Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-26
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the senate. on the 21st, nearly
the entire day was spent in executive
session. While the doors were open
some routine business was disposed
of, consisting of the presentation of
petitions and reports, the introduce
ton of bills and the passage of unob-
jected bills on the calendar. Upon
resuming the executive session the
Colombian canal treaty was taken up.
Senator Quay had a report read, and
Senator Pettus spoke at some length.
Senator Platt Comm also discussed
the treaty. The day in the house
was devoted to debate on the Fowler
currency bill. Mr.. Fowler, the author
of the measure, spoke for over two
hours. The other speakers were
Nessrs. Thayer (Mass.), Lowering
(Mass.), Lewis (ua.) and Prince (Ill.).
The German government, through
It's representative in Washington,
Baron Speck Won Sternberg, has made
n request for the immediate pay
ulCHI VI Tic "oo,ooo Nuicu II was
stipulated should be paid by Vene-
zuela within 80 days. Mr.. Bowen has
replied that it will be paid March Is.
Gen. San MIGUEL, with a force Of
well-armed ladrones, numbering 300,
is keeping the constabulary in the Vi
cinity of Manila busy. Numerous
skirmishes are reported. Inspector
McIlwaine, at the head of ten con-
stabulary, was captured, but after
wards escaped.
Mary Kohland, aged II years, while
running down the hill above the coke
ovens at Connelsville, Pa, on the
night of the 22d, fell and rolled into
one of the ovens. Men broke into the
oven and secured the body, which had
been burned almost to a cinder.
Five buildings were burned at Nc
Lean, ILL.,, on the night of the 22d,
causing a loss of 100000. 1t was
feared for a time that the town was
doomed. The Bloomington fire de-
partment responded to a call for as
s%istance.
Three white children and a negro
were drowned in the fats south of
Tallahassee, Fla, on the night of the
21st, the team behind which they
were riding losing the road in the
darkness and getting into deep water.
In some places between Evansville,
Ind, and Paducah, KY, the Ohio river
was, on the 22d, fully Is miles wide,
resembling an inland sea.
Gen. Lloyd Wheaton, who was re-
ported as seriously i'll Mt San Fran
.isco, is now said to be on the road
% complete recovery.
In the senate, ON the 23d, Washing
farewell address was read by
Mr.. Dubois, of Idaho. The omnibus
building bill was passed andthe
post Office appropriation bill was con-
sidered without final action. Mr..
Tillman spoke for nearly two hours,
principally in reply to Mr.. Spooner
the Indianola post office case....
The house passed the general def
appropriation bill, the last OF
the regular supply bills. The only
amendment of Importance was INT
appropriating $1,100,0o0 to replace
the stores and storehouses at the
Rock Island arsenal recently de-
stroyed by fire. The bill to amend
the railroad safety appliance act was
sent to conference and the conferees
were instructed not to insist on that
ing the interstate commerce commits
sion power to reduce below so per
cent. the number of cars equipped
with patent air brakes.
The American banquet in honor of
Washington's birthday, in London, on
the night of the 23d, was an elabor-
ate affair, and a number of prominent
Englishmen were among the guests.
President Francis of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Co., the guest of
honor, made a good impression on his
English hearers.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt, on the 23d,
vetoed a bill placing Francis S. Davi.
son, late a first lieutenant of United
States cavalry, on the retired list.
Lieut.. Dawson was dismissed from
the army ~ years ago, and the presi-
dent says it would be an injustice to
officers with honorable records to re-
tire Dawson.
Rear-Admiral Taylor, who COM
manded the battleship Indiana at San
tiago, was made the recipient of a
handsome testimonial sword, the gift
of the people of Indiana, at the In
diana state capitol, or the 23d. Gov.
Durbin made the presentation.
Associate Justice Shiras, Of the
United States supreme court, stepped
down from the bench, on the 23d, aft
err aIlarge batch of decisions in cases
which he had participated in hearing
had been handed down, and departed
the same evening for Florida.
President Roosevelt has promised,
II possible, to attend the banquet to
be given to the HONORABLE Artillery
Company of London, at Boston, in
October. 1t is intended to make IL
the most elaborate banquet ever held
in the United States.