Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Gov. Savers of Texas, on the 3Oth,
gave out the following statement:
''The amount of money received by
NE up to noon, September 80, for the
benefit of the storm sufferers, is S672,-
476.29. This sum includes S3,852.59 hat
remained in my hands of the fund
contributed for the relief OF the
Brazos river valley sufferers last year.
1t also includes all drafts and author
izations to draw and which are in
transit and are yet uncollected."
The quarterly statement of the COM
missioner of navigation shows that
30S sailing vessels, of IS, 79O gross tons,
were built in the United States, and
officially numbered during the quar-
ter ended September so, 1900. Of the
whole number 100 were built on the
Atlantic and gulf coasts, % on the Pa
cifc, 30 on the great lakes, and So on
the western rivers.
An interesting report comes from
Koomaport to the effect hat Mr.. Kru-
ger, in a letter to his wife, announc-
ing that he was going on a six months
holiday, said in substance that after
the capture of Machadodorp he knew
the struggle was hopeless, and coun-
SEIZED moderation. but that Mr..
Steyn's arbitrary behavior" over
ruled his counsels.
Tie Filipinos in the vicinity of Ma
Mia have been quiet of late, al
though there have been brisk attacks
at Las Pinas and Paranaque, south of
Manila. as well as outpost firing at
linus. Bacoora and Muntin Lupa. The
American officers are satisfied that
the alleged amigos living around the
towns in question participated in
these attacks.
Capt. Samuel E. Smiley, of the Fiji
teentn infantry, formerly attached to
the staff of Gen. Bates. in the Philip
pines, who proceeded to China to join
his regiment, but broke down there,
owing to the climate and hard work,
is returning to the United States on
the supply ship Celtic.
Sexto Lopez, formerly secretary
and confdante of Gen. Aguinaldo, ar
ri. ed at New York, on the 30th, on the
Campania. Lopez is said to have come
at the invitation of Fisk Warren, and
he expects to explain to the people the
Filipinos' side of their fight with this
country.
At every coliiery in the anthracite
region a notice WIS posted, on the
I'd, announcing a ten-per-cent. in
crease in wages based on the present
scale, effective October 1, and that the
operators VII arbitrate any grievance
their employees may present.
The Russian war office announced,
on the 1st,. that dispatches from
khabarovsk and Kharbin say Gen.
Tschitchagoff sent Col. K~opeiken, with
a detachment of Cossacks, railroad
troops and volunteers to engage n
force of Chinese who had occupied the
railroad at San Chakan. The Russians
won two obstinate fights. Forty-three
dead Chinese were left on the trenches
after the second engagement.
The Austrian steamer Styria Lloyd,
sailed from Lorenzo MARQUEE. on the
1st, having on board 400 Transvaal
refugees, part OF them being Irish
Americans. All of their expenses had
been paid by the Transvaal govern
ment- Each man had received 30
shillings and will be paid ESQ (42.5O)
on landing at any port which may be
elected by them.
Several hundred employees of the
Reading Iron Co., of Danville. Pa, de-
cided, on the LIST, to accept the 25
per cent. reduction in their wages,
which went into effect on September
Is, and against which they struck.
The men agreed to resume work as
soon as the plant could be placed in
operation.
The population of Los. Angeles. Cal.
as announced by the census bureau, is:
1900, 1O2, 479: 1890, 5O,395. These fig
ures show an increase in population
of 52,0S4, or 1895 per cent. from 1890
to 1900. The population in 1880 was
Hiss, showing an increase of 39.212,
or 350.64 per cent from 1880 to 1890.
The Mansfield (O.) Ministerial asso-
citation. comprising pastors of various
Protestant churches of that city, held
a meeting, on the night of the LIST. at
the home of Rev. l.. 6. Batman. pastor
of the Christian church, and adopted
resolutions condemning mob violence
against the Dowieites.
The imports of wheat into Liverpool
for the week ended on the goth, were
1890 quarters from Atlantic ports
There e ne receipts from Pacific
or other ports. The imports of Amer
lean corn for the week were 90,10G
quarters.
The Quincy fnl.) Jail holds Fred
Thurman, ex-alderman; George G
Blunt, eN-Sunday-school superintend'
emit, and Capt. Henry, ex-postmaster
all charged with ENLIGHTENMENT from
fraternal societies.
Over nine hundred men of the Tween.
ty-fourth and Twenty-f1fth infantry
(colored) sailed from San Francisco
j for Manila, on the LIST, on the trans,
port Hancock.