Iron County register., 1897-10-07
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

was Cu1cuy 10 cAclIS q panic, during
which prisoners might escape. The
plot utterly failed.
ELDER A. II. MORRIS, pastor of the
Christian church of Greencastle, Ind,
died at Brazil, on the 27th, where he
was in attendance on a district conven-
tion of his church. He was stricken
with paralysis while addressing the
convention on the 2Sd.
THE Louisiana state board of health
announced, on the 27th, that there had
been: Total cases of yellow fever to
date, 100; total deaths from yellow
fever to date, 10; total cases absolutely
recovered, IS; total cases under treat
ment, 1O3.
Mrs. A. E. PAUL has been appointed
by Mayor Harrison of Chicago to su-
perintend the cleansing of the down
town streets and alleys of the city, and
the lady has given up all of her social
attachments and will devote her en-
tire time to the work.
The Prussian police are on the track
of a powerful anti-dynastic movement
in south Germany, which includes
many members of the best families,
among them two notable university
professors.
The Peruvian chamber of deputies is
debating the question of the adoption
of the gold standard in that country.
The proposition for a gold basis is the
result of the demands of the CONNER
cial interests, and it is believed the
new standard will be adopted.
CHANDLER HALE, son of United States
Senator Eugene Hale, of Maine, and
Miss Rachael Burnside Cameron,
youngest daughter of ex-United States
Senator J. Donald Cameron, of Penn
sylvania, were married, on the 2Sth, at
the Cameron country place near Harris
burg, Pa.
FIVE men met a horrible death from
"black damp" the after accumulation
of a fire in the Jermny No l mine,
near Rendham, Pa, on the 2Sth.
ANNOUNCEMENT was, made, ON the
Colorado Midland receivership had
been postponed from September 80 to
midnight of October 81.
The central power station of the
Capital Traction Co. at Washington,
d. c., was burned, on the night of the
goth, involving a loss on building,
machinery and stored cars aggregat-
ing 81. .OOO 900. Several houses in the
vicinity were gutted.
THE crown princess of Greece,
Princess Sophia of Prussia, declares
that the worst and most cruel foe of
Greece is not the sultan of Turkey, not
the Turks, but her own brother, Will
lam of Germany.
The government of France collected,
last year S6O7, SIS in bicycle licenses.
AMONG the passengers of the steamer
Vigilancia, which arrived at New
York, on the goth, from Cuban ports,
were seven of the crew of the Prince
line steamer Turkish Prince, which
went ashore September II on Campeche
reef, eight miles east of Progreso, dur
ing a heavy squall.
The projected railroad from Chihua-
hua, Mexico. to the west coast which
is to be built under a concession
granted to Henry c. Creel and Alfred
A. Spendlove, of San Diego. Cal, will
soon be commenced.
THE Vossische Zeitung, of Berlin,
says the government is taking steps to
introduce a bill to increase the beer tax
threefold.
AFTER making a tour of the Hawaiian
islands and comforting with the peo-
pie, Senator Morgan writes to the New
York Herald from Honolulu, under
date of September %, that there is no
active opposition to annexation. The
natives are free from political cares
and seem content to let matters drift
THE navy department has decided to
send another draft of 100 men to the
Pacific coast for service on the Balti-
more. The latter vessel will be placed
in commission at once with all her
stores aboard, and the officers of the
Philadelphia will be transferred to her
as soon as the Philadelphia drops an
chor in the harbor. The Baltimore
will then sail for Honolulu without de-
lay.
Mrs. ELIZABETH ASHFORD, of Jeffer-
sonville. Ind, died, on the 29th, in New
Orleans, of yellow fever. She left six
weeks previously to assist in nursing
her son-in-law. E. A. Reffert, who was
suffering with the fever.
FROM Juneau, Alaska, comes the
news of a fabulous strike of quartz
gold on Berner's bag. The ledge is de-
scribed as the biggest find the world
has known since the famous OOuSIOck
discovery. Prospectors and mining
men on the ground are amazed at the
richness and extent of the lode.
FREE. or placer, gold, has been dis
covered in Joyner brook, q small noun
tain stream in Bolton, Vt. Sam A. An
drews, q noted California miner, has
put in a sluice and has secured several
nuggets each day. He has found mug
gets for three miles along the bed of
the stream.
NOTHING like the present scarcity Of
water has ever been known in the
vicinity of Pittsburg, Kas. Cattle aud
hogs are dying, and sickness among the
people, principally of the typhoid char
acter, is prevailing.
THE production of oleomargarine in
the United States during the last fiscal
year amounted to As. 5S1, 207 pounds.
CRIMINAL proceedings have been COM
menced against the Frankfurt Zei-
tung, on the charge of lese maieste.
for critieising the alleged erratie
course of Emperor William
A MAMMOTH hotel is to be erected at
Dawson City, Alaska
THE Greek cabinet resigned on the
soth.