Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Topeka, Has, has been chosen as
the place for the populist state con-
vention to meet on June "A.
The Northern Pacific, on the Sd,
fled two mortgages with the register
of deeds, at Minneapolis. Mimi, a
prior lien mortgage of $3.50, 000, 900 to
the Mercantile Trust Co.. and a gem
the Farmers Loan and Trust Co.
Under the name of the allied Peo-
pies Party Of the United States,' n
new political organizationwas formed
at Louisville, Ky. on the Sd, composed
of reform elements opposed to the
democratic and republican parties.
When Rev. Granville Louther re-
turned to Mcpherson, Kas, from the
conference, where he was tried for
heresy and expelled from the min
istry, the women of the NJ. f. church
gave a reception for him, and from
that church it spread to all the
churches, everyone expressing faith
In him and his teachings.
The hotels totally destroyed by the
FIRE at Atlantic City, n. j., on the Sd,
were the Luray, the Berkeley, the
New Holland, the Norwood. the Stick
ney, the Stratford, the Rio Grande,
the Mervine, the Bryn Mawr, the
Evord and the Tarlton. In addition
to these, the Windsor, the Traymore
and the Kenilworth were damaged.
r. G. Dun & Co., of New York, re-
ported on the 4th: Failures in the
United States this week were 1G7,
against 1876 last year, and % in Cana
da, against 20 last year.
FoXhall keene, the American sports
man, was riding with the Quorn
hounds near "Burrough HILL" Melton
Mowbray. on the 18th, when his horse
fell at the first fence and rolled over
him. Mr.. Keene. who was uncon-
scious for q considerable time, recov
cred sufficiently to be removed to Dal-
by Hall, the residence of the master
Of the fox hounds.
The statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund, exclusive
Of the $3.50, 900 900 gold reserve in the
division of redemption, issued, on the
4th, showed: Available gold balance
$~17S,253,7S3; gold, 500 ,517 .121.
A report from Washington, on the
4th, said: There was II slight i'm.
provement, to-day. in the condition OF
Rev. n. De Witt Talmage."
.
indianapolis, Ind, was, on the 4th
selected as the place Of the next
meeting of the Grand Arch council
Phi Kappa Psi.
The navy department has been in
formed of the death of Pay Director
II. Il. Wright, at Port Said, Egypt, or
the 2Sth ult.
In q recent all-day battle with thu
Beers, under Generals Delarey ant
Kemp, in the western ~Transvaal. {
detachment of Canadian Rifles, undel
Lieut.. Bruce Carruthers, held a posi-
ton until every man was killed o.
wounded.
Cecil Rhodes will provides a tire,
year scholarship in Oxford universit,
every year FOR every state and terri
tory in the United States and fo'
every British colony, and five scholar
ships for students of German birth.
Reports from almost every wheat
growing county in Nebraska shov
that the acreage of winter wheat i
nearly 20 per cent. greater than on
year ago, and that prospects ar
much better for a full yield than a
this time last year.
Judge William r. Day, president 0
the Mckinley Memorial association
has made a request that all contribu
tions to the memorial fund now !
hand be forwarded to Myron Il. Hei
rick, treasurer, at Cleveland.