Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-10
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


the attitude of the Spaniards is IRA
tionaI, and that they will ultimately
regret having failed to agree quickly
with their adversary"
Baroness de Rogue, mother of Mrs
Florence Maybrick, is continuing her
efforts to obtain the release of her
daughter, who is serving a sentence
of life imprisonment for the murder
of her husband in England.
From every British naval station
come reports of active preparations for
war, and whether it comes or not will
depend more upon the other fellows
than upon England. She is ready for a
sea scrap any day, at any point.
A special from Berlin says it is re-
ported that a widespread revolution
airy movement in Russia has been dis.
covered. The center of the movement
was at LODI, in the government OF
Warsaw. More than 400 arrests have
been made, the prisoners including
many school teachers.
There is a famine of grain cars al
many Kansas points.
Capt. Owen j. Sweet, recruiting of
ficer at St. Louis, has received ruling
from the war department which is of
interest to every volunteer soldier who
intends to re-enlist in the regular
army. 1t provides that soldiers who
re-enlist within three month after
they are mustered out will get the full
benefit of continued service.
The new Japanese cruiser Kasigi,
built by the VIM. S. Cramp & Sons
Shipbuilding Co., steamed down the
Delaware river, on the I'd, on her way
to New York, where she will remain a
short time, and then sail for England.
The Kasigi has been turned overto the
Japanese government, and is in full
charge of japanese officers and men.
Ben Wheeler, while handcuffed,
jumped from the window of Pan
handle train running at the rate of 60
miles an hour, and made good his es-
cape from a Columbus CO., detective
on the I'd. No trace of him could be
found, and he undoubtedly escaped
uninjured.
Martin d. Rucker,a former promoter
of British bicycle companies, who was
charged with contempt of court in en-
deavoring to induce Ernest Terah
Hooley, the bankrupt company pro-
moter, to alter evidence which reflect
ed upon the Humber company direc-
tors, was fined G200 and costs, in Lon
don, and was further ordered to pay
the money Immediately or go to pris-
on.
At a meeting of the United States
Rubber Co., held at New York, on the
Sd, Samuel P. Colt was elected presi-
dent of the Goodyear Metallic Rubber
Shoe Co., in place of George A. Lewis,
resigned.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad has
ordered 1000 freight cars from the
Missouri Car and Foundry Co. of ST.
Louis, making total of over $4,000
purchased in the past two years.
Julius Goldschmidt, United States
consul general at Berlin, died, on the
night of the I'd, in that city, from
heart disease. He was So years of age
and a resident of Milwaukee.
Drought and hot winds have played
havoc with the Australian wheat
fields. The commissioner of agricul-
ture says there will not be enough
wheat for local demand.
A London correspondent, on the Sd,
cabled that general and satisfactory
arrangement has been reached be-
tween Great Britain and France on the
Fashoda question.
Later reports from the conhagration
at Hankow, China, say that 10000
houses were destroyed and 1000 per-
sons killed and burned to death.
The gunboat Helena, Commander
Swinburne, left the Boston navy yard,
on the Sd, for the China station by
way of the Suez canal.
Advices from the Cuban military
commission are to the effect that the
Spanish evacuation of Puerto Principe
will take place earlier than expected,
and that it will be desirable to send
the troops, designated in the order of
the 4th. as early as the 18th.
On the Sd the Canadian underwrit-
ers announced their rates on war
risks in English bottom from "a to u
per cent. according to the kind of car
goes, and in French bottoms two per
cent.
In Little River, Kas., en- the 4th, fire
destroyed every building on the west
side of Main street, including IS
houses and a hotel. The east side of
the street was only saved by hard
work; loss, SIS, 900, insurance small.
The transport Michigan arrived at
Savannah, Ca, on the 4th, with four
batteries of heavy artillery from New
England and a battalion of engineers.
The Michigan sailed, on the 5th, with
the Fifth cavalry, for Porto Rico.
Charles Nelson, colored, was electro
cuted in the penitentiary at Column
bus, o., on the 4th, for the murder, at
Bowling Green, of JAS. Zimmerman, a
groceryman, who refused to lend Nell
SON money.
1t is stated in Havana that Gen.
Blanco is preparing to leave, November
10, on board the Spanish steamer Villa
Verde, the famous blockade runner
during the war. His plans for depart
ure are, however, subject to change,
in view of the possibility of rupture
in the peace negotiations.
Orders were Issued. on the 4th, as
signing the First, Second and Seventh
army corps to occupation duty i'm Gu
ba and designating the points at
which the different corps, division
and brigade headquarters will be To-
Gated. Maj.-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee viii be
the ranking commander.