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

WITH the election of a new member
for Midlothian, Gladstone's career of
siXty-two years, almost continuously
spent in the British parliament, will
come to a close. Five years before Vic
toria assembled the throne, the young
Oxonian had delivered his maiden
speech. And still queen and commoner
do not harmonic as well as they
might.
REQUIEM services in honor of the late
Nj. Carnot We're held, on the 1st, in
most of the leading cities of Europe
and We're attended by the French diplo-
mats stationed in the various cities.
Memorial services We're also held in
New York and Washington.
THE jury in Judge Payne's court, at
Chicago, after two hours deliberation
returned a verdict, on the Sd, finding
Patrick Eugene Prendergast not insane
or lunatic, and therefore responsible
for the murder of Carter Harrison. If
no other legal technicality intervenes
the assassin will be hanged on the
18th.
THREE lines of railroad were forced,
on the LIST, to abandon their tracks at
East Atchison, Mo-, on account of en-
croachment by the river.
VICE-PREsIDENr HARAHAN, of the
Illinois Central Railroad Co., on the
3Oth, gave George NJ. Pullman a most
unmerciful scoring on account of his
responsibility for the prevailing costly
railroad troubles. declaring that if he
looked into his affairs more and took
the word of sycophantic subordinates
less such a state of affairs might not
have come about.
THE effects of the great railroad
strike We're beginning to be felt seri-
ously with the opening of the month
in Chicago and other cities dependant
upon outside supplies of food stuffs,
the prices of many commodities, by
reason of the real or anticipated search
ty, having been raised to almost pro-
hibitive figures.
THE national administration, on rep
resentation of the railways, has ap-
pointed Edwin Walker, attorney of the
st. Paul road, to assist United States
Attorney Milchrist, at Chicago, in pros
ecuting offenders against the postal
laws.
A TRAIN on the Florence & Cripple
Creek railroad went through bridge,
near Canyon City, Col, on the I'd, and
a laborer was killed.
THE noticeable feature of the spread
ing of the railroad strike in support Of
the Pullman boycott, was the organlza-
ton, on the LIST, of a strong A. X. U.
division in Philadelphia.
CLOSING arguments were made in the
Prendergast insanity trial, in Chicago,
on the I'd. Mr.. Harlan. for the defense,
making the opening speech. He closed
with the declaration that Prendergast
was no more insane than the assassin of
President Carnot of France. Mr.. Nor
rison spoke for the state and Mr.. Oar
row closed for the prisoner.
THE senate passed the sugar sched-
ule, on the I'd, practically as it was
adopted in committee of the whole.
THE executive board of the Chicago
Trades and Labor assembly were. on
the night of the 1st, given power to de-
clare a strike in all the branches of
trade in the city in support of the Pull
man strike.
ACCORDING to a treasury statement
issued on the I'd, the public debt, inter-
est and non-interest bearing, is 81 ,O16,-
s97.S16.
THE peoples state convention of Wis
consin, held at Milwaukee, on the 4th,
nominated d. r. Frank Powell, of La
Crosse, for governor.
THE populists of Michigan, in con-
vention at Lansing. on the 4th. NOM
mated A. w. Nichols, of Greenville, for
governor.
THE latest project for a monument in
which the people of Washington are to
be interested is in memory of John
Brown. of Harper's Ferry fame. The
monument is not to be in Washington,
but on the site of the old John Brown
fort at Harper's Ferry. A committee
has been appointed, of which Fred
Douglass is one of the members. to So
licit subscriptions.
THE Southern Railway Co. held its
vestibuled limited twenty minutes at
Washington. on the night of the Sd, in
order to enable Vice-President Ste-en-
son to catch the train after the passage
of the tariff bill. The vice-president,
with his daughters and several friends,
were booked for Greensboro, n. c., by
this train for the Fourth.