Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-07


Fable remains of Peter Olsen, farmer
living near the town of Sterling, N.
D., his wife and three children, the
oldest boy of 16, and hired man
named Bathga. were found, on the
morning of the 30th, in the ruins of
Olsen's house, which was burned the
night before.
THE hearing of the quo warranto
suit of the attorney general of Illinois
against the Pullman Palace Car Co. for
forfeiture of it's charter, was began be-
fore Judge Baker, of Chicago, on the
29th.
The treasury gold reserve was re-
duced. on the 30th. by Withdrawals at
several sub-treasuries to s44, ssh 1882. u.
THE dedication of the Pullman CUni-
versalist) church, erected at Albion, n.
Y, by George NJ. Pullman at a cost OF
$50, 900. in memory of his parents, and
also the installation services of the fu-
ture pastor. Rev. Charles E. Fluhrer,
ID. D., occurred on the 31st. Rev. Royal
Fl. Pullman, of Baltimore, delivered
the dedicatory sermon.
EMIL STANG, the conservative leader
of Norway. and his cabinet, resigned
their offices on the 31st.
A LONDON financial firm of high re-
pute received from New York house,
on the 31st, an inquiry whether it
would be possible to place in London a
large number of or S per cent United
States bonds The reply was that such
bonds would not be taken unless con-
tanning a clearly-defned guarantee of
payment in gold.
THE members of the Memphis Mer-
chants exchange held a meeting, on
the 1st, and passed resolutions in
dorsing the presidents message and
calling on the Tennessee delegation
in congress, regardless of party affilia-
tions, to support law embodying the
presidents ideas.
DR. JULIUS KOHL, member of the H.
linois state board of health. and Dep
uty Sheriff Ragland. of Belleville.
went to Madison, on the LIST, and closed
the racetrack there on account of the
prevalence of smallpox.
SECRETARY GRESHAM, on the 1st. re-
ceived a cablegram from United States
ConsuI-General Jernigan confirming
the report of the capture of the great
Chinese stronghold Wei-Hai-Wei by the
japanese.
IT was reported, on the 1st, that the
Chinese still held the island of Ling
King-Tau, near Wei-Hai-Wei. on which
are a number of government work
shops defended by strong fort works.
THE North German Lloyds' steamer
Fulda, from New York January %.
ran aground while going up the river
Weser She foated at food tide and
proceeded to her dock.
The British steamer Ituni, from
Demerara, January 10. for st. Michael
and London. struck a rock near st.
Michael, on the 1st, and, upon backing
off, foundered in deep water.
a NORTH-BOUND accommodation train
on the Burlington route was wrecked
by broken rail near Donnellson, Ia.
on the night of the 1st. The caboose
was ditched and several passengers in
jured. William Blom, wholesale grocer
of Keoluk, received scalp wound that
will prove quite serious.
THE banquet given, on the night OF
the 1st, by the citizens of Leavenwortb
to the legislature of Kansas and state
officers in honor of the election of
Lucien Baker to the United States SEN
ate was a marked success. Over 10C
members of the legislature were in at
tendance, besides prominent citizens
from all over the state and Missouri.
AFTER trial lasting five days, a jury
in the district court at Lincoln, Neb..
on the LIST, acquitted DIR. Alexander.
physical demonstration, and Dan Nee
han and James Burford, students at
Cotner Medical college, charged with
grave robbing.
THE official inquiry into the founder
ing of the Elbe will proba bly, be held
in Bremen. The charts show that at
the place where the Elbe went down
the water is 126 feet deep. The latest
reports indicate that the loss of life
was 334.
WALTER SCHULZ, lost on the steamer
Elbe, was a nephew of L. Schulz, of
Watertown, S. d. He was million
aire wooden manufacturer of Duren,
Rheinish Prussia, and was en- route &c
this country on business and pleasure.