Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-28
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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THREE Spanish transatlantic steam
ers arrived at Gibraltar, on the Goth,
from Cadiz, fearing that the squadron
of Commodore Watson will attack that
place and destroy all the shipping in
port.
On the Goth Postmaster-General EN-
DRY Smith was in conference with the
president over the extension of our
mail service to Hawaii on a domestic
basis.
ADvICEs received in Madrid from
the Philippine islands say that the
natives are iH-treating 1000 Spanish
prisoners, but that it is hoped that
the friendly offices of the French gov
eminent will rescue many of the Span
iards.
A KINGSTON Gamaica) cable, on the
Goth, said that Cubans arriving from
Siboney reported Gen. Garcia dead.
THE Spanish government has received
a dispatch from Capt Gen. Blanco, in
which the latter announces that he had
not authorized the capitulation of San
tiago de Cuba, and asserting that the
place was surrendered without his
knowledge. AS a result Gen. Toral
will be vigorously tried by court-mar-
tial
THE second Philippine expedition ar
rived in Manila bay on the 10th. The
reception accorded by both the naval
and land forces was a grand one. Lieut..
Lazelle and Private Maddox, Tenth in
fantry; Sergt. Geddes, First Nebraska,
and Private Wise, Colorado band, died
en- route.
NATHAN A. C. SMITH has been ap-
pointed special agent of the post office
department to supervise all the ar
engagements for the entire island of
Porto Rico, and he will leave Washing
ton SO as to get there soon after the
army makes its first stand.
SECRETARY ALGER has cabled to Gen.
Shafter directing him to cause to be
prepared at the earliest possible mo-
mcnt a complete list of the American
soldiers suffering from yellow fever, as
well as the names of those who have
lost their lives from that disease.
On evidence furnished by John Hill, ,
Jr., of the Civic federation of Chicago,
the Cook county grand jury, on the
21st, voted indictments against a num-
Der of Washington Park bookmakers.
SECRETARY LONG announced, on the
21st, that he had received Il dispatch
from Admiral Dewey announcing the
arrival of another detachment of troops
at Manila, constituting the second ex-
petition from San Francisco.
SECRETARY ALGER says that the
troops which were in the engagements
at Santiago will not be sent to Porto
Rico They will remain in Cuba until
yellow fever has been entirely stamped
out.
DIR. GREENLEAF's last report to Sec
rotary Alger from the American camp
at Santiago came on the Goth, and was
to the effect that while the yellow fe-
yer was widely spread among the troops
it was very mild in type.
AT the least sign of INSTRUMENTATION
of the Cubans near him, Gen. Shafter
has been ordered to disarm them.
GEN. PoLAvIEJA started from BARGE
Iona for Madrid, on the 21st, in re-
Spouse to a sudden summons to the
capital.
AN official of the quartermaster's de-
partment with Skaters army will be
detailed by Gen. Shafter to supervise
the embarkation of the Spanish pris-
oners for Spain.
THE British steamer Newfoundland,
loaded with food supplies, was cap
tured by the Mayfower. on the 10Th, off
Cienfuegos, into which harbor she was
heading.
THE Spanish government has pro-
hibited the publication of news of the
movements of Spanish war ships, and
the whereabouts of Camara's fleet is
not known.
A DISPATCH to the New York World
from Hong Hong says that Gen. Aguinal-
do, the leader of the Philippine insur-
gents, is in favor of annexation to the
United States.
ALI. the old officers of the United
Confederate Veterans were reelected
at the Atlanta ga convention as fol-
lows: Gen. John B. Gordon, Georgia,
general commanding; Gen. Stephen ID.
Lee, Mississippi, commanding the de-
partment of Tennessee; Gen. w. L.
Cabell, of Texas, transmississippi de-
partmeut; Gen. Wade Hampton, the
army of Virginia.
In the vicinity OF Casselton,N n. D., on
the 21st, $4,000 acres OF wheat was
destroyed by ahail storm.
A TORNADO struck Minot, n. D., on
the night of the 21st, demolishing II
buildings and injuring a number of
people. No one was killed. The coun-
ty hospital was destroyed, and sew
eral of the inmates badly injured. Six
loaded box cars on the 500 tracks were
blown 100 feet from the rails and de-
molished.
THE troops going to Manila on the
transport Rio Janeiro left Camp Mer-
rift, San Francisco, on the 22d, and
marched to that vessel. The soldiers
were given an ovation as they passed
through the streets of San Francisco
on their way to the dock.
WHILE bathing in the Minnesota
river at Morton, Mimi, on the 22d.
Barbara and Rachel Gale, Martha
Lorenz and Alvina Reis-all under 90
were drowned.
The United States cruiser st. Paul
arrived at New York, on the 22d, after
run of four days from the harbor of
Guantanamo, with all well on board.
THE statement of the condition of
the treasury issued on the 22d showed:
Available cash balance, S25S, 40, 1879;
gold reserve, $3.50, 455,5
ARRANGEMENTS are being perfected
at the war department for the estab-
lishment OF n military garrison at Hon.
olulu.
THE president has appointed Ferdi-
nand Peck, of Chicago, commissioner
general of the Paris exposition.
THE little colony of foreign naval and