burglars by
main force.
THE latest news from Hawaii was re-
eeived per the steamer Alameda. which
arrived at San Francisco on the Esd. No
steps had yet been taken for the res
toration of the monarchy by United
States Minister Willis, though expec-
fation that it was to be attempted was
rife. 1t is believed that the provisional
government will not surrender with
out a struggle.