Iron County register., 1898-12-08
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

IA = NEWS IIEMSs
Grant G. Gillett, the missing Kansas
cattle plunger, whose sudden disap-
pearance SO startled the financial
world, arrived in Chihuahua, Novem-
ber % and left on the morning of the
24th for Durango, where it is stated
that he deposited a large sum of
money in the bank. He then returned
to chihuahua, where he met his at
tcrney, and afterward went into hid
ing.
The British steamer Anglers arrived
at New York, on the 24th, in distress,
having encountered terrific gales on
the Atlantic. She also brought eight
shipwrecked mariners which were
taken from the dismasted and water
logged American schooner Harry b.
Ritter in mid-ocean.
The French embassy has submit
ted to the state department request
from the Spanish branch of the Red
Cross society for illustrations and ex-
plantations of the surgical. medical
and humane devices used by the United
States to alleviate the horrors of war.
The United States and Spanish
peace commissioners in Paris held
private sessions on the 4th. After
ward representatives of both sides pre-
dicted confidently that the treaty
would be signed within week unless
unforeseen complications arose.
The United States gunboat Helena,
Commander W. Il. Swinburne, which
left Bermuda November 10 for Madeira,
arrived at Gibraltar, on the 4th, and
coaled. The Helena is on her way to
join the United States squadron under
Admiral Dewey at Manila.
President Iglesias of Costa Rica left
Washington, on the 4th, for New York,
to remain until the 10th before sail
ing for Paris. He was accompanied
by his suite and by Col. Carter, of
the army, the personal representative
of the president.
The states of Ohio and Indiana were
swept by a heavy snow storm, on the
4th, with an accompanying gale;
the snowfall in some places reaching
IL inches on the level.
The death was announced in Paris,
on the 4th, of Sidi-Mohamed Taieb
Bey, brother and heir presumptive of
Sidi Ali Bey of Tunis. He was in his
seventy-eighth year.
James G. Lindsey, who represented
the Seventeenth New York district in
the Forty-ninth congress, died on the
4th, at his home in Kingston, n. Y,
aged 20 years.
Arthur Stirling, the well-known ac-
tor, died in London. on the 24th-
In the senate, on the 5th, the ses-
sion was devoted to the opening pre-
liminaries, to earnest greetings and
to listening to the reading of the pres
dents message, which occupied two
hours and a quarter. :. In the house,
after the formal opening, the message
from the president was received and
read, the members paying close atten-
ton to the reading throughout. Sew
eral bills were introduced, and the Sec
ond or short session of the Fifty-fifth
congress was fully inaugurated.
Representative Cousins, of Iowa,
had the honor of introducing the first
bill in the house at this session of con-
gress. 1t is entitled a bill declaring
the standard of value in the United
States" and provides that ''the stand
ard of value in the United States is
hereby declared to be and sthe stand
ard gold dollar of twenty-five and
eight-tenths grains of standard gold
900 fine
During a fierce wind and snow
storm, on the night of the 5th, the
breaker of the Enterprise colliery at
Shamokin, Pa, was blown down, caus-
ing 100000 damage, partly covered
by insurance. Congressman ". Con-
nell and his son, ex-Mayor Connell, of
Scranton, are the principal stockhold-
ers. The breaker will likely be re-
built.
The greatest snow and wind storm
ever known in Detroit, Mich, kept
communication by wire from that city
practically at a standstill on the 5th-
Street ear traffic was blocked almost
completely, and general business de-
moralized. Hurricane signals were
displayed for the first time in the his
tory of the lower lake regions.
Representative Sulzer, of New York.
ranking democratic member of the
house committee on military affairs,
introduced a resolution, on the 5th,
authorizing and directing the COM
mittee on military affairs to investi-
gate the war department and the con-
duct of the Spanish-American war"
On the 5th, about $3.50 a. IN, hur-
ricane, lasting five minutes, passed
over Cape May, n. ]. The wind We
locity in its path was 40 milesan hour.
The weather station on the edge re-
corded 90 miles. The damage was to
trees and outhouses only, no damage
to vessels having been reported.
The statement of the condition of
the treasury issued on the 5th showed:
Available cash balance, $293, ,924i
gold reserve, S241, ,430, ,260.