Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-30

the dCL1On Oh tic &NC" W hohACAnA
banks in depositing SIS, ESQ, 900 in gold,
stood at the close of business on the
23d at SOL. ISL, 40. The days with
drawals were s239. 400, taken for hoard
ing purposes
PHILADELPHIA banks will aid in re-
storing and maintaining the national
treasury gold reserve. A movement
was started among them, on the 22d,
to raise 81, OOO, 600 for this purpose, and
before the close of business over $780,
600 was pledged.
IT seems probable that Henry c.
Payne, republican national commit
teeman from Wisconsin, who was ex-
pected to do large share of the work
in the present campaign in the west
ern states, will have to retire from
actual service on account of ill-health.
THE trial of DIR. Jameson and his
fellow officers in the Transvaal raid,
in the queens bench division of the
high court of justice. was resumed on
the 21st. After a motion to quash had
been overruled, the jury was sworn
and the defendants pleaded not guilty.
A GAvEL constructed in the state of
Ohio out of AZ different kinds of tim
Der, representing every state, was pre-
scented to the chairman of the populist
convention in st. Louis, on the oath,
by Delegate DeNoe, of Ohio, as a
''middle-of- the-road" gavel, and was
accepted.
The Butte (Mont.) Inter-Mountain.
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by Senator Lee Mantle, came out in
an editorial, on the 22d, supporting
Bryan and Sewall, and declaring that
1t can not support the national re-
publican ticket because of its OPPOSE
ton to silver.
ADvICEs received in Vienna, on the
23d, from SalOnica, stated that the
Turkish troops had had a battle with
the Macedonian insurgents at Demir
Hissar, in which the insurgents lost
800 men. The Turks pursued the in
surgents, who took refuge in the
Mountains at Perrin.
PRINCESS MAUD of Wales, youngest
daughter of the prince of Wales, and
granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was
married, on the ED, in the Chapel
Royal, Buckingham palace, to Prince
Charles of Denmark, son of the crown
prince, and grandson of King Chris
tian TX. of Denmark.
THE National Populist convention,
In session at st. Louis, refused to ac-
cept Arthur Sewan as their nominee
for vice-president, on the 24th, and
nominated instead Thomas E. Watson,
of Georgia, for the Office. They then
adjourned for the day without making
2 nomination for president
SAMUEL MELVILLE and w. II. Kevan,
Bingle-tax speakers, were arrested at
Dover, Del, on the night of the 22d,
for speaking on the streets without
permit. They were fined $40 and costs,
in default of which they were sent to
Jail for 30 days. This makes FIVE
speakers now under arrest in Dover.
FOUNDERS DAY, the banner day of
the Cleveland (O) centennial celebra-
ton was observed on the ED, and was
marked by a gift to the city by John
ID. Rockefeller of a large and valuable
tract of land for the extension of the
city's park and boulevard system.
The property given is worth between
5000, 600 and 500, 200.
THE Cincinnati Price Current, on the
23d, summarized the crop conditions
for the previous week as follows: In
dicationS for winter wheat are but lit
tie changed. The spring crop is some
what lowered. Oats are considerab bly,
reduced. Corn and hay improved.
Winter wheat and oats are largely I'M
satisfactory in quality.
EXTRAORDINARY efforts are being
made by United States Health Com
missioner Stump by which immigrants
from countries where infectious dis
eases exist, though they may be free
from disease when they are landed,
may be traced and watched by health
officers, SO that if the disease appears
1t may be promptly stamped out
A NEW YORK Herald special from
Washington, on the cath, said: Capt
Gen. Weyler intends to show no lem
Iency to American merchants engaged
in the Cuban banana trade unless he
Is overruled by orders from Madrid,
and in case he is directed to grant the
delay requested there is danger of
strained relations between him and
his government"
A DISPATCH from Washington. on thu
gath. said: "A cablegram has beeI
sent to Mr.. Mckinney, minister of the
United States at Bogota, copy of
which he was instructed to lay before
the Colombian government, demand
ing that that government reply imme-
diately to the two notes recently ad-
dressed to it in regard to making
amends for the outrage committed OF
the American schooner Whitford in
March last"
THE populist national convention
met in St Louis on the 22d, and dur
ing the day session effected temper
AIRY organization Sand took a recesA
until eight o'clock pending the report
of the committee on credentials.
When they met at night, through some
mismananement, the hall-the same
In which the National Repu blican con-
vention was held-was in darkness. and
the convention was compelled to adj
journ without transscting any bust
mesa The national silver convention
also met in ST Louis on the 22d