Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-28

seasons surplus wheat crop in the Co
lumbi river basin and the William
cite valley in Oregon are / Csc, 600 tons.
These are based on last years actual
surplus of the known increased acre
age this year over last. and the first
rate condition of crops now under har-
vest.
w. 1. SAMUEI.s, banker and distiller,
and one of the wealthiest men of Nell
son county, KY, ended a long illness,
on the ED, at Bardstown, by shooting
himself in the head with a revolver
The news was great shock to the
community, in which he was highly
respected.
LIEUT. HoBsoN arrived in New York,
on the ed. on the auxiliary cruiser st.
Paul and proceeded at once to Wash
ington with dispatches for the navy de-
partment. He was recognized on land
ing and was heartily cheered, as he was
later on his arrival in Washington.
INFORMATION reached Santiago, on
| the 22d, that 1000 insurgents, compris-
ing Gen. Garcia's army for the eastern
department of Cuba, have been routed
in fierce engagement with a detach-
ment of Spanish troops bound for San
tiago to surrender to Shafter.
AT an early hour on the morning of
the gath the car barn of the CONSOLE
dated Traction Co., of Pittsburgh, Pa,
was completely Quilted by fire, entail
ing loss of about S175, 900; well COW
cred by insurance. Thirty-six of the
so cars in the building were destroyed.
REPORTS received from the eastern,
middle and western states show the
tonnage of hay this year to be greater
than any during the past ten years,
and the conditions of the harvested
crop above the average.
The quartermaster-gener on the
E4th. received a telegram announcing
the safe arrival at Santiago of the con-
struction boat Panama. She will pro-
coed at once to Porto Rico to join the
fleet there.
SENIOR SAGAsTA, the Spanish pre-.
mier, says that not all the troops in.
Guided in the capitulation of Santiago
agreed to surrender.
On the 23d the associated banks oil
the city of New York held S42, OH, O0O in
excess of the requirements of the %
percent. rule.
A CALL for the fifth annual meeting
of the National Hay association to be
held at Buffalo, n. Y, August 9, has
been issued.
A DISPATCH from Madrid says the
chiefs of the Carlist organization ara
leaving Spain.
The London Times, in its weekly wal
review, expresses the opinion that the
measures taken by Gen. Shafter for the
protection of life and property at San
tiago de Cuba will exercise definite
influence in other parts of the island.
where it will be understood that
Spanish loyalists are not to be aban-
doned, whatever happens"
GEN. GOMEZ is quoted as saying: 81
have only to say that the only mar that
has anything to say in the direction OF
matters is Mr.. Mckinley, and we shall
do whatever he says. L have given in
structions to all my forces to cooperate
with the Americans, TO whom we are
much indebted
SECRETARY ALGER has received from
Maj Gen. Shafter an official report re-
Cardlng the Punishment from Santiago
of Sylvester Scovel, representing the
New York World, and of three en-
ployes of the New York Journal. The
latter are McNicholl, Mos!ker and Mus
grave.
Two HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR Span
ish prisoners, captured on four prize
steamers, sailed from New York for
home on the 23d. AS the Hesperia, on
which they sailed, dropped down the
bay, the departing prisoners heartily
cheered the American flag.
THE treasury department has COM
menced the delivery of the new war
bonds. 1t is the intention of the secre-
tary of the treasury to put out the
bonds just as rapidly as the bureau of
engraving and printing can supply
them.
GEORGE NJ. ALLEN, for IA years editor
of the Terre Haute Qnd.) Express, has
been appointed chief clerk to the first
assistant postmaster-general. In the
absence of Mr.. Perry Heath he will act
as first assistant.