Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10

A. P WMDER. q prominent railroad
man. and superintendent of the Mia
souri, and Kansas Car Service associa-
ton, died at Topeka, Kas, on the Sd.
from Brighs's disease, aged SO. He was
for many years car accountant of the
Santa Fe.
ALL New York is guessing how Cash
Ter William J. Quinlan, Jr-. of the
Chemical national bank of New York
city. came to loan Francis Cato Cradle
and John s Silver, promoters, $685.. 600
without security and without consult
ing the directors The most charitable
construction placed upon the affair Is
that Quinlan was hypnotized-
OS the Sd. the president nominated
Walter S Viele. of Indiana, to be sur
veyor of customs at the port Of Evans
vile, Ind.
IMPORTANT Information as TO the sue
cess of the Spanish schemes for auton-
omy in Cuba has been received in
Washington. Mr.. Atkins, of Boston.
who is the most prominent American
grower of sugar on the island. has
written to Consul General Lee express
ing the opinion that there is no i'm
mediate prospect OF peace
WORD reached Great ais. Mont, on
the Sd, of a pitched battle between
cowboys and cattle thieves west of
Glasgow, near the Dakota line. One
Of the thieves was reported dead, and
the cowboys were in pursuit of the
other members of the gang, who had
crossed into Dakota
The British steamer Channel Queen,
plying between Plymouth and the
Channel islands, struck on Neir Rocher,
of the island of Guernsey, on the 1st.
keeled over and soon after sank. Nine
teen lives are said to have been lost
ONE OF the most important engage
ments of the present campaign in Cuba
was fought recently near Caiman, be-
tween the forces under Gen. Luque
and the insurgents under Gen. Garcia
The Spanish loss is reported at 15C
killed and a large number wounded.
AT Farmersburg, Ind, Bill Finch
sued Jack Piew for SO, 900 damages for
alternating Mrs Zinch's affections.
The jury that tried the case thought
the affections were worth just 81, even
after hearing 40 witnesses testify. The
costs are on Plew, anyway.
The cost TO Spain of the Cuban war
from February, 1895, to the end of 1897
is officially estimated at $3.50, 900, 900 be-
sides the arrears due from the Cuban
treasury, amounting to $40, 100000.
TwoLARGE expeditions carrying arms
and munitions for the Cuban inSur-
gents are reported to have got safely
away from the shores of New Jersey,
and are supposed to have landed ere
this on Cuban soil.
Ex-ENPREss EUGENE of France, who
has for some time been a martyr to in
fammatOry rheumatism, is SAID TO be
in such precariOus condition that the
end can not be far of
d. W. BUsHYHEAD, onI of the most
prominent Cherokees, died at Table
quah, 1. T, on the 9Th, of Bright's
disease. He was 75 years old, and had
in turn filed every office in the nation.
He was a member of the recent Dawes
commission on the part of the CherO-
kee nation, and was favorable TO nego-
tiations.
ARCHIBALD MCLARES was arrested
at Cleveland, O., on the 4th, on the
charge of appropriating to his own
use SIS, 900 belonging to the order of
Scottish Clans, OF which he was treas
urer. The shortage was discovered
when John Hill, of St. Louis, was
elected to succeed him
FRANK D. JOHNSON, William II. john
son and c. A. Sharp, manager, cashier
and president of the defunct Midland
state bank. were held for trial in the
district court at Omaha, Neb.. on the
4th. on charge of fraudulent banking.
They gave bail in 81, 900 each for al
pearance.
Gov. HASTINGS of Pennsylvania
granted a pardon, on the 4th, to ex-
City Attorney VIM. Moreland, of Pitts
burgh, who is serving three years in
the western penitentiary for embez-
element. Mr.. Moreland's health is pre-
carious.
TRAIN No. on the South Haven &
Easton narrow guage railroad, was
wrecked at Lawrence, Mich, on the
4th. and at least half a dozen persons
were injured.