Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-28
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERRY RICHARDSON, who has been a
fugitive for nearly thirty years, was
arrested at Baraboo, Wis, on the 10th.
He is charged with having committed
q murder In the northern part of Sank
county in 1862
A PARTY of emigrants travelling from
Missouri to Oklahoma were held up by
seven outlaws in the Creek reserve
ton, on the 18th, and robbed of every
thing valuable, amounting to several
thousand dollars. The leader of the
gang was recognized by one of the
Missouriaps as George Taylor, the es-
capped murderer of the Meeks family.
The gunboat Machias left Canton
for Bangkok, Siam, on the 10th, in
obedience to orders from Secretary
Herbert, to protect American inter-
ests."
RICHARD HOLMES, the librarian of
Windsor castle, is preparing the mate
rial for the authoritative Personal
Life of Queen Victoria" to be pub
lished this year.
TIE Madrid Tempo declares that the
condition of affairs which recently
brought the Spanish ministry to the
verge of a crisis has been renewed,
and crisis is again imminent.
A MEDAL of honor has been awarded
to Samuel J. Churchill, of Lawrence,
Has, late corporal Battery g, Second
Illinois light artillery, for most dis
tinguished gallantry in action at the
battle of Nashville, Tenn.
JOSEPH c. WILLARD, owner of the
we'll known Wizards hotel in Wash
ingtoa, died at his residence in that
city, on the 18th, aged about eighty
years Mr.. willard was a native of
Vermont
THE British government will take
prompt measures to avenRe Consul
Phillips and his party, massacred by
the natives of Benin, on the west coast
Of Africa
THE First national bank Of Newport,
KY, which closed, on the 18th, will be
reorganized. The deposits are about
Ss7o, 600, and depositors will be paid in
full. Director Charles Sphinx says that
the bank closed because of tho reck-
leasness of the banks officers.
Oh the 18th the New York court OF
appeals decided the Fayerweather will
contest involving the distribution OF
81, 600, 600 among educational institu-
1
| different colleges and universities
share in equal proportions in tho dis
| tribution.
The United States cruiser Mont
gomery, which had been dry docked at
the Brooklyn navy yard undergoing
repairs since her accident OF Gov
ernor's Island, was hoated, on the
Ieth, again ready for sea-
Tx supreme court of Missouri, on
| the WITH, affirmed the verdict in the
case of Arthur Duestrow, the st. Louis
| murderer of his wife and child, and
| fixed February Is as the date of his
execution.
SENATOR HENRY NJ. TELLER was re-
elected in both houses of the Colorado
general assembly, on the 10th, the
vote being non-partisan and almost
unanimous
CoNsUL-GENERAL KARRELL, at st. Pc
| tersburr, sends the state department q
| COPY of the ukase issued by the car
| providing for the first general census
| of the Russian empire, which must be
completed by February 8.
HoS. EBE w. TUNNEL was inaugu'
rated governor of Delaware on the
1Sth.
/ On the 10th the Imperial bank OF
/ Germany reduced its rate OF discount
from Eve to four per cent
RICHARD z. KENNEDY, silver man,
was chosen United States senator from
Delaware ON the 10th.
HUNDREDS of Oklahoma divorces,
who have failed to pay the costs In
court proceedings and have since mar
ried again are guilty of bigamy. the
DEGREES not being valid until all coats
ara paid