Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-10-11

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BY ELI d. AXE.
CRONTON. MISSOURI
captured Kin Lien Cheng, on the east
ern side of the Yalu river, nearly op.
posite Wi Ju.
COMPTROLLER ECKELs, on the 4th,
called for the condition of national
banks at the close of business on
Tuesday, October 2.
The married foreign customs OH
Gals resident in pekin are hastily leav'
ing the city with their families in fear
OF a japanese attack.
ALGERNoN PERCY BANKS ST MAUR,
fourteenth duke of Somerset, died IN
London, suddenly, on the I'd He was
born December 30, 1913.
PROF. STEINITZ, the ex-champlon
chess player of the world, has issued a
challenge to DIR. Lasker for another
series of games for the championship
THE British Miners federation OF
England has voted a donation of go.
to the striking Scotch miners to enable
the latter to carry on their fight against
the masters.
4 SPECIAL cable from Shanghai, on
the ID says the emperor of China will
very likely be dethroned in favor OF
Prince Hangs son, who will treat with
the japanese.
THE department of state received
brief cableg-am from Consul-General
Luther Short at Constantinople. on the
I'd. announcing the appearance OF chol-
era in that city.
SIR JOSEPH RENEI.s, the senior alder
man. representing the Aldersgate ward
of London, was finally elected lord
mayor of London by the aldermen OF
that city on the Sd.
One HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE
awards of various classes were given
to the United States by the board OF
awards of the Antwerp exhibition,
which was formally declared closed on
the I'd.
THE civil marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Sperrv, of San Francisco, to Prince
Andre Poiniatowski. took place. on the
5th. in the office of the mayor at Passy,
France, the mayor performing the GER
emory.
J. F. MACKIE a resident of Chicago.
while riding in the fox hunt of the
Genesee q. W Hunt club. on the Sd,
was thrown from his horse and badly
bruised, but it is hoped not seriously
injured.
A BLOCKADE of the ports of the is
land of NADIA gascar was proclaimed by
France on the Sd. The resident gen
era1 has gone to Tamatave. Instructed
to take measures to protect the colon
lists in the event of war.
DIR. ROBERT HAMILTON. proprietor OF
Hamilton's medical institute in Sara
toga, n. V, died on the 5th. He was
elected an alderman of Chicago, in
1874. and during a vacancy in the
office was for time acting mayor.
COLONIAL authorities of the British
West indies have officially warned their
subjects against going to Panama III
the hope of securing work on the canal
until operations have been recon-
menced on a more substantial basis.
OWING to delay of the printers in
completing the forms, Mr.. Wilson has
extended the time until October Is in
which distillers may file additional
warehousing bonds and rewarehousing
bonds under the act of August 2s, 1894
REPORTS received by the director OF
the mint show that during the month
of September the coinage of gold al
the various minis amounted to $50,
o33, 692, and of silver Ss.765,37O, OF
which S672,2OO were standard silver
dollars.
Two HUNDRED men in the Locust
Point (Md.) tin works were thrown out
of work. on the 1st, and the mill shut
down indefinitely. The men were CT
fered 20-per-cent. reduction to offset
the cut in the tariff, but refused to ac
cept it.
JAPAN has decided to float q foreign
loan, presumably for the purpose o
prosecuting the war against China. ant
a bill authorizing such action will b'
introduced in the imperial diet with
out delay. The amount of the loan t
be contracted is not known.
JUDGE VAN SICEEL, in the Uniol
county On. j. court, on the I'd, charges
the grand jury that the practice a
church fairs of holding drawings TO
prizes is violation of the law agains
lotteries, and as much an offense a
race-track pool-selling and othe
gambling.
THE steamer Orinoco, which arrive'
at New York, on the 5th, brought a
passengers from Bermuda Capt. w. II
Forbes and ten men, the crew of tn
American bark A1bemarle, which wa
burned at sea September Is, her carg
OF coal having taken fire by sponta
neous combustion.
SAYS cable dispatch from Ri
Grande do Sui, Brazil: Gen. Lima al
tackled Santa Ana, where the rebe
force was concentrated. on the I'd. an
after six hours hard fighting tn
rebels retreated to Guihilla de SAINT
Ana, whence they will try to max
their way into Uruguay.
THE sixty-fifth semi-annual confer
go