Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-01-10

on the I'd, shows a net increase in thu
public debt, less cash in the treasury
during December of S31. 320.776. Tota
cash in the treasury, s7s2, ,2s9.
FARMER CHARLES BUELL. was burned
to death and his wife was seriously in
jured, ON the I'd, while trying to save
their house and barn at Port Washing
ton, Wis, which had been fired by theil
insane son.
ALL of the live cattle arriving at Bel
gian ports from Montreal, Can. within
the past six weeks have been slaugh
tered with the exception of 100 heal
which were quarantined for further
examination.
TwENTY-sEvEN anarchists impris
oned in Barcelona, Spain, during thu
dynamite campaign, were released, OF
the I'd. and LEFT the city. The an
nouncement that they were free caused
some public uneasiness.
THE old ship Portsmouth has ended
her cruising days and is being disman
tied of her guns and put out of com
mission. 1t is probable that she will
be assigned to the state of Connecticut
for the use of the naval reserve.
CHARLES w. MOwBRAY, an English
anarchist arrested in Philadelphia re
Gently, was. on the I'd, indicted fol
making seditious speech. He had
declared that he would organize an
archist groups in every city of the
country.
A DISPATCH from Calcutta to the Lon
don Times says that James Westland
minister of finance, has informed the
vice-regal council that it is not the in
tention of the government to open and
operate the Indian minis on the gov
ernment's own account
On the 4th the Black Diamond Steel
Co, of Pittsburgh, Pa, which employs
5000 men, announced a cut in wages
averaging 10 per cent. all the way
through, though in some departments
it is said to reach so per cent. The
men were undecided what to do.
LEVI P MORTON, ex-vice-president o.
the United States, was inaugurated as
governor of New York, at Albany, or
the 1st. The ceremonies were simple
The incoming and retiring executives
exchanged compliments, and the new
governor afterward held a reception.
REGINALD SUNDERLAND, nephew OF
Col. Sunderland, member of parliament
for North Armagh, and related to sew
eral titled families, was committed fol
trial in London, on the Sd, for the muir.
der, on the night of November 25 last
of a young woman named Augusta
Dawes.
The London Daily News, of the 1st
says: 1.-THE distress in Newfoundland
represents the result of reckless trad
ing, against the effects of which nc
banking system in the world can pro.
vide. 1t is evident that Newfoundland
must abandon her isolated political
position"
Dr. PARKHURsr is dissatisfied with
the windup of the Lexow investiga'
ton in New York city. He thinks
Supt. Byrnes has been let down toe
easy. The superintendent's resigna'
ton is 'the talk of the town. but
some eyes see string attachment con-
nected with it.
against Capt. Howgate, formerly chief
of the signal service. for forgery and
embezzlement, were held, by Judge
McComas, of Washington, on the Sd
to be not barred by the statute of linn
itations, and the trial of the cases or
their merits was set down for the 21st
MEssRs. J. W. AND T. E. KIRKBRIDE
who have drilled, near Findlay, O., il
the past few weeks, two of the larges'
flowing oil wells in this country, it no
in the world, added another big gushel
to their list on the 1st. The estimated
production of the new well is 1900
barrels, valued at SIS, 500, per day.
In the senate, on the Sd, Mr.. Quay
of Pennsylvania, gave notice OF al
amendment to the urgent deficienc,
bill, which proposes to strike out al
that portion of the bill which in any
way relates to the income tax or it
collection, and to substitute a new
wooden schedule. constructed along tn
lines of the Mckinley wooden schedule
Mrs. P. T. BARNUN is now in a pri
vate hospital in England. For SOM
time her health has not been good, an,
the climate of this country does no
agree with her. She has ordered tn,
sale of the mansion in Bridgeport
Conn, which the great Snowman hat
built for her after plans Of her Englisl
home, and which was jast completes
when he died.
THE Wilmington & Cooley Manufac
turing Co., the largest manufacturer
of agricultural tools and implement
in the world, located in the jackson
<Mich.l state prison, served notice, Oh
the LIST, that it will terminate all it
contracts for the employment OF con
~ict labor on June 1 next, because o
the hostility of labor elements to con
wict eompetition.
On the I'd the supreme court OF Cali
-,fornia decided the appeal of Alie'
Edith Dickson, the alleged widow o
the late Thomas n. Blythe. in favor o
,Florenee, the daughter. The appea
,wss from the decision of Judge Cone,
awarding the Blythe millions to Flor
ence and was the last appeal In thu
case to be decided. There are still
several minor appeals pending from
Judge CofRey's recent order OF distribu
ton of the estate, but they are merely
,Hechnical and practically hopeless.