Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-17
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

LATE NEWS ITEMS.
The marquis of Salisbury rendered
his resignation as premier of Great
Britain to King Edward, on the 18th,
but it was not made public until the
18th. 1t was accepted, and the king
appointed Mr.. A. J. Balfour, first lord
of the treasury, to succeed him. The
reason for Lord Salisbury's withdraw
al is generally considered to have
been a desire on his part for a quiet
life, necessitated by advancing years.
In resigning, he is said to have tx
pressed a desire that no new title or
honor should be conferred upon him.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
who vas in Council Bluffs, Ia, on the
18th, expressed the opinion that the
crops in the Mississippi valley were
never in better condition. He said
there had been too much rain in
some places, but that the sunshine
sur to follow for the rest of July
would work a wonderful change.
The report that the crown prince
of Siam would travel in this country
in a style of oriental pomp and splen-
dor is denied, and it is now said the
visit will be made in a simple and
transformations manner. A residence
of eight years in London has thor
oughly imbued him with western no.
lions of civilization.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Root spent Sunday, the 18th, at Oys-
ter Bay discussing public questions,
more particularly those relating to
the Philippine friars. 1t is understood
that the United States will take
strong grounds in support of the IN
tention that the friars must leave the
islands.
Reports received at the Illinois
headquarters of the United Mine
Workers, to the 18th, indicate that
the delegates from that state to the
indianapolis convention will vote
against ordering a general strike of
the soft coal men.
The United States training ship
Mohican, about whose safety consid-
cradle anxiety has been felt, arrived
at Dutch Harbor, June 2S, out of fuel
and short of food supplies. She re-
plenished and sailed for Honolulu
June 80.
Gen. Thomas j. Morgan, who was
commissioner of Indian affairs under
President Harrison, died at his home
at Yonkers, N. Y, on the 18th.
Archbishop Patrick A. Feehan, of
the Roman Catholic archdiocese of
Chicago. died in that city on the 12th.
Maj.-Gen. Lloyd Wheaton closed his
active military career on the 18th,
having reached the statutory retir-
ing age of GA years. The vacancy
caused by his retirement has been
filled by the appointment of Brig
Gen. John c. Bates, now commanding
the department of the Missouri, at
Denver.
Four masked men held up a train
on the Denver & Rio Grande railroad,
near Chester, Col, on the 14th. They
blew open two safes in the baggage
car, but the express company says no
money was lost by it. The mail car
was not molested, but the passengers
were robbed of their money and jew,
elry.
Mr.. A. j. Balfour was formally in
stalled as the new premier of Great
Britain on the 14th. Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach resigned as chancellor
of the exchequer. Other designations
are likely to follow, but the personnel
of the new ministry has not yet been
announced.
The freight handlers strike at Chi
cago is still on, and a settlement
seems as remote as when the strike
began. On the 14th the commission
men met and decided to drive their
own wagons to the depots, and for
that purpose asked for police protec.
ton.
The contract for building the st
Louis, Kansas City & Colorado rail
road from Versailles to Warrens'
burg, Mo-, was let on the 14th. 1t is
said that the road will be completed
from St. Louis to Kansas City by
July, 1908.
Near Mason, O., 20 miles from Gin
cinnati, on the 14th, James Conover
who had but recently been released
from the Dayton insane asylum, killed
his wife and dangerously wounded
his son, using an AK for the bloody
deed.
The Rock Island road will, about
August 1, move headquarters of til
passenger department from Topeka
Kas., to Kansas City, Mo. The traffic
department will also be moved tt
Kansas City.
Theodore Lacaff, of Nevada, Mo.
was nominated for congress by thu
republicans Of the Fifteenth Missouri
district at Carthage, Mo-, on the 14th
A reunion of Spanish war veteran
will be held Mt Detroit, Mich, Septem
Der 1926. President Roosevelt vii
make an address.