Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-19

IN response 70 request from North
ern Pacific officials detachment of
cavalry was sent to Edison, Wash, on
the 18th, to protect the comyany's
shops and other property there.
THE bullion in the Bank of England
decreased e295, $40 during the week
ended on the 18th. The proportion
of the banks reserve to liability, which
at last report was 63.63 per cent, was
AL per cent. The rate of discount was
unchanged at 2 per cent.
On the 18th the comptroller of the
currency appointed Mr.. H. NJ. Dowley,
of Mitchell, S. D.. receiver of the Black
Hills national bank of Rapid City, S.
D.. which suspended payment June 81.
THE skeleton of John Robbins was
found in hollow tree in Fulton coun-
ty, Ind, on the 18th. He had fallen
in, was unable to get out and had shot
himself
CHANCELLOR CANFIELD, of the Ne
braska state university. has been
elected president of the Ohio sta'e uni
versity.
THE weekly statement of the Bunk
Of France. issued on the 18th, shows
an increase of 14,3OO,O 900 francs gold
and decrease of 7,475, 900 francs silver.
THE commission named by the presi-
dent to inquire into 1.-The late strike"
will have no authority to arbitrate be-
tween the parties to the recent disturb
ance at Chicago and elsewhere. 1t can
merely investigate labor troubles and
report recommending legislation, etc.
The commission is purely advisory, and
has no executive or mandatory power.
but can only compel the attendance of
witnesses.
Both China and Japan have accepted
in friendly spirit the offer of the earl
of Kim berly of the good Offices of the
British government to bring about a
settlement of the disputes regarding
Corea. Twelve representatives of both
China and Japan will shortly confer
with the earl of Kimberly with the view
of settling upon the basis of AMIGA bic
arrangement.
JUDGE GRossCUP, on the 18th. in
structed the federal grand jury at Chi
cago to widen the scope of it's inquiry
into violations of the United States
statutes TO take in the conduct of the
higher railroad officials ii evidence of Il
tangible nature yvarranting such action
were brought to their attention by the
district attorney.
GEORGE Il. GRAHAM. the veteran pa D.
Usher and journalist. died of disease OF
the heart. at the Orange On. j. Me-
mortal hospital on the 18th. He was
identified with Charles j. Peterson in
the management of the Gentleman's
Magazine in 1910 and later esta blished
Graham's Magazine. In 1854 he
bought the North American III Phila-
delphia. bat financial reyerses caused
him to lose control of all his publica-
tions.
Two BROTHERS, Tom and Calvin
Cooley, white men, aged - and 30
years, were hanged, on the 18th, at
Louisburg. y. c., for the murder, in
1892. of Charles Tucker, Il Jewish ped
der. The rope used to hang Calvin
Cooley had been used on seven similar
ccasions during the last ten years.
THE firm of Cunningham & Miller,
sugar retincrs, of Texas, have sent to
Washington a protest against the con-
tinuation of the Hawaiian treaty re-
garding the admission to this country
of raw sugar d;lty free.
COMMENT is being caused by the
sent record of members of the house of
representatives, who, under the law.
should be locked for their neglect of
public business. but many of whom put
in bills for full pay.
IT is announced in New Orleans as
one of the results of the late strike
that the erection of the bridge which
it was proposed to build over the Mis-
sissippi at that point, the survey OF
which was begun and the plans pre-
pared, has been indefinitely postponed.
ADJT.-GEN. ORENDORFF of Illinois
said, in the course of a conversation in
Chicago on the 18th, that if the gen.
eral managers would not accept the
proposition made by Debs he was in
favor of asking Gov. Altgeld to with
draw the state troops from Chicago.
Robert \. ANDERSON, alias Field,
one OF the murderers of Emanuel Flem-
ing. was hung at Livingston, Mont,
on the 18th. He protested his limo
cence to the last.