Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-01-31

cate, well executed, has been discov-
cred by the secret service. It first
made its appearance in New York
city.
THE ninth day (2ed) of the Brooklyn
trolley line tie-up passed without any
great display of activity on either side,
but as soon as darkness came trouble
ensued. Three men were shot by pick
cts of the Seventh regiment at Broad
way and Halsey street in Williams
burg, and it is reported that two will
die.
AT Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 22d, as the
result of a dispute between two we'll
known and wealthy citizens, Alexander
Hutchinson challenged FL. e. Lippin-
colt to mortal combat. The latter ac-
cepted, choosing squirt guns as weap-
ons, the duel to come off at the north
pole February 81, 1899.
ABOUT 1880 o'clock on the night of
the ed at Sturgis. KY. an explosion
occurred at the mines of the Trade Wa
ter Coal Co., and five kegs of powder
exploded inside the mines, killing Ave
men and caving the mines in on them.
About seventy-five men at once set to
work digging the bodies from the
debris.
AFTER a very stormy cabinet meet
ing, on the night of the 21st, President
Diaz of Mexico notified Guatemala,
through its minister, that he would not
concede one iota, and that Guatemala
would have to give in to Mexico's de-
mand or suffer the consequences.
JOSEPH WOLFE, a liquor dealer at
Braddock. Pa. generally known as the
bulgarian King" and very wealthy,
has been defrauded out of about $780,
900 by Jasper Augustine. who had been
trusted by Wolfe with several real es-
tate deals.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL died in
London, on the cath, after lingering
illness. His death was painless, and
he passed away in the presence of his
physicians and all the members of his
family.
ROBERT GILMORE was killed and John
Kanary probably fatally injured by
the overturning of a hook and ladder
truck while on their way to fire in
Albany. \. Y, on the 23d.
CHEROKEE BILL. the notorious out
law, was killed near Tulsa, Okla, on
the Esd, by his brother-in-law, who
blew his head off with a shotgun.
Dr.. NAGLE, New York registrar of
vital statistics. reported six deaths
from grip for the twenty-four hours
ending at 10 a. m. on the 23d.
JOSEPH A. Emo, the inventor of the
steam man, died in Newark. n. j., on
the 23d, aged SO years.
MoNsIGNoR JULES CLERQ, bishop of
Laval, France. died, on the 23d. aged
50.
THE legislature of North Carolina,
on the 23d, elected Marion Butler,
populist, and letter c. Pritchard. re-
publican. to the United States senate.
On the cath the secretary of the in
terror issued requisition on the sec
rotary of the treasury for s12, 575, 900
for the quarterly payment of pensions
at six agencies. as follows: Topeka,
Kas., 5000, 900: indianapolis, Ind, 81
700. 900; Philadelphia, 1925, 600; Knox
vile, Tenn, 81, 500, 900; New York city,
$3.50, 900, and Louisville, KY, S1,OOO,-
600.
The work of securing jury in the
case of Harry Hayward. charged with
the murder of Miss Cling at Minneapo-
lis. Mimi, was continued, on the cath,
the sixth juror being secured in the
person of John Kimball, farmer.
THE failure of Pullen, Croker & Co.,
bankers and brokers, of Portland. Me-,
was announced on the 25th. The firm
had been doing business about eleven
years. The cause of the trouble was
said to be the condition of the wheat
market.
THE post Office department., on the
25th, issued fraud order against the
Ladies' Monthly Gem. published at
Cleveland, O., for fraudulent use of the
mails.
SEVERE storms prevailed all over the
coasts of Great Britain, France and
Holland on the 18th. In Scotland the
fall of snow was particularly heavy.
A fishing boat belonging to Dunbar,
with a crew of seven on board, was
lost, and Off Port Raath, Cornwall,
vessel with crew of fourteen men
went down.