Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the senate, on the 21st, the Mica
ragua canal bill was further consid-
cred, and after many short speeches
had been delivered and several amend
ments adopted, the bill was passed,
only six senators voting against it. 1t
was voted (33 to 21) to make the anti
scalping bill the unfinished business.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up, but it's consideration was
not completed when the senate went
into executive session, and soon after
adjourned. The house was not in
session on the 21st.
A Madrid paper published, on the
22d, an interview with an Englishman,
whose name is not given, but who is
described as prominent in British
public affairs" which he is repre-
scented as declaring that, although
Spanish victory in the disappointment
can war would not have suited Eng
lands aims, she is now DESTROYS of an
alliance with Spain to forward her in
terests in Africa.
Strong seismic disturbances were
felt, on the 21st, throughout the Pelo-
ponnesus, and especially in the south
western departments of the Grecian
peninsula. All the houses in the town
of Philiatra, in the department of Mes
senia, on the Ionian coast, have been
damaged, and several villages were de-
stroyed. A great panic prevailed,
though no loss of life has been report
ed.
The commissioner of internal reve-
nue. has decided that legacies paid out
of the proceeds of real estate directed
to be sold for the purpose are not sub
jected to the tax upon legacies arising
against personal property. In case the
debts and claims against the estate
exceed the appraised or clear value of
the personal property he says there
can be no legacy tax.
The steam ferryboat Oakland, ply
ing between San Francisco and Oak
land, Cal, ran down the launch Will
lam D., near Goat island, on the ed.
The launch sank Immediately. Engi-
neer Waddles of the William ID. was
drowned. F. d. Orr, a passenger, was
struck by the Oakland, and died of his
injuries after reaching the hospital.
John +. Lebaron, a well-known civil
engineer of Cleveland, o., declares that
while engaged as an engineer crn the
old Nicaragua canal, he discovered a
new and practical route for the inter-
oceanic connection.
An earthquake lasting ten seconds
and the most severe in years occurred
at Port Antonio, Jamaica, on the S1st.
TN 4ha 20 tho ord HiCnl1c~
sion of the policy of expansion occu-
pied nearly the whole of the open ses-
sion, speeches in support of the anti
expansion resolution of Senator Vest
being made by Messrs. White (Cal.)
and Bacon (Ga.), the latter declaring
that definite statement of policy by
the administration would quite simpli-
fly the situation. In the house, it be-
ing District of Columbia day, the only
action of general interest was the pass
age OF the bill extending to the Ha-
waiian islands the navigation laws of
the United States.
There were fresh earthquake shocks.
on the 23d, in the provinces of the
Peloponnesus, particularly in the dis
tricts of Kyparisia and Philiatra, in
the department of Messinia, on the
Ioian coast. In the town of Kyparisia
a number of houses which were dam
aged by previous shocks collapsed, in
juring many. In one village so chill
dren were injured.
At Davenport, England. on the 23d,
the British first class battleship Col
lingwood, driven by strong currents,
collided with the British third class
cruiser Curocoa, driving a hole in the
cruiser below her water line, sweep
ing off her boats and damaging gun
sponsor. The Curacao was kept afioat
by use of collision mats until locked.
The director of posts, E. G. Rath-
bone, is slowly getting the postal sys-
tenn of Cuba organized. Practically
nothing to build from existed in the
interior, and the sale of stamps is not
as yet sufficient to support the post of
fees.
The richly-dressed body of a. young
woman, probably that of one of the
party lost in the wreck of the naphtha
launch Paul Jones, was found by Capt
Il. M. Bickardo. at Boca Batone, Fla,
on the 23d, where the gulf stream
swings in close to the shore.
The Carter bill relating to the gov
eminent of Alaska was favorably re-
ported to the house, on the 23d, by
Mr.. Broderick, of the house committee
on territories.
On the 23d the house of representa-
tives passed the bill to extend the navi-
CATION laws of the United States to
Hawaii.
Representative Clark, of Iowa, in
troduced bill, on the 23d, providing
that no polygamist shall be senator
or representative"
During 1899 all federal contracts for
Indian supplies win be placed in Chi
csgo