Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-12

By the premature explosion of
cannon fre-cracker in Detroit, Mich,
on the 4th, George Boyer was futally
burned and George Ficke was made to-
tally blind. Both were boys.
THE mother of the late Gen. Boulan-
ger died in Paris, on the Sd, aged 90.
Forty dwelling houses were de-
stroyed with their contents at Hudson,
Mass, on the 4th. The firemen worked
with will. but their efforts were in
vain, and it was finally found neces-
sary to blow up a number of houses to
save the town from destruction. The
loss is estimated at between $3.50, 600
and 81 ZOO. 900, mostly insured.
EX-Gov. EDWARD b. WINANs died at
his home in Hamburg, Mich, on the
4th, of heart disease. While he had
months, the attack which proved fatal
was sudden and of short duration.
FRANK BENADAUM, convicted of the
murder of Lamanuel Bailey. at Muncie,
Ind, was refused a new trial by Judge
Monks, and judgment passed ON him.
He will go to the state prison north to
spend a term of fifteen years at hard
la Dor.
oN thC olH SCuOuelO du-
thorized Maj. -Gen. Miles to send six
companies of regular infantry from
Fort Leavenworth. Kas.. and two
companies of regular infantry from
Fort Brady, Mich. to Chicago.
BY the assistance of United States
marshals, the Chicago & Alton road
got 1900 blockaded passengers out of
bloomington, Ill, on the night of the
4th.
THE packing of hogs. according to the
Cincinnati Price Current for the week
ended on the 4th, amounted to 100000,
against 200. 900 for the corresponding
week of last year.
THE Santa Fe railroad raised the
blockade in Colorado, on the 5th, on
both freight and passenger trains
ADvICEs from Hayti, of the 5th. state
that a revolution in that country is
imminent.
JACK LEACH, Pueblo Coli bar
tender. refused drinks to United
States marshal. on the 5th, and stepped
out on the sidewalk to talk. r. E.
Taylor, a deputy, fearing violence,
shot Leach in the left eye, the man
dying in an hour.
the st. Louis school board estimates
the cost of maintaining the schools the
coming year at 1880, 1870 and the
income at 81 Goa, 47s.a5, leaving an esti-
mated balance of SIC, 1864. IS.
THE lumber yards of J. II. Worden.
at Cedar Springs, Mich, caught fire on
the 9th, and We're completely destroyed
Two million feet of lumber were
burned. The loss is covered by insur-
ance.
DEALERS at Galveston, Tex, wired
their congressman. on the 9th. asking
him to secure some consideration for
wool in the tariff bill from the con-
ference committee.
THE keeper and guard at the st.
Joseph (Mo.) workhouse were indicted.
on the It'll. for classifying the pay rolls.
THE Louisiana legislature passed a
bill, on the 18th, authorizing sheritfs
to maintain and use bloodhounds in
tracking criminall.
PRESIDENT DEBs of the American
Railway union, in proclamation to
the strikers. on the 9th. said: Let it
be borne in mind that if the railroad
companies can secure men to handle
their trains, they have that right. Our
men have the right to quit, but their
right ends there. Other men have the
right to take their places, whatever the
opinion of the propriety of SO doing
may be. Keep away from railroad
yards or rights-of-way."
THE notorious Eva Mann has been
induced to withdraw all claim to the
estate of Robert Ray Hamilton in con-
sideration of $4,000. paid to her by the
lawful heirs who wish to put an end to
the litigation.
Mrs. WIN. LEHMAN shot and instantly
killed Herbert Letters in Chicago, on
the 9th, while the latter was trying by
fistic argument to induce her husband
to join the strikers. Lehman had
taken the place of Burlington fire.
man.
Ten dead men was the record made
by The great strike on the 9th. Nine
were shot and one killed in a wreck.
The number of wounded wa: large,
hut the record was incomplete.