Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-16
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

BY the evening of the 18th the last of
the first expedition had boarded the
transports and left Tampa, Fla. At
least %, 900 American troops, with all
their field and camp equipage, were
atloat, and few days will see them en-
camped on the salubrious hills of San
tiago de Cuba.
DURING the bombardment of the San
tiago Notifications, on the 9th, only one
Spanish shot hit an American vessel,
and that struck the fighting top of the
Massachusetts. One man on the Suwa
nee was slightly wounded. When the
bombardment was over the formidable
batteries defending the harbor were
useless.
SEVENTEEN THOUSAND men are ready
at Jacksonville and Tampa to proceed
to Porto Rico. Nearly all the trans
ports have been provided and the move
ment will soon be under way. San
Juan will be the first point of attack.
A DISPATCH from Charleston, S. c.,
says that the United States steamer
Leonidas put in there en- route from
Norfolk to Key West, on the sth, and
reported that during a gale, on the
night of the 4th, she lost an iron water
barge with five men which she was
towing. The men were rescued by the
steamer William Lawrence, after
drifting "a hours.
PRESIDENT KILGo of Trinity college,
Durham, \. c., has announced the gift
of 500, 900 to the endowment fund of
the college by Warrington Duke. Mr..
Duke has given in all S350,O00 to Trini-
ty college.
PRIVATE advices from Washington
say that the United States governm en-
will raise the Spanish vessels sunk in
Manila harbor by Admiral Dewey,s
gunners.
ELLA, Edith and Harville Watts,
children of Charles Watts, of Ferney's
Hill, near Woods Run avenue, Allie
gheny, Pa, aged eleven and sexent
years and four months respectively,
were so badly burned by the explosion
of can of oil, on the Sth, that they
died in a short time
IT was Officially" stated i'm Madrid.
on the sth, that Admiral SIMPSONS
losses in Santiago bay were heavy
estimated at 1,5OO men. Admiral
SIMPSONS official report said there had
been no casualties
A SPECIAL from Kingston, Jamaica,
on the sth, reported that the Spanish
cruiser Vizcaya and the torpedo-boat
destroyer Furor were badly damaged
during the bombardment of Santiagos
defenses on the 9th.
An official note published in Mad
rid, on the Sth, closes with the admis-
sion: The American projectiles, how
ever, sank the Spanish cruiser Reina
Mercedes, five sailors and 90 marines
being killed"
On the 9th the president granted a
pardon to Capt. John D. Hart, who
was serving a sentence of two years
for engaging in a tilibustering expedi-
ton to Cuba.
GEN. LINAREs, commander of the
Spanish troops in Santiago, in reply to
a request from Admiral Sampson for
an exchange of prisoners, replied that
such negotiations were only possible
with Capt. Gen. Blanco.
To SHOW the panic which has over
taken the government as well as the
people in Spain, it is only necessary to
state that an American attack is feared
upon Cadiz. Reserves have been or
dered to hasten to that place to
strengthen the squadron of Camara-
THE Morgan City and Senator will
be added to the transport fleet of the
second expedition to sail from San
Francisco on the 18th.
EVERY indication points to a heavy
over-subscription for the three per cent.
war bond issue. to be offered at par by
the government. The New York banks
generally are preparing to take bonds
for themselves or their customers. 1t
is also expected that there will be
heavy demand for the bonds from
abroad.