Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-01-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

THE weavers of the Maryland silk
| mills at Hagerstown, Md, which en-
| ploy 200 men and women, struck, on
| the 18th, because Manager John r.
Taylor ordered that all ribbons spoiled
| in the course of weaving should be
| purchased by the weavers.
THE Maine legislature met in joint
session at Augusta, on the 18th, and
elected VIM. P. Frye to the United
| States senate to succeed himself.
THE registrar of vital statistics re-
ported twelve deaths from la grippe
in New York city on the morning of the
18th. The days record cast a gloom
over the health department..
SIR FRANCIS FLEMING, governor of
Sierre Leone, was, on the 18th, ap-
pointed governor of the Leeward
islands, vice William Fred Haynes
Smith, who was appointed governor of
the Bahamas.
AS A sequel to the wrecking of the
Capital national bank at Lincoln. Neb..
last year, through which more than
81 ,O0O,0 900 was stolen. and because of
which President Mosher was sent to
the penitentiary for five years, the fed
eral grand jury, on the 18th, returned
an Indictment against E. c. Outcalt.
prominent Lincoln citizen, for aiding
Mosher's wrecking plan.
The ways and means committee of
the house of representatives, ON the
18th, by strict party vote, agreed to
report favorably the bill abolishing
the differential duty of one-tenth of a
cent pound on sugars imported from
countries paying an export bounty.
The house committee on judiciary,
on the 18th, by a vote of : to 6. decided
to present to the house resolutions of
impeachment against Judge Kicks, of
the northern district of Ohio.
AS THE result of a fire that started in
the Royal Milling Co. S warehouse in
Montana Central yards at Butte, Mont,
on the 18th, and which spread to cars
and other property, three explosions
occurred, causing loss of nearly 100
lives and the injury of probably as
many more. Nearly the entire fire de-
partment was wiped out. The property
loss will exceed 81, 100000.
MAYOR STRONG of New York city, on
the 18th, returned Police Superintend-
ent Byrnes' resignation with a letter
expressing the utmost confidence in
that officials ability to reorganize the
police force. He told Byrnes to go on
with his work and to show what he
can do toward enforcing the laws and
improving the discipline of the force.
IT is charged against De Guerville,
correspondent of the New York
Herald. that he tried to betray Creel
man, the New York World correspond
emit, into the hands of the Japanese
and have him killed as spy.
IT transpires that Isaac Z. Abbott.
the defaulting cashier of the Dover
On. H. national bank, who killed him
self, on the 14th. when about to be ar
rested, in addition to his other crimes
looted the treasury of the Five-Cent
savings bank, stealing in all about
500. 600 and wiping out the capital of
both institutions.
Mrs. MEYER, wife of the poisoner.
DIR. Henry c. F. Meyer. who is serving
a life sentence in Sing Sing, n. Y, for
causing the death of Ludwig Brandt,
was discharged from custody, on the
10th, by Judge Ingraham in the New
York court of oyer and terminer.
On the 18th Emperor William of Ger
many gave audience to Senior Curbide, |
the new Mexican minister, who pre-
scented his credentials
The two houses of the Nebraska leg |
islature met in joint convention, on
the 10th, at noon, and formally elected |
John NJ. Thurston as United States |
A SENSATION has been caused in |
Spain by the discovery that "a. 0oo. 900 |
spurious Spanish silver dollars are in |
The coins are to the full |
mint weight; many are even slightly |
to the standard They are
to be produced in France and
America, and certain bankers are un-
der suspicion Of completely.