Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-08-22

xRONION. M1SSOURL
The Pail Mall Gazette, in an article
ON the situation in Cuba, says that
though Capt--Gen. Campos gets his
OH, 600 men, Cuba will get autonomy.
THE New York democratic state
committee, on the 18th, selected SYRIA
cuse as the place, and September "a as
the time for holding the democratic
state convention.
SEVENTY alleged nihilists were ar
rested in a restaurant at Odessa on the
night of the 18th. After the police had
raided the place the keeper OF the res
taurant committed suicide.
THE steamship China, which sailed
from San Francisco for the orient, on
the 18th, carried in the cabin ten
Presbyterian missionaries, undaunted
by the reported massacre of their COM
patriots in the east
THE Paris Figaro says that in conse-
quence of advice received from certain
French prelates, the pope has definite
" abandoned his policy of advising the
Catholics of France to rally to the sup
port of the republic
GEN. MARTINEZ CAMPos was, on the
18th, currently reported to have re-
signed the captain-generalship OF
Cuba It was said that he will strong
~ urge the home government to grant
autonomy for the island.
The supreme court of South Dakota
rendered a decision, on the 18th, that
the governor has no absolute power to
remove state officers for cause. and
the long-contested regent case is set
tied against Gov. Sheldon.
THE picture of ex-President Harri-
SON, painted by Eastman johnson,
was hung in the White House on the
18th. 1t is considered to be an excel
lent likeness, and is a work OF art to
satisfy the most critical judges
THE report of Indian Agent Teter,
Of the Fort Hall reservation, upon the
recent Bannock trouble was received
at the Indian bureau on the 18th. 1t
confirms the published accounts of the
killing of the Bannock Indians
THE ST. Petersburg Novosti recon-
mends that Russia, France and Ger
many act jointly with Great Britain
and the United States to obtain salts
faction for the Chinese outrages on
missionaries
APPREHENSION at the state and navy
department over the safety of Ameri-
can missionaries in China was greatly
allayed. on the 18th, by reassuring in
formation that native outbreaks
against foreigners had ceased, for the
present at least.
AS further evidence of their inten-
ton to protect the gold reserve in the
United States treasury. the Belmont
Morgan bond syndicate. on the 18th,
deposited at the New York subtreas-
ury 81. 346. 900 in gold coin in exchange
for United States notes.
THE town of Hindostan, just north
OF Bloomington, Ind, was entirely de-
stroyed by an incendiary fire on the
night of the 14th. Five brick business
houses and eight dwellings were con-
sumed in less than an hour. Loss,
about $40, 600, with Insignificant insur-
ance.
An imperial edict was issued at
Pekin, on the 18th, at the instance of
Mr.. n. e. O'Connor, the British min
lister, calling on the governors of all
provinces to take every precaution that
the people are not misled by rumors
exciting them against the mission
aries.
THE London Chronicles Constanti-
nople advices say that an American
missionary named Briggs and another
American missionary, whose name is
not given, are reported to have come
TO grief during the riots at Marsovan.
It is not clear whether they were killed
or only wounded.
IT was reported in Paris, on the
14th, that Cardinal Krementz, arch
bishop of Cologne, had, at the instance
of the government, forbidden the an
nual pilgrimage from Aachen to
Lourdes, owing to the animosity en-
gendered by the war celebrations in
progress in Germany.
THE conference in Washington of
democrats favorable to the free coin
age of silver began on the 18th The
object being to effect an organization
within the party strong enough to
dominate the next national democratic
convention, and commit the party to
free coinage in the next national plat
form
THE most distinguished visitor at
the Dubuque county barbecue, held at
Dyersville, Ia, on the 18th, was the
old veteran. Christian Conrad, who lives
near Manchester. 1t is claimed that
he is the oldest man in America, his
age being lis years. He is a mere
skeleton, talks in whisper and walks
with two sticks.
PRIME MINISTER ITo HIRoBUMI, who
recently left Toxic. after refusing to
accept the marquisate profered him
by the mikado because all his col
leagues in the ministry were not sim
ilarly honored. has returned to the
capital and formally accepted the
.honors offered him for his services dur
ing the war with China.
The latest development in the
Holmes murder cases is contained in
a dispatch from Columbus. Miss, de-
failing how Mrs. Holmes visited that
city in January last, and, going before
q Justice of the peace. charged her
husband, on his written confession,
with the murder of one George H
Thomas on the Tombigbee river, 6
miles below Columbus, on or about
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