Iron County register., 1899-12-07
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The liberal party committee in Mex.
ico has called a national convention OF
the party to assemble i1Nhe City of Mex
leo, February 10, to nominate can
dictate for president of the republic.
The local committees report general
enthusiasm for the candidacy of Pres
ident Diaz, and political meetings and
professions are being held all over the
republic. The conservative party has
made no sign of putting candidate III
| nomination.
A train of II refrigerator cars, con-
tanning salt pork intended for the Brit
ish army in South Africa, was wrecked,
on the Sd, near Kenilworth, ILL.,, on
the Milwaukee division of the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad. The cars
were completely demolished, but it
VAS believed the greater part of the
| pork could be saved. A serious delay
in shipment, however, resulted.
Gen. Wilbur R. Smith, president of
the National War Veterans, has writ
ten letters to prominent men all over
the United States asking their infu
ence with congress for increased pen
sions for Mexican veterans, who HOW
number only 5000 and are passing
away at the rate of almost one thou
sand per year.
The hearing of the suit brought in
San Francisco by the ST. Louis job
bers against the Trans-Continental
railroad will be resumed before the
interstate commerce commission il
that city January Is. Rebuttal testi-
mony will be taken in Washington,
where the arguments will also be
heard.
Members of the Women's Christian
Temperance union, clergymen and 9th
er church workers of Toledo, o.,
called meeting, on the Sd, to be held
at one of the local churches to me-
mcrialize the common council to pass
a cUrfew ordinance. Nine o'clock was
agreed upon as the time limit.
Eben S. Stevens posted notices in
his wooden mills at Quinnebang, Conn.,,
on the Sd, announcing a general in
crease of ten per cent. in the wages
of his employees, the new scale of
prices to go into effect the first of the
year. The increase will affect GOO peo-
pie.
On the I'd the police of Santiago De
Cuba were transferred to the military
department. Under command of Capt.
Pierce $50 men in new gray uniforms
and wearing felt helmets similar tc
those worn by the New York police
paraded, making fine appearance.
The first session ot the senate of the
Fifty-slNth congress met on the 4th.
The usual routine resolutions were
adopted, and the oath administered to
new members, after which Senator
Sewell, of New Jersey, announced the
death of Nice-President Hobart, and
presented fitting resolutions, which
were adopted, and the session suspend
ed. In the house David B. Hender-
son, of Iowa, was elected speaker, and
inducted into office. The administer
ing of the oath 20 Congressman-Elect
Roberts, of Utah, was postponed, pend
ing inquiry, the Reed rules were adopt
ed, seats were drawn by members and
the session ended.
President Mckinley, Postmaster-Gen-
eral Charles Emory Smith and Mr..
Laga Arriaga, the Guatemalan minis |
ter. on the 4th, signed a parcels post
treaty between the United States and |
Guatemala, effective January L. 1t is |
similar to the other treaties now in |
force admitting packages up to II |
pounds in the mails at IL cents a |
pound.
Arrangements are about completed |
for the masonic celebration in Wash |
ington city of the centennial of the |
death of George Washington on De-
cember IA. Large numbers of masons |
from all over the United States and |
Canada are expected to attend.
The nham-Hana-Munger Dry
Goods Co.. OF Kansas City, Mo-, ON the
4th, announced voluntary increase
in wages of its 500 factory employees of
from five to 12la per cent, to take eff
feet Immediately, and run through the
winter.
Capt. Blocklinger, commander of the
naval recruiting station in Chicago,
has been instructed to enlist 80 lands
men for the cruiser Hartford. which
will leave San Francisco, on the Goth,
for years cruise around the world
The state department, on the 4th, re-
eeived n cable message from United
States Minister Loomis, at Caracas,
confirming the press re-
port of the capture of Maracaibo by
the insurgent general Hernandez.
John S. Woolson, federal judge of
The southern district of Iowa, died at
lis home in Des Moines on the 4th. He
vas So years old. In 1881 he was ap-
pointed TO the federal district bench by
President Harrison.
The statement of the condition of the
reasury issued on the 4th showed:
Available cash balance, $3.50, ,636, 6,90S;
old reserve, $237.441, ,735. ]