Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-04-12

b. ELI D AXE.
IRO >TUN MISSOURI
The statement that Germany Will
socn publish the secret Anglo-German
treaty regarding Africa is denied in
well informed circles in Berlin.
Contractors in Berlin and the vicin:-
ty have boycotted the city of late be-
cause the latter insists upon a para
graph in their contracts guaranteeing
the city against strikes
The statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund. exclusive of
the S15O.GOO.Cu0 gold reserve in the di-
vision of redemption, is-ued on the
stfl, showed: Available cash balance,
SI56.7.5,sO3; gold, $50, 392, so.
y Berlin dispatch says: Reports
from Washington iutimating that Ger
many is instigating Turkey 10 take
unfr;endly action against AmericaI
meats are emphaticalIy denied by the
German foreign Office
The board of governors OF the South
ern Cotton Spinners' association dc
cided. on the I'd. that southern mills
should be advised to maintain present
prices of yarns, us there is no pros
pe.t on decline in yarn goods.
Senator Lodge introduced amend
ments to the army appropriation bill,
GA the 9th, giving to the commanding
officer of the army the rank CT lieu
tenant general. and to the adjutant
general the rank of major general.
At a meeting, heIu or The Sd. the d.
reclors of the North American Trust
Co.. OF New York, and the fnteT1ation-
al Banking and Trust CO. agreed, by
unanimous action of both boards. 10
L merger OF the two comsan:-s IN one
institution.
Owing 20 the strong represent alton
~ Bishop AMER, OF Shan Tung, Count
Ven Buelow, the German foce;gn sec
rotary. en- Emperor Williams orders.
ca the I'd. wired the Ger.--a minister
H. Pekin. Baron Eon iEetteler. - pug-
s'rn hereafter i more EiGc-oas policy
in China.
Ex-Eenr- sentative S.-ria5e- called Oh
the c0l1li-.s.iauer Of >IaE.4a Affairs.
NJ the Sd, - present p petition FROM
the 3uami and Peoria Lad.@-5 of tas
tndial ergi 9ry, WHO dcsirs Sat laE.i>
Belonging 10 theu yvis;ch have not
been taken up in ailctE-e4-s 5e soj,G
and The proceeds diyid1I among IN:
tribes.
Vt tie northern station = T .ss=.ls,
en- tie 9Th, while en- route . C0pey.-
hagen. the prince OF Wales was shot
IT by a young Boer sytns pa hing IA
n:I-ic- banned Sipide, who was prompt
Iy arrested. The prince. with charac-
tsristic nonchalerce, requested that
the culprit be not dealt with too
Larshly.
The officers of the Marine hospital
service have consented to handle the
smallpox situation on the NsZ Perces
settlement in Idaho. They will CO.
operate with the agents and inspectors
OF the Indian bureau, and will estal,-
lish detention camps and do whatever
else is necessary to stamp out the dis
ease and prevent its spread.
The railway tomatic-coupling bill
passed its second reading in the Brit
ish house of commons on the 5th.
Speaking upon the measure, James
Brice, liberal, declared America wa2
far ahead of Great Britain in the mat
ter of automatic couplings. In fact.
ne added. American railroads had
shown Great Britain the way ~ many
things.
At the session of the New. YORK con-
ference of the NJ E. church. held on
the 9Th. Dr. I. W. hathaway, president
Of the American Sabbath Union, an
uounced that he had just arrige I'd from
Washington. where he had called upon
President Mckinley. who lad informed
him that the United Stats buildings
at the Paris exposition would De closed
on Sundays.
Queen Victoria received , laGCGcter-
istjc Irish welcome OH her entry into
Dublin on the 4th- There was no half
hcartedness about it. aud il touched
the aged sovereigu's heart IN man.
ncr that nothing has done n many (
long year. The Intermediates were
all in the background, and nothing oc