Iron County register., 1899-02-16
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the senate, ON the Eth, at the
conclusion of the morning business
the resolution, offered on the 10th,
which reaffirms and approves the doc
trine of the declaration of indepeni-
ence, which declares that all govern
ments derive their just powers from
the consent OF the governed, and that
the doctrines are universal, and apply
to all peoples who have a society or
territory of their own, was laid before
the senate. In the house the bill for
a new public building at Newport
News, Va, was sent to conference.
The bill ''to provide for the acquir-
ing of rights of way by railroad COM
panies through Indian reservations o.
Indian lands and Indian allotments'
was taken up and discussed at length.
The five-story brick building at the
northwest corner of Wabash avenue
and Madison street, Chicago, occupied
by the book and stationery firm of n.
c. McClurg & Co., was, with its corr
tents, totally destroyed by fire, on the
18th, entailing a loss of $65O,00O, of
which $500, 900 was on the stock. Nc
Clurg & Co."carried one of the largest
stocks cf rare old books and manu-
scripts outside of the great libraries.
including many volumes which can
not be replaced. All these were lost.
At Toledo, O., on the 18th, Valentine
Skibinsazi, "a Pole, 65 years old, killed
Stepehen Bloshski, a boy nine years
old. Phe murder occurred in the Poi
ish district. 4 number of boys had
congregated and were tormenting the
old man, when suddenly he opened the
door and seeing the boy shot him in
the heart, killing him instantly. The
murderer gave himself up.
The United States transport Grant,
which sailed from New York for Ma
Mia, On January 10, having on board
Mai.-Ge.n. Lawton and staff, the Fourth
United States regular infantry, under
Brig.-Gen. r. H. Hall, and battalion
of the Seventeenth infantry, Maj. Rog-
ers. arrived at Port Said on the 18th.
On the 18th the home of Anton
Bader. located four miles northeast nf
Paris, Mich, was burned, and his wife
and twI,-year-old son perished in the
flames. 1t is supposed that the woman
went back after once leaving the house
TO save some valuables, and was over
come by, smoke
A heavy gale swept the British ISL
ands, on the 11th and 18th, causing
floods ut many points. Rivers over
flowed their banks, railways were sub.
merged, and there were numerous
casualties along the coast.
In the senate, on the 18th, the agri-
cultural bill was called up, slightly
amended, and passed. a bill granting
to the city of Boulder, Col, certain
lands for park purposes was passed.
AT $500 p IN. the senate went into
executive session, ard soon after ad-
journed. In the house, after a mo-
ton to adjourn had been voted down
by the few members present, the sun
dry civil bin was taken up in commit
tee of the whole. After so pages of the
bill had been completed the committee
rose, and the house adjourned.
After being adrift on an ice-foe i'll
Lake Michigan for over IL hours, five
persons who were carried out by the
breaking up of the ice were rescued,
on the 18th, and it is not expected that
any of them will be much the worse
for the terrible experience. One of the
party, young lady, was unconscious
when found, and remained so for
many hours after being brought to
land.
Public school No. 20, in Jersey
City, n. J., was burned, on the 18th,
together with several business houses.
Battalion Fire Chief Hogan and three
other firemen, when half benumbed
I. 4 80 nf ho h,,--
ing buildings and were overcome by
the smoke They were rescued in an
unconscious condition by other fire.
men. and taken to the hospital.
movement to erect a national me-
mortal in honor of Abraham Lincoln
has been started by the Lincoln club
of Chicago. Resolutions have been
adopted favoring the organization OF
a National Lincoln Memorial associa-
ton.
Boston capitalists have undertaken
the formation of a large lumber COM
pany to consolidate all the lumber
mills on the Machias river, in Maine,
and TO purchase several townships
which embrace valuable timber lands.
The Merchants and Miners line
steamship William Laurence was
wrecked off Port Royal, S. c., on the
18th. One boat with the assistant en-
gineer arrived at Port Royal on the
18th. Three boats are missing.
An earthquake shock of from five to
ter seconds duration passed through
east Tennessee at $3.50 a. m. of the
18th. 1t was felt mostly in the upper
end of the state. No damage was done.
The military detail for the reception
and escort of President Mckinley dur
ing his coming visit to Boston has
been arranged, and the necessary or
ders issued by the adjutant general.