Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-12-26

TELEGRAMs received at Sandusky
O., on the 10th. indicate the loss of tn
schooner Mary Amelia and her crew
which left Port Huron November 2
for that port with a cargo of lath.
THE failures in the United State
for the week ended on the 18th wer
$40, against $50 for the correspondent,
week last year. For Canada the fail
ures were 40, against AZ last year.
MISS MARY STEWART SHERMAN
daughter of Senator John Sherman
was married, on the 12th, in Washing
ton city, to John liver McCallum, Al
attache of the United States suprem
court.
The old Jumel mansion in New
York city, occupied during the revo
lutionary war by Gen. Washington a
headquarters, was damaged to the ex
tent of 81 600 by fire ON the night O
the 18th
The Brazilian government has latel,
acknowledged the claims of French
Italian aud German citizens, but cal
not arrive at any definite settlement a
present, owing to the critical state O
the treasury.
A DISPATCH from Hiroshima says 4:
detachment of the japanese SECOND
army occupied Foo-Chow. on the 5th
without meeting any opposition, The
Chinese garrison, 5000 strong, retreat
Ing to New Chwang.
A WARRANT was sworn out, on the
18th, against the officers of the Poca
hontas Cotton Mill Co., of Petersburg
Va, charging them with violating the
laws of the state, in working womer
and children more than ten hours g
day.
The marriage of Prince Adolphus O.
Teck. brother of the duchess of York
to Lady Margaret Grosvenor, daugh
richest peer in Great Britain, took
place in the chapel at Eaton Hill
Chester, on the 18th.
IRA WARD, born in Connecticut,
April 9, 1876, and his wife, Hannah
Graves Crumpton Ward, born in Yer.
HUH, oCtOOCE IL, 1tOOs ORC 1ltlAR Oh q
farm near New Hudson, VT They
were married November 16, 1917, sew
enty-seven years ago.
r. NJ. CAPEHART, a justice of the peace
at Velpen, Pike county, Ind, while try
ing a railroad man for some minor
offense, on the 18th, was struck on the
head by the prisoner and killed almost
instantly. The sheriff started in pur-
suit of the murderer.
IT was stated, on the 18th, that many
Of the railroad coal operators of the
Pittsburgh district would reduce wages
within the next ten days. The officials
Of the miners organization refused to
talk on the situation and declined to
anticipate what action the miners
would take.
Ex-PREsIDENr VINCENT CUADRA, of
Nicaragua, died on the 18th. He was
an able statesman, his administration
being noted for the progress the coun-
try made and the reforms instituted by
him. He retained office Until he was
rs years old, when he was succeeded by
Pedro Chamorro.
THE ex-parte examination in the
William Plankinton bank case in Mil
waukee, on the 14th, disclosed the fact
that the bank. in the opinion of ex-Na-
tional Bank Examiner Sturgis. was
hopelessly insolvent from the first day
of January, 1898, to the day it closed
its doors, May 81, 1895.
MISS VIRGINIA STUART MosBY, the
Virginia authoress, and daughter of
Col. John Singleton Mosby, the famous
confederate guerrilla. was married at
Fairfax, Va, on the 18th. to Mr.. Wat
son Coleman. private secretary of Rep
resentative LATE Pence, member of
congress from Colorado.
THE Manchester England Guardian
said, on the 18th, that as the result of
a conference between Lord Rosebery
and Lord Kimberley the British gov
eminent demanded absolute freedom
in the matter of reporting upon the
situation in Armenia, and that the de-
mand was at once conceded by Turkey.
1T was announced, on the 18th, that
one set of the shops of the Michigan
fcHluSuldr SdT W. dG DctTOiC "Oulu
start up January 1, probably, or be-
fore February 1 at the latest. The
shops will be run to their average ca
pacity, but it was yet uncertain
whether they could be kept running
all through next year.
Mss. MINNIE JEFFERSON, or '-Granny"
jefferson, as she is Familiarity called.
was reported dying at the residence of
her grandson. Charles Davis, in New
York city, on the 18th. Granny" was
born on the plantation owned by
Thomas Jefferson, third president Of
the United States, at Shadwell, AL
bemarle eoanty, Va, on March 90, 1855.
WoRKMEN engaged in digging aeana.
from the city of New Orleans to Lake
Ponchartrain excavated two stumps.
on the 10th, at a depth of nine feet
from the surface, in each of which was
Embedded q 6-pound cannon ball, fred
from Packenham'S cannon during the
battle of New Orleans in 1878. The
identity of the balIs is proven by the
stamp of the maker, still visible.
'leo esgRKHENsIvE planssfor the imme-
his offxanization of the police de-
is ustirrs hicago on civil service
vidual. beinr united to Mayor Hop
tn, by John W. Ella,
~ 70 sne 0 and Harry Reubens,
laws of King Chs the commission APP
is in direct yioIsayor. It was expect
Queen Victorian me oepar.ens