Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-10-05
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Bartholomae Kost, the Austrian who
is accused of the murder of his fiance,
Mary Nodicka, at Bremen, Germany.
| that he might return to Vienna, Aus
tria, to marry his present wife, ANN:
Schimera, left Chicago, on the 1st, IL
charge of two detectives, on his way
back to Germany to answer to the
charge of murder
Butchers of Dubuque, Ia, who hith-
elto have bought their meats from
Chicago companies have combined to
do their own Strengthening. They claim
that the packing companies are in a
combination to hold prices up with
cut any justification, and the only re-
lief is for the butchers to do their own
killing.
| Lieut.-Gen- Azcarrag ga, the new Span
isn minister of war, declines to pledge
himself to any definite reduction in
the military budget. He asserts that
he will effect such reductions as are
| practicable, but not to the extent of
impairing the national defense.
Four passengers and 25 of the crew
| OF the British steamer Scotsman
which was wrecked, September p, in
the Straits of Belle Isle, while bound
from Liverpool to Montreal, were
| landed at Queenstown, on the 30th, by
the British steamer Monterey
Among the passengers who arrived
al New York, from Southampton and
| Cherbourg, were Sir Andrew Clarke.
| Miss, Olga Nethersole and Hon. Will
| lam p. Reeves, of New Zealand; and
4 Il
john G. Walker.
The safe of the Bank of HoustOnia,
at Houstonia, Mo-, was blown open by
| burglars, on the night of the 3Oth.
| Robbers are reported to have secured
| $50, 900. but Cashier W. F. Longan says
the bank lost only S1,100, principally
in gold coin.
The owners have abandoned hope of
the safety of the British steamer Penn
Lridge. Capt. Mortleman. She sailed
from Savannah, Ga, August ID, for
ilomburg, and, as previously reported,
has not been heard of since leaving the
United States.
4 special invitation was sent by the
federal committee of Chicago, on the
1st, to Sir Thomas Upton, owner of
the yacht Shamrock. to be Chicagos
guest at the laying of the cornerstone
OF the new federal building on the 9th.
The Spanish supreme council of war
has ordered that Gen. Jaudenes be
placed on the reserve list for the sur
render of Manila to Admiral Dewey
and Gen. Merritt.
The first match game between Prince
Ranjitsinhji's English cricketers and
the gentlemen of Philadelphia, on the
Merton Cricket clubs ground at Raver-
ford, Pa, was concluded, on the I'd,
the Englishmen winning by 173 rms
with an inning to spare. The Phila-
delphia's total for two innings was
262 runs, while the princes team
counted 435 in their one inning.
y comprehensive report on the Jesup
Northern Pacific expedition. drawn up
by Prof. Boas, of New York, was read,
On the I'd, at the session of the Inter
national Geographical congress in Ber-
lin. At night DIR. hansen delivered a
lecture on THE Oceanographical Con-
ditions of the Polar Seas
Minister Russell, at Caracas. has in
formed the state department that the
Nenezuelan government, by executive
decree has ordered that for a period o.
60 days corn and beans shall be admit
ted free of duty, and that for the same
period rice shall pay only two cents
per kilo.
The expenditures charged against
the war department during September
were $10,541.515, as compared with
$24, 643,374 for September last year.
Against the navy department S4,757,- |
$50, as against $7,2S3,219 for Septem-
Der last year.
John Davis, an Indian, was shot and !
killed by the daughter of Chief Plus
Neekoon, while endeavoring to effect |
an entrance to Neekoon's tepee, at an |
Indian settlement six miles from Pitts |
vile, Wis, on the I'd.
The comparative statement of re-
cepits and expenditures of the United |
States during the month of September
shows that the total receipts were $45,-
334, IA, and leaves a surplus for the
month of SS,754,772.
4 dispatch from Constantinople, on
the 2d, said: 1T is now estimated
that 1,5O0 persons persisted in the re-
cent earthquakes around Adm, in
Asia Minor
Emperor Francis Joseph has con-
ferred upon Count Won Thun Hohen-
stein, the retiring premier, the decora-
ton of the Order of St. Stephen of
Hungary.
The total coinage of the United
States mint during September was So
500. 794, as follows: Gold. Sc, S60.9
silver. S2.441, 2S6, and minor coins,
S264,579.
The statement of the condition of
the treasury issued on the I'd showed:
Available cash balance, $2S7 OPS, OLE;
gold reserve, $25S, 1926, $50.