Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-10-19

IRONTON MISSOURI
The Protestant Episcopal congress!
at st. Paul, Mimi, held its closing ses
sion ;n the 18th. The general topic
was: THE Prayer Book in the Life
of the People,
More than g, 100 immigrants passed
through the barge office at New York
OH the 18th. OF these $40 arrived or
the Oceanic, $50 on the Ems, 800 On the
Trave and 253 on the Alsatia
An unconfirmed rumor prevailed in
London, on the 18th. that Conyngham
Green, the British diplomatic agent al
Pretoria, had been assassinated. The
report, however, was discredited n
the colonial office.
Emperor William, it is authoritative
ly announced, will not visit England
this year. He had made Queen Vic
terra conditional promise to do so,
prt the altered political complexion
has compelled his to abandon his in
tGntion.
The founding of the City of Alexan-
dria, Va. $50 years ago, was celebrated,
on the 18th, with an elaborate outdoor
display. The weather was delightful,
and crowds of visitors from Washing
ton and the surrounding country
tl.ronged the streets.
The naval inspection board left
WaShirrr4Ay, he e.
York TO examine the cruiser New Or
leans, which had just arrived there,
and recommend the changes neces-
essary to put her into condition for
her voyage to Manila.
Acting Secretary Allen, on the 10th,
cancelled the orders to the gunboat
Marietta to make a survey of a dam
gerous shoal on the north coast of
South America, and directed the ship
to proceed with dispatch to Manila by
way of the Suez canal.
An ultimatum signed by F. NJ Rietz,
state secretary of the Transvaal, and
demanding the immediate withdrawal
of British troops from the border, the
submission of all hostile preparations
and an agreement to arbitrate, was re-
ceived by the English government on
the 10th.
Third Assistant Postmaster-Genera
Madden announced, on the 18th, that
for the quarter ending September 80
last the increase over the correspond
iEg quarter last year in the issue of
Pc: tage stamps, stamped envelopes
ana postal cards amounted to almost
ii per cent.
The secretary of war has decided
that the movement of troops 70 Manila
can be accomplished by the present
fleet of transports without hiring the
four additional vessels, the Vostock,
-Aube, Flintshire and Moyuna, whose
charter has been under consideration
by the government.
Tie British punitive expedition.
aCaiEst the Fula tribes on the Leenu
RIVER, who had stopped the river traffic
and murdered a number of boatmen,
las returned to Lagos, West Africa,
having destroyed eight towns after
prolonged fighting. The natives lost
heavily, and the British had eight men
wounded.
Adjt.-Gen. Byers and a large party
CT Iowans started for San Francisco,
OH the 18th, to meet the F'ifty-first
Iowa regiment when it returns from
the Philippines. Gov. Shaw was una
BILE to accompany them. \ number
of relatives of the soldiers are in the
party, which altogether numbers
about so people
A dispatch from Batavia, Island of
Java, says that a violent earthquake
has visited the south side of the Island
of Ceram, next to the largest of the
MOluccas, between Booroo and Paqua.
completely destroying the town of
Amber and killing, it is estimated.
some 1000 people, as well as injuring
some $50 others
Assistant Secretary of the Treas
nry Nanderlip has issued an order AN
ticipating the November interest with
out discount. The order also provides
for the anticipation of the entire fiscal
years interest at n discount of 2-1O of
one per cent a month If this offer
is taken advantage of 1T will release
about S3O.oO0,0O0.
At Ponce, Porto Rico. on the 18th.
tie United States provisional court,
and jury of prominent natives, con-
virted LILO Diaz, editor of FL Com
bate (formerly La Bomba, which Gen.
Guy Henry suppressed, of sending OBJ
seen: matter through the mails. Diaz
WAS sentenced TO is months imprison-
Gent, with fine of $500.
The Thirteenth Minnesota volun-
teers, just returned from the Philip
pines, were breakfasted at St. Paul,
on the morning of the 18th. and pro-
ceeded 10 Minneapolis, where they
were reviewed by the president, ban
quoted and formally welcomed home
by President Mckinley and Gov. Lind,
amid the most intense enthusiasm.
Rear-Admiral Schley called at the
navy department on the 10th, to ar
range with the officials for the detail
of his staff and some other matters
relating to the assumption of his du-
ties as commander of the South Allan
tic station. The admiral viii spend
some time, while awaiting the over