Iron County register., 1898-12-22
LATE NEWS ITEMS

The senate was not in session on the
18th. :. In the house the bill granting
right-of-way through the San Fran
cisco forest reserve to the Saginaw
Southern railroad of Arizona, was
passed. Mr.. Payne, (rep., n. W called
up the bill extending the laws of the
United States relative to commerce,
navigation and merchant seamen to
the Hawaiian islands, but persistent
efforts to amend the bill, causing de-
lay, the bill was withdrawn. The
house then went into committee of the
whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
Michael Emile Rollinger, a native of
Austria, is under arrest in Chicago,
charged with the murder of his wife,
Theresa, whose charred body was
found in a clothes closet of her home,
and the police claim they have suf-
fcient evidence to prove that Rollin-
ger strangled his wife, poured kerosene
over the body and set fire to it.
Thomas Jones, living near Greer,
W. Va, attempted to light fire with
crude oil, on the 18th. An explosion
occurred, wrecking the room, and the
dresses of his twin daughters, aged
six years, ignited. He was too severely
burned to assist them, and they were
so badly burned that both of them died
shortly afterwards.
Maj.-Gen. Wesley Merritt. the late
commander of the United States mill
tary forces in the Philippine islands,
from which post he was called to Paris
to consult with the American peace
commissioners, reached New York city,
on the 18th, on board the steamer Lu-
! cania, from Queenstown, with his
bride and party.
Senior Montero Rios and the other
members of the Spanish peace commits
sion, reached Madrid late in the even
ing of the 18th. They were met by
Senior Gamazo leader of the dissenting
liberals, and by many other politicians
| and high officials. Their arrival was
rot attended with any special incident
Nearly the whole of the business
part of the town of Triton, Ga, in the
center of the peach belt, was burned,
on the night of the 18th. An oil lamp
in boarding house exploded, causing
the fire. The masonic hall and ten
stores were destroyed and hotel and
large lumber mill were damaged.
Former Police Capt. John j. Mount
of New York died suddenly of heart
failure, on the 18th, aged SO Capt.
Mount was appointed to the munich
pal police force in 1850, became cap
tain in 1861, and distinguished himself
in the draft riots of war times.
| In the senate, on the 10th, several
| important speeches were delivered, Mr..
Platt's On. " speech against Mr..
Vests resolution declaring that the
United States has no power to acquire
| territory, being the most important.
| The Nicaragua canal bill was then
| taken up. and Senators Berry, Allen,
Hoar, Caffery and Morgan spoke to the
question. In the house, it being sus-
pension day, several bills were passed,
| the most important one being that ap-
propriating $35O,OO0 for the Philadel-
| phia exposition of 1899. Mr.. Bailey
| (Tex.) introduced resolution direct
| ing an investigation and report on the
status of members of the house who
have accepted commissions in the
| army, and made it the occasion of
| characteristic "HlChs lO"-
! ever, elected no comment or notice.
Commander /. Mori, who is to take
| charge of the New Japanses cruiser
| Chitose, now lying at San Francisco,
says the policy of expansion which has
been adopted by the United States re-
ceives the cordial moral support of the
| Japanese from both sentimental and
| commercial considerations.
On the 18th the Cubans celebrated
| ton of Alcalde Senior Gomez de la
Mama. Every street was decorated
| with American and Cuban flags inter.
| twined, and at several points were
erected triumphal arches bearing suit
| able inscriptions.
Steamers arriving at Auckland, y,
! T.. report that the French are actively
engaged in fortifying Tachita, the
principle island of the Society group
which is under the control of France
VIM. Burt, one of the oldest resi-
| dents of Michigan, died at Marquette
on the 18th. He was distinguished as
the inventor of the solar compass and
| typographer of the first typewriter.
Edward Balm, president of the Balm
Wagon Co., of Kenosha, Wis, died from
heart trouble at Pasadena, Cal, on the
| 18th. Mr.. Balm was rated as one of the
richest men in southern Wisconsin.
| A dispatch from Utica, N. Y, an
nounces the suicide of Leroy P. Mid
lam, the last democratic postmaster al
Marquette, Mich, from which city he
lately removed.
French Ambassador Jules Cambon
will sail from Havre for New York. on
January z, to resume his duties al
/ Washington.
Capt. Borchgrevinks' expedition has
started from Hobart, Tasmania, foT
the Antarctic regions.