Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-23

1T JOOk Just one nOur anu thirty IhLll
utes of vigorous Smelling by the Texas
Marblehead and Suwanee, on the 18th
to reduce to ruins the new earthworks
and the old-fashioned brick fort at Cal
manera, Guantanamo bay, Cuba.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY will not carry
the war into Spain until Santiago
Porto Rico and Havana have been cap
tured. This statement is made on au
thority from the executive mansion.
THE international Fishery congress,
organized at Tampa, Fla, last year,
has been invited to meet in Paris dur
ing the exposition and has accepted
the invitation.
THE statement of the condition o.
the treasury issued on the 18th showed
Available cash balance, $1S6, BAG, 500
gold reserve, S163, 554,s 1925.
THE bill to incorporate the interna
tional American bank passed the SEN
ate on the 17th-26 to %.
The Philippine insurgents propose tc
form republic under Anglo-American
tutelage.
SPECIAL dispatches from Hong Kong.
confirming former reports from Ma
Mia add the rumor that Capt.-Gen.
Augustus wife and family are held as
hostages at Cavite.
On the 18th the associated banks of
New York city held S59, 272, 800 in excess
of the requirements of the 25-per-cent-
rule.
PARK CITY, Utah, was visited by 6
disastrous con1agration. on the 18th
by which almost the entire business
portion of the town was destroyed, the
damages done being estimated at nearly
81, OOO, 900.
A PASSENGER train on the Pennsyl-
vania Central railroad was wrecked
three miles above Mauch Chunk, on the
18th, and the engineer, Richard Me,
Hale, of Easton, Pa, and the news
agent, Charles Ebner, of South Easton
were killed. Two others were badly
hurt.
In view of the approaching visit OF
Emperor William to Palestine an aide
de-camp of the sultan is examining
and having repairs made upon all the
roads in Syria and Palestine All the
troops have been presented with new
uniforms.
The British steamer Zen Sang, which
arrived at Hong Kong from Manila
June IA, reported that on leaving Ma.
Mia he sighted Il number of vessels, be.
lieved to be American transports.
ADJT-GEN. CORBIN made public. or
the 10Th, the names of 1915 young mer
who have been selected for appoint.
ment as second ieutenants in the reg.
ular army to fill vacancies created by
the act of congress adopting the three
battalion organization for the infantry
arm of the service and the addition OF
one second lieutenant to all batteries
when filed to war strength.
THERE has been shown considerable
resentment on the part of the military
authorities at Madrid over the report
that President Mckinley had sent &
message to Admiral Cervera, stating
that the Spanish admiral ard Gen.
Pando, of the Spanish amy, would be
held personally responsible should
harm befall Lieut.. IIObson and his
men.
The government has taken Il firm
stand with regard to securing trans
ports to carry the troops to Manila, and
from this time forward impressment
will be made the rule until enough YES
sells have been secured to carry the
army from San Francisco to the Philip
pines.
RESULTS of the war council, held at
the White House on the 18th, to plan
the Porto Rico expedition, are being
realized. The formation of the siege
train was begun under orders from
Washington, tour batteries at Fort
Monroe making preparations for ar
early departure.
EAST LIVERPOOL, O., was visited, OF
the 10Th, by the most destructive storm
in years. Great damage was done to
streets and sewers, and railroad and
street car traffic was impeded. S C.
Williams stave mill and cooper shop
were entirely washed away
FIRE at Albuquerque, n. NJ, on the
10Th, destroyed Grants opera house, and
with it the great dry goods store OF
Ilfeld Bros, on the lower floor of the
building. Loss, 100000; insurance
Sl27. 900.