Iron County register., 1899-02-23
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

III the senate, on the 1oCn. after ING
passage of number of bills of little
public Importance the consideration of
the post office appropriation bill was
resumed. In the house several bills
of minor Importance were passed, af-
ter which the house went into commit
tee of the whole and resumed consid-
Grafton of the naval appropriation bill.
AT two o'clock the committee rose, and
the remainder of the session was de-
voted to eulogies of the late Represen-
tative Northway, of Ohio.
Mrs. Charles Fahrenkamp, aged 50
years; her two children, Florence and
William, aged respectively ten and nine
years, and an unknown woman, aged
about 35 years, were found dead, on
the 10th, in a room in Mrs. Fahren-
kamp's home, 1416 North Fifty-second
street, Philadelphia. The gas was
turned on, and life had apparently
been extinct several days.
Harry A. NuttalI, of ST. Louis, the
CRATER who turned states evidence
before the Major committee against
Boiler Inspector Price and H. III. Phil
per, members of the board of eXamin-
ing engineers, charging them with re-
ceiving bribes for engineers licenses,
has been charged with perjury in a
warrant issued at the instance of III.
H PhiIper.
Ground was broken in Cincinnati, OH
the goth, for the great international
saengerfest building. The centennial
of which great organization will be
tractors are under bond of $4,000 20
complete the building by June 10. The
stage is to be ready for rehearsals
June l.
David Bradley, president of the
David Bradley Manufacturing Co., anG
proprietor of the first foundry estab
lished in Chicago, died, on the 10Th, of
old age. He was born in Groton, y.
V, in 1912, and went to Chicago "a
years ago.
The sudden death of the president OF
the French republic has not affected
the programme drawn up for Queen
Victoria's trip to the south of France.
She will go to Cimiez unless civil dis
cord breaks out.
Prof. Stephens, who had been on
trial for week at Easton, Pa,
charged with setting fire to Pardee
hall. Lafayette college, was found
guilty, on the 18th, the jury being out
only an hour.
The Hungarian ministry has decided
to resign after the adjournment of the
present parliamentary session.
In the senate, on the Goth, much time
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post Office appropriation bill. At two
O'Clock the army reorganization bill
was taken up and made the unfinished
business. This action disposes finally
(for this SESSION. of the anti-scal ping
bill. 49,. In the house a separate bill aI,-
propriating $2O,OOO,OOO for payment of
Spain under the treaty was passed
under suspension of the rules. Senate
bill to reimburse states for moneys eX-
pended in organizing volunteers for
service in the Spanish war was passed
under suspension.
What is regarded as an inspired sug-
gestion, coming from Berlin, to the eff
feet that differences between the pow
ers party to the treaty of Berlin rela-
tive TO Samoa, could best be adjusted
by mutual disclaimers for the objec-
tionable acts of their agents at Apia,
is regarded in Washington as evidence
that the whole matter is now entirely
within the line of safety
Articles of incorporation were filed,
on the Goth, with the secretary of state
at Trenton, \. J., for the American
Cereal Co., with an authorized capital
of $33,000,000. The company is en-
powered to buy, sell and grind or 9TH
erwise manufacture oats, grain and
| cereals of all kinds as well as to buy,
build and orperate elevators, mills ana
other structures.
The Spanish cortes reaSse1nbled, on
the Goth. In the senate the discussion
of a measure for the ceding of the
Philippines to the United States pre-
cipitated a lively discussion, during
which a senator demanded The court
martial and shooting of all Spanish
generals and admirals engaged in the
war.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations, on the goth, authorized a IA
vcrable report upon an amendment to
be offered to the sundry civil bill pro-
viding for the construction of a cable
to Hawaii and Manila.
The Cretan chambers were opened,
on the goth, by Prince George, the
high commissioner of the powers, who
received a warm greeting. A bill en-
bodying the Cretan constitution was
submitted.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment against admitting polygamists
to congress was favorably acted on. on
the Goth, by the house committee on
election of president and vice-presi-
dent.
An heir has been born to the khedive
of Egypt.