Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-08-15

The president. according to Mr..
Baliou, vice-president of the American
Humane association, has reversed the
decision of Assistant Secretary Hamlin
and has instructed the treasury de-
| partment to prohibit the importation
of matadors, bulls, lances. swords and
other bull-fighting paraphernalia into
| the United States
The war department received tele-
gram from Gen. Coppinger, on the
9Th, dated Jackson's Hole, stating that
he had sent out two more scouting
parties. One had returned, leaving
three in the field, each in command of
an officer. He reported 'all quiet and
no Indians"
The American pilgrims sojourning
in Rome paid a visit to the catacombs
on the 9th.
THE announcement, on the 9TH, that
William H. Crossman & Bro, of New
York. would ship $1,000. 900 on the
| steamship Augusta Victoria attracted
| attention in financial circles, as this
| sum brought the total shipments of
| the firm up to 50, 900, 600 within two
| weeks
THOMAS MOBERLY, of Richmond, Ky,
was drowned at Virginia Beach, Va.
on the 7th, while trying to save his
daughter, who went beyond her depth
while bathing. The young lady was
saved by another gentleman.
CAPT. HENDERSON, of the British
| ship Prince Oscar, who, with sixteen
of mis- crew, arrived at Philadelphia. on
the 9Th. on the British steamer Capac,
from Gillian and Peruvian ports, re-
ported that on July 10. in lat. deg.
30 min. south, and long. $3.50 west, his
vessel was sunk by collision with an
unknown vessel, which also went to
the bottom with all on board. Six of
the crew of the Prince Oscar persisted.
FOUR men. all OF them prominent,
were jailed at Kansas City. Mo-, on
the sth, charged with robbing the
Brook field (Mo.) post Office Of $1,000 in
1894. They are w. S. Day, who was
! assistant postmaster at the time of the
robbery; Harry Strobe, j. E. Pavely
and August Zevery.
THE returns issued by the LONDON
board of trade for July show that the
imports increased 1920, 900, and ex-
ports increased e2, 100, 900, as comp3~ed
with those of July last year.
THE British steamer Argonaut, Capt.
McGillivray, from Halifax. July %, for
Port Morant, Jamaica, foundered near
Port Morant on the sth. All on board
were saved.
THE Monongahela blast furnace at
McKeesport, Pa. shut down, on the
night OF the sth. by reason of Il strike
of twenty-four metal carriers. The
men demanded an advance of twenty
cents and per cent. tonnage in wages
per day. Five hundred men are idle
at the plant. Repairs on the furnace
were started, on the 9th, and work can
not be resumed for several days.
Flat Run field, at Huntington, W. Va,
was drilled in, on the 9th. and proved
the biggest gusher ever struck in that
territory. 1t is good for l, 200 barrels a
day and probably more. The Cross
No. 1. of the same company. is good for
500 barrels per day.
The post-office department has in
structed postmasters that ordinary let
tiers addressed to any foreign coun-
try. except Canada and Mexico. must
be forwarded whether postage is pre-
paid or not. All other mailable mat
ter, however, must be prepaid, at least
partially.
The Pan Iron Mining Co, operating
East Vulcan, West Vulcan and Currie
mines at Norway, Mich, on the 9th,
announced an increase of wages of 10
to 25 per cent to take effect immedi-
ately. The Argon Co. also raised
wages in the same ratio.
THE ninety-nine-vear lease of the
Lindell hotel property in st. Louis
has been Cancelled and the property
sold outright for $500. 500. st. Louis
capitalists are said to be the pur-
chaSerS.
LADY CUNNING, a relative of Earl
Spencer, who was recently arrested in
London on charge of forgery. was,
on the 9th, committed for trial at the
Bow-street police court.
THE stores of the members of the
Chicago Music Trade association were
closed, on the 9th, during the funeral
of George f. Root. the song writer.