Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-07-26
OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

societies, were present.
Gold shipments on the La B~retagne,
which sailed from New York, for
Havre, IN the 10Th, amounted to ST.
2O9, 800. all bars.
The Missouri Pacific Railway Co., on
the 10Th, filed with Secretary of State
Lesueur, at Jefferson City, Mo-, a
statement OF increase of stock from
s55.O0O,OOO to $4,000, 900. The fee paid
was $500.
The commission for Gen. Adna r.
Chafee as major-general of volunteers
was prepared at the war department,
on the 18th, and sent to the White
House for the presidents signature.
Notification OF his promotion, together
with special instructions, will be cabled
to Nagasaki, Japan, so as to meet Gen.
Chahee or his arrival there.
The selection Of w. W. Rockhill to
be the governments special agent in
China was announced at the cabinet
meeting on the 10Th. The appointment
of such In agent was suggested by the
president. Mr.. Rockhill, though a
democrat, was selected because of his
eminent illness for the task. He is
not only an orientalist, but a diplomat.
The United States transport Rawlins
arrived at Santiago, Cuba, from
Matanzas, on the 18th, with a battalion
of the Tenth infantry, Capt. Murphy,
commanding, on board. This bat
TALON went TO relieve the Fifth in
fantry, garrisOning the Moro. The
Fifth will embark for New York.
AS the result of conferences in Wash
ington. it has bSen decided to reduce
the strength Of the army in the Phil
ippines 10 10000 men. which number.
it is estimated. it viii be necessary to
maintain on the islands for a year
longer.
Following the conferences with Gov
Gen. Wood, it is given put as the pur-
pose of the administration to establish
al independent civil government in
Cuba at the earliest practicable mo-
ment. a constitutional convention
viii be soon sailed and the way paved
for the change.
Gov. Aliens report to the president
OH conditions in Porto Rico was very
encouraging. 1t showed that the new
government is gradually fulfilling its
various functiors and that the people
seem entirely satisfied. The governor
is highly pleased with the adaptability
shown by the Porto Rican appointees
to office.
1.-The Washington idea of seEdingM IT
Rockhin TO China" says the London
Standard, ~editorially, lis an excellent
one, and might a~dvantageo usly be imi-
tated by the British and ether govern
~
The long vooden building known as
masthouse in the ChsirlestowR (Mass.)
navy yard, was burned at midnight of
the 10Th, together with its contents,
which comprised more than 100 ships
cutters. barges and launches. many
niasts in various stages of completion,
a quantity OF hard pine lumber and
patterns. entailing a loss of fully $780,
OGG.
1t is learned from an official source
that Cardinal Francis Satolli, first pa
pal delegate to this country, 1S93-97,
has beenappointed project of this prop
uganda by Pope Leo NH. This news
came direct, on the 18th, from Rome,
Mgr. Satolli has resided since
leaving Washington three years ago.
Secretary Long ~telegraphed to Ad-
miral Remey, on the Goth: 'Conger tel
egraphs that he is under fire at the
British legation. Pekin. Use and urge
every means possible for immediate
~,elief."
Victoria crosses were, on the Goth,
gazetted in London for Capt. Meikle-
John and Sergeant-Major Robertson,
both of the Gordon Highlanders, for
bravery in the battle of Ela~ndslaagte;
and Lieut.. Norwood, of the Fifth dra-
COON guards, for rescuing a fallen
trooper al L~adysmith.
Miss Jessie Morrison, whose prelimi-
nary trial for the murder of Mrs. Olin
Castle, had been in progress at FL
dorado, Kas., for several days, was, on
the Goth, held without bail to answer
the charge of murder in the first de-
gree. just before the young prisoner
was taken back to Jail she embraced
her father, and both wept bitterly. The
seem was most pathetic, and there
were few dry eyes in the court room.
Under instructions from Gov.-Gen.
Wood, the First United States infantry
regiment, stationed at Pinar del Rio
city and Guanajay, is preparing for
departure from Cuba. A troop of the
Seventh cavalry will be stationed at
Guanajay.
r. G. Run & Co.'S Weekly Review, is
sued on the 21st, said: Failures for
last week have been 231 in the United
States, against AS last year, and 81 in
Canada, against IS last year"
y forest fire, extending over a terri
tory of 25 square miles, and which
threatened with destruction nearly a
score Of towns in the vicinity of Patch
Vile, Mass, was the result Of a blaze
started, on the 10Th, by berry pickcrs.
The Chinese who attacked the Rus
sian town of BIagovestchebsk conCen-
trated on the right bank of the Amur.
They were severely routed at the viii
lage of Sakhalin, which was burned by
the shell fire of the Russians. The Rus
slams captured II guns and killed 1000
of the Chinese. The Russian loss was
considerable.
1t has been decided to raise 500, 900
as a memorial to Rear Admiral John
W. Philip. Naval Constructor Bcwies
CT the Brooklyn navy yard, and Com
mander d. Delehanty, governor of Sail
ors' Snug Harbor, are in charge of the
movement. Miss Helen Gould will be
en- the committee.
Tie enumeration OF the inhabitants
Of the boroughs of Manhattan and the
Bronx, for the federal census, shows
that the population of Greater New
York on June 1, was 2,100, 900 persons