Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
soMEwHERE between Omaha and Der

SOMEWHERE between Omaha and Dem
yer package containing $4,000 has
been lost. The money was sent by
registered package by a bank in Chi
cago to a financial institution in the
west, and all efforts to find it appear
to be futile.
THE official and unofficial returns OF
the Indianapolis election show the vote
for mayor to be: Taggart (dem.), 20, 1ss;
Harding lrep.), 10, 30. Taggart's plu-
rality over Harding, 4,0os. Taggart's
majority over al is 2,955. there being
six mayora1ty candidates. The remain
der of the democr attic ticket was also
elected.
THE navy department. on the 14th,
issued orders to Commodore Howell, in
command of the League Island navy
yard, to take command of the Euro
pean station, relieving Admiral Sell
fridge, and to Commodore Dewey, presi-
dent of the inspection board, TO com
mand the Asiatic station, relieving AID
miral McNair.
ADRIAN GARFIELD and Sarah Granger
Williams were married, on the 14th,
at the residence of the brides father
in Chenille, o. Abram Garfield is the
youngest son of the late President
Garfield. Guests of national promi-
nence were present. Irving Garfield,
brother of the groom, was the best
man.
THERE was a severe earthquake in
Granada and Andalusia, Spain, at 4p m.
on the 18th. The oscillations were
from north to south and lasted several
seconds The inhabitants of the city
were panic-stricken.
LOUIS RICHARDSON went to the house
of his divorced wife at Shelbyville,
Ind, on the 14th, and was refused adj
mission. He attempted to break down
the door, when his 16-year-old son, Lou,
opened on the parent with a revolver.
Four shots were fired, and a bloody
trail showed they were effective.
In the presence of thousands of peo-
pie, the first Pythian home in the world
was dedicated at Springfield, o., on the
14th, the official declaration of dedica-
ton being made by John w. Winn,
grand chancellor of Ohio of the Knights
of Pythias.
The Spanish government decided at
its cabinet meeting, on the 14th, to ac-
cord a free pardon and amnesty to all
those unfortunate Cubans who are
languishing either in the penitentia-
RIGS of Spain itself or in the penal set
Elements of Cueta and Fernando Pc.
ONE of the most destructive prairie
fires in the history of western Kansas
started near Spearville, on the morn
ing of the 14th. and swept through
Ford and Hodgeman counties as far
north as Jetmore, destroying every
thing in its path.
GEORGE w. RENARD, of Lexington,
KY. has just returned from four
years sojourn in the K1ondilxe country
$40, 600 richer than when he went there.
He intends to return in the spring.
The Congo troops under Lieut..
Henry, it was officially announced on
the 18th, gained a decisive victory
over the bands of mutinous Manyema
soldiers who revolted in February last
and murdered their officers and who
have since been raiding the country.
Lieut.. Henry's force encouptered the
rebels near Lake Albert Nyanza. ON
July Is, and killed 400 of them. The
survivors fed to the mountains where
they are starving.
DURING the performance of Dang
ers of a Great City," in Robinson's
opera house. in Cincinnati, on the
evening of the 18th, the great central
truss of the building, 80 feet long and
30 feet wide fell into the par
quette, killing three persons, danger
ously wounding five, while 26 were so
seriously injured as to be sent to the
hospital. In addition to these, 25 or 80
were slightly injured, yet able to walk
home.
THERE was cyclonic disturbance
over the southern part of Cuba on the
18th. The barometer fell considerably
and the wind attained great velocity.
THE statement of the condition of
the treasury, issued on the 18th, showed:
Available cash balance, S21t, $50, SIS;
gold reserve, $3.50, 164, 1856.
COMMERCIAL bar silver was quoted at
5S24 cents per ounce in New York city
on the 18th. Mexican dollars were
quoted at Az cents.