Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-17

THE decision of the Kentucky court
of appeals In the jackson murder case
was received in Greencastle, Ind, with
great satisfaction. Members of the
Bryan family expressed the beliefthat
justice will be reached by Jackson's
execution.
Oh December 10 a game of football
is to be played in Chicago by electric
light between teams representing
the University of Wisconsin and the
Carlisle pa Indian school.
On receipt of a message from the
house, on the sth, announcing the
death of ex-Speaker Crisp, the senate
adjourned out of respect to his mem
DRY.
ADvICEs received from Madagascar,
on the 9th, said that an American col
onist named Lund had been accident
ally shot and killed by detachment
of French troops who had been sent
to rescue him from the rebels who had
attacked him.
The national repu blican committee
has selected the Glover building on T
street, Washington, near the treasury
department, as permanent head
quarters, and they will be established
after New Years.
GEN. THOMAS ESTRADA PALMA, head
of the Cuban junta, said to a repre-.
sentative of the United Associated
Presses in New York, on the 9th, that
he did not believe the report from Ha-
vana stating that Gen. Maceo had been
killed. He declared it was g. sensa-
tional piece of news sent out by the
Spaniards to counterfeit the effect of
Mr.. Cleveland's message.
THE jury in the case of ex-State
Senator w. C. Gear, of Ohio, at Column
bus, on the 9th, returned a verdict of
not guilty. The charge against Mr..
Gear was bribery.
Ell CORRESPONDENCE MILITAR of Mad
rid says that Spain has forces more
than sufficient to punish any interior
ence on the part of the United States
in the affairs of Spain.
The combination express and mail
car attached to train No. 1O3 of the IL
linois Central railroad was burned TO
the tracks at Trimble, Tenn, 90 miles
north of Memphis, on the 10th. Ten
pieces of baggage, six fine hunting
dogs and 60 mail pouches were con-
sumed.
The banking firm of Jonathan Es-
terly & Co., of Colum biana, O., went
into the hands of a receiver on the
10th. The assets are placed at $780,
600, and the Indebtedness to depositors
at about sI65, 900. 1t is said the re-
ownership is merely to wind up the
business, which was established in
1875.
announced the loss of the German
Lloyds steamship Salier, with a crew
of IS ard over 200 passengers, on the
Coruna Carrobedo shoals.
ANDREW J. SPUTE, who was accused
of the murder of his wife and four
children several weeks ago in Smiths
lake, where they lost their lives while
boating, was fully indicated, on the
18th, by the unanimous refusal of the
grand jury at Denver, Col, to vote an
indictment.
Mrs. SARAH b. COOPER, famed
throughout the entire United States
because of her untiring zeal in works
of charity, and her daughter, Miss Hat
tie Cooper, were found dead in bed at
their residence in San Francisco, on
the morning of the 18th, both having
been asphyxiated by gas. All evil
dence tends to show that Miss Cooper,
who suffered from acute melancholia,
arose after her mother had fallen
asleep, andwith suicidal intent, turned
on the gas.
FAILURES throughout the United
States, as reported by r. G. Dun &
Co., for the week ended on the 18th,
were $50, as against 1913 for the COR
responding week last year; for Canada
the failures were 4S, against "a last
year.
"a MODERATE measure" is the char
acterization which leading republicans
of the house give to the new tariff bill
which it is proposed to frame this win.
ter in anticipation of an extra session
of congress
GEORGE ERB. aged 81, a stonemason,
who formerly lived at Mechanicsburg,
Pa, called at police headquarters in
Harrisburg, on the 18th, and confessed
his participation in a murder at Fort
Smith, Ark, last March. He was
locked up.