Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14

Denen Oh MS CTeQIIOTS.
Stephen Miller Gladwin, one of tn,
founders of the Carew Manufacturing
Co. of Holyoke, Mass, and long iden
tined with the paper industries of tn,
country, died, on the 5th, at his home
in Leona. Y. j., in his eightieth year
The British war office has issued or
ders for the formation of eight volun
teer cyclist companies, to be com
posed of 120 men each, for service Ill
south Africa. The recent useful work
of the colonial cyclists led to this &C
ton.
Eight members Of the National Ere
mont association met the presiden
on the 5th. The members of this AS
s~ociation took part in h convention
of June, 1856, in Philadelphia, which
nominated John C.. Fremont for pres
ident.
A dispatch from Pekin, on the 18th
said: The ministers committee has
completed its report and the general
principle to be adopted in the case OF
indemnities is based upon laws in
harmony with the Roman and English
systems"
Col. J. G. Stowe, consul to Cape
Town, south Africa, who had been
home on leave of absence since No.
vember last, left Kansas City, Mo.
on the 9th, for New York, whence he
will sail on the st. Louis, to resume
charge of his office.
The foreign representatives in
Washington interested in reciprocity
treaties pending in the United States
senate, are in communication with
their governments as to the cours to
be adopted, since the senate has failed
to act upon the instruments.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
incident to swearing in the vice-presi-
dent at the capitol, On the 4th, Mrs.
Roosevelt, her three sisters-in-law and
the Roosevelt children, drove to tie
White House, where they partook o.
luncheon with Mrs. Mckinley.
The biennial convention of the Unit
ed Order of Birth Abraham, which
had been in session q week at Chicago,
concluded its business, on the 18th, and
adjourned. An appropriation of 5000
was voted for the st. Louis hospital,
and chairmen of various committees
were appointed.
Secretary Hay has been forced tc
testify to his w ability and fidcli-
ty. On the 9th he signed his own com
mission, as he is required to sign all
the commissions of cabinet officers
and he thereby declared hat he I'M.
posed implicit confidence in himself
and in his own fidelity and ability.
DIR. W. B. Swan, secretary of the
Kansas state board of health, issued
a bullitin, on the 18th, stating that
there are over one thousand cases of
smallpox in that state. The worst
infected district is Crawford and
Cherokee counties. In these two
counties there are less than 500
cases of the disease.
Senate Barlow's anti-lynching bill
was passed in the Indiana house, Oh
the 9th, by a vote of 81 to 80. 1t nro-
vides hat the office of sheriff shall be
vacated whenever a prisoner in his
charge is lynched, and the sheriff
must show to the satisfaction of the
governor that he was not remiss in
duty before he is restored to office.
B.. c. Anderson, proprietor of the
Jefferson brass works of Brooklyn,
was arrested, on the eth, on an indict-
ment handed down by the federal
grand jury charging him, on two
counts, with attempting to bride off,
Gals at the Brooklyn navy yard to
pass bills rendered by him for goods
not delivered. He was held in $500
bonds.
The state department has received
q c~ablegram through the United
States minister at Port-au-Princc,
Hayti, stating that the American col
ony in business there, send greetings
to William Mckinley, president of the
United States, and wish him the same
success in the coming four year thai
has attended him during those which
have just passed.
The new Spanish baseball court at
was ORChCd, Oh II IT'LL, ucu.
Wood and a number of government
officials attending the
Mgr. ~Sbarretti, bishop of Havana,
blessed the structure, which is the
largest of the kind in the world and
cost $780, O0. The promoters hope
that baseball will replace bull fighting
In the affections of the Cubans.
Official circles in London regard the
announcement of the armistice in
south Africa with the greatest salts
faction. They point out that it must
have been granted on the solicitation
of the Beers, and take the view that
Gen. Kitchener would never have con-
scented to it unless he felt practically
sure il would result in an important
advance toward the termination of all
hostilities.
In an interview, on the 9Th, Senior
Gonzales de Quesada said: ST have
o made any statements regarding
an uprising. If any persons are inter
ested in ~fomenting an uprising they
are not Cubans who are in favor of in
dependence, but parties DESTROYS of
seeing Cuba crushed forever. What
we nave to contend against now ia
American opinion. There is no pros