Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21

| THE nomination OF David r. Francis,
of Missouri, to be secretary of the in.
/ terror was called up in executive ses-
sion OF the senate, on the 18th, and
after short speech by Mr.. Vest (deua.,
| MOI went over without action.
The tariff hearings before the ways
| and means committee were concluded
on the 18th, the schedule containing
'tSundries" and the Free List" being
considered.
THE Consolidated Candy Co, Of 11os
Harrison street. Chicago, has been
! barred from the use of the mails.
| A QUANTITY of chemicals in the an
thropological laboratory of the Field
| Columbian museum in Jackson park,
Chicago, exploded. on the lath. and
caused fire which was extinguished
with some difficulty. The damage is
estimated at $500.
II. A FERGUSON, postmaster at Coli
orado Springs, Col, and P. P. Hoop,
money order clerk, were arrested, on
/ the 18th, having confessed to short
age of S., ZOO.
| The Paris newspapers express salts
| faction at the appointment of Count
Muravieff as Russian minister of for
eign affairs.
LONDON fnanciers generally express
the opinion that the purpose of the
visit to Europe of Hon. E o. Wolcott,
| United States senator from Colorado,
is merely to test the sentiment in
monetary circles upon the currency
question.
| RI. REV. WIN. BALL JONES, bishop OF
| St. Davids, in the church of England,
died at Abergwili palace, Carmathan,
| Wales, on the 14th. He was conse-
Grated bishop in 1874.
| Z. STUART PATTERSON, the chairman
of the monetary conference, will an
nounce the names of the Is members
| of the executive committee about the
| 21st.
A SPECIAL cable from Valparaiso,
Chilli, says: "A telegram received here
via Montevideo, says that the mail
steamer Corcovado, bound for Liver
pool, was shipwrecked off Cape Vir-
gen, Straits of Magellan"
The proposed anti-annexation or
| ganization in Hawaii, headed by Brit
ish and German planters, came to
nothing. 1t proved impossible to Sc
cure any support from the Americans,
who are said to be a unit for anneXa-
CAOh' "A oSAOhS LA'AOAAOy VI AAASAoAA
residents favor it in spite of their own
patriotic inclinations.
SECRETARY CARLISLE has directed
that the portraits of Eli Whitney, the
inventor of the cotton gin. and Cyrus
w. Mccormick, inventor of the reap
er, be not put upon the new silver GER
| tificates, as contemplated by Superin-
| tendent johnson of the bureau of en-
craving and printing.
SIR TRAvERs TwIss, the eminent
English jurist-consult, died in London
on the 18th.
SENAToR-ELECr MONEY, of MISSISSIPPI
pi, has written to Consul-General Lee
at Havana, in substances: II desire to
know whether or not denial of my
statement to Secretary Olney on your
behalf was authorized by you. I have
always regarded you as gentleman,
and as l am not accustomed to having
the lie given to my statements,1 desire
an explanation"
On March 4 next the terms of 80
United States senators will end. In a
few of the states the selections for the
term have been made, but in most of
the 30 states the contests for the honor
are In progress.
PREsIDENT-ELECr MCKINLEY will
leave Canton, O., for Washington on
the afternoon of March /, by special
train. He will be accompanied by his
mother, wife, brother andsnieces, and
on account of the age of Mrs. McKin-
ley, Sr., the run to the national capital
will be made slowly.
SENATOR NELSON w. ALDRICH, of
Rhode Island, will accept the position
of secretary of the treasury in Nc
Kinley's cabinet. This decision was
communicated to an intimate personal
| friend on the 18th. Senator Aldrich
is recognized as an authority on tariff
matters.
The Sleepy-Eye (Minn.) inventor of
the Brambel rotary engine had in his
possession, on the 18th, letters of credit
on the Bank of England to the amount
of Sc. 700, 900, the result of his sales of
| territory to the Allen syndicate nf
London.