Iron County register., 1899-11-09
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

to prepare. The report is a compact
summary of conditions on the islands
| as the commission left them: of the
historical events which preceded the
Spanish war and led to the original
| Filipino insurrection; of the exchange
between Admiral Dewey and the other
American commanders and the insur-
gents; the breaking out and progress
| of the present insurrection, and finally
a statement of the capacity of the Fill
pinos for self-government.
The steamer Roanoke arrived at
Seattle, Wash, on the 1st, from ST.
| Michaels and Cape Nome. She brought
$1,30O,OOO worth of gold and 400 pas
sengers.
Official reports of the casualties at
Farquhar's farm, near Ladysmith, on
the 30th, when the Fusileers and Gloll-
cesters were forced to surrender,
show that the killed and wounded in
that disaster number 300. This does
not include the losses of Col. Carleton s
column.
Lieut.. Slavens, one of Gen. MacAr-
thurs aids, with IS scouts, made a
reconnaissance in front of Angeles on
the I'd. He encountered an insurgent
outpost of 40 men. Lieut.. Slavens
charged the enemy, killing three and
wounding many others and capturing
two Remingtons. He also secured
some valuable technical information
and returned without casualty.
a. NJ. Dewey, special agent at Ia
coma, Wash, of the government de-
partment of labor, announced, on the
I'd, that all members of the Dewey
family related to Admiral Dewey
would hold a reunion at the Waldorf
Astoria hotel, in New York city, in
January or February.
John Ovens three small children
were burned to death, at Rowan, Ia,
on the I'd, while their parents were
away. A gang of railway graders
were only 20 rods away, but the flames
were too quick for their efforts to save
the children.
Speaking of the annexation of the
Philippines by the United States in It's
bearing on eastern politics, the Lon
don Standard of the 4th said: "Here-
after in the various complications and
competitions which the growing weak
ness of China must create, Washington
will speak with a no less powerful
voice than St. Petersburg"
The municipal council of Paris, on
the Sd, passed resolutions offering its
entire sympathy to the Beers ''who
are struggling for independence" eX-
pressing regret that the European
powers had not intervened to prevent
the conflict and hoping that peace
would be speedily secured.
Lieutenant-Comma James G.
Greene was, on the Sd, assigned to
command the Havana naval station.
Commander Greene was recently sue
ceeded in command of the Puget
Sound station by Capt. Coughlan, who
commanded the Raleigh in the battle
of Manila bay.
Five hundred pounds of dynamite ex-
ploded in the mixing house of fthe Aetna
powder works at Aetna, Ind, on the
Sd, resulting in the death of two en-
ployes. The shock was felt at many
towns distant from the scene of the
disaster.
On the Sd the postmaster general is
sued an order forbidding postmasters
in the United States to collect postage
due in excess of the domestic rate TN
any letters sent by soldiers.
The German minister, Mr.. Won
Mumm, went to the White House, on
the Sd, where he exchanged farewell
greetings with the president, before
leaving for his new post at LuXem-
bourg, in advance of the arrival here
of the German ambassador, Mr.. Won |
JIolleben
An American company has leased |
the San Juan battlefield, near Santiago |
de Cuba, and will build an attractive |
road house ON the site of the destroyed |
fort.
The steamer Campania, sailing from |
New York, for Europe, on the Sd, took |
out 1000 ounces of silver.
Prentice Drummond was fatally |
gored by mad bull, on the Sd, on the |
farm of his father, Hon. David Drum |
mond, near La Crosse, Wis.
The statement of the condition of |
the treasury issued on the Sd showed:
Available cash balance, $2S9,933, $40; |
gold reserve, $252, 702, ,472.
Luther Dana Woodbridge, professor |
of anatomy and physiology at VIII |
Jams college, died, on the Sd, aged 10 |
years.
At the cabinet meeting, on the Sd, |
the appointment of a civil governor |
for Cuba was considered. 1t has been |
decided to establish civil govern
ment in Porto Rico, but how to ac-
complish that purpose in Cuba is |
question requiring careful considera- |
ZION.
An army order issued in London, on |
the Sd, instructs the proper authori-
ties to mobilize IS battalions of mill |
tin at their respective headquarters on /
various dates after November 20.
Secretary Hitchcock of the interior
has issued instructions
for the dismissal of Supt. Davis, who
has for long time had charge of the
Indian school at Flandreau,
s. ID. Charges have been pending
against Davis for some time affecting
his moral fitness.
The beautiful begemmed sword pre-
sented to Admiral Dewey by congress-
has been removed from the Office o.
the secretary of the navy, where it hae
been On public exhibition for the last
lew weeks, 10 the residence of the aG-
niral on Rhode Island avenue. Wash
nston. !