Iron County register., 1894-04-05
JOSEPH LrcH, an extensive mill own,


er, who eD ployed 2, 900 hands when his
plant was. in full operation, died at his
home ic BRIDGEPORT, Pa, en- the a7th, of
blood poisoning. He was 65 years of
age.
The secretary of the interior, on the
9th, issued a requisition on the secre-
tary of the treasury for $40, 221, 600, to
be used in the quarterly payment of
pensions on April 2. The amount will
be distributed among agencies as fol-
lows: Chicago, S2,65O, zoo; Des Moines,
Ia, $1,000, 900; Milwaukee, s1.7OO, 900;
Buffalo, 81, SOC 900; Pittsburgh, 1,45O,-
900; Concord. N. H., 100000; Boston,
s225. 600. and Detroit, s2OO.O00
c. kAMPFMUELLER, the well-known
druggist of Walnut Hill. Cincinnati,
committed suicide on the 27th. Kampf-
mueller was a pioneer druggist of the
city and one of the best known Ger
man citizens. He was 60 years of age,
and had accumulated a competence.
He took cyanide of potassium.
EX-CITF TREASURER ADoLPH KRUG.
of Seattle, Wash. who was convicted
of unlawfully using 100000 of the
city's money in completely with Henry
Fuhrman, was sentenced, on the 27th.
by Judge Moore to seven years at hard
labor in the penitentiary and to pay
all costs.
COMMANDER VERNy LoNETT CAMERON,
the distinguished African traveller,
after hunting with Baron Rothschild's
hounds at Leighton n-Buzzard. Bidford-
shire, England, on the 27th, was
thrown from his horse and died four
hours later.
T. NAGARKAR, a distinguished re-
ligious student of Bombay, arrived in
Salt Lake City, Utah, on the a7th. He
will remain for a time to study Nor
monism and learn from the people
religious faith.
POSTMASTERWITTENBE heard noises
in the post Office at Boone Grove, Ia,
on the night of the Goth, and. taking
his shotgun, discovered two burglars at
work. He Immediately opened fire.
wounding both of the men, but failed
to capture them.
The sale of Gen. Coxey's two trotting
horses. which he visited Chicago, on
the 2Sth, to attend, took place the day
before, bringing $3.50 less than the ST.
900 he expected to receive for them.
GEN. REMIGIo MORALES BERMUDEZ,
president of the Peruvian republic is
seriously i'll, and thought to be dying.
He was elected president in 1890 and
his term expires this year.
IN executive session, on the 2Sth,
the Chinese treaty was reported to the
senate and laid on the table for delib-
Grafton.
Miss SARAH Billings and her sister,
Miss Linda, who resided alone in their
country home, 3 miles west of Win
chester, O.. suicided, on the night of
the 2sth. because one of them was to be
married. and they could not bear the
thought of parting.
The eight children and hired girl of
w. Il. Wilt. of McKendree, w. Va,
were burned to death in their home, on
the night of the 2sth, during the alb
sence of Wilt, on duty as Il watchman.
The proposed removal of the Indian
warehouse from New York to Chicago
will be resisted by the mercantile COM
munity of New York.
THE weekly statement of the bank
of France, issued on the goth, shows an
increase of 100000 francs gold and
1,750, 900 francs silver
THE International Hygenic congress
opened at Rome on the Goth. King
Hum bert and other nota bles were pres
ent.
SIX masked men entered the Lake
Shore depot ut Olmsted Falls, O., early
on the morning of the 29th, overpow-
cred the operator and blew the safe
open. They were chased miles by
farmers and captured.
IN a fight between dispensary con-
stables and citizens at Darlington, S.
c., on the 30th, two consta bles and two
citizens were shot to death. The mi
litia refused to respond to the gov
ernor's call.
THE standpipe at Peoria, Ill, 1aO
feet high, and containing 1000, 900 gal
Ions of water, collapsed on the 30th,
killing one boy and injuring a number
of other persons
THE announcement of the marriage
of Lord Francis Hope to May Yohe,
the American actress. was made in the
London Peerage issued on the 3oth.