Iron County register., 1898-09-01

The United Typothete of America
| will hold its next annual convention
| at New Haven, Conn.
The situation between England and
China has become acute. The relations
between the two governments have
reached breaking point, and ere long
| the whole of Europe will be engaged
| in diplomatic war, if, indeed, not one
of steel and fire.
The correspondent of the London
Times at Manila says: 'Twenty-three
thousand stands of arms, 10000 600
cartridges and an immense quantity of
large ammunition have been surren-
dered to the Americans, with nearly
IL, 900 prisoners
Miss Winnie Davis, daughter of JEFF
ferson Davis, is seriously ill at the
Rockingham, Narragansett Pier, R. l.,
where she has been confined to her bed
several weeks. Mrs. Davis is at the
bedside of her daughter.
The Carlists and republicans, MEM
bers of the Spanish cortes, have de-
cided not to attend the forthcoming
session, and they will issue a manifesto
to the country explaining the reasons
for their absence.
The peace commission as finally Or
ganized is composed of William e. Day,
chairman, Senator Cushman z. Davis,
Senator William B. Frye, Mr.. Whitelaw
Reid and Justice Edward White, of the
United States supreme court.
FromsSir Thomas Upton, the latest
challenger of the Americas cup, there
was received in New York city, on the
26th, cable message stating that he
had contributed SIC, 900 for relieving the
sick and wounded American soldiers.
A car load of fruit sent by fruit rails
ers in the neighborhood of San Diego,
Cal, for the soldiers at Montauk Point,
through Miss Helen Gould, arrived at
Weehawken, on the Goth, and was fer
ried around to the Long Island rail
road in bulk.
The Madrid correspondent of the
London Times telegraphs: according
to the latest calculations the cost of
the war to Spain is 5000, 900. 900 pesetas
$500, ,OOG, ,OOO).'
News has been received of the big
party of Germans who made spec
tacular departure from New York last
winter for Alaska. Peter Schramm,
one of the party who was recently at
Juneau, reports that the party did not
go to Dawson, but drifted down to
Lake Atlin. opposite Pine creek, where
they found gold in paying quantities,
and all had staked out claims.
The success of the TransmissisSippi
exposition, at Omaha, Neb., is meeting
the highest expectations of stockhold-
ers and managers. Total attendance
for the week ended on the 27th, was
lis, $40, or $4,000 increase over the
week previous. The managers have
reduced the price of admission to 25
cents for Sundays, and also for Mon
day and Thursday evenings.
The statement of the associated banks
of New York city for the week
ended ON the 27th showed the following
changes: Surplus reserve, decrease,
81, ,495, $50; loans, increase, S5,34s, 400;
specie, decrease, SIS, GOA, 800; legal ten
ders, decrease, $50, 300; deposits, de-
crease, 81, 779, 400; circulation, decrease,
SIS, 700.
Minister Angel, at Constantinople.
has informed the state department that
note from the porte announces that,
on account of local needs, the exporta-
ton of wheat from the province of
Scutari, in Albania, European Turkey,
is forbidden until further notice.
On the 27th the associated banks of
the city of New York held S2I ,343, 800
in excess of the requirements of the
25-per-cent. rule.
President and Mrs. Mckinley spent
pleasant hour at Camp Meade, on the
27th, en- route to Somerset, Pa, for
short vacation.
The United States war ships Olympia
and Raleigh have gone from Manila to
Hong Kong to go into dock. Admiral
Dewey has transferred his flag to the
Baltimore.
Official returns show that the Chero-
kee-Chickasaw agreement was ratified
by the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations
at the recent election by large ma
jority.
At Manila steamers are entering the
river as usual. The Americans are
temporarily maintaining the former
Spanish tariff, and business is brisk