Iron County register., 1897-09-09

TIMOTHY TRAISoR, who had been aza
outcast from his home for many years,
returned to the parental roof In Oak
land, Cal. on the 30th, at midnight. His
father refused to take him in, and he
stabbed the old man SO seriously that
he was arrested upon a charge of as-
sault to murder.
OsKAR LAMPPEzE, one of the wealth.
lest men who have returned to the
United States from the KIondike, is
visiting relatives in Ottumwa. Ia, an6
vicinity. He went to Alaska two years
ago and returned with over $50, ,O0O-
He also left a claim there which he es-
Inmates is worth 81. OO0, 900.
The sultan is following the events in
India with the closest attention. He
has ordered Turkish representatives in
different countries to telegraph full re-
ports of anything bearing on the situa-
tion without delay.
A 40-ToS hy-wheel at Burgess steel
and iron works, at Portsmouth, O.,
burst, on the 1st. by a 4. .SO0-pound ingot
stopping a roll. The mill was crowded
with workmen, yet, strange to say,
no one was seriously injured, although
the building was riddIed, beams q
inches square being cut in two like
straws.
DESTRUCTIVE fires are raging in the
timber in the mountains along the
north fork of Piney creek and near the
head of Prairie Dog creek, in Wyoming.
The fire is destroying large areas of
valuable timber and threatening the
homes of settlers.
FRED HORTON, a young -four miller
of Los Angeles, Cal. has fallen heir to
fortune of about 81, 600, 600, amassed
by his father, Philip Horton, a we'll
known Californian. who died suddenly
in Guayamas, Mexico, recently.
CoMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
JAMES II. ECKELs. arrived at Helena.
Mont, on the 1st, from the east, en-
route for the Yellowstone national
park, where he will spend ten days.
AT ella Bend. Ariz.. on the night of
the 1st, tramps robbed the drug store
of John Pratt and stabbed the pro-
prietor to death. There is no clew to
the murderers.
BAR silver made new low record in
the New York market on the 1st. The
quoted price was 5114 cents an ounce,
OuS-IOuTln ceAt De4O" Ihe previous
low record.
On the Ist. the president appointed
Mr.. Henry Demas as naval officer of
customs for the district of New Or
leans.
The price of white pine lumber is
to be advanced in sympathy with the
enhanced prices of agricultural prod
ucts.
Mr. RICHARD CROKER has consented
to become the Tammany candidate for
mayor of Greater New York.
JOHN +. MCDONALD. an ex-sheriff of
Milwaukee county. Wis. and who at va
rious times has held responsible polit-
ical positions in that city, was, on the
Ist, sentenced to six months at the
county farm for vagrancy. Overindul-
gence in liquor is said to have been the
cause of his downfall.
Gov. ELLERBE, of South Carolina,
has given orders withdrawing the
state constabulary force from every
village, town and city in the state.
Only few constables will be retained
in the country districts, where there
are no local officials to enforce the dis
pensary law.
LOUIS BREEN, Daniel OBrien, Will
liam O'Brien, Patrick Gillian and an un-
known man were injured by the fall of
an elevator in the Nelson Morris pack
ing house at East st. Louis. ILL.,, on the
ID. Breen's nose was cut off.
THE commission appointed to exam
inc as to the mental condition of ex-
Mayor Lockwood. of Glenwood, Wis,
on the 2d. reported him insane and
recommended that he be sent to an
asylum.
A SPECIAL commission will meet in
ST. Petersburg, shortly. to discuss the
introduction of universal and compu1-
sorry education in Russia.
A DISPATCH from Havana, dated the
Cd, said: THE last two steamers which
have sailed for Spain carried 1,6O0 sick
soldiers"
On the I'd Captain-General Weyler
received from Spain s., 600, 900 in silver.
to be used in defraying the expenses of
the war in Cuba.