Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-30
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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on the testimony of his father, at
Leavenworth, Kas., on the 23d, of
stealing SIT, retaliated, upon being
sentenced to 60 days in Jail, by de-
nouncing' his father as the murderer
of Alfred Cummings, a civil a vet
eran, in his little home neal the sol
diers' home.
The Cereal Sugar Co., of Peoria, ILL.,,
has, through an old German vinegar
maker, discovered a process whereby
n gallon of hydrol, a by-product III
the refining of sugar, can be made to
yield one gallon of excellent crude
spirits and about three gallons of
good vinegar.
The artist-corrcspondent of the
London Graphic who has been follow
ing the case of Miss Stone, the cap
tive American missionary, tele-
graphed from Dioumai Bala, Salonica,
on the 23d, that the captives were in
Bulgaria, eight hours distant from
the frontier.
Judge Peter S. Grosscup and John
NJ. Clark have been appointed by
Judge Tally, at Chicago, as the trus-
tees of the fund, now amounting 10
nearly $150,0O0, and left by John
Creerar for the erection of a statue
of Abraham Lincoln.
Crazy Snake, by his chief lieuten-
ant, has issued a proclamation to all
Creek citizens, commanding them tn
meet at Hickory Grounds square, on
Saturday, February l, where and
when it is proposed to hold a council
under articles of the treaty of 1882.
Mrs. Angelina Anderson was bound
and gagged, on the 24th, in broad
daylight in her room in Wichita.
Kas., and robbed of $11 900 worth OF
diamonds and $1,000 in money. She
went to Wichita a few months ago
and married an 1S-year-old livery sta
BILE boy who was taking care of her
horse and is DOW sending him to col,
lege. The woman is said to be from
Racine, Wis.
The Lost Creek coal mine near Os.
kaloosa, Ia, was the scene of a ter.
rible disaster, on the Gath, which cost
the lives of 81 miners. Eight Others
were seriously injured. AT the time
of the explosion than one hun
dred men were in the mines, but all
except those who were in the east
entry escaped with only slight in
juries.
On the Gath r. G. Dun & Co., Of
New York, reported: Failures fol
the week numbered sol in the United
States, against 3O6 last year, and q
in Canada, against 46 last year"
The ease of Francis j. Kieckhoefer
former disbursnig officer of the stat
department, indicted several months
ago for alleged embezzlement of gov
eminent funds, was heard in TIN
court of appeals on the 24th. The de
cision was deferred.
The government of Colombia ha'
offered to purchase a number of oh
solete gunboats from the French gov
eminent. The negotiations have. thu
far, had no result.
Two distinct earthquake shock
were felt owe a large are of tn
west and south, on the Gath, at a lii
tie before 5 a. m.
James Altman, who refused a brib
Of 100000 to put poison in crear
which he served to Abraham Lir
coin, is dead in Washington. He wa
a well-known and respected citizen.
1t has been settled, in Berlin, tina
Prince Henry will remain in the Uni
ed States until March 10 instead G
March s, as originally planned. II
will probably return to Germany o
board the imperial yacht Hohenzo
lern.
The treaty Of cession Of the DAMS
West Indian islands from Denmar
to the United States was signed {
the state department, in Washington
ON the Gath, by Secretary Hay an
Constantine Brun, the Danish mini
ter.
A raid of unusual proportions WI
made by nearly 100 policemen, in Ne
York, on the night Of the gath. Sc
eral notorious resorts on the Bower
were closed, and so prisoners locke
up. The large number Of policemt
on the scene prevented any outbrea
Of violence.