Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-04-27
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

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The Munson line steamer Ella ar
rived at New York, ON the 23d, from
Earacoa. Gibara and Neuvitas. Cuba.
She brought 40 passengers, all but two
of whom We're discharged or fur
Laughed officers and soldiers. There
was also deserter on board who was
placed under arrest on arriving at the
pier. He was member OF the hospital
corps at Neuvitas.
William d. Burdock, a glycerine
shooter, was blown to atoms at his
magazine near Bradford, Pa, on the
esd. He was carrying a can of eNplo-
siye when last seen alive. \ few mo-
ments later his magazine, barn and
boilerhouse went up in n cloud of
smoke. Only small fragments of Bur-
dock body were found.
Mayor Jones of Toledo and his
friends have decided not to go into the
newspaper business. Soon after the
last election the mayor became inter-
ested in project to start a morning
newspaper in that city to further the
municipal ownership idea, but the deal
has fallen through.
The senatorial elections for the new
Spanish cortes We're held on the 23d,
and passed off TRANQUILITY throughout
the country. They resulted in giving
the government larger majority in
the senate than it had already secured
in the chamber of deputies.
NJ. CantacuZene has formed Il cab
met 10 succeed the Roumanian minis
try of Demetrio Sturdsa, which re-
signed on the 18th. The premier will
take the portfolio of the interior and
NJ. Lahovary will take care of the port
folio of foreign affairs.
The annual conference of the Daugh-
ters of the Revolution convened in
Philadelphia on the 24th. One hun
dred and Seventyafive delegates, rep
resenting every state in the Union, eX-
cept two, were present.
The burgomastersa nd eight mem
bers of the town coancil of Baser. Hun
gary. have been arrested on a charge
or forging bank notes. The operation
of the criminals have been going on
for two years.
1t is re;,sserted, in different reliable
HuNli ttIS III kJSllls tII'ti tIIG
OF Don Carlos to raise Il loan on the Sc
curity of his Italian and Austrian es-
tates have failed.
Sig. Marconi, the distinguished cleo
trician. whose experiments in wireless
telegraphy have aroused worldwide
interest, will visit the United States
next October.
The annual meeting OF the general
society of the Daughters of the RevO-
luton began in Philadelphia, on the
oath, and one of the most important
matters transacted was the ratification
b. the major organization of the No
coalition" with the Daughters of the
American Revolution resolution preEi-
ously adopted by the board of man
ayers.
Richard j. Oglesby, former governor
of Illinois, soldier and statesman, died
al his home at Oglehurst, near Elk
hart. ILL.,, on the oath. Conclusion of
of the brain, resulting from fall, was
the direct cause of his death, but the
indirect cause was weakness, follow
ing a severe attack of the grip, from
which he suffered four years ago.
The commissary department of the
army has been authorized to issue TO
such soldiers as desire it an equal val
ne III fish in lieu of the beef ration now
issued. Ham and other articles of sale
OF equal money value to the beef may
be issued. To the present ration two
ounces of dried fruit is added.
The steamer Murcia, Capt. Larsle,
belonging to the English-American
Shipping Co., limited, of London. which
left Huelva, Spain, April s, bound for
Philadelphia, ran ashore while enter
ing the channel at Hamilton, Bermu-
da, on the gath, and foundered. All on
beard the steamer were saved.
Mr.. Strong, the Paris correspondent
of the London Observer, was attacked
on the streets of Paris, on the Gath, by
an English journalist named Sherard.
Mr.. Strong broke his walking stick
across his assailant's back, and |
punched him severely about the head. /!
Samuel 3. Downey, deputy internal
revenue collector at Lancaster, Pa, |
was arrested, on the oath, charged with |
informing Jacobs and kendig, the |
cigarmakers arrested for counterfeit |
ing, of the fact that Secret Service |
Agent Burns was after them.
The Methodist Ministers association, |
in session at Cleveland, o., on the Gath, |
discussed the late Georgia lynching, |
and appointed a committee to draft |
resolutions condemning the outrage us
we'll as the crime committed by the |
victim of the mob.
The appearance of San Jose scale is
causing great alarm to farmers in
Lucas county, o. Several voluable
orchards have already been destroyed.
The statement of the condition of
the treasury issued on the oath showed:
Available cash balance, $2S4, 1S7 ,092;
gold reserve, $242, 061 ,507.