Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-03-29
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

1t is reported from Lorenzo Marquee,
Delagoa Bay. that Pretoria is prepared
to stand siege of two years, and that
the Boer women, frantic at the re-
verses to the Boer arms, are entrea1ing
to be allowed to shoot the British of
ficers imprisoned at Pretoria.
y special correspondent of the Lon
don Times at Bloemfontein, telegraph
ing, on the 22d, says: Yesterday Mr.
Kruger issued a proclamation annex
ing the Free State to the Transvaal
Mr.. Steyn Immediately issued a coun-
ter proclamation, declaring the Free
State intact"
BY direction of the war department,
one squadron of the Fifth cavalry, in
the department of Puerto Rico, will
be relieved from duty in that depart
ment and sent 10 Jefferson Barracks
Mo. The detachment will serve as a
depot squadron for the Fifth cavalry
The steamship Switzerland which
arrived at New York, on the 22d. from
Antwerp, brought nearly 200 Firms,
who are said to be the first of many
thousands fleeing from the oppression
of the government of Russia. The
party will locate in Minnesota, Iowa
and Montana.
The body of Kelly Brinsfeld, who
disappeared from Atlanta, Ga. several
months age, was found, on the ed,
under the house formerly occupied by
him. Brinsfield, who was a minister's
son, was short several thousand dol
lars in his accounts with an insurance
company.
The Carnegie Steel Co., limited, be-
comes stock company, with a cao-
itGl variously estimated at from $780,
100000 to S250,O0O,O0O, the famous
''ironclad agreement" is wiped out, all
litigation between the partners in the
Carnegie company in dropped, and II.
c. Frick, the former president of the
company, virtually secures all he has
contended for.
j. f. Remnant, conservative, was
elected, on the 23d, without opposi-
ton, to the seat (HOlborn division of
Finsbury, London) III the house of COM
mons, made vacant by the death of
Sir Charles Hall, Q. c., conservative.
A Constantinople dispatch of the
22d says there is no truth in the re-
port Published in the United States
that Osman Pasha, the hero of Plevna,
is dead. The famous Turkish general
has been sick for week, but his
health is improving.
Sherman Rogers, a prominent citi-
zen of Buffalo, n. Y, died, on the I'D,
at the residence of his son, Il. Cameron
Rogers, the well-known poet, in Santa
Barbara. Cal, of cerebral meningitis.
It is reported from Lima that the
government of Peru intends to APP
point Mr.. Alexander Garland to be
Peruvian minister at Washington.
Capt. Thomas Wilson, president OF
the Central national bank of Cleve-
land, o., and a widely-known vessel
owner, died on the Esd.
The establishment of an Oceano-
graphic institute at Kiel university is
now placed beyond doubt.
Four men were instantly killed and
one fatally injured by a boiler explo.
sion in Hickory's saw mill at Anthony
Ind, on the 23d.
The war department has given or
ders to have the transport Hancock
prepared for the usa of the Philippine
| commission. She is one of the finest
| vessels in the service, and will be pu,
| in perfect condition for the accommo.
dation of the members of the commits
sion and their staff of clerical assist
| ants.
Congressman JOY. of Missouri, says
that as soon as Mr.. Tawney, of Min
nesota, the chairman of the Worlds
fair committee, returns to Washing
| ton, which will DE in a few days, /;
proposition will be made to the com
mittee TO go out TO st. Louis in a spe
cial car.
Congressman Bailey, of Texas, say:
that either B. F. Shiveley, of Indiana
or Senator John w. Daniel, of Fir
| ginia, will be nominated by the Kan
sas City convention as Col. Bryan.
running mate.
| Judge Munger, at Omaha, Neb., OF
the 23d, granted the writ of habea:
corpus in the case of Falr and Jock
| ems, the two members of the Tenth in
fantry at Fort Crook, who were being
held for trial in the state court fcl
the shooting of deserter Morgan. Th'
men had previously been acquitted O
blame by q court-martial.