Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-12
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

In response to Geographic request
received from Miss Clara Barton, the
central Cuban relief committee of New
York shipped from that city, on the
4th, in one of the outgoing steamers
of the Mallory line, 20 tons of food for
the Cuban refugees at Key West, Fla.
PRESIDENT DOLE has sent long COM
munication to President Mckinley, Of
fering to transfer the Hawaiian islands
to the United States for the purposes
of its war with Spain, and to furnish
the American ships of war in Pacific
waters with large quantities of coal,
supplies and ammunition.
THE president announced, on the
4th, that he would shortly pardon
Capt John d. Hart, of the filibuster-
ing steamer Laurada, serving two
years sentence in the penitentiary for
his Cuban filibustering operations.
On the 4th the secretary of the navy
sent to the house a deficiency estimate
of S2O, 975, 5 90 for the remainder of the
present fiscal year, and on account of
the fiscal year of 1899.
PART of the Passaic rolling mills at
Patterson, n. j., was blown up on the
4th. One man was killed and three
injured. Damage to the works, SIS, 900.
RIOT with a lighted torch is stalk
ing through the cities and towns OF
Spain.
MAYOR ZIEGENHEIN of st. Louis hes
designated May IA as Dewey Day."
when will be celebrated in the most
patriotic manner possible the great
victory by the United States navy in
Manila bay on the 1st.
The Chili-Argentine question is rap
idly assuming the acute stage.
THr; latest thing in the way of war
preparation is the assembling of a fleet
of GOLFERS at New York. This looks as
if trip by the Americans to the other
side of the ocean might be in contem-
plation. Several Golfers have been &C
quired and ten more are in sight.
THE royal family of Austria is said to
have placed the situation clearly be-
fore the queen regent of Spain, and to
have assured her that the preservation
of the present monarchy demands that
she retire. A change of regency is ex-
pected.
THERE are unconfrmed reports of
heavy losses on board the American
vessels in the battle of Manila bay, but
in the absence of direct news from Com
modore Dewey they are not given Gre
dence, although it is reasonable to sup
pose that our casualty list is of no small
proportions.
The senate, in executive session, on
the 4th, confirmed the nominations of
II major generals, including Fitzhugh
Lee, which had been sent in earlier in
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of Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, the
confirmation was Immediate.
REAR ADMIRAL SIMPSONS tieet, which
left Key West, on the 4th, it is said,
will steam at full speed to Porto Rico,
either to destroy or occupy the coaling
station as naval base before the Span
ish squadron arrives, and the put to
sea and try to engage the Cape Verde
fleet.
THE torpedo-boat Ericsson has been
missing since the 3Oth. 1t is feared she
may have sunk. She has not been seen
by any of the other vessels in Admiral
Simpsons squadron since a terrific
gale struck them on that day, and it is
known she was short of coal.
ACCORDING to Capt. Little of the
fishing schooner Antonio Y Pace, cap
tured by the gunboat Newport a few
days ago. Havana is on the verge of
famine. Food is bringing fabulous
prices, and the people are consequent
ly starving.
HoT roast beef and chicken, radiSheS,
onions, potatoes, bread, butter, jelly,
bananas, oranges, coffee and cream
were served for dinner to 5000 men at
Camp Mckinley by the ladies Of Des
Mo:nes. Ia, on the 5th-