Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
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Inspector of prisons at Koonger, in the
government of Perm. while drunk, or
dered that three prisoners who had
tried to escape be beaten to death by
the guards with the butts of their
rifles. One of the prisoners was killed,
and the other two were fatally in-
jured.
IT was stated on good authority, on
the 11th, that J. S. Clarkson is organ
izing a company to start a newspaper
at Chicago to be called the Register,
after his old paper at Des Moines. Ia.
and that half OF the capital had been
raised. It win be free silver organ.
OFFICIAL advices received in Wash
ington from Japan, on the 12th, indi-
Gated that an understanding had been
reached between the japanese and Chi
nese plenipotentiaries, and that the
news of the definite conclusion of q
treaty of peace might be looked for at
any moment.
SAMUEL F. KAN, . farmer of May
town, Pa, climbed tree, on the 18th,
to cut switch, when he fell to the
ground, q distance Of Is feet, and broke
his neck. When he started to climb
in-law: 81 expect I'll fall and break
my neck"
THE farm house of ]. Gilmore, Q
miles north of Howard City. Mich,
was destroyed by fire on the 10th. A
4-year-old son was burned to death;
another, aged IL, will probably die,
and Mrs. Gilmore was badly burned.
In view of the approaching May day
demonstrations, the Italian govern
ment has ordered the arrest of all So
cialists and anarchists whose names
are entered upon the police records as
dangerous characters.
Hon. JAMES CAMPBELL, who was min
lister to Norway and Sweden under
President Lincoln. died at his home in
Wayne. near Philadelphia, on the 18th,
aged Is.
A CoRoNER's jury in Coving.on, KY,
on the 10th, found that the killing of
John L. Sanford by William Goebel,
the day previous, was done in self-de-
Tense.
THE twenty-sixth annual reunion of
the Society of the Army of the Poto-
mac will be held in New London,
Conn, on June Is and 10.
JAMES B GENTRY, the actor who shot
his fance, Madge Yorlxe. the actress,
in Philad elphia, on February %, was
arraigned before a corouer's jury, on
the 12th, and formally committed to
prison to await the action of the grand
jury.
AT Shannonville, Pa, on the 18th.
Katie Frets, the 11-year-old daughter
of John Frets, proprietor of the Weth-
ills mansion, a well-known summer re-
sort, was accidentally shot and in
stantly killed by her sister Mary, aged
Is years.
EX-SENATOR GEORGE w. JONES, of
Dubuque, Ia. was 81 years old on the
18th, but the anniversary celebration
was deferred to Easter Sunday. His
two surviving colleagues in the United
States senate, James w. Bradbury, of
Maine. and Alpheus Felch, of Michi-
gan, were invited to dine with him.
but both declined, owing to the in
firmities of age.
On the 18th a son of John lynn was
killed by lightning near Sturgis, Ky.
The boys brother was on the same
horse, but, strange to say, he was not
killed, although somewhat injured.
They had just started for work. The
horse which they were riding was in
staptly killed.
CARL SHAW, treasurer of Blaine
county. Okla, is in Jail for embezzling.
He was arrested on a charge of embez-
zling the funds of his Office and the
grand jury has found five indictments
against him. Shaw's shortage is placed
at over $1,000, while his bond is less
than S., 900.
THE war department has been obliged
to issue a general order warning SOL
diers against burning their hands in
using the new small-bore rifle. The
heat generated by firing the smokeless
powder is SO great as to require caution
in handling the piece.
OWING to the abnormal rise in the
price of meat, owing to the curtailed
supply of cattle, and the inability of
the people to purchase, many of the
New York butcher shops have been
compelled to suspend business.