Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-16

In the tank Of the steamer Her.
mann, which arrived at Hull, England,
on the 9th, from Buenos Ayres, were
found fifteen stowaways. Six of them
were dead, and the remaining nine
were in an insensible condition, and
would have died in a few hours.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY
MCFARLAND fled a bill of complaint in
the United States circuit court in New
York city, on the 9th, against the 80
railroads forming the Joint Traffic as
ISOLATION. He also gave notice that,
on January II, he would move for an
injunction restraining the association
from operating under it's agreement.
PERSISTENT rumors We're in circula-
ton in Madrid, on the 9th. that Capt.
Gen. Campos will be succeeded by Gen.
Polavieja or by Gen. Weller, in COM
mand of the Spanish forces in Cuba,
but the cabinet council decided not to
accept Campos' resignation.
EUROPE is waiting on President Kru-
ger of the Transvaal republic. Peace
or war depends on whether he does or
does not repudiate the suzerainty of
Great britain. 1t is reported that on
the advice of the German emperor he
will demand complete independence.
A New YORK paper has received mail
advices from Port-au-Prince, Hayti, to
the effect that a revolution, far-reach-
ing in extent and Importance and in
its probable results, is again threatened
in the Black republic. The correspond
ent says that if the plans of the con-
spirators do not miscarry, it will be
under way by the latter part of Janu-
airy.
l. TOWNSEND BURDEN, whose home is
in New York city, was robbed, on De-
cember %. of diamonds worth $4,000.
has received letter from the thieves,
in which they offer to return the gems
intact, providing Mr.. Burden promises
immunity from arrest and also gives
them the $1,000 reward. Mr.. Burden
is willing.
UNLESS the porte makes prompt rep
aration for the burning of the Ameri-
can mission buildings at Harpoot. the
indemnity of $500, 900 demanded by the
United States government will be col
lected by force. This statement is
made by high officer of the govern
ment.
THE pension appropriation bill re-
ported to the house of representatives
carries an appropriation of SILL 25.-
$50, which is about the sum oppro-
priated last year. and estimated by the
commissioner of pensions to be neces-
Sary.
Mrs. A. MARSHALL, widow, of
Cleveland, o.. poured coal oil on her
En An nvr,lnCinp follow
ed and she was literally roasted. He-
two brothers, who went to her aid,
were taken to the hospital.
ELECTRICIAN A. S. kROTZ of the
Springfield street railway in Cleveland,
o., has made successful experiments
with his invention of an underground
electric conduit system for street cars.
L. Z. LEACH, of Indianapolis, Ind,
county supervisor OF natural gas. in
his annual report, on the 10th, announ-
ced that the gas territory is getting
smaller. and that the supply is grad
ually decreasing.
THE United States battleship Indiana
arrived at Newport, L. L., on the 10th,
for the purpose of receiving her tor
pedo outfit, consisting of ten White.
head torpedoes.
ALBERT TOLLS, a farm err living nine
miles north of Kentland. Ind, was
lodged in Jail, on the 9th, charged
with numbering his eight-months-old
child. The infants crying annoyed
Mr.. Tolls, and he placed his hand over
its mouth and smothered it.
REPRESENTATIVE IKE WILSON, demo
crat, of Louisville, who got up from
sick bed to GO to Frankfort. KY, and
vote for Blaclxbu Tor sena tor. was re-
ported, on the 18th. to be dying.
THE greatest activity is being shown
by the naval authorities at Victoria,
B.. c.
EX-PREsIDENT HARRISON left his
home in indianapolis, Ind, on the 10th,
for New York, and his secretary said
he was going to consult with other at
torneys in the California irrigation
cases. From New York the ex-presi-
dent will go to Washington to argue
the cases in the United States supreme
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