Iron County register., 1899-05-25
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

A report on the plant products of
the Philippine islands issued by the
agricultural department is authority
for the statement that the Philippines,
although an agricultural country, DO
not produce enough food for the con-
sumption of its inhabitants. In order
to supply the deficiency, it is the GUS
tom ito draw upon other rice-produc-
ing countries, notably the French col
ony of Cochin China.
\ copy of the Skaguay Alaskan, re-
ceived in Victoria, B. c., on the 21st,
contained the following: "Another dis
astrous fire has visited Dawson City,
this time fairly wiping out the entire
business center of the town, creating
losses that will aggregate S1,OOO,0OO,
with not dollars worth of insurance" :"
The fire occurred on April 21. Another
account estimates the loss at $4,000,000.
| There was a rumor in Washington,
on the 21st, that there had been a hos
tile meeting at Bluefields between the
Nicaraguan gunboat San Jacinto and
the United States cruiser Detroit,
which is looking after the interests of
Americans in that vicinity. The report
| lacked confirmation so far as official
were obtainable.
The monument to the late Marie
Francois Sadi Carnot, fourth president
of the third republic of France, was
unveiled at Diion, France. on the 21st,
in the presence of the president, Emile
Loubet; Premier Charles Dupuy, Min
! lister of War Camille Krantz and other
distinguished personages.
The town of Porosow, in the Russian
government of Warsaw, was destroyed
by fire on the 21st. Twelve lives were
lost and 5000 people driven from their
homes. 1t is believed that the fire was
of incendiary origin.
The United States auxiliary cruiser
Yosemite, carrying Capt. Richard P.
Leary, L. S. N, the newly-appointed
governor of Guam, and a garrison of
marines, has arrived at Gibraltar, en-
route for that island.
Two hundred war recruits of the
Fifth United States infantry left San
tiago de Cuba, on the 21st, on the
transport McClelland, for home, their
time having expired.
Gen. Arolas, former Spanish military
governor of Havana, while at the the
ater in Valencia, Spain, on the goth,
suffered an apoplectic stroke.
The reclaimed Spanish naval cruiser
Reina Mercedes, in tow of the tugs
Merritt and Rescue, arrived at Cape
Henry, Va, on the 21st.
In deciding the claim of Sarah A.
Oalles, against the United States for a
vessel taken by the confederate gov
ernment during the war of the rebel
lion, the supreme court of the United
States, on the 22d, held that the
archives of the confederate govern
ment constitute competent testimony.
These archives showed that the vessel
in question was purchased by the con-
federates.
The first definite steps in the work
of replacing the present condemned
government printing office building
with new, modern structure, We're
taken, on the 22d. when the destruc-
ton of a score or more of old buildings
on the site of the new building was be-
gun. 1t will be several years before
the new building will be completed.
On instructions from the comptroller
of the currency, a tenth dividend of
ten per cent, in favor of the creditors
of the National Bank of Kansas City,
Mo-, making in all 100 per cent. on
claims proved, amounting to $SO7,222,
will be paid by Receiver John Perry,
of Kansas City. The bank voluntarily
closed it's doors in 1895.
a party of scientists of the depart
ment of agriculture, comprising DR.. C.
Hart Merriam, biologist, and Messrs.
Fisher and Stocks, assistants, to be
joined in day or two by Chief Botan-
ist Coville, left Washington, on the
22d, for Alaska, for an investigation of
its agricultural resources.
Secretary Gage has issued an order
10 the collector of customs at San
Francisco directing him to permit the
landing of $50 Chinese upon satisfac-
tory proof that they are employed by
exhibitors or concessionaries of the
Philadelphia exposition to be held dur
ing the coming autumn.
Representative Norton, of South Car
olina, was in Washington, on the 22d,
urging the re-establishment of the
Lake City Is. CO post office, which was
closed by the government Immediately
after the lynching of its negro post
master, Baker, more than a year ago.
The steamer Danube, the finest
steamer of the fleet in the northern
trade, went ashore on Cape Nudge, on
the northeastern coast of Vancouver
island on the 22d. She was resting
easily, and it was expected she would
probably float with the tide.
The war department is proceeding |
on the theory that by the end of July |
not a volunteer soldier will be left in |
the Philippines. !