Iron County register., 1899-03-23
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

LATE NEWS ITEMS.
The latest figures cn the commerce
of Great Britain and America, sup
piled by the bureau of statistics, show
that the exports of domestic merchaL-
disc from tie United States for the
eight months ending with February
amount to $500 ,335, ,14I, ami those from
the United Kingdom amount to $79S,-
960,42 In the calendar year 1898 the
domestic exports from the United
States amounted to$1, 81. So, ,S2S, while
those of the United Kingdom were ST.
131. .944, ,331.
W. j. Fitzgerald. clerk in the dis
tributing department of the Pittsburgh
post Office since 1895, was arrested ny
Post Office Inspector w. W. Dickson,
on the 10th, charged with stealing
moneyed letters. He was caught in the
act. and, it is understood, made full
confession, though he could not say
how much he had purloined.
Gov. Wells of Utah has decided. for
the present, at least, not TO appoint Il
United States senator to succeed Sena-
tor Cannon, whose successor failed OF
III IHt JOIht dSSClilDIH. "hIlA
closed its session in a deadlock on the
10Th. He will await precedent that
will guarantee the seating ot any. ap-
pointee he may name.
Capt. Erwin, acting superintendent
of Yellowstone park, has reported 10
the interior department that the un-
precedented snowfall in the park this
year will unquestionably lead to tue
death of very many antelope, deer and
elk before the winter is over. In places
in the park snow is ever il feet in
depth.
NJ. Cambon, the French ambassador,
called at the department of state. on
the 18th, and served formal notice Of
the signature of the peace treaty at
Madrid. Secretary Hay indicated his
as agent for the Spanish government
in the final exchange of raTiiications.
News has reached Seattle, Wash.
that five Finlanders claim to have dis
covered evidences of the original Rus
sian boundary line inscribed on Il
series of old mounds, which, if estab-
lished, will place the Klondike coun-
try within the limits of the United
States.
DIR. Oliver Marcy, dean of the North
western university at Chicago, and
professor of natural history i'll that in
stitution. died, on the 18Th, at his
home in Evanston, Ill, after Il long ILL
ness, aged 70. He had been connected
with Northwestern university since
1862.
The Rome L'Opinione revives the
story that Don Carlos, tile Spanish pre-
tender, has secured aGEances of sew
eral millions from English and French
bankers, and will soon enter Spain.
The precise date is deferred until the
ratifications of the treaty of peace be-
tween Spain and the United States have
been eXchanged; but according 10
L'Opinione, the Carlists and Spanish
republicans will start revolution iri-
mediately after the exchange is made.
Articles of incorporation of the Nj
tional Salt Co., with a capital of $12, ,000.-
600, were filed, on the 10Th, with the
secretary of state of New Jersey. The
company is authorized to produce and
deal in salt. The stock is divided into
S., ,OOO, 900 of preferred and $4,000 of
common, the preferred 20 bear seven
per cent. non-comulatiTe dividends.
The following bulletin regarding Mr..
Kipling's condition was issued on the
Goth: Mr.. Kipling has made decid
ed gain in the past four days. The
pleural eXudate at the lower part of
the right lung has been i'll a great
measure absorbed, so that apprehen-
sior from this source has been re-
moved"
Latest reports from Kingston, ,Ja-
maica. stated that the condition of Mr..
John Sherman, whowas n passenger on
board the American line steamer Paris,
was not favorable. He was much weak
er and the doctors were discouraged.
Capt. Neall of the Fourth cavalry,
who recently disappeared from San
Francisco leaving his financial affails
iE a bad way, has returned to that city
from Mexico. He reported at the Pre-
sidio, and was placed under arrest.
John NJ. Downey, of Sugarlake, Mo-,
died, on thsr'4th, of brain fever, aged
60 years He vas known as the Apple
king, and was one of the proprietors
of the Reese e. Downey orchard, one of
the largest in the country.
Articles of incorporation were filed
at Trenton, n. J., on the Goth. for the
Boston and Seven Devils Copper Co.,
capital $5,OO0,OOO. The company is au-
thorized to mine, smelt and deal in 9TH
er metals.
On the Goth the nailers and nippers
in the Kelly Nail Co.'s factory at Iron
ton, o., were granted an advance in
wages of 20 per cent, one-half to begin
April 1, the other half two weeks later.
The American Steel and Wire Co.
has made another advance of Is cents
a keg in the price of nails. Small lots
were quoted, on the Goth, at $3.50
keg, or $40 ton.