Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-20
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the senate, on the 18th, it was
agreed at the suggestion of Mr.. Ber-
~ (Ala.) 20 take up the ship subsidy
bill Immediately after routine bust
ness on the 18th, and that speeches
on the bill be limited to fifteen min
utes except as to the senator from
Maine CFrye), who was accorded %
minutes. Mr.. Teller (Col.I then be-
gan a speech in OPPOSITION To the
pending ship subsidy bill In the
house the most of the day was de-
voted to private pension bills, pass
ing 229 bills and clearing Tie calen-
dar. This is the largest number OF
pension bills even passed by the
house at one session. y message
from the president was received re-
turning the bill restoring Edward
Kirschner to the navy for technical
correction.
Miss Stone, the American mission
airy, has written a letter, in which
she expresses surprise and gratitude
at the universal manifestations oil JOY
at the release of herself and Mime.
Tsilka. Miss Stone also conveys hcI
heartfelt thanks to all those who, by
their labor, their money and their
prayers, co-operated for the release
OF herself and companion.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Cross, eldest
grandson of the late Commodore Van
derbilt, died, on the 10th, at his resi-
dence in New York city. lie was 8
years old. and was for many years.
eastern agent of the "Red Line
Freight Transportation Co. lie re-
tired about twenty years ago.
Because q Cinnamon threw a stone
at Baroness Romania AvezZana, wife
of the secretary of the Italian lega~
ton in Pekin. while she was passing
in the street, the dowager empress
has issued an edict sternly admonish-
ing the Chinese against insulting
foreigners.
Il is understood that Mr.. Frank 2.
Sargent, the chief of the Brother
loOtl VI lJDIolllollNt ClliNli' WI oN
cept the Office of commissioner of i'm
migration in the treasury depart
ment when it is formally offered to
him, which, it is said, will be short
ly.
The Mercantile bank of Vera Cruz
Mexico. has declared an annual divf
dend Of - per cent. on it's capital OF
So, 600, 900.
A section of the naval arsenal at
Valparaiso. Chile, was destroyed by
fire on the 10th. The loss is placed at
$1,000, 900.
In the senate, on the 18th, the ship
subsidy bill was passed by q vote OF
AZ to 81, six republicans voting against
and one democrat voting for the
measure. Some amendments accepta-
Bile to those having the measure in
charge, were adopted. all others be-
ing rejected. LIN the house conSid-
Grafton of the river and harbOr bill
was begun, Mr.. Burton CO., making an
extended speech in explanation OF the
measure. in the course of which he
presented mountaineering facts rela-
tive to it. The discussion of the bill,
as usual, took a wide range.
The duke of I.oubet, who was re-
Gently elected to be q corresponding
member of the Paris Academy OF
| Bellies Lettres. has offered the col
lege of France an annuity of 5000
francs to found and maintain IL pro-
fessorship for the study of American
antiquities. The college has voted its
acceptance of the annuity, and an ad'
dress of gratitude to the duke.
The duke of ~Connaught, the com
mander Of the forces in Ireland, and
the duchess of Connaught; Lord Fob
erts, the commander-in-chief of the
army: Earl Cadogan, the lord lieucen
ant of ireland, and countess Cadogar
met with a great reception ut the
st. Patrick's day parade at Dublin
castle. Many thousands of people
Witnessed the ceremony.
The agreement between the Domin
ION government ana Wliilum MdI
conf for the establishment of a wire
less telegraph station al. Cape Breton
has been brought to q satisfactor.
issue. 1t is expected that wireless
communication will be established be
tween the Dominion and Great Brit
ain by the beginning of June.
The British admiralty officially IN
nounced, on the 18th, that all hope O
finding the British sloop Condor ha
been given up, and ordered that he
books be closed and that the none
due her officers and crew to Marc
II be paid. The, Condor was of 9s
tons. and carried a complement G
1870 men. :
4, According to the latest reports
appears that satisfaction with Til
agreement adopted at Brussels by III
international Sugar convention
growing throughout the sugar Il
!. terests.
Plans were completed at AppletoI
! Wis, on the nth, for a paper mill I
: be built at independence, Kas., whic
will manufacture paper from so
ghum cane by an improved process.