Iron County register., 1900-05-17
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the senate, on the 18th, by the
close vote of % to "a, the proposition
to erect. without reference to the price
ut which the government could secure
armor plate for it's war ships, a govern
nlent armor plate plant, was rejected.
In a speech upon the subject, Mr..
Chandler On. H. charged that the gov
ernment had been defrauded in the
adoption of the Harveyized armor. and
that a similar fraud was proposed in
the attempt to force the government
tc adopt the Krupp armor. The
house was not in session.
May McNally, aged 16 years, and
Edna Worden, aged 20, were drowned,
on the 18th, in Neosho river, near Jop-
lin. Mo-, their boat capsizing. One of
the girls clung to the dam for several
minutes while their two male escorts
were trying to save the other, but she
lost her presence of mind and sank.
Fire at Camden, n. j., on the 18th,
which broke out in the Farmers mar
ketlouse at Fifth and Federal streets,
completely destroyed that building,
ter stores and about fifty small dwell
600, and rendering homeless about two
hundred and fifty persons.
Miners who have visited the Siberian
coast by stealth report that it is prac-
ticaily the same as the Nome coast,
consisting of strip of beach behind
which lies a tundra or belt of rich
gold-bearing sand, which has been
thrown up by the action of the waves
and frozen.
Synod hall, in Edinburgh, which has
capacity of $500, was crowded, on
the 18th, by an assembly gathered to
hear Rev. T. De Witt Talmage. After
preaching indoors, DIR. Talmage deliv-
cred second discourse to a large as
se1nbly blocking the approaches 10 the
hall.
The London war C$fi.e, on the 18th,
received the follow ing dispatch from
Gen. Roberts: ''Kroonstad, May IL, .
p. MI entered Kroonstad at 1880, to-
day without opposition, when the
Union Jack was hoisted amidst cheers
from the few British residents"
Inspector Zach Wood, of the Cana
dian Northwest mounted police, has
force. in succession to Col. Steele, now
in Africa. Col. Wood is defendant of
former President Zachary Taylor, of
the United States.
PRESIDENT Steyn's movement east
ward is interpreted as confirming the
ruInors of chickering's between the
Transvaalprs and the Free Staters.
In the senate. on the 14th, after a
discussion lasting five full days, the
naval appropriation bill was passed as
reported by committee. with the eN-
ception of the armOr plate provision.
AS passed, the secretary of the navy
is authorized TO procure armor at $445
per ton, if possible; if not he may con-
tract at $545 per ton for armor for the
battleships Maine, Ohio and Missouri,
and proceed to erect an armor factory
to cost not to exceed S4,000,0nn. The
| free homes" bill was passed without
d word of debate. In the house, the
general deficiency appropriation bill
was passed. substantially without
amendment. The bill carries $3.S39,O ,O21.
On the 14th the senate passed the
naval appropriation bill, by which the
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procure armor of the best quality at
$455 per ton; but if he be unable to OBJ
tain it at that price, he is then author
ized to pay $545 per ton for the armor
for the battleships Maine, Ohio and
Missouri, and proceed to erect an armor
| factory to cost not to exceed 81 100000,
one-half of which amount is made i'm
mediately available.
| Four companies of the United States
infantry, stationed at Fort Sheridan,
near Chicago, left for New York., on
the 14th, on their way to southern
Cuba, where they will be used to
strengthen their regiment doing garri-
son duty. The troops are in command
of Lieutenants Reeves and Patello.
The Greek legation in Constantine
pie, on the 18th, notified the porte OF
the intention of Greece to resort to the
collective arbitration of the powers re-
specting the controversy over the con-
sular convention. At the same time
the legation sent a note to the en-
bassies asking for arbitration.
Louis Klopsch, of New York, pub
fisher of the Christian Herald, arrived
at Bombay, on the 14th, and started on
a tour of the famine districts. He
handed to the international missionary
Icommittee three lacs of rupees, about
lS145,00O, for distribution among the
famine sufferers.
The supreme court of the United
Estates decided, on the 14th, in the case
lof Erb VS.. Morasch, that the ordinance
of the city of Kansas City, Kas., regu-
llating the speed of railway cars was
valid, Notwithstanding an exception is
made in the interest of one road.
The house passed the general def
iciency appropriation bill, carrying
lS3, ,S39, ,O21, on the 14th, substantially