Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-02-09
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

All trans-continental lines leading
through Colorado were tied up, on the
I'd, by snow.
Among the supplies carried by the
Solace for Manila are large amount
of ammunition of all kinds. two ten
inch rifles, 25 five-inch rapid-fire guns,
two cases of torpedo heads, dynamite.
powder, machinery, refrigeratins. and
condensing machines. 500 live sheep,
six mich cows, 200 barrels of -four,
| uniforms and material for clothing.
Advices received by the steamer
Clutch, at Vancouver, B. c., says: In
dams are on the warpath in Alaska.
One battle has taken place at Juneau,
| and more fighting is imminent. Four
Indians were killed and several
wounded. Four American deputy
marshals were wounded. The Indians
are drinking, and there may be gen.
eral uprising.
The Buffalo arrived at Manila, on
the I'd, having made record-breaking
run from New York to Manila in "a
days. She has aboard about 700 sail
ors to relieve men in Dewey's fleet
whose time has expired. She will be
used as a regular transport for men
and naval stores, making regular trips
between Manila and San Francisco
every three months.
A local freight train, west-bound,
and the pay-car special, passing east,
collided near San Simon, Ariz., on the
Sd, while going through sand storm.
Fireman Albert Favey was instantly
killed. Engineer Ralph Battery was
badly injured, and Engineer James
death a few hours later.
The Chicago Chronicle, of the Sd.
said: ga combine covering all grades
of oatmeal and other breakfast foods,
both in bulk and package, is in process
of formation, and will be launched
within few days"
Gen. Maxine Gomez, as the result of
the conference with Special Commits
sioner Robert p. Porter and Senior
Quesada, has placed himself squarely
in position to act as an active ally of
the United States government in the
work of reconstruction in Cuba.
A two-horse wagon loaded with
furniture, and on which six persons,
five men and a young woman, were
riding, was struck by fast Baltimore
& Ohio freight train at the crossing at
Riverton station, just above McKees-
port, Pa, on the Sd. Four of the men
were killed and the other man and the
young woman were so badly injured
that they will probably die.
The internal revenue receipts at he
San Francisco Office for the month of
January amounted to S249, 70S, almost
double the sum received during the
same month of last year.
The negotiations for Sir Henry Irv-
ing's tour of this country, to begin
next October, have progressed so salts
factorily that his personal representa-
tive, Bran Stoker, has started for this
country.
There is almost a positive belief
among army officers that there will be
mitigation of the sentence imposed
by the court-martial which tried Com
missary General Eagan. While the
final sentence will be severe, it is not
from the army.
The government crop report, issued
January 30, gave an estimate of winter
wheat acreage which makes the ques-
ton of crop condition of especial inn
portance. 1t made the acreage of win
ter wheat at 29, 953, 500 acres, 2,31l, 96s
acres greater than the area sown for
the 1898 crop and 4,2os,s09 acres
greater than the area actually harvest
ed last year.
The Alabama house of representa-
tives, on the Sd, without q dissenting
vote, adopted q resolution directing
that the. national flag be hoisted over
every school house in the state and Se
''kept floating there forever"
The judiciary committee of the
house of representatives reported that
Maj.-Gen. Wheeler, a member from
Alabama; Col. James r. Campbell, of
Illinois; Col. David G. Colson, of Ken
lucky, and Maj. Edward E. Robbins.
of Pennsylvania, had vacated their
seats in the house by accepting COM
missions in the army