Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

THE Maine was a battleship of the
second class and was regarded as one
of the best ships in the new navy. She
was built at the Brooklyn navy-yard
and was 31S feet long, 95 feet wide, 81. 6
mean draught and 6,6S2 tons displace-
ment. She was commanded by Com
mander Sigsbee, one of the most care
full officers in the navy
DIR. ANDREW SLOAN DRAPER, presi-
dent of the University of Illinois, was
offered the position of superintendent
of public schools of New York, and has
declined it, preferring to remain at the
head of the Illinois institution.
A MADRID dispatch, of the 18th, says
that Spain will demand an accounting
from the retiring minister to the United
States for that part of his letter which
casts doubt upon the good faith of the
ministry il respect to autonomy and
the projected commercial treaties with
the United States.
1t was reported, early on the morn
ing of the 10th, that two or more OF the
vessels of the North Atlantic squadron
had been directed to proceed at once to
Havana. Secretary Long also cabled
to the commander of other vessels in
the West Indies and at gulf ports, or
dering them to hold themselves in readi-
ness for any emergency.
LORD WILLIAM NEVILLE was sem
fenced by Judge Lawrence, in the Cen
trail criminal court, London, on the
18th, to five years penal servitude
on his plea of guilty to a charge
of fraud against Sam Lewis, money
lender. He was taken to Norwood
Scrubs prison.
THE blowing up of the Maine created
the greatest CONSERVATION in Havana.
Windows in all parts of the city were
smashed, and the frightened people at
first believed the city was being bonn
barded.
WILLIAM D. MOODY, an employee of the
firm of Dunlap Bros, was arrested in
Chicago, on the 18th, on the charge of
embezzling $29, 900 from the funds OF
the Oak Park Building and Loan asso-
citation.
A FILIBUsTERING expedition, destined
for Cuba, was intercepted, on the 10th,
by the authorities at Kingston, ia
maica, and quantity of arms and am
munition seized.
X. ULADSTONE leu SdnncS,
for England, on the 18th.
FIVE men, giving their names as RIA.
Williams, Jas. Downey, Harry Church,
Charles Howard and Paddy Ryan, are
under arrest at Lafayette, Ind, charged
with the Lebanon Qnd.) post Office rob-
berry. A large number of pension
checks taken from one of the rif1ed
pouches were found in their possession.
Howard has confessed.
WHILE assisting to serve luncheon at
her home in a fashionable portion of
Fort Scott, Kas., on the 10th, Mrs. 5.
+. Letcher was arrested by 4 deputy
United States marshal, charged with
sending obscene letters through the
mails assailing the character of Miss
Anna Guilford.
THE Compagnie Generate Transat-
lantique line steamer Flachat, bound
from Marseilles for Colon. was totally
wrecked on Anaga point of the Canary
islands, at one o'clock on the morning
of the 10th. Her captain. second Off
Ger, IL of her crew and one passenger
were saved. Thirty-eight of the crew
and 40 passengers were lost.
THE feeling at Madrid over the bare
suggestion JnaC the UlSdSJeF 10 IHe
Maine might have been due to Spanish
treachery, is one of the greatest indig-
nation at the thought that the Amer
leans should believe Spaniards SO lost to
honor and hospitality as to be guilty of
such baseneSS-
A TERRIBLE explosion of fire damp oc-
Cured in the Vereinigte Carc2iaecss-
lueck colliery at Hammerly, Prussia,
on the 18th. Thirty-seven bodies were
recovered. In addition many miners
were seriously injured. 1t is believed
that so persons persisted.
On the 18th Spain officially disclaimed
n positive manner the reflections con-
tanned in the De LONE letter, and the
state department declared the incident
satisfactorily closed.
THE statement of the United States
treasury, on the nth, showed: Avail
able cash balance, S219, 262 ,O37; gold re-
serve, S166, 645, 739.
THE Russian auxiliary cruiser Tam
boff passed through the Bosporus, on
the 10th, with 1000 soldiers and 16 can
non, bound for Vladivostock.