Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-20
TO NEGOTIATE PEACE,
After Further Reverses the Chinese
point an Ambassador to Japan.

After Further Reverses the Chinese APP
point an Ambassador to Japan.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Central News
correspondent in Antong telegraphed
late in the evening of December IA:
I'm accordance with Gen. Nodzu's
instructions, the Feng Huang garrison,
which was confronted on December IL
by 1000 Chinese, began an attack on
the enemy at day break yesterday morn
ing. The garrison was 1,40O strong
and was commanded by Col. Tomoya-
Su.
The main battle took place at Yih
Min Shan, five miles from Fong Huang.
The japanese attacked with spirit and
defeated the Chinese, driving them to
Timatsh. The Japanese loss was three
officers killed and seventy privates
killed and wounded; the Chinese, $50
killed and wounded and thirty prison
ers. The Japanese captured four field
guns The Chinese prisoners say that
Gen. I had under him more than 4,00O
KERN troops, who were in every way
superior to the Chinese.
"Gen. Tachimi's brigade is now NOV
ing southwark to turn back the KERN
fugitives. No news is obtaina BILE from
the left division of the first army,
owing to the interruption of tele-
graphic communication.
The Central News correspondent in
Shanghai says:
''The first and second japanese
armies are reported to be suffering
greatly from the cold. Chang Yiu
Kung. president of the board of rev.
enue, is said by native newspapers to
have been appointed ambassador to
Japan with instructions to negotiate
peace"
Japan Party to Red Cross Principles.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Reliable in.
formation from Japan indicates that
the Japanese soldiers are observing the
recent notification by Count Oyama
Iorao regarding humane treatment to
prisoners. Japan is a party to the Red
Cross principles as announced at
Geneva, and the Japanese Lave had
representatives call on Miss Clara Bar
ton, president of the American Ma
tional Red Cross society, from whom
they obtained information regarding
the methods of the American associa-
ton.
Preparing to Attack Tien-Tsin and New
Chwang.
LONDON, Dec 1.-THE Central News
hears from its correspondent in Shang-
hal: ''Pekin kilograms say that two
japanese armies are concentrating, pre-
paratory to attacks ON Tien-Tsin and
New Chwang.
MAN AND WIFE ASPHYxlATED.
He Used the Gas Jet for a Clothes Hook
with Fatal Consequences.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Through using
a gas jet for a clothes hook John Hall
an actor, iunocently caused the death
of himself and wife in their room on
the third floor of No, 800 west Twenty
ninth street. They were found lifeless
about $40 o'clock Saturday morning
when u strong odor of gas attracted
attention to their room. They had
then been dead, evidently, for sew
eral hours. The unfortunate couple
belonged to the theatrical profession.
The husband played ''heavy parts
while his wife was an Irish come.
dienne. He was IS years old, while
she was two years his junior.
Bank Tragedy.
COUNCIL. BLUFFS, Ia, Dec. 1Z-John
Huntington, remittance clerk in the
Citizens state bank of this city, shot
and seriously wounded F. n. Hayden,
of Chicago, and A. Cromwell, of Min
neapolis, respectively superintendent
and inspector of the Fidelity and Gas.
ualty Co., OF. New York city, and then
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head, yesterday morning,
at about HIS o'clock. in the private of
fee of the bank. at the corner of First
avenue and Main street. Huntington
had misappropriated $500, of the banks
funds, and detection stared him in the
face
Death Of Judge James GillfalIin~ Chtsl
Justice OF Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec 17.-Judgs
James Gillfallin. chief justice of Min.
nesota, died at his residence in this
| city yesterday morning from compli
| cation CT kidney and liver troubles
| We was 65 years old. He enlisted as 9
private when the war broke out, bu1
was soon chosen captain and later
made colonel of the eleventh Mime
sofa, serving until the close of the wac
He was appointed chief Justice of th'