Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-09-05

The transport Sheridan left San
Francisco, on the 31st, with a number
of teachers for Philippine schools, and
the transport Sumner will follow on
the 18th, with another large delega-
ton of teachers for the same destina-
ton.
The postmaster general has issued a
general order granting ten days leave
of absence to all postmasters of the
first class who may desire to attend
the -postmasters' convention to be held
in Atlantic City, n. j., from the oath
to the 27th of September.
Through Mr.. VIM. III. Thompson, of
the Boatmen's bank of ST. Louis, Will
son Mcdonald, sculptor, has submitted
q design for a great monument to
Thomas Jefferson to be erected upon
the grounds of the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition in that city.
It has been determined at the war
department to send the transport
Sumner from San Francisco, on Sep
TENDER IL, with school teachers des-
tined for the Philippines and such
OAO oS hANy ~
with the civil insular government.
Brig.-Gen. VIM. Ludlow, U. S. A,
died at Convent,N \. j., of consumption,
on the Goth. His illness was first no
ticed on his arrival in the Philippines
in May last. He was at once sent
home in the hope that the American
climate would restore him, and went
direct to Convent.
The Indiana state board of charities,
on the goth, filed a report with the
governor on the investigation of the
insane hospitals to ascertain if any
sane persons are deprived of their
freedom. The report says no such
persons are confined and have not
been within the last Is months.
Federal Judge Irwin has decided, in
the suits filed against the government
by 81 persons claiming to be part
Caddo Indian, to secure allotments in
the recently-opened Kiowa-Comanche
country, that the said allotments may
be filed on by any person subject to
pending litigation in the higher court.
The Northern Pacific railroad has
decided to build two immense steam
ships for the Pacific and China trade
of about the same size as those now
building at New London, Conn, for
the Great Northern railway. They
will be of $4,000 tons, or three times
the capacity of al average ocean
freighter."
Fred. gilbert, who left New York
city, May 1, to walk to Sioux Falls, S.
D., on a wager of $4,000, arrived at
that place, on the 30th, at four
o'clock in the afternoon, 30 hours
ahead of time. The distance walked
was 1900 miles. gilbert started with
out a cent, and had not slept in a bed
during his long tramp.
It was semi-offcially announced, on
the 27th, that the directors of the
Union Pacific had outlined plans
which will call for the expenditure of
$4O,0 200, 900 on the Southern and Cen
trail Pacific systems, to be about equal
~ divided between them. This will
be chiefly for improvements, in order
to put those railroads in perfect ply
steal condition.
The naval hospital ship Solace ar
rived at San Francisco, on the goth.
from Manila, via Guam and Honolulu.
The vessel brought a number of pas
sengers, among them the wives and
children of naval officers. The Solace
is to be laid up for repairs at Mare
Island. She has been in service for
several years, and has made a number
of trips between here and the Philip
pines.
The Bethlehem Steel Co., which also
includes the Bethlehem Iron Co., on.
the 27th, passed into the hands OF
Charles NJ. Schwab. A check TO- 81,
032, 900 was deposited with the Girard
Trust Co., of Philadelphia, by Drexe.
& Co., in payment of 10000 shares OF
Bethlehem steel stock. The tota
number of shares in the company j:
100000. Immediately after the receipt
of the check, a new board of director:
and officers were elected.
Capt. Geo. P. Hearn, Ninth infan
try, has been ordered before q retir
ing board in Washington city. Fol-
about two years past Capt. Hearn hal
been detailed as chief of forestry il
the Philippines, and has made severa
interesting and important reports t.
the wal department. He is suffering
from a disability that ~disqualifies hin
for military duty, but he may b.
placed in charge of the forestry divi
sion as a retired army officer.
Secretary Root, on the Goth, re
ceived a letter from the chairman. o
the committee on state and territor
ial exhibits of the Louisiana Purchas
exposition, saying hat the exposition
desired to make an exhibit of the re
sources and products of the Philip
zines and Cuba. The letter was re
ferred to the division of insular al
fairs, which will take the necessar,
steps 10 assist the exposition in pre-
curing the exhibits asked.
The steamer Frithjof, which arrive
at Hammerfest, Norway, on tn
sOth, after having successful
landed the Baldwin-Zeigler Arctic e1
petition at Camp Zeigler, on Alger is
and smoke the Russian ice-breakin