Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30
By ELI d. AXE.

1RONTON. MISSOURI
ACCORDING to the surveys of an agent
OF the British government, all that por-
ton of Forty-Mile creek in Alaska
where gold has been discovered be-
longs to the United States.
FIRE ENGINE Nc. 9, with two men.
plunged into the river through the
drawbridge at the foot of Seneca
street, Cleveland, o., q. the morning
OF the 25th. The horses were drowned,
but the men were rescued.
FAILURES for the United States for
The week ended on the 24th, as re-
ported by r G. DUN & Co., were 37s,
against 3s3 for the corresponding week
last year. For Canada the failures
were 81, against SO last year.
MISS AGNES BELLE SEELE, daughter
of the mayor of Helena, Mont, has
been selected to christen the new gun
boat Helena, which will be launched
at the works of the Newport News (Va.)
Ship Building and Dry Dock Co. on the
0eth.
The American Agriculturalist which
reported the value of farm animals
throughout the country IN 1893 at S..
4s3, os3. 900, now places their value, on
January 1, 1896, at 1850. 400, 600, a
shrinkage for the three years of $685.
663, 900. SCI, 139, 900 of which occurred
during 1895.
THE London Standard. on the 22d,
announced the death OF Prince Henry
of Battenburg, the husband of Prin-
cess Beatrice, who accompanied the
expedition against the Ashantees-
The prince succumbeG to coast fever
while on his return voyage from Cape
Coast Castle to Sierre Leone.
Dr. K. n. FENwICK, professor of OBJ
stetrics and gynecology in the medi-
cal branch of Queen university at
Kingston, Ont. and one of the leading
physicians of Canada, died on the ed.
Blood poisoning, contracted by cutting
his finger while performing an opera
ton, was the cause of his death.
THE London papers, discussing what
Great Britain will do in the event of
tee alleged entente between Russia
and Turkey proving to be well found
'ed. Suggest the open annexation of
Egypt, the seizure of an island near the
Dardanelles, and the sending of fleet
to Constantinople to bottle up the Rus
sian navy.
A DISPATCH from Washington on the
,21st, said: associate Justice Field has
yielded to the long-standing desire of
President Cleveland and agreed to re-
tire. He will go upon the retired list
ut the close of this term Of the supreme
court, if he keeps the promise he made |
recently to the president and Senator
White. of California"
AFTER the meeting of the Venezuela |
boundary commission, on the oath, |
Justice Brewer told a reporter that eX-
cellent progress was being made. but |
that it would be extremely injudicious |
to attempt to make public bits of evil |
dence in a haphazard way which might |
be exceedingly misleading and injuri- |
Gus to the work in hand.
A SERIES of resolutions passed by the |
Massachusetts, legislature asking con- |
gress to regulate the hours of labor |
throughout Tic CElIcu SidLeS, were |
ordered to lie on the ia BILE of the house |
committee on labor, on the 22d, and |
the legislature of Massachusetts, was |
asked to submit form of bill that will |
accomplish the desired object.
The annual report OF the Dominion |
postmaster-general. issued ON the 23d,
showed that the letters posted in Can
nd los oil of |
500, 900; postal cards. o4,6OO. 900. and
newspapers and book packages, 3d.
600 900. The total rerenuc of the de
partment for the year was S2,192, 732
and the total expenditures $500, 647.
IT was reported in Washington, on
the 21st, that the president had intima-
ted to Senior Dupuy de LONE. the Span
ish minister, that unless Spain sup
presses the rebellion in Cuba in short
time the independence of the island
will be recognized by this government,
to the end that protection may be at
forded the lives and property of Amer
leans III Cuba.
A SELECT commission, consisting of
Secretary Lamont, Gen. Miles and
Gen. Dodge, of the Society of the
Army OF the Tennessee, agreed. on the
Goth, upon a site in the city of Wash
ington, for the location of the statue
of Gen. Sherman. 1t is just south of
the treasury building, and in direct
line with Pennsylvania avenue. where
the statue will be in full view from the
capitol.
SECRETARY OF STATE OLsES regards
the mission of the American Red Cross
in Armenia under the circumstances
as grave mistake, which is likely to
embroil this country in further diff
Guilty with the Turkish government.
If Miss Barton is peacefully elected,
the state department will enter no pro-
test; if she is maltreated our govern !
ment will undoubtedly interfere
The London Globe comments angrily
on the letter of the United States |
Venezuelan commission suggesting |
that Great Britain and Venezuela be
invited to submit to the commission
all &C the evidence in their possession,
and adds: ''Will those pernicious COM
undertake to answer for the
effect upon their own countrymen OF
forcing the premier to snub the Amer
lean secretary of state?'