Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-03
NEWS AND NOTES.
4 Summary of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


dore S. Parvin, grand secretary OF
Iowa masons and prominently identi-
fed with pioneer history of Iowa. died
at Cedar Rapids, on the Goth, after
years illness.
The Gazette de France publishes
letter from Don Carlos, the pretender
to the throne of Spain, to his followers,
disowning his third daughter, Princess
Elvira, who eloped recently with
Roman artist.
AT Wilmington. Del, a slight earth
quake shock was felt on the GOTH Sew
eral rocks were knocked from the walls
of Grace church. and cracks were made
in several buildings.
A DISPATCH from Bombay says that
the drought has been broken by good
fall of rain throughout the district of
Deccan, and prices of grain are rapidly
declining.
REV. DR. ISAAC HENRY FUTILE died
at his home in New York city on the
goth. He had been i'll for more than a
year. DR.. futile was rector emeritus
of st. Luke's Episcopal church, and
was the oldest Episcopal clergyman in
the city.
A BERLIN dispatch says that Russia
is mobilizing the Caucasus army, with
the intention of invading Asia Minor
on the pretext that brigandage makes
the occupation of the country a neces-
sity.
On the 2lst the associated banks of
New York city held $50. 5O5,575 in ex-
cess of the requirements of the 25-per-
cent. rule.
The London Chronicle says that Mr..
Mckinley has written letter to Sir
Henry Irving, thanking him for his
congratulations upon the election, and
expressing the hope that Sir Henry
will visit him in the White Honse.
WILLY HAAS. who cut the throat of
Mrs. Emma Brader, his employers
wife, at Covedale, July }, was convict
ed in Cincinnati, on the 21st, of first
degree murder, and will be the first
victim of the electrical chair in Ohio.
A RIOT occurred at Cleveland, O., on
the night of the 22d, between score
of Hungarians and as many Irishmen,
in which many men were stabbed, sew
eral of them fatally. The fight ragged
furiously for half an hour before the
rioters were dispersed by the police.
be superseded by Gen. Pando as cap
tain general of Cuba is pronounced
upon semi-official authority to be with
out foundation.
THE Southern Pacific railroad
steamer San Benito, from Tacoma for
San Francisco with a coal cargo of
:, 200 tons and a crew of 43 men, was
driven ashore, on the ED, two miles
north of Point Arena in heavy gale.
Five of the crew were drowned, ten
others were picked up by the steamer
Point Arena and the captain and p
men were left clinging to the rigging
with slight hope of their being saved
WHEN the curtain was rung down at
the Coates opera house in Kansas City,
Mo-, on the night of the 21st, the stage
| lost the oldest actor on the American
and English boards, for c. w. COul-
dock then quilted the stage forever and
ended his theatrical career. He is
nearly 81 years old, SO of which he has
been an actor.
THE weekly statement of the New
| York city associated banks for the
week ended on the 21st showed the
following changes: Reserve, increase,
|
specie, increase, $4,000, 500; legal ten
ders, increase, S9,079, 600; deposits, in
crease, s21, 1928, 800; circulation, de,
crease, S162, 200.
| KING HUMRERT returned to Rome,
on the 23d, and received a popular ova,
ton, to which he replied with speech.
His majesty received King Alexander
of Servia on the 25th.
The terms of settlement of the Man
itoba school question, as agreed upon
by the Dominion and Manitoba gov
ernments, are far from giving satisfac
ton to the Catholics of Quebec.
AFTER clinging to the rigging Of
the wrecked steamer San Benito q
hours % men were rescued by the
steamer Wrott, on the cad, and trans
ferred to the steamer Point Arena
which took them to Mendocino, Cal
Their rescue was a most hazardous
undertaking.
A TELEGRAM from Madrid, on thu
Esd, said: 1.-THE government has in
structed Capt. Gen. Weyler that it Il
expedient, for reasons of internationa
and domestic politics, that he shoulC
not return to Havana until he ha'
achieved something decisive agains
Maceo." On the same date telegram
from Havana announced the doughty
generals return to that city and hi
intention to postpone action agains
the insurgents-
DIR. j. d. MORRISON, of Ogdensburg
n. Y, has decided to accept the bish
opric of Duluth, Mimi, to which h
was elected last month.
SIR FREDERICK NAPIER BRooMs, K
n G., died in London on the Goth.
Up to the 23d Mr.. Mckinley had re
ceived as presents, since his election
three eagles, four coons, two roosters
one jack rabbit and lamb.
In the Prussian landtag, on the gath
the bill providing for the conversion
J of the Prussian four per cent. consol
into az per cents. was taken up an
r referred to the budget committee
Several members spoke on the subjeC
: and were unanimous in expressing ar
: proval of the scheme. DR.. Mique
= minister of finance, said that anothe
conversion was not likely to be mad
: within the next II years.
HIGHwAYMEN held up a crowde
street car in the heart of the reta
E section of Chicago. on the cath. robbie
two passengers of money and watche
I and made their escape, notwithstanC
: ing the pursuit of two policemen an
5 other passengers on the car.
I No ADvICEs, official or private, ha
r reached Washington, up to the 24tl
: which shed any light upon the II
. ported return of Gen. Weyler TO HI