Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
Personal AND GENERAL.

Lees collegiate institute at Jackson,
Ky.
o. T. Corson, of Ohio, was elected
president of the National Educational
association at Los Angeles, Cal, on the
18th
William Goings was shot TO death
| at the Alikchi court grounds, Indian
territory, by Sheriff Thomas Watson,
in pursuance of an order of execution
issued by Judge James, of the Choc-
taw court, for the murder of his un-
| Gle
Admiral Dewey, who is anxious 10
get home, has decided not to visit Con-
stantinople, but will proceed in the
| Olympia to Trieste, where he will make
a short stay for change of air; then
he will sail for the United States. The
Olympia arrived at Port Said Thursday
afternoon.
The French minister of war, Gen.
Gallifet, has asked the cabinet to grant
its assent to the appointment of a
court of inquiry into the conduct of
the officers of the general staff ana
of several of his predecessors in the
waf office with relation to the Drey-
fus case.
After having been for II years pas
tor of the United Presbyterian church
at West Kortwright, n. v, Rev. n. E.
Wade has resigned. He was caught III
the act of stealing oats from Il deacon
of his church, and was given tie choice
of resigning or being expelled.
DIR. Gibson, Iowa state veterinarian,
haY- Of far
stock is supposed to have been affect
ed with rabies. He pronounced the
disease to be mad staggers, which has
symptoms closely resembling by
drophobia. 1t is caused by too heavy
grass feeding.
Gen. Otis requests that there be sent
to the Philippines $500 horses, IL Or
der that brigade of cavalry may he
organized for use at the end OF the
rainy season. Gen. Otis has tried The
horses of Manila and nearby com
tries, but none of them seem to be
availab bic for cavalry.
The fight, at Chicago. against the
collection of the inheritance tax py
the heirs of George VI. Pullman and
Albert Billings, has been lost, as far
as the lower courts are concerned, and
the collection of the taxes, amounting
about 100000. will be made, unless
the supreme court interposes.
Dynamite guns are to be used by the
American troops in the fall campaign
against the Filipinos. Preparations
are being made by the ordnance de-
Partment to supply Gen. Otis with six
nnp1IT01fits
weapons.
Among the passengers on the steam
Ell Athenian, which arrived at Victoria,
Is. &, from the orient, on the 18th,
were Bishop Horne, who has been in
speeding American missions in Japan.
and Mr.. Wolcott, of New York. who
has been hunting in the Land of the
Rising Sun.
The White Oak breaker at Archi-
bald, Pa, was entirely destroyed by
fire on the 14th. 1t was owned by
the Delaware & Hudson Co. and it's
destruction entailed a loss of at least |
$4,000. The fire was started by To-
connective spark.
Blazo Petrovics, a relative of Prince
Nicholas of Montenegro, was arrested |
in Belgrade, Servia, on the 18th, on |
charge OF completely in the recent at
tempt to assassinate former King Mi
Ian of Servia.
The SsG,O00,OOO bicycle trust, which |
was all but completed, went to pieces |
en- the 18th. The eastern bankers |
floating the concern withdrew because |
of hitch in the final consolidation.
Since last August, at Manila, 141 ves-
sells have been transferred from Span
ish. German and British subjects to
The business world is sat
isfied that Uncle Sam has no idea OF
running away from the Philippines.
There is an outbreak of scarlet fever
the cadets at West Point, y. Y.
three new cases developed on the 18th.
The total number of cases of yellow
fever in Havana this year has been II,
three cases taken there in
ships. For these latter the city is nor
and the authorities have
always protested against the barracks,
where such cases are treated.
The London Financial News says it
that an arrangement was
made that in case the steamer Paris
was foated the salvors were to have
half of her value when she got off the
rocks. TER operations at the Mama
cles cost $4,000, and half the Paris
value now is $4,000. The difference is
the salvors' profit.
George NJ. Valentine. cashier of the
County bank. of Perth Am
boy, y. j., which was closed on the
14th, has surrendered himself and IL
now in iaiI IN account of a ShortaUe |
in the banks funds, which has been
estimated all the way to
S165.OO The books were found to
have been badly juggled.
\ slight earthquake, on the 14th,
caused the collapsed of gallery in the
mine, near Herne. West
phalia, entombing 60 miners. Several
were rescued, badly injured. The fate
of the others is not yet known.
Brig.-Gen. Russell Farnum Lord.
whose half sister is the wife of ex-
President Benjamin Harrison, died at
his home in New York city, on the
i4th. aged 81 years. He was commits
stoned brfgadier-general of Pennsyl-
vania volunteers during the civil war
and served as an organizer of regi-
ments. |.
The body of Mrs c. Myers, a wealthy
widow living near Irvington, ILL.,, was I
found in the ruins of her barn, a
charred mass of flesh and bones. A |,
warrant was issued for a negro who =,
was working for her, charging him
with killing her and then burning the I
body in the barn. The negro was ar !
rested s