Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A sEMI-oFFICIAL note, issued in Mad
rid, on the Sth, declared that the Span
ish government had not received any
complaint regarding the attitude of
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, the United States
consul general at Havana.
ISAAC A. SHEPPARD, one of the most
prominent citizens of Philadelphia,
died, on the 9th, after a lingering ILL
ness. He was II years of age.
CAPT. G. F. HAMLIN, general manager
of the Ditmar powder works, of New
York, says that in November, 1897,
5000 pounds of dynamite and $50 miles
of rubber-covered, insulated copper
wire, which was shipped on the steamer
Ciudad Condal.
A DISPATCH from Los Angeles, Cal. :,
on the 9th, said: ''Gen. w. S. Rosecrans'
physician reports that at IL o'clock he
was slowly and peacefully passing
away. He is conscious and suffers no
pain. His splendid vital force may
keep him alive several hours, possibly
until another day."
A HAVANA dispatch of the sth said
that Capt.-Gen. Blanco would see that
the Montgomery was moored at the
buoy held by the Fern, or that held by
the Spanish cruiser Alfonzo MI. If
stationed at the latter buoy, it will be-
interpreted as a sign of Gen. Blanco's
determination that no suspicion shall
rest upon the Spanish officials in the
case of the Montgomery.
ADvICEs from the orient by the steam
ship Empress of India tell of the almost
complete destruction of Manila, Phil
ippine islands, by fire. Five million
dollors' worth of property was de-
stroyed.
THE European situation is regarded
as more serious than that between the
United States and Spain. Russia and
France will test England's declaration
that she would prefer war rather than
| the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of China.
THE directors of the New York Cen
trail railroad, on the 9th, declared the
regular quarterly dividend of one per
cent.
THE Northern Pacific and Great
Northern railroads, on the 9th, cut the
rates from Minneapolis, Mimi, to Seat
tie to $40, to meet the Soo's slash.
The statement of the condition of
the treasury, issued on the 9th, showed:
Available cash balance, S224, Sal .637;
gold reserve, S16s, 1888, 179.
THE $50, 900, 900 national defense bill
passed the senate, on the 9th, by
unanimous vote, and was promptly
signed by the president.
THE London Daily Chronicle editori-
ally describes President McKinley's ac-
ton throughout the pending crisis as
"a model of craftsmanship" 1t de-
clares that the action of the Washing
ton government in connection with the
Maine disaster deserves the highest rec
ignition.
JAMES MCMULLEN, NJ. P, has given
notice of bill in the Dominion parlia-
ment, which provides that only British
subjects can hold mining properties in
Canada, and they must have been resi-
dent in Canada at least IL months prior
to the recording of their claims.
PITTSBURGH Pa school children are
to pioneer a monument movement for
the sailors of the Maine who are buried
in Havana. 1t is proposed to have every
child in the public schools of the coun-
try contribute one penny for this pur-
pose.
THE subcommittee of the house COM
mittee on civil service reform, on the
10th, decided to report adversely the
Evans bill, taking a large number of
places outside of the classified service.