Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Gov. Durbin of Indiana met with
the state board of health, on the
Goth, and determined on immediate
steps to check the spread of small
poX and cOnfine it to cities and towns
already infected. TO this end, a con-
ference was arranged between the
Kentucky and Indiana officials.
Judge J. G. Jones, of Montgomery,
Ala, a former confederate soldit1,
delivered the Grafton az the Memorial
day exercises at the tomb of Gen.
Grant at Riverside park, New York,
paying an eloquent tribute to the
worth of the dead soldier.
May 30, being the scyenty-ffth an
niversary of the founding Of Fort
Leavenworth, Has, the reinforcement
of the remains of Gen. Henry Icaven-
worth, took place at the Fort Leav-
enworth cemetery amid impressive
ceremonies.
The massive granite monument, TO-
gether with the large bronze figure
of the martyred rGsllHnt, William
Mckinley, a gift 10 the public schools
of Muskegon, Mich, by Charles I'll.
Hackley, Il millionaire lumberman of
that city, erected NJ Il cost of $50. 0UU.
was unveiled on Memorial day with
impressive ceremonies.
A two-year-old Indian tiger was
killed in a fight with horses IN a cir
Gus train while en- route from Goshen
to Poughkeepsie, N. Y, on the Goth.
The tiger, which had been recently
imported, escaped from it's wagon
pen while the train was in motion.
Several of the horses were badly Ia
cerated.
Pat Meagher, a well-known steeple-
chase jockey, was killed, on the 3oth,
at the Woodbine track at Toronto,
Ont. He was riding st. Sulpice in
the steeplechase, and while taking the
jump opposite the grand stand his
mount fell and rolled over him.
Meagher's back was broken.
Gen. William F. Spurgin, recently
promoted from colonel Of the Fourth
infantry, was retired, IN the 30th,
making two vacancies at present in
the list of %brigadier generals, for Il
of which Col. Samuel M. Whiteside,
Tenth cavalry, will be named.
Memorial services were held, on the
3Oth, at Gen. Grants tomb in River
side park, New York, in the presence
of 5000 people.
Valdez (Alaska) advices, dated May
10, say that Mount Redoubt, in the
Cook inlet country, "has been pour
ing out dense volumes of smoke for
over a week past, and a few nights
ago spouted out flames. The natives
are greatly terrorized and many have
sought safety in fight"
DR.. Frank e. McClain, of Chester
field, ILL.,, has been arrested, charged
by Irving Maurer, an insurance agent
of Carthage, with the embezzlement
of $1,000 from him about three
months ago, when he was a resident
of that city.
Capt. and former Congressman
Charles A. Hill, assistant attorney
general of Illinois, during the Tanner
administration, died at Joliet on the
goth, aged 6s years. He had been sicl
IS months with Bright's disease.
Mrs. Henry Sparks, wife of a sa
loon-keeper at Markle, Ind, publicly
horsewhipped DR.. j. r. Zimmerlee il
the post office lobby at that town Of
the 29th. The whipping was punish
ment for alleged slanderous state
ments.
Washington scientists who hav'
studied the reports sent from Mar
Unique regarding the disturbance
there say that the eruptions will con
tinue for some time to come, and tina
the definite signs that indicate a ces
sation Of volcanic activity have yet t.
appear.
What amounts to an ultimatum ha,
been sent to the Beers by Secretar,
Chamberlain. The leaders wer,
given until the night of the 3tst I,
accept or'reject the British terms
This explains Mr.. Balfour's state
ment that an announcement woul
he made on June 3.