Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01

FRANK BUTLER the prisoner OF many
aliases, who is wanted in Australia for
half a dozen murders, has volunteered
a queer confession, declaring and en-
deavoring to prove that. ten years ago,
he killed fellow soldier at Walla
Walla, Wash, for which he Is amena-
BILE to the United States.
THE engine in mill No. 2 of the Ed
gar Thomson steel works at Pitts
burgh, Pa, ran away, on the 25th, re-
sulting in the bursting of the immense
fly wheel. David Hugo, engineer,
whose legs were crushed, is dead, and
George b. McClelland was fatally in
jured.
THIRTY men were injured on board
the British irst-class cruiser Theseus,
on the oath, while practicing outside
the harbor at Malta, by the explosion
of torpedoes which were being lowered
into the ships launch.
THE pope gave an audience, on the
25th, to number of Americans who are
on their way home from a pilgrimage
to Jerusalem. After celebrating mass
his holiness pronounced an allocution,
highly praising the Catholics of the
United States, and distributed souve-
mir medals among the pilgrims.
THE Austrian cruiser Satellit arrived
in Suda bay, on the 25th, having in
custody a Greek steamer with 60 vol
unteerS on board, and a Greek sail
ing vessel laden with ammunition in
tended for the Cretan insurgents.
Both were captured by the Satellit
while they were attempting to run the
blockade.
THE new gunboat Wilmington did
not start for her speed trial run over
the Long Island Sound course, on the
Goth, third postponement being nee
esSary on account of the heavy sea that
was prevailing.
AT Lapaz, Ind, on the night of the
25th, as the result of an old feud be-
tween Jacob Leeds and Blanchard
Thomas the latter was shot and in
staatly killed by Leeds.
On the Goth the Rock Island Railroad
Co. served notice of withdrawal from
all the traffic associations, passenger
and freight, of which it had been
member.
THE news concerning the death of
Dana Osgood, half back of the Penn
sylvania university eleven, in the Gu
of letter by an aunt of young OsgOOd
from Osgood's father. The letter is a
copy of one received by the latter from
famous athlete.
PASSENGERS from Havana, on the
26th, reported that serious trouble was
expected in Havana at any moment,
the immediate cause being the effort of
the Spanish government to force fiat
money on the merchants of the city,
the public and officials in the Spanish
army. This money is paper. and is
guaranteed by nothing except faith in
the government, which is now at a very
low mark.
AMELIA FRANKS, who lay near the
point of death at Philadelphia. coughed
up, on the Goth, the bullet which her
father fired into her body ten days be-
fore, and thereby saved her life. Her
physicians said that if she continued
to improve during the next few days
she would soon be able to leave the
hospital a well child.
In an interview published in London
with William r. Cremer, formerly men,
Der of parliament (radicaD. who is ed
itor of the International Arbitration
league organ. the Arbitrator, Mr..
Cremer is quoted as saying that he con-
siders it inadvisable to ratify the
amended arbitration treaty. lie credits
Senator Morgan with being the chief
obstacle.
REPRESENTATIVE GRIGGs. of Georgia,
on the Goth, introduced a resolution
providing that measures be taken to
have the constitution so amended as to
give congress the power to impose and
collect an income tax without regard
to the proportion to the census or
enumeration provided for in the con-
stitution.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE Rock
HILL, although appointed by Cleveland,
is not to be disturbed. At least, this is
what the political gossips at the state
department say. His services are con-
sidered of especial value at this time,
because of his familiarity with the
many important foreign complications.