Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18

IN a collision. on the 18th, betwee>
passenger train and freight train.
near Ponte Decimo, Italy, nine per-
sons were killed and 40 seriously in-
jured-
LEVI u. LETTER mortgaged two pieces
of real estate in Chicago, on the 18th.
for 81 ZOO, 900 in favor of the North.
western Mutual Life Insurance Co.
This makes 1900, 600 borrowed by
Letter of this insurance company.
CANTON (O.) physicians have found
that Joseph S. Saxton, Mrs, McKinley's
uncle, was not internally injured when
he was knocked down by a motor, and
declare he will recover.
1T is claimed by the authorities that
absolutely no booty was secured from
the Adams Express Co. s safe by the
robbers who, on the night of the 18th,
held up the Burlington train at St Jo-
seph, Mo.
THE entire business portion of Wheat.
land, Cal, was destroyed by fire on the
18th. Only one small grocery store is
left standing, and there are 5000 peo-
pie, including transient hop-pickers, to
feed The floating population became
riotous, and began plundering the
town. A large force of deputies was
sworn in to protect what was left.
NJ. CANNON, the French ambassador,
suit of the peace negotiations and the
brief time consumed. At the French
embassy it was stated that the ambas-
sador was highly pleased at the con-
duct and words of President Mckinley
after signing the protocol.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has been the
recipient of warm congratulations from
all parts of the country on the success
full termination of the war. Scores of
congratulatory kilograms were received
at the White House, and many reached
the administration through Secretary
of War Alger and Adj t.-Gen. Corbin.
Two OF the notorious gang of high
waymen that have been working the
small mountain towns were killed at
Kokomo, 90 miles from Leadville, Col,
on the 18th, but in the fight Marshal
Ernest Conrad was killed and Deputy
Sheriff Silas Whitney fatally wounded.
THE Kansas state department of agri
culture has just completed compila
tion of the assessors returns, showing
the population of Kansas by counties
for the year ended June 80, 1898. The
figures show a net gain of "a, 900, and a
total population of 1889, TIT.
REAR-ADMIRAL WILLIAM A. KIRK
LAND, commandment of the Mare Island
navy yard, died on the evening of the
18th.
The bank of SPANS report for the
week ended on the 18th showed the
following changes: Gold in hand, in
creased, 1929, 900 pesetas; silver in
hand, decreased, 1,427 900 pesetas;
notes in circulation. decreased, 139, 900
pesetas.
JAPANESE papers received at Seattle,
Wash, contain a story to the effect
that the japanese ministry will pro-
test against the United States holding
the Hawaiian islands in order to re-
move the opposition of the upper house
to it by raising an issue of foreign COM
plications.
The merchant vessels of the world
are now free 10 enter or leave all Gu
ban and Porto Ricau ports. The state
department holds that no further proc
lamation is needed to raise the block
ade of these islands.
ALTHOUGH the war with Spain lasted
only la days, it is estimated that it
has cost the government, SO far, $780,,
OOO, 600. of which sos 200, 900 has been
actually paid out of the treasury.
THE night train on the railway to
Lisieux, "a miles east of Caon, France,
was derailed, on the 18th, near Bon
villers. Seven persons were killed and
Al were injured.
IT is unofficially announced that Am
bassador Hay is to succeed Secretary
Day when the latter becom es presi-
dent of the peace commission, and that
Whitelaw Reid will succeed Ambassador
Hay at London.
On the 18th the associated banks of
the city of New York held $50, Ill, $50
in excess of the requirements of the
25-per-cent. rule.
A VIOLENT shock of earthquake was
felt at Messina, Sicily on the 14th,
throwing the inhabitants into great
Panic.