Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-06
THE funeral of Anton Gresor Ruben.

Sttiu COOk place III the aleNduueF New
ski church in st. Petersburg on the
2sth. Delegates from many musical
societies followed the remains of the
great pianist and composer from Peter
hof to St. Petersburg.
THE police and post Office officials of
London and Liverpool are closely
watching the Developments of a revival
of Fenian activity in both those cities.
The movement is attributed to the
American section of the Irish party.
THE entire town Of Metamora, near
Toledo, O., was destroyed by fire on
the night of the 27th.
A LARGE crowd of Davenport bust
ness men celebrated Thanksgiving day
by attending the formal opening of the
completed portion of the Hennepin
canal. At a. m. the gates of the
sluiceway, alongside the guard lock, a
mile and half above Milan, Ill, four
and one-half miles from the Missis-
sippi, were opened, and the canal part
ly filled with water.
A. w. LITTLE, who had been on trial
for his life in the district court at
Olathe, Kas. for the killing of Lawyer
B. E. Johnson in Kansas City, kas..
July 10, 1898, was, on the Goth, found
not guilty by the jury, whereupon
Judge Burris at once said: MIR. Lit
tie. you are discharged"
BECAUSE the United States govern
ment makes express stipulation that
its contracts for public works shall
only be given to United States citizens,
it is proposed that the Dominion gov
eminent pass legislation at the next
session making it compulsory that all
contractors for Canadian public works
must be British subjects; this restric-
ton to be operative as long as the
United States government discrim-
mates against British contractors.
JAMES 3. CLEVELAND, of Onconta, n.
Y, committed suicide, ON the Goth, by
taking morphine. He was distantly
related to President Cleveland, and for
many years was employed in the treas
ury department at Washington, and
had recently been connected with the
New York customhouse.
THE United States embassies and
consulates were generally closed
Throughout Europe Thanksgiving day.
There was no Thanksgiving celebra-
ton of any kind in London. The staff
of the United States embassy, how
ever, dined with United States Ambas-
sador Bayard.
IT was rumored in Odessa, on the
Goth, that Grand Duke George. the
czarowitz, had died few days before.
No official confirmation of the rumor
has been received.
SAMUEL PAYNE, the negro who some
time since murdered Maud Rubel. a
young white girl, at Omaha, Neb.,
was, on the Goth, found guilty Of muir
der in the first degree.
THE Birmingham (Ala.) cotton com.
press owned by Inman 6 Co., was
burned on the night of the Goth, to-
gether with 600 bales of cotton. The
fire is supposed to have originated
from a spark from locomotive. The
loss is $4,000, with partial insurance.
THE Chicago police arrested, on the
3Oth. seven members of the Thieves;
Protective and Mutual Benefit associa-
ton to which no one is eligible who
has not been at least four times under
arrest and served at least one term in
the penitentiary.
SOUTHERN Associated Press stock
holders, representing forty leading
newspapers, have decided, with only
one dissenting vote, to ratify an
agreement to ally with the United
Press.
THE report of the death of Grand
Duke George, the czarowitz of Russia,
| was officially denied on the 30th.
ANOTHER terrific eruption of the
Colima volcano has occurred. The
scene, as witnessed from Guadalajar
Mexico, is described as a grand one.
1t is feared that there was a severe
loss of pro perty and probably of life.
THURMAN BALDING, alias ''Skeeter,'
Jesse Snider and Will Farris, all mem
bers of the Cook gang, were sentenced,
on the 3Oth. in the United States court
at Fort Smith, Ark. ''Skeeter' re-
ceived thirty years, and Snider and
Farris twenty years each. The house
of correction at Detroit, Mich, was
| designated as the place where they
| must serve their long sentences.