Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-10-31
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

he nedlC0 department. OF On1CdROs
on the 21st, declared both diphtheria
and typhoid fever epidemic in the city.
The department reported $50 new
cases of diphtheria last week. 40 40
per cent of which were fatal. The
epidemics are charged to impure wa
ter, and the health commission has is
sued q warning against drinking un-
boiled water.
THE wife of George Rhode, an en-
ploye of the Lockport IN. W Paper
Co, gave birth to triplets, two boys
and girl, on the night of the GOTH
The father is German and the mother
English. and they will name the ba-
bies William. in honor Of the German
emperor; Victoria, for England's
queen. and Grover. in Difference to the
president of the United States.
Mrs. MARY CALLAHAN. aged 40. cut
her throat at her home in Williams
burg, N. Y. on the 2ed, in the presence
of her five young children. Her hus-
band had been out of work for six
months and the family were on the
verge of starvation.
Ex-Gov. OLIVER AMEs, of Massachu-
sets. died at his home in North East
on. on the 22d. aged "a.
THE business portion of Alta, Ia,
was nearly wiped out by fire, on the
22d. at a. In.
AsABEL CLARK KENDRIcK, D. D., L. l..
D., died at his home in Rochester. N.
Y, on the 21st, aged sc. For years he
was professor of Greek and Latin in
the University of Rochester. He pub
lished several Introductory Greek text
books.
Miss FRANCES E. WILLARD was
chosen president of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union at the meeting
in Baltimore. on the ED, for the seven
tenth consecutive time.
THE ground in Scotland and the
west of England was covered with
snow, on the 32d, though the trees
were still in full foliage.
SMALLPOX has again broken out in
Wheeling, w. Va Twelve new cases
were reported on the 22d, making
twenty in all up to that date.
ST. PETERSBURG dispatch of the
ed said that Japan had decided to
evacuate Corea in order to avoid COM
plications, and in order to enable the
government to concentrate its energies
upon the subjugation of Formosa.
EX-SENATOR VAN WICK. of Nebraska,
suffered stroke of paralysis in Wash
ington on the 21st. AS this is the sec
ond stroke suffered by the ex-senator
and owing to his advanced age-79
years-his physicians hold out but lit
tie hope for his recovery.
ACTING PosTMAsTER-GENERA JONES
has issued fraud order against the
To- n,
of Kansas City, Kas- An order has also
been issued against the British-Amer-
lean Loan syndicate, of Chicago, for
obtaining money through the mails by
false and fraudulent practices.
KERR CRAIG, third assistant postmas-
ter-general. in his annual report for
the past fiscal year shows that postal
revenues from all sources were &c.
$50, 12s, the expenditures being $780,
100, 172, an excess over receipts of So
sO7, O44.
THE works of the Crescent Linseed
Oil Co. on Goose island. Chicago, were
destroyed by fire on the night of the
22d. Loss, s175, 900; fully covered by
insurance. One of the falling walls of
the building crushed a small cottage
occupied by Polish family. None of
the inmates were hurt
The steamer City of st. Augustine,
Capt. Gaskill, which regularly traded
between New York and Jacksonville,
Fla, bringing lumber from the latter
port. was burned at sea, eighteen miles
off Hatteras, on the 22d- Nothing is
known of the fate of the crew.
THE queen regent of Spain mas con-
ferred on President Diaz of Mexico the
grand cross of the Order of Military
Merit, in recognition of the special
services rendered by him to Spain.
The husbands of dozen of the most
prominent women in Bay Shore. L. l.,
arrayed themselves in female toggery,
on the night of the 22d, and prepared
an oyster supper for their wives in the
Congregational church, for the
church's benefit. The cooking was
not of the best, but the affair was o
financial success.
In revenge for supposed wrongful
man of Leipsic fred FIVE shots at Herr
Brettschneider, the chief of police, on
the 23d. most of which struck him. but
his life was saved by large pocket
book in the breast pocket of his coat
which protected his heart
THE town of Bagwell, Tex, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire. on the night
of the 21st. only a few buildings in the
outskirts of the place being left stand
ing. The loss will reach S100, 600.
THE Queens hotel, frame structure
at Hamilton, Ont, was burned at mid
night of the 22d. Anthony Koch, the
proprietor, was smothered while at
tempting to rescue his three children.
The children were subsequently saved
by the firemen.
The supreme court of Arkansas, on
the ed. overruled Chancellor Leather
man of Hot Springs, in the case
against James J. Corbett, and de-
clared the prize-fght law of the state
valid in all its parts.
THE Spanish ca binet has decided to
send the torpedo boats Ariete, Hal
chase Immediately 1.500 Munser rifles
for the use of the Spanish troops in
Cuba.
A NOVEL international contest in the
shape of a revolver shooting match by
cable between the crack shots of EN-
gland and America is being projected.
IGNACE z. PADEREwsKI. the famous
pianist, arrived in New York, on the
23d, on the steamer Teutonic.
Two MORE members of Zip Wyatt's
band of desperadoes have answered for
their many deeds of lawlessness. Jim
Umbra and Mexican John. Mexicans
who have been engaged in cattle-steai-
ing and various lawless enterprises,
were lvnched by enraged cattle men,o