Iron County register., 1899-11-23
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Strings. Col. where she viii remain
this winter for her health, left there on
their homeward journey on the 10TH
| W. J. Griffith, a wringer manufac-
turer of Pittsburgh, Pa, died on 4
/ Santa Fe California train, on the night
of the 10th, of lung trouble. The body
was taken from the train at Newton,
has.
| A dispatch from Colon, Colombia,
| or the 10th, said: Panama is tran
quill, but there is no telegraphic COM
munication with the interior. The
Bolivar rebels have been crushed"
DIR Weiss, director of the Vienna OBJ
servatory, who headed a scientific ex-
pedition to Delhi, India, to observe the
| leonids, cabled, on the 10th, that they
had not yet appeared.
Beers ambushed an armored train.
making a reconnaissance out of Est
court to Colenso, derailing a portion
OF the train, and succeeding in killing,
wounding or capturing upwards of 100
men. Lieut.. Winston Churchill, CORE
spoEdent of the London Post, was
with the party, and is among the mis-
sing. He is said to have proved him.
self hero.
A London dispatch of the 10th says:
''Some one at Durham or Pietermaritz-
burg ate a Welsh rarebit last night
and dreamed that Gen. Joubert was
killed in several different ways. The
afternoon papers gloated over the re-
port, but all the morning papers dis
credit it."
The American lines are now being
drawn tightly about the Filipinos, and
Gen. Otis estimates that there are now
within the American Gordon at least
5000 insurgents. He is also inclined
to the belief that Gen. Young has "a.
last man and joined forces with
Wheaton, or, if such be not the fact,
has al least been able to communicate
with him.
The body of Maj. John \. Logan, of
the Thirty-third infantry, was buried
at Paco, Luzon, on the 10th. 1t was
originally intended TO ship the body to
the United States by the first trans
port, but this was found to be i'm
practicable, because there were no IA
ciiities for embalming the remains at
San Fabian.
President and Mrs. Mckinley enter
tanned the visiting Methodist bishops
and clergymen, holding their conven-
ton at Washington, at reception at
the White House on the night of the
10th. Assisting the president and Mrs.
Mckinley were the members of the
cabinet and the ladies of their families,
and others.
WoShinCrfnT1 RT-oxx-To
years, leading insurance agent of
Quincy, ILL.,, went away from his office
at noon, on the 10th, leaving a card
saying he would return Immediately
after dinner. On his way home he
stepped into a doctors office and died
in a few minutes from rheumatism OF
the heart.
Cor rgressman Evan z. Settle died
suddenly at his home in Owenton, KY,
on the 10th. Mr.. Settle was in appar-
emily good health until stricken. He
was one of the most active campaign
ers in the interest of the Goebel ticket,
having spoken each day for over two
months before the campaign closed.
meeting of the Democratic ma
tional committee probably will be held
in Washington January or February
IL. Chairman James X. Jones has
settled upon these two dates as his
own choice, and by his instructions
Secretary johnson has just completed
the work of notifying members of the
committee to send by letter their
preference of the two dates.
The commissioner of internal rev.
beverage, whether Intoxicating or 9TH
erwise, may be rendered taxable under
the war revenue act as a medicinal
preparation by designating it as a
toEic, if sold under a trademark or
other claim of proprietorship.
Since July 1, this season, the ex-
ports of wheat have aggregated S1,779,-
s6y bushels, against s3,299,357 bushels
last year, and 95,973, $50 in 1s97-9s.
\ recent uprising of Armenian in
surgents in the vilayets of Erzeroum
and Bitlis resulted in a considerable
loss of life, more than fifty persons be-
ing killed. The insurgents were final
ly dispersed and their leader slain.
On the 18th, at 9:15 a. m, decided
earthquake shock was felt at Santiago
de Cuba, lasting nearly half minute.
Several houses in the city were badly
damaged, and the front of the Marine
hospital Office fell, blocking the street.
No personal injuries are reported, but
the natives were badly frightened.
The Cuban anarchist who attempted
tu assassinate Senor Garcia, the civil
governor of Santa Clara, in January.
OF ~,
12 years Imprisonment.
Cul. George r. Davis, who was direc-
tor general of the Worlds fair, was re-
ported critically i'll at his home in CHI
cago On the 18th.
Since July 1, this season, corn eX-
ports have aggregated Ss,O76,96 bush
els, against 56,s2S, ,916 bushels during
the same period year ago, and 56.-
6T0.44G bushels in 1s97-9s.
At two o'clock on the morning of the
18th, two masked men broke into the
Parker CKas.) state bank, bound and
gagged Cashier Slaughter, who slept
in rear room, blew open the safe
with dynamite and secured $500 IN
cash Then they stole two horses and
escaTed with posse in pursuit.
Mrs. F. w. Stocker, aged so years.
sacrihced her life for her blind hus-
band, at Paducah, Ky. He was stand
ing on railroad track before a NOV
lag train. His wife went to the rescue
and showed him beyond harm, but was
herself crushed to death.
Michael Emil Rollinger, who muir
Gered his wife, last December, and
then set fire to the house in an en-