Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

THE fruit growers of southern Ohio
and West Virginia report that the re-
cent cold weather has damaged the
peach crop from 40 to so per cent.
BERNARD ]. FORD, ex-superintendent
of the statehouse at Trenton, n. J. :,
convicted of embezzling moneys of the
state and official misconduct, was, on
the Sd, sentenced to pay a fine of
81, ZOO. A heavier punishment to the
old man, perhaps, was long and Sc
we're address to him by the judge.
A DISPATCH from Constantinople, on
the Sd, stated that Mr.. Hampson,
British consul at Bitlis, telegraphed,
Guendij district in Armenia who had
embraced the Moslem faith had re-
canted and returned to Christianity,
wherenpon they were ali murdered.
THE trades reported to have been
granted by the sultan to the members
of the Red Cross society enabling them
to go into Asa Minor for the purpose
of distributing relief had not been de-
livered up to the 3D.
SALooN-KEEPER BLEDsoE, of Center
vile, Ind, was converted at a revival
meeting in progress. He headed a pro-
cession from the church to his saloon,
where he emptied all of his liquors in
to the streetand burned his license.
An explosion. followed by fire, oc-
Cured in the Cleophas mine at Katto-
WITT, Prussian Silesia, on the oath.
Rescuing parties were Immediately or
gained and succeeded in taking out
alive 80 of the entombed miners, and
also brought to the surface % corpses.
There then remained in the pit 80 men
whose fate was uncertain.
THE supreme court of Pennsylvania,
on the 4th, affirmed the verdict of MUIR
der in the first degree in the case of
Herman w. Midget, alias H. H.
Holmes, found guilty in the court of
oyer and terminer of Philadelphia of
the murder of BENJAMIN F. Pitezel.
Az oil well with capacity of 1000
barrels daily was struck near Bradner,
O., ON the 4th. This is said to be the
biggest producer in the Ohio fields
since 1893.
WILLIAM EVANS, the Welsh poet of
america. died at Lockport, H., ON the
4th, aged II years.
THE grand jury at Greencastle. Ind.
adjourned, on the 5th, without return
ing an Indictment against viii Wood
as an accessory to the killing of Pearl
Bryan.
On the 5th Lieut-Gov. Wolcott of
Massachusetts, issued an official proc
lamation announcing the death of
Gov. Greenhalge and his own ASSUME
ton of the duties and powers of the
Office of governor. He recommended
that the people of the commonwealth
take steps to properly observe the event
of the governors death.
LIE treasury gold reserve eat the
close of business, on the 5th. stood a.
S1e4, 500, 42l. The Withdrawals for the
day amounted to S229, 200.
1t appears that the resignation OF
Capt. Grant of the American liner New
York grew ont of his refusal TO comply
with the request of the pilot to cat
his anchors white approaching New
York harbor in fog, a precaution
usually taken to secure speedy drop
ping in ..thick- weather.
Ar Valencia, SPAIN. on the 5th, the
disorders broke out afresh, and there
were renewed demonstrations OF hos
tility to the United States. The mob
made its way to the United States con-
sulate, which was stoned, and the wine
d0ws Of which ssere smashed by the
infuriated nouulace.