Iron County register., 1898-12-29
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

LATE NEWS ITEMS.
John W. Bowling, negro, and
Martha Craven, the white woman
whom he had married, were each sea-
fenced at Cumberland, Nd, to is
months in the penitentiary, for mis-
cegenation. When Judge Boyd asked
if they had anything to say why SEM
tence should not be pronounced, Bow
ling said he believed that the girl had
colorcd blood in her veins. and that in
MARI; ing her he acted in good faith.
The annual report Of the American
board of foreign missions shows the
E flowing receipts: Donations, ,$@@52.4rS:
iogacies, $187, 1923; donations for scll"ol
funds, $7,312; donations for M:cronc-
-ian navy, $2,976; donations for young
missionary fund, $3,0i7; donations Tor
lebt of September 1, 1897, $25,JG2; do
M tions for mission work for women,
$3.50, GOO; income of funds, $6,293; total,
$n.I.I17.
On the morning of the 23d fire start
ed in the Bigart & Co. retail dry goods
establishment at Shreveport, La, and
before the fire department could stay
the progress of the flames nearly 4
quarter of a million dollars worth of
property was destroyed.
Mrs. Mckinley is a victim of the
grip. She is confined to the White
House with light attack of the dis
ease. Secretary Hay and Secretary
Long both have snght attack of the
disease, but Mrs. McKinley's is the
first case in the presidents immediate
household.
The Methodist Episcopal church in
America will call upon its members
to give $50, ,OOO, 900 in 1000, as thanks
offering unto the Lord to mark the
close of century of wonderful growth
and prosperity. The idea originated
with Rev. DIR. Charles H. Payne.
The condition of Senor Sagasta, the
Spanish premier, causes grave anX-
iety. Six physicians were in consulta-
ton, on the 23d, regarding his case,
and concurred that he was suffering
from bronchial pneumonia, with high
temperature and an unfavorable abb
sence of eXpectoration.
Tony Brosheirt, young woman 23
years of age, who has been in trance
for the past five months at her home
az Milwaukee, was finally brought 10
her normal condition through the IN
auence of hypnotism.
Daniel T. Davis, a young lawyer, WIS
| arrested at Chattanooga, Tenn, by
| Deputy Marshal Mccall, charged with
| the embezzlement Of postal funds. The
Neb.
\ bad wreck occurred at Emison,
| Ind. on the Evansville x Terre Haute
railroad, on the Goth, in which three
trainmen were seriously hurt and a
score of men passengers bruised and
scratched. The Nashville limited eX-
press going north crashed into a
freight train, demolishing both en-
gines and wrec<ing several cars. The
freight train, in takin the siding,
failed to clear the main track.
Owing to the failure of the seconds
to agree upon conditions it was de-
cided, on the Goth, to abandon the pro-
posed duel between Baron Bannaffi,
the Hungarian premier, and Deputy
Heransky, of the opposition in the
| lower house of the Hungarian parlia-
ment, who, in the course of a recent
debate upon the government policy,
| called the premier an imposter, cheat
and traitor.
The American national bank OF
Lima, o., was robbed, on the night OF
the 25th, of S1S,162. The money was
| taken from the big vault, in currency
| and gold. No silver was taken. The
| manner of entrance to the bank by the
robbers is a mystery, as all windows
are protected by heavy iron screens
end the front door was found locked
in the morning as usual.
Word has been received at the wal
department that the hospital ship Bay
State, which arrived at Santiago de
Cuba, on the 25,. had proceeded to
Kingston, Jamaica. There is broad
of medical officers on the ship who are
to inspect the methods adopted by the
British army for the care and subsis-
tence of troops in the tropics.
1t was announced at the navy de-
partment, on the Goth, that the cruiser
Cincinnati would remain at Havana
| until after January 1, and take part in
! the ceremonies attending the Spanish
evacuation of Cuban territory.
The administration has taken steps
to safeguard American interests in the
city of Iloilo, on the island af Panay
one of the Philippine archipelago, and
a military and naval expedition has
been sent there.
Christmas was generally observed
among the Americans at Manila, with
special religious services by Protest,
ants and Catholics alike. The city was
crowded with Filipinos, holiday max
ing.
mnissioner-General Peck has ap-
pointed Charles Richard Dodge, OF
New York, director of agriculture OF
the American exhibit at the Paris ex-
position.