Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-26


10Th, that in consequence of the preva-
ience of the cholera, the modifying OF
the reserves and the customary au-
tumn military suaneuvers in the vicini.
ty of St. Petersburg will not take place
this year.
WILMORE, a small town in JessamiEe
county, KY, was very badly damaged
by tornado, on the 18th, which tra<-
eled with great velocity. About p.
III. an oval-shaped cloud was noticed
approaching the town and as it reached
tie edge of the village it suddenly
swooped down and began to wreck
and break into kindling wood every
house in its path.
THE body of Enrique de Bourbon, due
de Seville, who died at sea while re.
turning to Spain from the Philippine
islands, arrived at Barcelona on the
18th.
THREsIING boiler blew up on the
farm of John Case, near Hudson, o., ON
the 10Th. John Crousley, owner of the
threshing apparatus. was instantly
killed. Barney Morgan, farm hand
and another man were fatally injured
The barn caught fire and, with the
threshing machine and all the other
contents. was destroyed. The total loss
will amount TO 5000.
WHILE the senate committee on ter.
ritories has virtually decided to report
bills for the admission of the territories
of Arizona and New Mexico, the pre-
vailing opinion a bout the senate is that
the bills will not be considered during
the present session of congress. unless
the session should be prolonged beyond
present expectations.
LETTERS from Rio Grande do Sui.
Brazil, confirm the reports of the bru-
tai slaua -lter of prisoners by both the
rebels and the loyal troops. VI. Buette.
French engineer, who was captured
by Peixotos men. was first employed in
raising the sunl1en war-ship Aquida-
ban. He was then made to dig his own
grave after which he was shot by his
captOrs-
Mrs. MADALEN POLKBUELL, whose
engagement to Charles Cramp. head OF
the great Philadelphia ship building
firm. was recently announced, has been
given permission by Judge Hagner. of
the equity court in Washington. to re-
sumo her maiden name of Polk. She
was divorced from Augustus c. Buell.
in May, 1893.
The bottom of a converter at the
Homestead steel works of Carnegie K
Co.. at Homestead. Pa. blew out. on
the 10Th. scattering $500 pounds OF
molten metal in every direction. -Four
worsnlen who were in the pit were ter
ribly burned. two of them fatally.
THE thousands of friends and adj
mirers of VIM. j. Seaman. the once
popular Irish comedian. will regret to
learn that he is confined in q strait
jacket at Bloomingdale IN. " asylum
for the insane. He has become total
wreck. and. according to his nearest
friends his time on earth is very short.
A STATEMENT was cabled, on the 18th.
that the Russian petroleum merchants
have failed at the last moment to come
to an agreement with the Standard Oil
Co., and the Russian Oil Co. will fight
the Standard. They will try to build
a pipe line through Persia.
THE information was made public in
st. Louis. on the 18th, that Joseph ID.
GinnochiO. aged %, a native of st.
Louis, had been arrested near Genoa.
Italy, and forced by the Italian anthor-
tiles to enter the military service. under
the charge that he was d deserter.
In the senate, on the Goth, bill was
by Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska,
and referred. requiring the Interstate
commission to hold at least
one session annually in Omaha, Neb.
On the Goth Comptroller of the
Currency Eckels issued call for re-
port of the condition of national
banks at the close of business on
July Is.
THE Canadian parliament has passed
a bill granting a bonus of $500 per
mile to the Port Arthur, Duluth &
Western railroad for a distance of $50
miles.
Hon. EDWARD V. CONLEY. of Waters
meet, one of the best-known men in
northern Michigan, committed suicide.
on the night of the 18th. by shooting
himself in the head. He had been
chairman of the county board of super.
viscrs almost every term since the for
nation of the county.