Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-15
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A LoNDoNER is now able to drop a
penny in the slot for six hours sup
ply of an eight candle-pOwer incan-
descent light, and he can take the
whole amount at once, or divide it into
small daily installments.
The Bethlehem pa Iron Co., on the
5th, made shipment for the United
States government to Sandy Hook, n.
J., of "a cannon, loaded on "a fat cars.
The shipment was made up principally
of eight and ten-inch guns, being fin
ished complete, ready for mounting.
THE steamship Fuerst Bismarck,
which arrived at New York, on the 4th,
from Mediterranean ports, brought
nearly 1000 Italian immigrants.
A MOB of coolies. numbering about
5000, engaged in an anti-foreign dem
onstration in Shanghai on the 5th.
The volunteers were called out. and
detachments of marines and sailors
were landed to assist the authorities
in restoring order.
WIN. G. FISHER, aged So, a million
aire dry goods merchant of Denver,
Col, died, on the 7th, at the Gilsey
house in New York city, where he had
been stopping for several days.
HENRY ZIEGENHEIN (rep.) was elected
mayor of st. Louis at the election, on
the 9th, by ajority of G, 163 over two
opposing candidates in a total vote of
91,217. The entire republican city ticket
was elected, including the full coun-
Gil, and "a land perhaps 25) out of a
possible IS aldermen.
AN official denial was made, on the
Of he Tot 70
nople that the British minister at
Athens had been instructed to make
pacific overtures to Greece with the
view of enabling that country to extri-
cate itself from the present dilemma.
THREE men were killed by asphyxia-
ton at BOWS brewery, Montreal, Can,
on the 5th. They were cleaning a
beer tunnel. and were overcome by the
carbonic acid gas which had collected
st the bottom.
The board of managers of the Joint
Traffic association met in New York
city, ON the 9th, and fixed a rate of
Sal as the Pacific coast tourist fare
from trunk line territory, going via
Washington and New Orleans, return
ing via Buffalo, etc, or vice versa.
THE sundry civil and Indian appro-
PriatiOn bills were reported to the SEN
ate, on the 9Th, by the committee on
appropriations. The only change of
Importance made restores to the Indian
bill the provision for opening the I'm
compah gre reservation in Utah.
TWENTY persons were killed and
many others injured by an explosion
at Lisbon, on the 9th, in q fireworks
factory
THE statement of the condition of the
treasury, issued on the 9TH, showed:
Available cash balance, 1924, 93S, O9O;
gold reserve, S152, 4S4, $50.
THE governing committee of the
close the exchange on Good Friday,
the 10th
THE king of Siam has started on a
visit to Europe and the United States.
THE Roumanian cabinet resigned on
the 9TH.
JOHN ST.. PETER, wanted in Pitts
burgh, Pa, for embezzlement of funds
belonging to the Window-GlaSs Work
ers' association. of which he was pre-
ceptor and treasurer, was arrested in
Oakland, Cal, on the sth.
AN official dispatch from Manila, cap
itaI of the Philippine islands, on the
18th. stated that zoo houses had been
destroyed at Touvo by fire which was
accidentally started
THE foreign admirals, on the Sth,
sent a war ship to Kissamo, with in
structions to assist the Turks in evac-
uating that place, the latter having de-
elared it to be impossible to resist the
Crctan insurgents.
A BIG Four freight train was ami
lated by an explosion at the Belt
junction, near indianapolis, Ind, on
the sth. The trouble probably origi-
mated in a car loaded with whisky,
which had a hot box.
IT was reported in Havana, on the
It'll, that a band of insurgents had at
tackled train bearing Gen. Ruis Rivera
from San Cristobal TO Havana and sue
ceeded in carrying off their wounded
chieftain.