Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-02-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the senate, on the 10th, the ship
ping bill was displaced as unfinished
business, by n practically unanimous
vote, the oleomargarine bill being
placed in that order. After an hours
consideration the latter was
laid aside and unobiected bills from
the calendar were taken up. Nearly
three hundred bills, including 1T9 prl-
vate pension bills, were passed during
the day....In the house the sundry
civil appropriation bill occupied the
time, without making much progress,
until four o'clock. when public bust
ness was suspended to allow the mem
bers to pay tribute to the memory OF
the late Representative Hoffecker, OF
Delaware.
James Stewart, a retired lumber
man, aged 60 -fears, was killed at his
home in Minneapolis, Mimi, on the
nth, by being caught in a folding
bed. The supports of the bed did not
rest squarely upon the floor, and in
some way the heavy top of the bed
fell, the edge striking Mr.. Stewart
and severing his spine.
The opinion has been expressed by
several senator's that although the riv-
er and harbor bill would be reported
from the commerce committee 1T
could not pass the senate. One repub-
lican senator said that while he had
not yet determined to conduct a fight
against the bill, it could not be passed
at this session.
All Europe is experiencing a return
of winter weather. Severe cold and
snow storms are reported from all
parts of England, Germany, Italy,
Austria and Russia. The blizzard con-
tinues in the Odessa district. In
Switzerland many villages are cut OFF.
Numerous deaths are reported.
A party of Americans have found
petroleum in large quantities on the
Island of Margarita, an island IN the
caribbean sea belonging to Venezuela,
and at Maracaibo, a city of Nene-
zuela while prospecting for asphalt.
They have also found iron and discov-
cred several asbestos mines.
1t is reported from Nagasaki that
an agreement has been concluded be-
tween China and the Russo-China bank
for the construction of a railway from
Lake BailkaI, Siberia, to Port Arthur.
The bank. in return for constructing
the line, gets the right to work it for
80 years,
The governor of Virginia has signed
the bill providing for the constltu-
tional convention.
In the senate, on the 18th, nearly
the whole session was devoted to con-
sideration Of the post office approprl-
alton bill. All of the committee
amendments were disposed of except
that appropriating 100000 for an eN-
tension of the pneumatic tube service,
which went over. Just before adj
ljournment the military academy APP
preparation bill was laid before the
senate....In the house the bill to au-
thorize the holding of the i~nternation-
al exposition in celebration of the
centennial anniversary of the Louisi-
ana purchase at st. Louis, in 1908, ano
appropriating $4,000, 900 therefor, was
passed, under suspension of the rules
, by a vote of 1871 to Al. The sundry
, civil appropriation bill was taken VI
8 late in the day.
DISPATCHES received in Berlin, from
= Lisbon, assert hat during the recen
meeting in London of King Edward
Emperor William and King Charles
an arrangement was effected between
q lGreat Britain, Germany and Portuga
regarding the future of south Africa
In official circles in Berlin all sue
statements are said to be entlrel
without foundation.
=. A dispatch fro1u Copenhagen, on tn
= 1sth, said: 1.-The statements pull
Iished in London to the effect that tn
sale of the Danish West Indies to tn
limited States had been abandoned
!. not well grounded. On the contrar.
the negotiations are advancing wit
prospects of an agreement. The della
- was caused by further consultation
~ with the rigsdag."
n At noon, on the 18th, the dam at til
~ village electric light plant at Thoml
- sonyille, Mich, went out with a roa
carving with it foul men and a tea
,, of horses. who were working on tt
structure. Edward and Ernest era
daIl were drowned, together with Il
team. The other two men were re
#. cued.
The hill to authorize the holding
the international exposition IN Gel
- bration of the centennial ann1versal
of the Louisiana purchase at 81. Lou
in 1908 and ap~propriating $4,000
therefor, passed the house, on I
ne 18th. under suspension of the ruiz
by a vote of i91 to Al.
al Discussing the tariff controversy !
AZ tween the United States and Russ
ne the Berlin National Zeitung remarf
nc nc Germany has no cause to regret I
m latest phase of the Russo-Americ
tariff war;"