Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-06
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

IT was rumored, on the oath, that
the Greek war ships were preparing
to make a dash through the Darda-
nelles.
FRENCH olive-oll producers, finding
themselves unable to meet the compe-
tition of the cheaper cotton-seed oils
from America, have begun an agita-
ton to have the tariff increased from
three and one-half cents gallon to
seven or eight cents.
JUDGE \. c. MCFARLAND, United
States land commissioner under Presi-
dents Garfield and Arthur, died in To-
peka, Kas., on the Goth. aged rs.
THEODORE A. HAvEMEYER, vice-pres-
ident of the American Sugar Refinery
Co., died at his home in New York city
on the morning of the Goth.
THE passenger steamer City of Grand
Rapids, bound for Chicago. went hard
aground at Mission point Mich, on
the Goth, on rocky bottom.
THE canard concerning alleged ship
ments from Chicago to Europe of horse
meat disguised as sailed beef is still cir
culating harmfully in Europe.
FIRE broke out in the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroad Co.'S pier No. at New
port News, Va, at an early hour on
the morning of the 27th, and before
the flames were checked, damage to
the extent of 81. 900, 900 had been done.
A TREMENDOUS stir was created in the
Delaware legislature at Dover. on the
27th, over a charge made by Mrs. w.
II. Acklan, daughter of ex-Judge t. d.
Crocker. a millionaire of Cleveland, O.,
that demand had been made on her
by persons directly connected with the
legislature for Sc, 600 to secure the pass
age of her bill asking for divorce.
NoRAH CREINA BLANCH BRUCE, BAR
oNEss ABERDARE, widow of the first
Baron Aberdare, died in London on
the 27th. She was daughter of the
Napier, X. c. L.
AN electric car was thrown from
the track at the corner of East Nor
rison and Eighth streets, Portland,
Ore, on the 27th, after which it
into slough 25 feet below.
Three persons were drowned and Is in
jured.
THE Rio Verde valley, in the state of
San Luis Potosi, Mexico, was recently
visited by hail storm, which not only
ruined the growing crops, but caused
great loss of life. Reports have been
received of the killing of Il persons.
On one hacienda IL farm hands were
killed. Some of the hailstones weighed
over three pounds.
THE Great Pacific group of gold
mines at Pinos Altos, n. NJ, has been
purchased by the Hearst estate, of San
Francisco, from Bell & Stevens. The
price paid was $3.50, 600, spot cash. Ex-
tensive improvements will be made.
LOUISE WEIsER, a domestic, walking
in the outskirts of Dubuque, Ia, on the
27th, with her mother, attempted to
stop a runaway team. Grasping one
horse by the bride, she ran some dis
lance, stumbled and fell in front of the
wheel. The loaded wagon, weighing
was instantaneous.
THE first detachment of the Red Cross
society of Russia, consisting of two
doctors and 90 Sisters of Mercy. with
all that is necessary for establishing a
hospital with SO beds, started for the
seat of war on the 2Sth.
A REPORT was current in Paris, on the
27th, that preparations were being
made on King Georges property at
Smidstrup, Denmark, with a view to
having the castle ready for its owner
in case of his abdication or deposition.
JAMES CoRsBY and wife, prominent
people of Mayfield, KY, died. on the
27th, from the effects of poisoning, sup
posed to have been gotten through a
can of blackberrieS, eaten for dinner.
Both expired in great agony.
A BLIZZARD ragged at Malone, n. V.
on the 27th, covering the ground with
six inches of snow. 1t was one of the
hardest storms of the season.
THE Kentucky legislature, after a
struggle that lasted through two ses-
sions, during which 112 ballots were
taken, at a cost of 800, 900 to the state,
on the 2Sth, chose w. j. De5oe gold
rep.) as United States senator to sue
coed Senator Blackburn (sil., dem.),
after which the joint sessions adjourned
sine die.
ACCORDING to returns received by the
mint, director the gold yield of
California last year was Sl7, Isl, 500,
which is an increase over 1895 of ST.
s47.245. The yield of silver was S422,-
4S6, a decreased production for the year
of s177,Ss2.
The latest notice received from the
press department of the Stockholm ex-
position states that the international
regatta arranged for July by the Swed-
ish Yacht club, in honor of King Os-
cars jubilee, is assuming great proper
tons.
LIEUT.. GEORGE A. CALHOUN, u. S. N,
died suddenly in New York, on the
Ssth. Of ADoDlexy, aged 40 ysar&