Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-25

A DISPATCH from Montreal, Can, On
the 18th, said: THE story telegraphed
from Quebec of terrible landslide on
the Duchene river and the loss of 10
lives turns out to be untrue. A French
daily published the story and added
details of the disaster, but investiga-
tion proves that the whole story is q
fake"
ALFRED ORDwAY. the portrait paint
er, died in Melrose, Mass, on the 18th,
aged IS years. He was one of the
founders of the Boston Art club, and
was its first secretary and treasurer,
subsequently being the clubs presi-
dent.
THE report that the black plague had
broken out in Shanghai proves to have
been unfounded. The rumor evidently
originated from the fact that in order
to prevent the introduction of rinder-
pest the authorities at Nagasaki, ia
pan, carefully inspected all steamers
| carrying cattle.
THE first payment to the government
on account of the Union Pacific rail-
road purchase, will be made on the 22d,
and will amount to SI3, 500, 900.
In his present frame of mind the
president will give congress, through
his message, a detailed statement OF
what has taken place in the way OF
negotiations between Spain and this
country, but will notsend in the official
correspondence at once.
IT was discovered, on the nth, that
there are 81, 900 more of general fund
warrants of the city of Des Moines. Ia,
in circulation than are evidenced by the
books of the city auditor. The matter
was laid before the council in a secret
session.
GEN. QUINTIN BANDERAs, whom Gen.
Gomez last September ordered to be
court-martialed for disobedience of
special instruction as to military pro-
cedure, has been arrested by order of
the Cuban commandments on a
charge of immortality.
Mrs. CAREw, who was convicted
about year ago of the murder of her
husband in Yokohama, Japan, and
whose sentence of death was committed
to imprisonment for life, has been sent
to England. She will be confined in
Woking prison.
AT Bear Creek, Mich, Edward Vancy,
blacksmith, aged 25, shot his sweet
heart, Nellie Skitman, aged 10, and her
brother, Albert, aged 25, on the night
of the 18th. Vancy's jealousy caused
the tragedy. His victims are mortaIly
wounded. and he is in Jail.
SAMUEL j. RITCHIE, arrested at Nor
ristown, N. j., for robbing a freight
car at Port Morris, has been idep titled
as one of the gang which robbed the
Bradley bank, of Eldon, Ia, of IS, 900
last February. Richie was captured
at the time, but escaped from the Wap-
pello county jail, after having been in
dicted.
THE Peruvian minister. DIR. Eguiger-
an, was among Secretary Sherman's
callers on the 18th. He called to talk
over the last demand of our govern
ment for settlement of the McCord
claim, and, in return, proposed to ar
bitrate the case. This proposition was
not acceptable to our government and
the negotiations will continue.
The secretary of the treasury, on the
18th, issued a circular to employees to
the effect that clerks receiving a stated
salary who neglect to pay their debts,
contracted for the necessary support
of themselves and their families, with
out presenting satisfactory reasons
therefor. will not be retained in office.
Two POLICEMAN have been detailed to
guard the residence of P. d. Armour,
of Chicago, because of rumor from
Minneapolis, Mimi, that a Spectator,
who lost money in wheat. had gone in
sane, and had left that city with the
avowed purpose of killing Mr.. Armour.
D. w. MARATTA, just retired from
the position of United States consul.
general at Melbourne, and wife, ar
rived at San Francisco, on the 18th, en-
route to their home in Dakota.
The state department, on the 18th,
notified Col. Charles Page Bryan of his
appointment as minister to China, and
that he was expected to go to Wash
ington Immediately to qualify.
The British admiralty court, on the
18th, awarded the British steamer Vic
toria s4,25 for saving the British
steamer Velleda in March last.