Iron County register., 1901-06-27

city decorated the graves of the Sol
diers of all nationalities.
The steamship Hawaiian, which ar
rived at San Francisco, on the 18th
from Honolulu, brought the larges
cargo of sugar ever sent out of th'
Hawaiian islands. 1t consisted of 8,
600 tons, valued at $75O,O00.
The Bombay correspondent of the
London Daily Express announces thai
the monsoon rains have not yet eX
tended beyond the Bombay presiden
cy, and that unless they become more
general the outlook is very gloomy.
At the meeting of the Brown uni
versity corporation in annual session
at Providence, r. l., on the Goth, for
mer President E. Benjamin Andrews
now of Nebraska state university, was
elected to fill vacancy in the board
of trustees.
The Copenhagen correspondent OIL
the London Daily Mail telegraphcd
on the 21st, that MIR. L. S. Swenson
the American minister, had starred
for Washington, supposedly in con
nection with the sale of the Danish
West Indies.
The University of London is estab-
fishing a new department for the
practical study of modern Chinese
institutions, with view to equlpping g
students for commercial work and of
furthering Great Britain's oriental
trade interests.
The first gold shipments of the sea,
son are now on the way from the
Klondike. Sums aggregating $780,
600 were started from Dawson, on the
14th, on the river steamers Canadian
and Zealandia, according to tele-
graphic advices received in Skaguay.
The academic board at the naval
academy has recommended to Secre-
tary Long that the young men desig-
mated for naval cadets be examined ut
or near their homes, instead of at tGe
naval academy. This recommends
tion meets the approval of Secretary
Long.
Gov. Bliss of Michigan, on the 10Th.
issued an official proclamation eulo-
gizing former Gov. Pingree as sol
dier, a business man, a mayor and a
governor, whose career had been
characterized by a rugged honesty
that won for him the confidence of
the people.
All the flags in the city of Detroit
Mich, foated at half-mast, on the
10th, out of respect to the memory OF
eX-Gov. Pingree, who died, on the
18th, in London. As whole, the city
was more deeply moved by Pingrea's S
death than by the loss of any public
man in many decades.
The japanese consul at Mok-Pho
Corea, reports that the recent mission
troubles at the Island of Quelpaert
were caused by native converts. These
persons SO eXasperated the other ma
tives that the latter surrounded them
and killed 500 of them. The foreign
cruisers are still at Quelpaert.
Reports received from the chief
cities of Europe chronicle the return
of semi-winter weather, which has n
serious effect upon crops. Very cold
weather and heavy rains and snow
are reported from Switzerland and
Hungary, and the snow is foot deep
at Teplitz, in the latter country.
Emperor William of Germany has
ordered schconer-yacht to be 1e-
signed and built in the United States.
1t is tc be laid on similar lines as the
American yacht Yampa, which the
emperor now owns. The yacht will
be designed by A. Cary Smith and
Henry G. Barboy, naval architects of
New York.
Civil government will be established
in the Philippine islands on July 4.
Judge William III. Taft will be desig-
mated as civil governor. He will re-
main at the head of the Philippine
commission, which is to be continued.
The order creating him civil governor
will be issued by the president
through the secretary of war.
At a luncheon given in his honor, ON
the night of the 18th, by the Chicago
club, NJ. Cambon, French ambassador
tc America, said: 81 do not believe
the mar who tells me that trade re-
lations and business eXigency Will
prevent future wars among the civil
ized nations. 1t is intellect that will
stop them, and intellect alone. EdQ-
cation makes for peace more than all
the business in the world
Judge Bradley, in the equity court.
on the goth, denied the application of
Lone Wolf and other Indians for an
Injunction against the secretary of
the interior to restrain him from
opening the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache lands in Oklahoma, to settle
ment. Without going into the facts
of the case the court held that the
question was purely a political one
with which the court had no power
to deal.
heretofore been overreiable on this
subject, hears that Mr.. Kruger has
actually cabled to Gen. Botha declin-
ing to concede anything, and that, in
consequence of this decision, Gen.
Botha and the commandants agreeing
with his peace views have decided 10
repudiate Mr.. Kruger's authority and
further consultation between
Botha's representatives and Lord
Kitchener has been arranged.
The Mexican government is arrang'