Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-30
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


turkey, on the Goth, said: Miss Stone
the captive American missionary anc
her companion, Nine. Tsilka, have
been located near Yapyak, in the vi
cinity of the frontier. The American
delegates conducting the negotiations
for the release of the captives have
arrived at Banisko (about 80 miles
southeast of Djumala, and will prob
ably pay over the ransom money to
day. The infant daughter of Nine,
Tsilka has been christened Elenika
Secretary Long was in conference
with the president for over an hour
on the night of the 26th, presumably
in regard to the appeal of Rear-Ad-
miral Schley from the findings of the
court of inquiry which was referred
by the executive to the navy depart
ment for comment" The secretary
was accompanied by Judge Advocate.
General Lemly and Solicitor Hanna.
who conducted the case before the
court.
/ Newspapers of Athens, Greece, re.
port that the celebrated Saint Paul
monastery, on Mount Athos, was
burned recently. The prior and nine
monks persisted and 20 others were
seriously injured. The occupants of
the monastery were 81 'eping when
the fire broke out, and the monastery
itself was damaged to the extent of
sSO,O00.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Addie
L. Richardson, tried at P~lattsburg,
Mo-, for the killing of her husband,
Frank w. Richardson, at Savannah,
returned a verdict of not guilty, on
the evening Of the 25th, after de-
liberating 35 minutes. The verdict
was received with a mighty cheer by
the spectators who crowded the court
room.
One of the %severest billiards. of the
year covered the north, west and
southwest, on the Goth, causing gem
eral delay of steam car and trolley
traffic and resulting inthe~ destruction
of much stock. 1t is a singular fact
that in some localities where from
the conditions prevailing the greatest
loss was anticipated, not a single ami
NAL died.
Felipe Buencamino, one of the di-
rectors of the federal party in the
Philippines, is ~endeavoring to inaugu-
rate an exhibition of commerce to be
held in Manila next December. He re-
lies mainly upon exhibits from the
United States, China, Japan, siam ana
Borneo.
In the senate, on the 9th. an ami
mated and prolonged discussion was
precipitated over the right of army
officers to criticise u%tterances made
in the senate or elsewhere on the
conduct of affairs in the Philippines.
The discussion was on party lines,
and at times developed much acri-
mony, but settled nothing. In the
house a resolution calling for docu-
ments relating to the old training
ship Vermont, which was placed out
of commission last summer, was
adopted. The bill to appropriate
500, 1000 for the establishment OF
homes for teaching of a%rticulate
speech to deaf children was defeated
The ways and means committee, ON
the 27th. temporarily laid aside the
subject of Cuban reciprocity and en-
tered upon the question of reducing
the war revenue taxes. During the
morning the tea interests were heart
on the proposition to take off the TIA,
of ten cents a pound on tea, imposed
by the Spanish war revenue act. The
afternoon was set aside for the beef
interests.
The Unite States supreme court
on the 27tp, granted the motions u
the solicitor general to advance OF
he docket me five Chinese cases re
Gently taken to the court involving
the validity of the Chinese exclusion
act. The hearing in the eases wa
set for the first Monday i'll March
Gov. Cummins of Iowa transmit
ted a message to both houses Of TIN
state Legislature, on the 27th, calling
attention to the request of the Lou
isiana Purchase commission of tn
state Of Iowa for an appropriation o
$685. 600. The governor made no rec
ommendation.
; Rev. A. l.. Hazlett, of Colora1
City, Col, il his report to ihn wa
department on moral conditions /
the Philippines, states that the MOI
7 al conditions of the islands has ms
= terially improved since the America
occupation.
!, Adyices from Japan per steame
: China announce the death Mt YOKE
hama of j. Ii. Brooke, editor of I'll
Japan Herald. Brooke was q nntic
: of Boston and went to Melhorne ]
= 1854, whence he drifted to japan son
!, Years later.
J Chief-Justice Fuller, on the 27tl
: announced that the United State
supreme court would take a recess
" on the Sd, until Thursday, Februar
"a.