Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-27
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

| A Filipino priest named Gregory
Agripay, with the insurgents, is trying
to lead a movement for the indepen-
dence of the church in the Philip
pines in the Spanish priesthood. He
has issued a proclamation declaring
himself the vicar general of all the
Filipino priests in the district outside
of American control on the Island OF
Luzon, and is melting the priests TO
disobey the regulations of the church
and brotherhoods.
Late arrivals from St. Michacis
Alaska, report that there are at S.
MichaelS about 40 small river steamers
for sale. They are the property of uH-
successful prospecting parties that
wintered on the Koyukuk and other
branches of the Yukon. In many in
stances their owners depend on their
sale to secure means to obtain their
passage home.
An organization is being formed by
some of the Spanishresidentso of Manila
with Il view of securing American citi
zenship. The originators of the
movement claim that in this way their
property will secure protection. Many
Spaniards are willing to pay $500 each
to become citizens of the United
States.
President Diaz of Mexico and his
cabinet will be formally invited to at
ted the ceremonies of the laying of
the cornerstone of the new federal
building in Chicago on October 9, by
u of commemorative
who will leave the city for that pur-
pose on the 9Th.
Hon. Elihu Root, who is to succeed
Secretary Alger at the head of the war
department, called on the president,
On the 9th. Mr.. Root desired to have
a conference with the president re-
speeding the duties of his new office
before the latter left for Lake Cham
plain.
The Popolo Romano, of Rome, re-
ferring to the recent lynching of Ital-
ians at Tallulah, La, says the United
States has given assurances that it
will prosecute vigorously all who were
concerned in the commission of the
crime.
One of the boilers of the Austrian
torpedo boat Adler exploded, on the
Esd, while the vessel was off the Islan'3
of Torcola. in the Adriatic sea, killing
lieutenant and four members of the
crew.
Timothy Hogan, the notorious mail
box robber. who escaped from the Ohio
penitentiary May S, last, was returned
to that institution on the 22d.
Jessie Hoover, IA years old. was
drowned at the Greater America eN-
position grounds at Omaha, Neb., on
the oath. With a younger brother she
was wading in the pool where the
Spectacular battle of Manila is pro-
duced, when she got beyond her
depth. She was a daughter of the en-
gineer Of the scenic railway. The
body was recovered.
The United States ambassador to
Ene gland, Joseph H. Choate, gave a re-
ception at his residence, on the oath,
to the Yale-Harvard atheletic team
TIE Stewards. Messrs. Wendell. Brooks
and Sheriff., and Walter Camp. 4
large number of Americans were pres
en-.
The United States transport Nor
gan City arrived at San Francisco, on
the oath, from Manila, with returning
troops, including those invalided
homo. She was at once sent to the
Angel Island quarantine station for
examination and fumigation.
1t is reported at Los Angeles, CAL, !
that an oil well trust is being formed |
to take in all the oil properties thus |
far developed in the Carolina and !
Whittier district. 1t is proposed to in |
the new company with
of $2O,O0O,OOO.
Simple funeral exercises over the |
body of the late Robert G. Ingersoll |
were held at Walston, the Ingersoll :
home. at Dobbs Ferry, on the !
25tE. The remains were afterwards .
taken to Fresh Pond, Long Island, and |
cremated.
1t is the intention of the war de-
partment to send all cavalry horses
for the Philippines by way of Unalas-
ka and Nagasaki, so that they may
be taken off the ships at both these
places and given rest during the long
voyage.
Allen Thomas Wells, general freight
agent of the Denver & Rio Grande rail-
road, died at Denver, Col, on the cath,
Of diabetes. He was born at Memphis,
Tenn, January Is, 1854, and has been
in the railroad business since
1876.
The reports regarding a Japan
alliance, which have been per-
denied for some time past,
nave now assumed definite form, and
ire causing great excitement in Rus
;ian circles in Shanghai.
Senior Queseda and Mr.. Horatio S.
iubens had conference, on the 9th,
With the president concerning the pro-
POSED census of Cuba.