Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-06-25

The Goldthwaite Cloak Malufac-
turing Co., of Columbus, O., doing
business under the name of the Pa.
risian Cloak Co., made an assignment,
on the 18th, to E. B. Jewett. The as
sets are placed at SsO. 900 and the liza
bilities about the same. The action is
said to have been caused by the re-
fusal of the insurance companies to
pay the full loss susta; ned by the COM
pany in a recent fire.
The street railway boycott In Mill
waukee was formally declared off, on
the 10th, by President James Flint of
the Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway Employees. He said that his
organization had discontinued running
buses, and no longer asked the public
to refrain from riding in the cars.
However, the strike has not been de-
clared off.
THE contest for the possession of the
millions bequeathed his numerous
heirs by the late Senator James G.
Fair, of California, took on an entire
ly new complexion, on the 10th. when
Mrs. Margaret Craven, of San Fran
cisco, fled for record deeds exc
cuted by the late millionaire convey
ing to her property in that city val
ued at over 81, 900, 600 The deeds are
dated September 8, 1894, and were &C
knowledged before a notary public on
September 90, 1894.
On the 10th United States Commits
sioner Bell, of Philadelphia, issued
warrants for the arrest of Capt. Dick
man of the Laurada and Col. Emilio
Nunez, the Cuban leader, charging
them with conducting a flibuster-
ing expedition to Cuba on that vessel.
Late in the afternoon Capt. Dickman
was arrested, and at a preliminary
hearing was held for further exa m
ination on the oath.
The Topeka Democratic Flambeau
club, 100 strong, will attend the ma.
ito nal convention at Chicago, accom-
panied by band. The club will join
the clubs of Springfield and Kansas
City. Denver, Helena, Mont, and OF
tumwa, Ia, in grand parade in Chi
cago on the night of July q.
THE western silver men who bolt ed
from the Republican national conven-
ton at st. Louis have issued a mani
festo calling upon the silver advocates
through out the country to place Sena-
tor Henry NJ. Teller, of Colorado, at
the head of a presidential ticket.
THE committees appointed to official
ly notify the nominees of the Repub-
lican national convention will several
ly wait upon Maj. Mckinley at Canton,
O., on June 30, and upon Garrett A.
Hobart, at his home in New Jersey. on
July Z.
THE jury in New York in the case of
Henry Il. Beecher, who was charged
with forging the name of F. S. Bond,
vice president Of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul Railroad Co.. returned
a verdict, on the 10th, of mot guilty"
Mr. Beecher is son of the late Henry
Ward Beecher.
The first ten-inch disappearing gun
carriage ever built in this country has
just been completed at the Watertown
Mass arsenal, and within few days
will be sent to the Sandy Hook prov
ing grounds for test. 1t weighs, when
mounted, about If, 900 pounds.
INSTRUCTIONS have been sent to Min.
lister Taylor at Madrid to make strong
representations to the Spanish govern
ment concerning the mistreatment of
DIR. Delgado in Cuba. and to demand
reparation for the injury done him and
other Americans.
ONE THOUSAND miners in the Lead
vile Coli camp struck, on the 10th,
for three dollars day, instead of So. so
A number of the mines are paying
three dollars a day, but many proprie-
tors claim that they can only afford
s. so.
The new Republican national COM
mittee, at meeting held at st. Louis,
on the 10th, chose Marcus A. Hanna as
chairman.
THE news of the action of Senator
Teller and the Colorado and Idaho
delegations in withdrawing from the
Republican national convention has
been received throughout the silver
states with the greatest enthusiasm.
INTEREST in the presidential fight is
turning rapidly from the republican
ticket and platform to the battle which
is expected at Chicago when the demo-
cratic hosts meet.