Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-02-21
pERsoNAI AND GENERAL.

A letter received from Cartagena,
Colombia, says the Colombian reoels
are particularly active in the interior
department. with the result that ousl-
ness is seriously handicapped. NO
coffee could be shipped from Carta-
gena.
Catherine J. Kinney, of Kansas CITY
Mo-, who recently shot her divorced
husband, w. \. Seeley, a cattle buyer,
in the arm, was, on the 18th, lndlcLeu
bv the grand jury for assault with IN
tent to kill.
The Berlin Arbeitsmarkt asserts
that there was a steady increase IN
the number of unemployed IN Berlin
during January. and that there are
now 166 such persons to every 1Oo
jobs.
Aunt" Peggy Jones, colored, died
al Client, KY, on the 18th. She was
said to be 124 years old. Her Oldest
living child, Charlotte, is over one
hundred years old.
1t was reported in Tein Tsin, on the
| 18th, that seven nations had declared
war against China.
The British parliament was opened
on the 14th, by King Edward, amid
! scenes of splendor such as England
, has not witnessed for many
| In his speech from the throne the
| king gave no indication of a change
! of policy toward the Beers.
Generals James H. Wilson, Fitz-
hugh Lee and Theodore Schwan were
retired, on the 18th, the lsst-hamed
on his own application. Col. a. p
Daggett. Fourteenth infantry, will be
promoted to a brigadier general, sue
ceeding Schwan, and will be retired
Immediately with his higher rank.
Henry C.. Bates, st. J~ohnsbury' VI;
Fletcher Ladd, Lancaster, y. H.; L. r
Johnston, Ann Arbor, Mich; l.. X. Wil'
flew. ST. Louis, Mo-, and Az. Odl1n
! San Juan, Porto Rico, have accepted
positions as Judges of the court OF
first instance of the Philippine IS
lands. and will sail for Manila about
April 1.
Lord Kitchener reported to TIT
British war office, on the 14th, ina
troops were engaged with Christian
De Vets force north of P~hilipstown
De Wet having crossed the Orang'
river at Zand Drift, apparently NOV
ing west.
President Mckinley, on h 14th
sent a message to congress urglnI
that the thanks of congress be ten
dered to Admiral Sampson for hl
work during the Spanish war as CON
&ho naval fOrCa of tn
North Atlantic squadron.
Attempts to burn three Of h lare
est hotels in Chicago were made, o
the evening of the 14th, between SD
and six o'clock. Within these hour
flames were discovered in h Paine
house, the Great Northern hotel an
the Sherman house.
President and Mrs. Mckinley CAV
: a dinner, at the White House, on til
! night of the 14th, in honor of tt
members of the diplomatic corps.
was the first social function given
the president since his convalescen'
e from the attack of grip.
0 Chicago packers and dealers in lie;
tobacco report that the crop of 10
leaf tobacco in so badly damaged l
b rust, pole rot and smut that it W
# be almost a total loss. There is q
b increased demand for the stock lie
e over from the crop of 1899. The lar
le dealers estimate that not more thu
ID 30 per cent. of the Wisconsin tobac
will be fit for use
% In the list of naval promotions Sc
9 to the senate, on the 14th, Cal
,e Robley d. Evans is advanced five nu
bers and made a rear-admiral, a
Naval Constructor Hobson is advanc
:. ten numbers.
Mrs. Mary Stevens, a Bloomfis
a (Ia.) laundress, vas surprised, on t
II 18th, by the arrival of her unc
William Yates, aged 81, whom she b
long supposed dead. He went to Ca
Us fornia in 1S49 and now has a fortu
e of $1,000, 600, and has come to ma
pc his home with Mrs. Stevens, who v
"a inherit his wealth.