Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-08


Miss BESSIE, adopted daughter OF c.
FL. Smith. of st. Paul, Mimi, has gone
to Nuremburg, Germany. to live with
her grandmother, Mrs. Schenck, who
is worth @. 10000. and whose sole heir
is the lucky Bessie.
GEORGE p ANDERSON, an aeronaut
with the Bozarth Balloon Co., of Gin.
ton, Mo-, fell from his balloon at the
Miami county (Kas.) fair, distance of
fully 5000 feet, and was crushed into
a shapeless mass.
A LONDON ca BILE, on the 1st, said there
was good reason for believing that an
important agreement had been arrived
at between the great powers, and that
all danger of a European war has for
the present passed away.
Mrs. HELEN HEeEMAN DEAN died at
her home in Brooklyn, n. Y, on the
1st. Had she lived until the last week
of January next she would have at
tanned the age of 1O5 years.
SECRETARY CARLISLE has formally
declined the invitation to divide time
withSenator Black burn in any speeches
he may deliver inKentucky during the
pending campaign.
THE treasury gold reserve at the
close of business, on the I'd, stood at
S123, 5s5. 561.
The great parade of democratic
clubs held in st. Louis on the evening
of the I'd is said to have been the great
est political demons tration ever held
in that city
FIVE outlaws held up west-bound
passenger train No. 2 on the Atlantic &
Pacific railroad near Rio Puerco bridge,
30 miles from Albuquerque, n. NJ.
on the night of the I'd One of the rob-
bers was shot by United States Mar
shall LOOMS, which was followed by
general fusillade. After terrifying
passengers into submission the rob-
bers completed their work by blowing
up the express safe with dynamite.
The democratic campaign book was
received from the printers, on the Cd,
at the headquarters of the congress
sional committee at Washington.
THE telegraphic transfers of curren-
cy to the west and south through the
sub-treasury at New York, on the I'd,
amounted o 81, OBS. 900.
THE total coinage at the United
States mint during the month of Sep
TENDER, 1896, was 5,915. 1858. so, which
is divided as follows: Gold, SO, 14o.-
922- so; silver, So, 754, los; minor
coins, $50, 226. OF the silver coined,
ZOO. 100 was in standard dollars.
THE Minnesota Methodist confer
ence, on the I'd, voted against the ad-
mission of women to the general as
sembly by 40 for to II against, a three
fourths votes necessary. This is the
largest opposing vote ever made in con-
ference.
YALE's rebel ivy, from the grave of
Gen. Robert E. Lee, will be replanted,
but alongside of it will be Union ivy,
and the two vines will grow up to-
gether, symbolizing the union of the
north and south.
GEORGE c. SHELDON, who was shot by
his coachman at Houghton, Mich. died,
on the I'd. from his injuries. Felix
the coachman, committed
suicide after the shooting.
THE khedive of Egypt has conferred
the grand Gordon of the Osmanleh or
der upon Sir Herbert Kitchener, the
of the Egyptian
forces.
l. HE SILK factory owned Dy AIIrcO
Streuli and others. at Sterling, N. J.,
was totally destroyed by fire on the Sd.
The loss is about $500, 900; insurance,
$3.50, 900.
WHILE Senator Wiley was attending
The Bryan meeting at Point Pleasant,
w. Va, on the I'd, his wife committed
suicide by cutting her throat. Her
mind had been affected for some time.
THE report of the financial commit
Tee of the board of supervisors of Rens-
salaer county, n. Y. shows that the
shortage of County Treasurer Morri-
son is $3.50, 962.
SECRETARY FRANCIS has disbarred
from practice before the interior de-
oartment William w. Osborne, of Ian
sing, Mich, for receiving illegal pen
sion fees.
The pope received in audience, on
,he I'd, Mr.. John A. Betz, ST., the mil
ionaire Philadelphia brewer, who pre-
,ented his holiness with large sum
If money. Mr.. Betz is Lutheran and
L very liberal man.