Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-06
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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The business portion of the village
| of Trebonre, Manitoba, including two
banks and several hotels, was de-
stroyed by fire on the night of the
9th; loss, $4,000.
Two severe earthquake shocks were
| felt, on the goth, at Fortuna, 16 miles
from Murcia, capital of the Spanish
province of that name.
NJ. Cambon, the French ambassador,
called on President Mckinley, on the
2Sth, and made his adieux preparatory
to his departure for Europe.
Secretary Gage left Washington, on
the goth, for Chicago, Omaha and Col
orado. He expects to be absent from
the capital about three weeks.
By order of the war department,
books printed in English are to be adj
mitted into ports of Porto Rico under
control of the United States at $50 pc
setas per 100 kilos. Under Spanish
rule discriminating duty of IS pesos
was charged on English books.
The British consul at Hong Kong
has been instructed to protect the
family of the Cantonese reform lead
er, Kang Yuwei, on his way to Hong
Kong on board the steamer Ballarat.
A dozen persons, including a num-
Der of women and children, slid down
clothes line at Chicago apartment
house fire, on the goth, and escaped.
Seventeen others were rescued by fire.
men with ladders. Five persons were
injured by flames and by jumping
from windows.
japanese advices state that scandals
have developed concerning the finan-
cial management of two japanese
railway enterprises.
The ultimatum of the powers to
Turkey regarding the island of Crete
was presented to the sultan on the
Goth.
Nearly 5000 carpet weavers have
been thrown out of employment in
Philadelphia because of the action of
the ingram carpet yarn spinners in
deciding to shut down this branch of
their business.
One hundred and fifty men are now
at work on the raised cruiser Maria
Teresa. They have removed a lot of
debris from the bilges, and have got
up steam in the starboard after boil
er. The other boilers are all right.
The result of the last terrific storm
in Japan is thus summarized: Deaths,
$50; houses swept away, 164; houses
overthrown, 1,195; houses partially
wrecked, 11,46O; houses inundated,
1857; river banks broken, rs.
Advices received from Van say fight
ing has occurred at Alashgorb be-
tween the Turks and a number of Ar
menians from Russia. About so Ar
menians were killed.
Twenty-four disguised gold hunters
Just returned to San Francisco from
Kotzebue sound, on the Catherine
Sudden, bear out the reports of the
other miners from there that there is
no gold to be found.
Reports received at the railroad Of
fees in Milwaukee are to the effect
that the forest fires IL the northern
part of Wisconsin were quenched by
heavy fall of rain on the night of the
goth.
The entire business portion of Fps
witch, S. D., with the exception of one
block, was destroyed by fire on the
30th.
Two transports were expected to az
rive at San Juan, Porto Rico, on the
I'd, for the purpose of taking on board
1000 of the Spanish troops. This
would so reduce the Spanish garrison
that the island was expected to be
turned over to the Americans as soon
as they departed. Gen. Brooke's troops
are closing in.
Naval Constructor Hobson is max
ing a survey of the Spanish cruiser
Vizcaya, which was sunk when Ger
harbor. His operations are for the
purpose of determining what work is
necessary to raise the vessel.
The Wisconsin battleship commits
sion have decided on Miss Elizabeth
Stephenson, daughter of ex-Congress-
man Isaac NJ. Stephenson, of Mari
nette, to christen the battleship Wis
consin at the launching event, which
will take place at San Francisco on
November 20. 1t was decided to use
wine.
There are good reasons for believ-
ing that Gen. Merritt will not return
to Manila, but that, after the final
conclusion of peace, he will be given
the supreme command in Cuba. with
Generals Lawton, Wade and Lee in
command of the three districts.
Members of the Chicago w. c. T. q.
want ginger pop used instead of wine
at the banquet to be given the presi-
dent there during the peace jubilee.
They think the use of wine would de-
tract from the dignity of the occasion,
and that the president of the United
States could be toasted more appro-
priately with pop or mineral water.
Hawaii is to come into the United
States as a territory, with all the gov
eminent machinery of an embryo
state, according to the plans reached
bv the American commission, recently
returned from its visit to the islands.
The army investigation commission,
on the 30th, decided to call upon the
editors of various newspapers that
have published specific stories OF
abuses and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to fur
nish such information as they may
possess in substantiation of the
ehsrGes.