Iron County register., 1899-08-17
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

| Ia NE"S EmSs
II an view or the growing Importance
81 the fruit industry of this country,
an especial effort will be made to make
an attractive showing of fruits at the
Paris exposition, next year, and Direc-
| tor Dodge, of the agricultural depart
ment, has prepared a circular which
will be sent broadcast over the coun-
| try. asking for contributions to the
| proposed exhibit.
Maitre Labcri, principal counsel fol
Capt. Dreyfus, was waylaid and shot
| while on his way to attend the court.
martial at Rennes, France, on the
| morning of the 14th. The bullet is
said to have entered his stomach, pro
ducing a mortal wound. At last ac-
| counts he was still alive.
Japan's importations have grown in
the past five years from S8,257,172 yeu
to 277 ,502, 166 yen. Meantime her eX-
ports have grown from S9,712, ,S64 yen
in 1893 to 165. 1852 yen in 1898. The
import from the United States have
| increased from 5000, ,40S yen to 40,001,-
| 09T yen.
a reconnaissance, on the 18th, by
troops of Gen. Il. NJ. Young's brigade.
with the object of discovering the
Whereabouts of the Filipinos near San
Mateo, northeast of the San Juan res
ervoir, about ten miles from Manila,
| resulted in the occupation of San Ma
| teo.
The United States cruiser Olympia
arrived at Leghorn, Italy, on the 18th,
| from Naples, and was received with
s6lutes and cordial welcomes. The
commander of the Italian cruiser Tri-
poll, and the captain of the port, both
! visited Admiral Dewey on board.
Advices from the Arctic whaling
fleet, brought to Port Townsend.
| Wash, on the 18th, by the schooner j.
NJ. Coleman, 25 days from Port Law.
renee, are not encouraging. The sea-
son, it is stated, has been a complete
failure
Col. Chas. Page Bryan, United States
minister to Brazil, in an important
communication to the Argentine and
Brazilian press, asserts that the Unit
ed States wants nothing of South
America but trade and harmony.
The French schooner Paubboto was
sunk in a collision, on the 18th, off
| Lowestoff, England, by the steamer
Hercules, and five persons were
drowned The steamer rescued the
remainder of the crew.
Hon. George Laskey, an Ohio pio-
neer and the founder of the Ohio drain
age system, died at Toledo on the 18th.
He was IS years old.
Hamilton Smith, an English lad, 10
years old, while descending the Otem-
ma mountain, in Switzerland, on the
14th, fell 500 feet down a precipice,
and was instantly killed. Accom-
| panied by two companions, he had
climbed the mountain without guide.
Aug. Hosetig, an Austrian govern
! ment railroad official, was arrested, on
| the 14th, for stealing the emergency
mobilization plans, which he delivered
to a man named P. Ziboworski, who is
said to have communicated them to
agents of France and Russia.
On the 14th Secretary Gage sent to
| Lieut.. Cushing, in command of the
revenue cutter Rush, letter of con-
gratulations on his success in towing
the cutter Nunivak from San Francisco
to the mouth of the Yukon river, dis
| tance of about 1920 miles.
The French government is about to
expend several millions of francs on
| the coast defenses of New Caledonia.
| According to a report to the state de-
| partment from our commercial agent
there, Mr.. Wolff, the work has already
| commenced.
The American line steamer Paris, re-
Gently pulled off the rocks near
| Coverack, left Falmouth, England, on
| the 14th, under her own steam, aided
| by several tugs, bound for Milford
| Haven, where she will be docked for
repairs.
Gen. Weyler denies the report that
he is a republican, but thinks federal
ism is theoretically acceptable. He
also SAYS he would be an absolutist it
a king worthy of the name existed.
Premier Silvela announced, on the
/ 14th, that measures for the liberation
!, of the Spanish prisoners in the Phil
| ippines were proceeding, though no re-
suit had been obtained.
| The statement of the condition of
the treasury issued on the 14th showed:
| Available cash balance, $273, ,9S6, ,573;
| gold reserve, $245, ,s53,254.
Natural gas in great quantities has
been struck on the farm of Robert Lee,
/ near Muscatine, Ia. The oil is ITO feet
below the surface.
| The torpedo boat Fox, built by Wolff
& Sewicker, on the Pacific coast, was
accepted by the government on the
14th.
| There were % deaths from plague
and 25 new cases reported in Hong
Kong during the week ended on the
| 18th.
| The New York sub-treasury received
| 81 ,2SO,0OO in gold certificates, on the
] 14th, for distribution in that city.