Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

THE Chicago & Alton shops at
Bloomington, Ill, have started on
nine-hour schedule instead of seven,
the extended time being caused by nu-
merous wrecks lately with damage to
rolling stock.
COUNTESS OLGA REGINA HAzATFELDT
is living in dire poverty in a Harlem
On. " garnet. Her fathers brother is
German ambassador to England, and
her cousin is Coils P. Huntington's
son-in-law, Count Hazatfeldt. The
young woman's father was forced out
of Germany for dueling and other rea-
sons.
Mrs. S. BLACKMAN, of 405 Perry
street, Cleveland. o., who claims to be
| the legitimate daughter of Barney Bar
nato, the dead millionaire, will at once
| take steps to acquire share OF his
fortune. Mrs Blackman and her hus-
band will proceed to London for the
purpose of demanding her interest in
| the estate.
| A SERIOUS landslide is reported near
Briega, Canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Part of the forest there and number
| of buildings were buried. There was
NO loss of life.
The Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians
are wrought up over the new law
| which goes into effect July 1 relating
| to polygamy. After that time each of
the 40 Cheyenne Indians who has more
than one wife, will have to choose one
of the two, three or five wives that he
has, and the cast-of wives must go
back to their relatives
IT is said in Washington that Will
1 ID e,,oooa1 Tnhn Shar-
man as secretary of state next Janu-
airy.
The British steamship Sultana,
bound for Calcutta, foundered off the
Island of Skotra, in the Indian ocean.
No details of the disaster have been re-
ceived, but it is feared that many on
board were lost
IT is announced on the authority of
one of the royal physicians attendant
upon her majesty that Queen Victoria
is almost totally blind. No details of
the sad news are available beyond the
fact that the affection is recent cul-
mination, though it had for some time
been threatened.
CONGRESSMAN GEORGE WHITE, of Illi-
nois, has reappointed John w. Smith
to the naval academy by sending his
| name 10 LuC VI
Smith is a colored pupil of a Chicago
high school. He was nominated last
fall by Mr.. White, but failed to pass the
examination month ago. He will be
examined again in September.
A DISPATCH from Havana, June Is,
said: Mariana, a suburb of Havana,
has been attacked by the Cubans I'M
der Cardenas and Arangueren. The
. fight lasted several hours, and rein
; forcements from the capital came to
' the aid of the Spaniards. The losses
, on both sides were heavy.
[ ACCORDING to a Constantinople dis
patch of the 18th the porte will form
r 90 new cavalry regiments in the
Elasona and Salonika districts, and an
imperial trade raises the army war foot
: ing to 100, 900 men, while 1,SoO, 0OC
s Mauser rifles have been purchased.
j, ADvICEs are that the wheat crop in
!, the valley of the Danube is damaged q
o per cent
e JOHN G. BRADY, of Alaska, has beer
!, nominated to be governor Of that dis
= trict, and C. w. Tuttle. of Indiana, anC
q John E. Crane, of Illinois, have beer
appointed commissioners for Alaska
DELEGATION of Cheyenne Indians
e interviewed Gov Barnes of Oklahoma
> on the 10th, regarding the enforce
, ment of the law abolishing polygamy
h which takes effect July 1. The goa
It ernor informed them they would have
IT to choose one among their many wive
d and abandon the others.
a A CONSTABLE of Cranston, R L, VIII
spied upon lovers, was shot by the man
and is dead.
70 AN intimate friend:of Grover Cleve
h land saws that the ex-president has re
l. tired from active life permanently. II
e will not resume the practice of law.
e WILLIAM K VANDERBILT has left Oh
G board his yacht, Valiant, for loni
d cruise. He will attend the jubilee fes
+ tivities. visit ST. Petersburg, and the
go to the Mediterranean.
PRESIDENT ANDREW S. DRAPER of tn
5 ILLINOIS state university, at the Obi
&c state university commencement o.
- the 10th, gave his address to a reporte
IS who failed to return it in time for de
: livery by the speaker. Presiden
q Draper accordingly gave another ad
e dress, and the reporter who got tn
copy also got left.
GEN. REBILLoT, who is IS years @
age, fought duel with swords, on tn
" 10th. with NJ. Camille de st. Croix. tn
- author of an article on the part take
i by the general in the coup d'etat
- December 9, 1851. Gen. Rebillot wa
- wounded above the eye.
b. DANIEL O'CoNNELL, son of the Iris
Of liberal of the same name, died in Lon
h. don on the 10th.
n The degree of LII. d. was conferre'
.s upon ex-President Cleveland by Primo
tonuniyersitv on the 10th.