Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-17
The BODY of William A. Wolpamott.

THE body of William A. Wolgamott,
who murdered his ex-wife in st. Louis,
on the 18th, was found in bed in the
same room in which the woman was
killed, on the afternoon of the sth. He
had returned to the place surreptitious-
ly and committed suicide.
On the Sth Gen. Randall marched his
Chicago army of Coxeyites into La
Porte, Ind, in spite of warning that
they were not wanted there, and the
general" and his entire staff were ar
rested.
THE house of representatives passed
a bill, on the 9th. authorizing the con-
struction of another bridge over the
Mississippi at st. Louis.
THE Kingston mills, cotton spin
ming company of Hull, England. failed,
on the 9th, with unsecured liabilities
estimated at $780,
WALTER NICHOLS, 80 years of age, a
steeple jack, in the employ of P. w.
Hassett, was precipitated inside a Sec
ton of smokestack, which was being
taken down, a distance of ninety feet
from the top of the burned Ude1 wood
enware building in St Louis. on the
sth. and instantly killed.
THE steamer Normannia, which
sailed from New York on the 9th,
took 81 $780, 900 in gold.
A FIRE causing 100000 damage was
started, ON the 9th, on the docks be-
tween Catharine and Oliver streets,
New York, by the explosion of 4 bar
rel of coal oil.
Ten striking miners were killed and
twelve wounded in an attack upon the
gendarmes guarding the Theresa mine
at Ostrau, Moravia, on the 9th.
Two-THIRDs of the town of Norway,
Me-, was laid waste by fire, on the
9th. and many of the people who could
not find shelter in the two hotels
which were saved or unburned dwell
ing houses, spent the night in tents or
shelters made of cloth from the stores,
or sheets from beds. The total loss is
over 100000.
THE bank at Southwest City, Mo-,
was raided by gang of robbers in reg
ular Jesse James style on the after
noon of the 10th. They secured all the
money on hand-between $1,000 and
$4,000 In battle with citizens four
of the latter were badly wounded,
among them United States Marshal s.
F. Melton.
ABRAHAM GARRISON, a millionaire of
Commodore Garrison, died, on the 10th,
at the age of 80 years.
THE countess of Clarendon, wife of
the fifth earl of Clarendon, died in
London. on the 9th. She was the
eldest daughter of the earl of Nor
manton.
AT st. Henri, a suburb of Montreal,
Can. early on the morning of the 10th,
fire destroyed whole block of dwell
lings and their contents. Twenty fam
lilies were rendered homeless. Loss,
$50, 900; insurance. $4,000.
IN the French chamber of deputies
on the 18th, the bill providing that the
execution of criminals shall hereafter
be conducted privately instead of in
public, as now. passed its second read
ing by majority of one. The vote
stood 159 tolls
THOUGH the tests of the bullet-pro of
coat invented by Herr Dove, the Mann
helm Baden) tailor. have been salts
factory as far as they have been pur-
sued. the authorities of the war office
entertain doubts of it's practical utility
in the army.
FIREBUes applied the torch to the
barn of John Dunslan, of Red Jacket,
Mich, at 1 a. m. on the 18th, and before
the fire was gotten under control ten
business, buildings were destroyed.
Several families lost all their house
hold goods.
WILLIAM WEIsLER, who joined the
Coxey army at Hagerstown, Md, was
seized with cramps and drowned while
bathing in the Potomac at Washing
ton river on the 10th.
SENIOR AMARALE has been appoint
ed president of the Brazilian senate, to
succeed DIR. Prudente de Moraes, re-
Gently elected president of the repub-
lie.
DAYTON, O., was struck by tornado
on the 10th. The streets were covered
with debris. Trees were blown down,
windows smashed, houses wrecked,
roofs torn off. and the pottery of E.
Houghton was demolished Roy Oberlin
was struck by lightning and killed.