Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-01-03
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
THE Toronto (ont.) World, a paper
supposed to be in the confidence of the
government, says trustworthy indica-
tions all point to general election be-
parliament
A DISPATCH from Che-Foo says the
mutiny of the Chinese troops at Wei
Hai-Wei is ended, the soldiers de-
mands being satisfied by the receipt of
their back pay.
| Two DISTINCT shocks of earthquake
were felt in Boise City, Idaho, ION the
Gath, one of them so severe as to knock
plastering from buildings and ring
electric bells
! AT an early hour, on the morning of
the 22d, at Vancouver, B. c., a Cana
dian Pacific railroad 1aborer named
George F. Ashwood, while crazed with
drink, shot his wife and two children
while they were asleep in bed. The
woman and one child were instantly
killed and the other child was fatally
injured. The murderer then made a
weak attempt at suicide.
THE Corean government has agreed
| to open to foreign trade two additional
| ports-Mokego, in the province of Mil
lado. and Chiunapo, on the Tiaung
river.
The government has contracted with
| the Navajo Indians for IL, 900 of their
wonderful waterproof blankets.
THE postal authorities at ST. Louis
have seized $4,000 counterfeit foreign
stamps. and the electrotype plates from
| which they were made.
THE United States consul at Zurich
SAYS that there is wide field for the
sale of American products in Switzer
land.
Two DIAMONDS valued at 500 were
stolen from the Mermod-Jaccard jew
elry Co., ST. Louis. on the night of the
oath, the thief substituting paste imi-
tations for the stones while examining
them.
AMOS GREENLEE, of Pixies Peak,
Brown county, Ind, was killed by
yoke of oxen that he was driving, on
the 25th. The animals became unman-
ageable and trampled him to death.
MAGGIE MCCLURE, IL years old,
daughter of farmer living in the
western part of Kingman county, Kas.,
was thrown from a pony. on the 25th,
and dragged to death. The pony ran a
distance of half mile, dragging the
helpless girl by her foot, which had
caught in the stirrup-
THE International Geographical con
gress meets in London July 25 next.
Queen Victoria is a patron Of the con-
gress, and the prince of Wales, Thomas
F. Bayard, the American ambassador,
and Charles Upper, the Canadian high
| ,;cc;o q, rio
JUSTICE P. NJ. WALL, at Leadville,
for arson, has rendered a decision dis
missing Ryan, and holding that there
is no law in Colorado prohibiting a man
from burning his own house.
CHARLES EDWARD DUFFEE, aged %,
died at Mobile, Ala, on the 25th, of
consumption. He was well known as
Home Run" Duffee, an ex-member of
the st. Louis Browns of the national
league and the American association.
and also of the Washington club of the
national league.
THE Cliff house at San Francisco
was burned on the 25th. The none
tary loss is not great; proba bly, not
over $4,000. The Cliff house was a
world-famous resort, as it overlooked
the Seal rocks. 1t was part of the pos
session of Adolph Sutro, San Francis
co.'s mayor-elect.
ALTHOUGH japanese rule is accepted
by the Coreans generally, the Tong
Haks are still active. They have just
captured Lai Ju. capital of the prov
ince of Haido. They expelled the gov
ernor and installed one of their number
in his place.
HARRY MENIER, the English bridge
jumper, made a successful leap from
the top rail of the Poughkeepsie On. W
bridge, a distance of 212 feet, with his
parachute, on the 25th. The parachute
worked successfully and Menier struck
the water in just eight seconds after
he started. He was picked up by
friends in waiting.
HARRY S. DECKER, the ex-base ball
player, was held in bonds to the GRIM
inal court in Chicago, on the 26th, to
answer charges of obtaining S21s and
S6S on worthless checks from B. F.
Ayres, of 131 Ashland boulevard, with
whom he boarded. After his release
on bond he was rearrested on a war
rant sworn to by A. G. Spalding, the
sporting-goods maker, charging him
with forging Spalding's name to check
for 500.
A SPECIAL from the City of Mexico
says: st is evident there is an Or
ganized colony of several hundred
persons scattered about the city en-
ployed in making and circulating spu-
rious coins. Thousands of dollars of
the stuff have been passed within
few weeks. Arrests of members of the
band have been made daily, and now
$50 of them are in Belem prison await
ing trial. The industry still -four
ishes-"
MRS PITCHER, wife Of Gen. Thomas
F. Pitcher, died at her residence in
Washington city on the 25th. Mrs.
Pitcher was we'll known in society cir
Giles, being especially prominent during
President Grants administration.
CAPT. T HI. ECKERsOS, Nineteenth
infantry. recently examined for retire
ment at Fort Wayne. Mich. was, on the
26th, ordered to return to his proper
station.
liz February the w. C. T. U. will
present to congress q polyglot petition
against the sale or manufacture Of liQ-
uor or opium.
JAMES II. GREELEY. manager OF the
Washington Office of the Scientific
American, died suddenly at his resi-
dence in that city ON the night of the
2sth. Mr.. Gridley was widely known
as patent attorney.
In Fulton. in the lower part of the
city of Richmond, Va. five boys were
disfgured for life, on the 25th, by the