Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-02-22

of the Syn Francisco Press club cited
NJ. II. DeYoung, proprietor of the
Chronicle and director-general of the
! Mid-Winter exposition, to appear before
them on the Goth 20 show cause WHY he
should not be expelled for unprofes-
sional conduct.
AT a meeting in Honolulu, on the Sd,
| of the Annexation club, a resolution
declaring "that it is the opinion of the
officers and executive committee that
representative form of government
| be established as soon as possible after
it is ascertained that the present con-
gress will take no definite action
toward annexation" was passed.
JAMES STONE, the murderer of the
Wratten family near Washington, Ind,
was hanged at the Jeffersonville{ Ind.)
prison shortly after midnight on the
morning of the 10th. 1t was the first
legal hanging in Indiana for several
years.
Boss MCKANE was found guilty at
Brooklyn, n. Y, on the 18th. of depriv-
ing citizens of their legal rights of
access to the registry lists In the Graves
end district over which he has for
years reigned as an autocrat, manipu-
lating elections to suit his will.
By exercising his prerogative for the
first time, Vice-President Stevenson,
on the 18th. saved the Oklahoma town
site bill. requiring railroad companies
to maintain stations at town sites in
Dictated by the interior department.,
from defeat by breaking tie with an
affirmative vote.
The wholesale dry goods house of
Jones, Witter & Co. at Columbus, O.,
together with several adjoining tene-
ments was destroyed by fire on the
18th, involving a loss estimated at
$40, 600.
GEN. JUBAL A. EARLY fell down the
steps of the Lynchburg (Va.) post Of
fee, on the evening of the 18th, and
received injuries that may prove fatal.
Mrs. ANDREW FoY, who has been the
principal witness against Daniel Cough
lin in Chicago, has sued her husband
for divorce. She claims he has desert
ed her ever since she testified at the
trial.
A NUMBER of families of farmers in
the vicinity of Hebron, Ind, are about
to move to Henrico county, Va, where
they say they are able to buy land at
lower prices than in Indiana.
HE III lOckWOOu 5 elevator GC
Kelly. Ia, exploded. on the 18th, kill
ing John Tanner and fatally injuring
William Sells.
The notorious leila Nicolaus was
gain invited to move on on the
18th, this time from the fashionable
apartment house of Miss Dickson in
West Twenty sixth street, New York
city. leila is said to have a most
II.
brought back with her from Europe.
She is getting tired of CAP Ruhman
already.
The large wholesale drug house of
Farrand, Williams & Co., in Detroit,
Mich, was completely destroyed by
fire on the morning of the 10th, entail
ing loss of slOO,00O; partially covered
by insurance.
THE American line steamship Paris
returned to Queenstown, Ireland, on
the morning of the 10th, with her rud-
der disabled. The accident occurred
7s6 miles west of Queenstown, and the
return trip was accomplished by the
use of the twin screws in steering.
A SOUTHERN PACIFIC passenger train
was wrecked at Roscoe, CAL. about 1
o'clock on the morning of the 10th, by
three masked men. The express car
was then blown open by dynamite and
looted. The robbers got away. but a
posse was soon in pursuit. Fireman
Masters and a tramp named Granger
were killed. The engineer was badly
hurt.
THE General Electric Co. started up
their factories at Lynn, Mass, on the
10th, on full time. This means fifty
six hour schedule and the employment
of some 800 hands.
Two TRAINS collided near Jelan, be-
tween Samara and Slaviansk, in east
ern Russia, on the 10th, and thirteen
persons were killed and several badly
injured.
FORTY cases of yellow fever are re-
ported daily in Rio de Janeiro.
A sTEAMPIPE on the German iron
clad Brandenburg, lying at Kiel. ex-
ploded, on the 18th, killing thirty-nine
persons. and injuring nine others.