Iron County register., 1897-09-23


cavation under the TrumbuIl Conn.,
fed giant eight feet in height and
built in proportion. Local experts say
the mummy must have been $50 years
old. It was found in bed of quick
sand. 30 feet beneath the surface.
WEYLER's hatred of Evangelina Cis
neros has been intensified by the agita-
ton in the American press in her favor,
and he will now attempt to demonstrate
that his course was right by proving.
through perjured witnesses, that Evan
gelina was guilty of the crime of incit-
ing insurrection.
A CYCLONE passed over the vicinity
of Cementville, Ind. on the 10th. Its
path, which was about four miles wide,
is marked by demolished buildings and
fallen telegraph poles. Considerable
damage was done to growing crops
Several people were slightly injured.
AT the cabinet meeting. on the 18th,
it was decided to send a company OF in
fantry to Alaska as soon as possible to
preserve order there.
DANIEL KAUFFHER, a tanner, of New
ark. n. j., was instantly killed by a
drill engine on the Pennsylvania rail-
way on the 18th.
IT showed in western Kansas on the
18th.
A TERRIFIC wind storm passed over
the state fair grounds at Indianapolis,
Ind, on the 10th, blowing down trees,
overturning tents and killing two per-
sons, one a baby in its mothers arms
One horse was killed by a falling tree,
and the storm spread general cOnster-
nation and created a panic in the
grand stand.
A TELEGRAM has been received at the
state department confirming the press
reports of the capture by insurgents OF
the government position at Quezalten-
ango, Guatemala.
ASULFo ARROYO, who on the 10th,
| assaulted President Diaz of Mexico, was
| lynched at night by mob of common
people. About twenty of the lynchers
were arrested.
FIFTEEN new cases of yellow fever
| developed on the nth in Edwards,
Miss; nine at New Orleans and seven
at Ocean Springs. There was one death
at New Orleans. Exodus from the in
fected districts to the north and east
continued. Quarantine was declared
| by a number of towns that previously
had taken no action, and quarantines
already established were strengthened.
REPORTS received in Caracas from all
the departments of Venezuela confirm
the election of Senor Andrade, liberal,
as president. The vote was almost
unanimous for him, and the liberals
largely increased their majority in con-
gress- President CrespO denies that
the government interfered in the cleo
tion, as has been charged.
AFTER 75 years of vain search in
which one man lost his reason, anoth-
er his life, and half a dozen their for
tunes, the long missed silver mines OF
Clark river. in Kentucky, are said to
have been located. As a consequence
the people in that part of the country
are searching for riches.
THE post Office inspectors at Denver,
Col. believe that they have unearthed
d scheme to defraud the government t.
Postal cards, supposed to be counter
| felt, have been found in the Denver
mails, and arrests are likely to follow.
1t is said that the cards have been sold
in large quantities.
1T is stated that the grain dealers OF
Manitoba have formed a combine by
which the dealers, millers and grain
syndicates will keep down the price oi
wheat. It is also asserted that the
banks have joined in and agreed not tc
assist any buyer who does not join The
syndicate.
AN engineer on the Seattle s. Inter
national railroad recently sent two
prospectors into the Mount Baker re
gion, in Washington, to get samples oi
ore. When he reached Sumas, ON the
10th, he received samples and had
them assayed. They ran 50, 300 to the
ton, and he deserted his engine and
took to the woods
THE great Dismal Swamp of Virgini;
and North Carolina, covering an area o
perhaps 400 square miles. was reported
afire, from one end to the other, on The
nth, the result of an unprecedented
drought and excessively hot weather