Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-03

cuse on the 22d.
Gov. Pingree, on the 25th, issued a
requisition on the governor of Cuba
for Charles Jepner Thompson. who Is
wanted in Detroit, Mich, for forgery.
This is said to be the first requisltlon
ON Cuba ever issued.
Indian Agent Myton, of the Untah
and Ouray agency, reported, on the
goth, to the Indian bureau, that the
search of western Colorado by the
state officials had resulted in q failure
to find a single Indian.
John Riley Chamberlain, a veteran
of the civil war and a graduate OF
Miami university at Oxford. o., died
in Cincinnati, on the 23d, aged ~. He
had been engaged in newspaper work
in Cincinnati for IS years.
At fremont, ILL.,, OF the 25th, Col
AquilIa J.. Davis and wife celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary,
Their seven children, who reside IN
several states. were present. Col. Davis
was born in Tazewell county, ILL.,, in
1880.
The exchanges at the New York
clearinghouse, on the 27th, aggregated
1864, O13, 29O, which IS a record-bveaker.
The previous high record was on No
vember 20 last, when the exchanges
were about fourteen million dollar
less.
The New York and Porto Rice
Steamship Co.'S steamer Arkadia
sailed from Ponce, on the 27th, for
New Orleans, having on board 400
Porto Ricans, 65 per cent. OF whom
were women and children, destined
for Hawaii.
A strike among the clerks of tn,
registry division of the Chicago gen.
eral post office, on the 25th. menaced,
for a time, the prompt delivery OF
thousands of Christmas gifts. The
trouble was quickly adjusted by the
suspension OF the leader of the
strikers.
MIR. NJ. A. E. Frye, the superintend.
emit of education of Cuba, has tele-
graphed the war department a sweep
ing denial of the published story to
the effect that he had issued a circu-
lar or proclamation in Havana advis-
ing the Cubans to proceed to drive
the Americans out of the island.
The president has ordered that the
military reservation at Nome, Alaska,
be made a public reservation under
the control of the var department,
and that the military reservation pre-
viously set aside near the eas side OF
the mouth of the liver be known as
the Fort Davis military reservation.
The British secretary of state for
war. Mr.. St. John Broderick, an
nounced, on the 21st, that, in view OF
the prolongation of the war in South
Africa, members of the imperial yeo-
manry will be paid five shillings in
stead of one shilling and two pence
per day. Militiamen r promised
priority of return over regulars.
DIR. J. E. TODD, state geologist fol-
South Dakota, has issued a warning
to farmers on the possible exhaustion
of the ~artesian water supply. HI
holds that the great basin underlying
most of the state may be exhausted
by wastefulness, and Recommend
smaller wells, checking the flow IL
winter and when not needed and re
striction of the number of wells il
stated areas by legislation.
The prince of Oldenburg, presiden'
of the government temperance com
mittee, at noon, on the 25th, declared
the peoples palace at st. Petersburg
open to the public. After the inau
gura ceremonies, the prince and 2
of the higher army officials, including
the commanding generals, along wit
high officials, noblemen and ladie:
dined side by side with peasants an
the families of workingmen.
William H. Price, president OF tn
Norwalk Savings bank, N VII
brought suit, at Norwalk, o., on tn
2eth, against the Sandusky Railwa
Co., on account of the cancellation {
life passes that had been issued I
them by the company. MI. Price ash
for $4,000 damages, and Mrs. Price fC
specific performance of contract,
being allegeu Indl IHc passes " I
sued for valuable considerations.
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The various sections into which Il
Cuban constitutional convention
Hayana was divided some weeks al
for the purpose of preparing and su
hitting draft constitutions for g
convention are, rs a whole, gradual
getting on a basis of a unitary sc
ernment. with restricted suffras
The convention leaders now hope
have this work completed by Janua
Is, so that the results may be 81
mitted to the United States congrs
February !.
Never in the history of the count
or the world did Christmas mean
much for the INDECENT and unfor'
nate as it lid this year. In most
the large and many of the small cit
and towns of the United States
example set by the Salvation army
making Christmas merry for
masses was followed by the /
hearted and charitable, and tens
thousands of people for whom
day had formerly only served, by c
trsst, to emphasize their wretcl
condition. were enabled, on
stomachs, to thank God for the CHI
and Christmas