Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-15


BY ELI d. AXE.
IRoNToN, MISSOURI.
On the 10th r. G. Dun &c Co. re-
ported: Failures for the week were
173 in the United States, against 1T
last year, and 81 in Canada, against %
last year."
Under the will of the late James
Toleman, of London, the sum OF E25o,-
900 is bequeathed to charity, and n
executors are given an absolutely free
hand in its distribution.
Several Mexican states propose Pc
titioning congress to enact a natlon-
al divorce law, that country havRag no
such law. The church party will bit
terly antagonize the movement
A representative of American capl-
talists, named Chambers, is negotl-
ating to acquire the Charlerol glass
works, the largest in Belgium. Inc
owns &C furnaces, and values
them at 100000 francs each.
Secretary Gage, on the Sth, received
from a soldier in the Philippines a
conscience contribution of S27O. Ihe
money was sent to Father Conaty.
rector of the Catholic university, for
transmission to the secretary.
International complications
arisen between the United States and
Italy on account of the decision OF
a Colorado court that a nonresident
alien is not entitled to sue for dam
ages in the courts of that state.
Town lots in Lawton, Okla, are sell
ing for a figure which exceeds the
most ardent expectations. The aver
age for 55 lots sold on the oth was
$780,. On the Gth the first corner IN
the block north of the land office sold
for 5000, and the average for the irst
FIVE lots sold was $500.
DIR. Hans Blum, one of the biogra-
piers of Bismarck, has become men
tally deranged, owing to his losses
through the recent failure of the
Liepsiger bank, and has been placed
dn an asylum. He is a son of Robert
Blum, who was executed in Vienna
during the revolution of 1S4S.
District Judge Dixon, at Pueblo, on
the 5th, decided at that the new Colo
RADIO state revenue law was invalid,
having never been legally enacted by
the senate. The state will appeal the
case to the supreme court. The deci-
sion, if sustained, may necessitate
calling the legislature in special ses'
sion.
Lord Curzon of Kedelston, governor
general of India, telegraphed, on the
9th, that the total rainfall in the in
land districts was only half the nor
NAL fall, but that the crop prospects
were fair. Prices had already fallen
in a few districts. The total number
of persons remaining on the relief
rolls was $4,000.
On the 9Th President Shaffer of the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron.
Steel and Tin Workers issued "a call
upon all Amalgamated and other
union men in name and heart" to join
the movement against h United
States Steel and T corporation, and
quit at the close of work on the even
ing of the 10th.
AT Medicine Lodge, Kas., on the 9th
David Nation, through his attorney.
brought suit for divorce from his
wife, Mrs. Carrie Nation, the temper
ance crusader. In his petition Mr..
Nation, who is now visiting in Iberia,
O., alleges that his wife held him UP
to public ridicule, neglected her fam
lily duties and abandoned his home.
Secretary Roots order cutting OFF
the use of commissary supplies by
civilian employees is causing conster-
nation among the minor clerks in the
Philippines, whose expenses are thus
doubled. Many of theme claim they
had an absolute understanding before
leaving the United States that they
would be entitled to use commissary
stores.
The annual report of the auditor
for the navy department shows tina
during the fiscal year ending June 80.
1901, there were settled $685. accounts
and claims. During the same period
there were examined 1868 vouchers,
as against lat 1896 the previous year,
while the amounts allowed were $74,-
649,116, as against SCI, 971 900 for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1900.
The military government of Manila
ceased, on the nth, and municipal af-
fairs were taken up by three commits
sioners, similar to the government of
the District of Columbia The pres
ident is a Filipino, Col. Herrera; the
others are Messrs. Baldwin and Tuth-
erly. The chief of police is George
Curry, a former officer of the Elev-
enth cavalry. Mr.. Housermann is the
city attorney.
President Samuel Gompers, on the
eth, pledged the American Federation
CT Labor to the support of the ANAL
gamated association. After a confer
ence with President Shaffer lasting
for the greater part of two days, he
issued a statement specifically uphold
ing the position of the Amalgamated
association and pledging the moral
and financial support of the fedora
ton in the strike in progress against
the United States Steel corporation.