Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-06-08
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

union, of Chicago, has started out to
tour the country preparatory to call
ing a convention to perfect Il national
organizat ton which will meet in Chica-
go September %.
Lieut.-Col. Panizzardi military at
tache of the Italian embassy in Paris
when Dreyfus was condemned), says
that the Italian embassy always knew
that Esterhazy wrote the bordereau.
The Hong Kong daily press reports
that the claim made upon the Hong
Kong and Shanghai bank by Aguinal-
do for 100000 deposited with the bank,
has been settled, and the money paid
over to Aguinaldo's representatives.
A special dispatch from Manila, on
the 1st, said that the insurgents had
attacked the outposts of the Fifty
first Iowa regiment at San Fernando,
and that two Americans were wound
ed.
Replying to the inquiries of the sec
rotary of war, Gen. Otis cables that he
is still of the opinion that 10000 troops
will be necessary for the effective con-
troll of the Philippines. 1t seems al
together likely that call will soon
eign service.
The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt shows that at the close of
business, May 81, 1899. the debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to
S1.16S. S91 .4O7, 2 decrease as compared
with last month of $3,659,S This
decrease in the debt is accounted for
by an increase in the cash on hand.
EX-Goy. Elisha Baxter, of Arkansas,
died at his home in Batesville, aged ~
years. He was one of the foremost
figures in Arkansas history. His
death recalls the exciting guberna-
torial campaign in 1872, and the Brooks
Baxter war that followed.
y shock of earthquake, Oh the night
of the 1st. was the mast severe San
Francisco has felt for 80 years. Though
it lasted only 80 seconds the movement
was very pronounced from eaa to west
and then half way towards the north,
giving a twisting motion. No serious
damage was done.
Little Marion Clark, victim of the
most mysterious abduction since the
kidnapping of "Charlie" Ross, was re-
stored to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur w. Clark, of New York city,
on the night of the 1st. She was found
secreted in a mountain farmhouse, at
Sloatsburg, 10 miles from Haverstraw,
n Y.
At 4 a. m, of the I'd, Union
Pacific mail and express train
No. 1 was held up one and one-half
miles west of Wilcox Station, Wyo.,
by six masked men, evidently profess
SIGNALS, who blew open the safe of the
express car and carried away all the
contents. The mail was not touched.
The funeral of Col. John NJ. Stotsen-
burg, of the First Nebraska regiment,
took place at Arlington cemetery,
across the river from Washington, on
the 1st. President Mckinley, Secretary
Alger and Adjt.-Gen. Corbin were pres
ent at the exercises.
Ed. f. Hardan, of Liberty, Neb,
hanged himself at his home on the I'd
He was formerly cashier of the Bank
of Liberty, and was prominent man
in Gage county politics and society.
Loss of property and drink is as
signed as the cause of the act.
The United States weather bureau,
which was opened in Colon, Colombia,
last September has finally been closed.
its site being out of the track of the
hurricanes. The instruments are to
be transferred to Jamaica.
The New York World says: Carrie
Jones, the nurse who had charge of
little Marion Clark. was arrested az
Summit, n. J., on the night of the I'd"
The Chicago Record is authority for
the statement that a combination of
soap manufacturers is being formed,
the capital stock to be $25.0O,0OO.
William J. Bryan attended the con-
vention of Ohio Valley Bi-metallic
clubs. at Louisville, KY, on the I'd, and
delivered three addresses during the
day and evening. After the night meet
ing a banquet was given to Mr.. Bryan,
at Fountain Ferry, at which 769 per-
sons sat down.
When the steamer Alameda arrived
at San Francisco, from Australia, on
the I'd, it was discovered that 5000
sovereigns were missing, out of 100000
sent by the steamer from Sydney. The
money was shipped in 80 steel boxes,
each containing 6 5000 in British gold.
One of these boxes was distracted
from the steamers treasure-room dur
ing the voyage.
NJ Kratz, the French minister of
war, and Mr.. Ballot de Beaupre, the re-
porter for the court of cessation in the
Dreyfus affair, received from Ester
hay, on the I'd. communication con-
Tossing the authorship of the border
eau and asking safe conduct to en-
able him to SO to Paris to give explana-
tions.
As result of the cabinet meeting,
on the I'd, the statement was officially
made that no call for volunteers will
be issued. This means that the presi-
dent proposes to draw upon the regi.-
lar army now in the United States to
increase Gen. Otis force to make up
the $4,000 men required.
Coincident with the withdrawal of
the volunteer troops in the Philip
pines, Brigadier Generals Hale, Smith
and Funston will be relieved from fur
Their duty in that country and ordered
home for muster out, being replaced
by Brigadier Generals Bates, Young.
Gran and Schwan.