Iron County register., 1899-03-02
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the senate, on the 25th, a num-
Der of bills Of minor importance were
passed, when. under agreement, the
consideration of bills relating to the
District of Columbia became the or
der of the day. In the house senate
bill granting a right of way through
the Nez Perces Indian reservation to
the Clearwater Short Line railroad,
was passed.; also the senate bill to
compensate certain persons for private
property in the Yellowstone park. Ow-
ing to the great pressure of business
an order was made to meet at-11
o'clock.
In consequence of the placarding
throughout the city of Paris speeches
of the Due d'Orleans, the Orleanist
pretender, recently delivered at San
Ramo and the seizure of scarf pins
and medals bearing the pretenders
portrait, the perfect of police has been
ordered by the government to make n
strict investigation into the recent
proceedings of the monarchist party.
The consummation of the big $685.
O0O,O combine to be known as the
New York Gaslight, Heat and Power
Co., has been made possible by the de-
cision of the directors of the Standard
Underground Cable Co. to surrender to
the combine S146,O0G worth of bonds
of the United Electric Light and Pow
er Co., of New York, held by it as col
lateral.
President Mckinley has notified the
Moravian college for women at Bethle-
helm, Pa, that it might announce the
fact that as far as the present outlook
was concerned he would be able to at
tend the exercises of the one hundred
and fiftieth anniversary of the semi
nary, to be held on June IA. Mrs. Nc
Kinley will accompany the president.
Thirty Spaniards arrived on the
Cunard liner Umbria on the 26th. Most
of the men are lanorerS, but are able
to read and write. All of them are 60
ing to different mining towns in the
west. They were held for investigation
by the immigrant Office, to determine
whether they came here to work un-
der contract.
William Gardener Dunn, one of the
oldest and best-known dry goods mer-
chants in Ohio, died at Columbus. on
the goth, aged 50 years. He was en-
gagged in the dry goods business in
New York city. Geneva, n. Y, and
when he established a business in Co.
lumbus.
The American flag has been raised
over the island of Cebu-
In the senate, on the 27th, after a
contest that will be memorable, the
compromise army reorganization bill
was passed. The senate then took up
and completed the reading of the sun
dry civil appropriations bill, the COM
mittee amendments being agreed to eX-
cept those relating 10 the District OF
Columbia. In the house the army
and fortification bills were passed, the
former carrying 100000 and the lat
ter $4.7OO,OO0. The final conference
upon the Indian bill was also adopted.
The Duke of Connaught, in laying
the foundation stone of the English
church at Assouan, on the Nile, on the
2Tth, said he took great pleasure to
lay the some of the church furtherest
south in Egypt, which, he added, will
be great Godsend TO our country
men and to our brethren from the
United States, who continue to come
in increasing numbers to Europe"
The first detachment of the filibus-
tering expedition organized in Kansas
City, Mo-, for an invasion of Central
America, left that place on the night of
the 27th. The soldiers of fortune, num-
bered about $50, and were provided for
in four special coaches. Their exact
destination was unknown to the men
themselves, but was supposed to be
either Honduras or Guatemala.
The trial of j. M. Wallace, alias
Daniel Jones, on the charge of forgery,
which was commenced in the criminal
court, on the 27th, was brought to an
abrupt termination. Wallace was
charged with swindling the Citizens
Saving and Loan Co., at Cleveland, o.,
out of $4,000 on a fraudulent mort
gage. He confessed Judgment.
:, The January statement of the Atch-
RJn, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad shows
net earnings of $s56,753, an increase of
$362, 1928 over January, 1898. For the
seven months ending, January 81, net
earnings were $17,069, ,911, an increase
of $505,524 over the corresponding pc
riod of the year before.
A movement has been set on foot in
st. Johns, for an extensive reciprocity
scheme between Newfoundland and
the United States, including fish for
the West Indies, lumber and pulp,
minerals and other valuable products
of American industry.
The statement of the conditions of
the treasury issued on the27 showed:
Available cash balance, 274,000,075;
gold reserve, S229, ,671 AS.
It is regarded as very unlikely that
the Canadian-Americanj joint high COM
mission will ever resume its sessions.