Iron County register., 1898-03-10
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

| QUEEN WILHEL3IINA of Holland has
bestowed on Capt. William q. Randle
| of the American liner St. Louis the
honor OF knighthood in the order OF
| Orange-Nassau for the part he took in
the rescue of the passengers and crew
of the steamer Veendam, on February
z, in mid-ocean.
The Spanish army gazette, Diaro del
| Ejercito, says that the government of
| Spain has notified the United States
government that the wreck of the
Maine must not be destroyed nor re-
moved until the court of inquiry has
completed its work and submitted it's
finding to the government.
THE divers in Havana harbor. on the
2sth. recovered Capt. Sigsbee's order of
the Red Eagle, given to him by En-
peror William /. of Germany in recogni-
ton of his ability as an inventor of
maritime appliances, and a gold medal
given him by the fisheries commission.
held in London in 1859.
FOR the month of February the gov
ernment receipts were S2S.572, ,53s, and
the expenditures, S25, ,727 900, leaving a
surplus for the month of 81. .s45.35S. The
average daily receipts for the month
were S1.O2O.447.
1t is not believed in London that any
European power will assist Spain in
case of war with the United States
over the Cuban question.
THE treasury statement, issued on the
Cd, showed: Available cash balance,
S225, ,:;37 ,051; gold reserve. S167. SAB. .913.
AREPoRT from Washington says: A
new issue of counterfeit two-dollar
treasury notes, discovered by the Sc
cret service some time ago. has made
its appearance. This note bears check
letter b and plate Number, .2s.'"
GEoRGn. the accompliee of Karditza
in the attempted assassination of King
George of Greece, was arrested on the
1st He made a confession in which
he claimed to have acted at the instiga-
tion of Karditza. Later a bomb was
found near the scene of the attack,
which karditza admitted he had in
tended to throw into the kings car
riage.
THE British steamer Kensington ar
rived at Philadelphia, on the I'd, with
the crew of the British barkentine Mis-
tletoe on board. consisting of the cap
from the Mistletoe, on February 2I, off
the banks of Newfoundland. The yes
sci was in a sinking condition. The
captain fred the ship before leaving it.
THE gold output Of the Klondike coun-
try at the cleanup in June will be be-
tween SIO, 600, ,OOO and So, ,O0O. 900. accord
ing to the estimate OF i. d. Nash. OF
Portland, Ore, who has Just returned
from Dawson
The greater part of Bern. Kas.. was
destroyed by fire on the p One life.
that of Christopher COMFORT. was lost.
All but four Of the principal business
houses and five residences were burned
THE understanding in Havana IS that
the naval board will be emphatic in
generating Capt. Sigsbee and the Off
GERS of the Maine from the implication
of negligence. lack of discipline or re
sponsibility for the disaster. OF course
this carries another implication with ii.
GEN. LINAREs. with the pick of the
Spanish army in Cuba, was utterly
routed at Holguin, recently. sustain
ing a loss of over !. 900 men killed and
wounded. The battle lasted FIVE days
Garcia led the insurgents, who num-
4-UDU- 4AC SAS ASNaA
had the advantage of position.
SENATOR FORAKER, interviewed at
Columbus, O.. ON the I'd, declared that
the administration course would be
justified by the civilized world, and
that when action is taken it Will be but
a short time until other people besides
those of the United States viii be IN
trouble.
THE China Gazette of Shanghai says
that Great Britain will occupy Wei
Hai-Wei in the event ot Japan with
drawing from that port