Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-01


the Waters-Pierce Oil Co. in East st.
Louis, Ill, were totally destroyed by
fire on the oath. The flames extend
ed to the yards of the Big Four railroad
and consumed a number of cars before
they were subdued; loss, estimated,
$50. 900.
THE Bank of England, on the Path,
advanced its rate of discount from "a
per cent. to per cent.
DECEMBER wheat began to take an
upward turn on the Chicago board of
trade, on the Gath. and John Cudahy,
the accredited holder of nearly all the
contract wheat for December delivery,
was reported to have a deep-laid
scheme to keep the stuff until the dol
lar mark is reached. He was said to
hold at least 100000 900 bushels of
wheat.
SOME years ago an attempt was made
to destroy by dynamite the monument
on South Mountain. few miles from
Boonsboro, Md, erected to the MEM
DRY of George Washington by the
citizens of Boonsboro in 1927, and the
pile was much weakened. Lightning
or vandals few nights ago completed
the work of destruction.
A FIRE in the hospital department of
the county Jail at Columbus, Ind, on
the 25th, caused a loss of $4,000; no
insurance. The fire was started by
prisoner named Alexander Bell, with
the intention of escaping. Three
prisoners were taken out almost suffo-
Gated.
LAZABD FREREs, of New York, re-
ceived 81. SOC, 900 gold by the steamer
Augusta Victoria, on the 18th. and
5000, 900 by the La Bourgogne, making
the aggregate imports by this firm to
at date $40, 100000. They deposited
81, 900, 900 gold in the sub-treasury.
A CONSTRUCTION train of IL dump
cars On the Butler & Pittsburgh rail-
road was thrown over an sO-foot en-
bankment, near Butler, Pa. on the 25th,
owing to the failure of the brakes
to work. One man was killed and
number were badly injured.
The net gold reserve in the United
States treasury, at the close Of bust
ness, on the 25th, stood at $4,000, 102.
The days Withdrawals of gold at New
changed for gold deposited 81, 100000
in currency.
DAVID BAssETT, aged 81 years, was
crushed to death between the bump
ers of two cars in the st. Paul yards,
at Green Bay, Wis, on the 25th.
On the 25th, by an explosion of gas
in tho Philadelphia & Reading Co. s
Middle Creek colliery, near fremont,
Pa, five men were burned and other
wise hurt. Jasper Newton and his som
in-law, John Sogrove, died few hours
later. Charles 5. Hoffstall and James
Norton were also fatally hurt.
The report of the Venezuelan COM
mission, appointed last January to in
vestigate the British Venezuelan boun-
Diary line in dispute, probably will be
made to the president shortly before
congress convenes in December.
McGnL UNIVERSITY, at Montreal,
Can, has issued a notice refusing to
accept in the future any more United
States silver or paper money in pay
ment of scholarship fees. United
States checks will only be accepted at
a quarter per cent. discount.
ROBERT Hiles, a wealthy farmer, re.
siding few miles cast of Decatur, Ind,
hanged himself to bed post on the
25th. He became suddenly 6eranged
and imagined himself to be starving to
death. When found life was extinct.
IT now appears that !, 1000 Armenians
were killed during the recent mas
sacre at Egin, in the Kharput district.
1t is reported that 100 ArTaenians have
been killed at Divrig, in the same villa
yet.
ADAM UNTERKIRCHER, Sc years OF
age, has just returned to his home in
Burlington, Ia, from a summer trip to
his old home in Germany. He is the
oldest man that ever crossed the At
lantic on a steamship.
THE New York Times announces, on
what it says is good authority, that
Gen. Weyler will be relieved of his
in Cuba and will be succeed
ed by his predecessor, Gen. Martinez
Campos
THERE was heavy fall of snow at
Leadville, COL, .and vicinity, on the
night of the 25th.