Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-10
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Tn the senate, on the 5th, little Il
the way of important Legislation vas
ACCOMPLISHED. The committee amend
ments to the army reorganization
bill to which no objection had been
raised were agreed to, but none OF
the contested amendments were con-
sidered. A ley unobjected measures
were taken from the calendar n
passed lin the house the feature
of The debate upon the r~eapportlon-
ment bill was a two-hours speech by
Mr.. Littlefeld (Me.) in favor OF the
Burleigh bill to increase the
ship of the house to $50. During the
day Mr.. Hopkins expressed a WHINE
ness to accept an amendment TO MS
bill giving an additional representa-
tive each to Florida, Colorado ana
North Dakota.
A check for $27, 907 was transmitted,
ON the 9Th, through Miles NJ. O'Brien,
president of the board of education OF
New York city, to the president OF me
board of education of Galveston, IeS',
that amount being the total sum con-
tributed by the teachers and schooi
children of Greater New York for the
relief of the school children OF Gal-
weston.
Gov. Allen of Porto Rico returned
TO San Juan, on the 9Th, after a WISH
to towns in the western part OF the
island, during which he visited several
DIaces never before visited by any
Governor of Porto Rico. Everywhere
he was most enthusiastically received
40 ai+I-Anc turned
out to provide him with an escort.
The North German Lloyds steamer
Kaiserin Maria Theresa, which ar
rived at New York, OF the 9th, was
in collision with the schooner PavIa
of Lunenburg, n. S., in mid-ocean ant
damaged the later so badly hat thu
| crew abandoned her. All hands, thu
cantain and five seamen, were brought
to New York.
f Mayor Henry V. johnson of Denver
= Col. has accepted the invitation o
t th. management of the Denver I1mc
to act as editor of that newspape
for one issue. He will take complet
< charge of the news and editorial dt
partment for the issue of sunday
i January 20.
I Severe cold is reported t~hrOughou
5 France and Italy. In Paris there hav
e been a number of deaths in til
II streets. Snow has fallen in souther
e Italy. and the city of Rome and SUI
rounding country are snow-ciad Il
5, the first time in many years.
d, In the senate, on the 7th, n 1ea
ls ure of the debate on the army REQ
ganization bill was a notable spee'
IS bv Senator Lodge (Mass-), In Whl'
he drew a brilliant word picture
So the commercial future of the Unit
= States, and urged the necessity Ior
'n strong and scientifically orgahlZ
army and a powerful navy for
d tense against any possible foe. i
u house provision for a veterinary cor
in the army wa stricken OUT.
Az the house the debate on the res
portionment bill was continue
:. unanimous agreement being reach
TO take a final vote on the measr
81 before the close of the session on I
no sth. A number of notable speech
were made during the days debate.
Id The Findley CO., police authoritl
on the 18th, ordered the arrest
the George d. Ury, at Columbus Grove
and placed Charles w. Foster, an
VS. policeman of Findley, under ARE
vas The men are charged with being m
hers of the gang which has conduc
vas so MANY successful safe cracking J
in in northwestern Ohio during the P
les two years.
William S. Warren was, on h
unanimously reelected president
:, IN the Chicago board of trade Tor
the ensuing wear. This means a cont
ance of the aggressive attitude OF
lboard in it's fight against bucket st
VI and the resulting controversy v
ada, anU oomnapies over the
~tribution of the boards quotations
70 Snow fell in Paris, on the 18th,
a. the first time this winter. Inc
: ca literature, however, had risen Sc
he what. Elsewhere in rance exit
o of weather was recorded, accompa
the bv heavy snow falls. Bodies OF ira
nteG. frozen TO death were found In a I
,eak- Der of places on the roadside.
invs- Talk of the possibility of ano
neri- british loan to meet the expense
rious 1.-THE p~rotracted campaign i'm Soutl
Col RIGA is heard in banking circles
is generally believed hat he
ntors ton of such a loan viii again
its OF american bankers ready to tax
a large share of it.
has TI,o frs+ stem towards the
.ough u,a+;or of n rand transit road
glstle Chattanooga to Lookout mou
rend- was effected, on the 18th, when a
# the .1;a,4fon for a charter was filed
d Mr.. H. n w Stiles. ~zooloeist of I'll
the ar+uen+ of agriculture, has bee
siege i~na4ed to investigate the catt1
lease prevalent in Texas.