Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-09

CHARLES MEUNIER, the condemned
French anarchist. has been transported
to the penal colony in New Caledonia.
LAMOURE, n. d., is in ashes. A great
fire broke out on Front street at an
early hour, on the I'd, and, famed by
strong wind. laid in waste the entire
business center of the town.
THE house of Princess Soltykoff at
Slough, England, was entered by burg
lars, on the night of the 1st. and robbed
of jewels valued at 10000.
BOATS containing pleasure parties
were capsized by squall in the River
Mawddach near yarmouth, Wales. on
the I'd. and ten of the occupants were
drowned.
EDWARD O'KELLY, who is serving a
life sentence in the Colorado peniten-
tiary for the murder of Bob Ford, the
slayer of the notorious bandit Jesse
James, has applied for pardon, claim
ing self-defense as justification for the
killing.
A SEVERE storm at Delaware 20. and
vicinity, on the I'd, did much damage
Charles Boston's barn with sixty tons
of hay. horses. cattle and machinery
was fred by lightning and consumed
II. Hills barn, with several horses
high-grade cattle, fifty tons of hay and
farming machinery, was also struck by
lightning and burned. Mrs. Lewis
barn. filled with hay and farm TOOLS
was destroyed. Michael O'Brien's barn,
with hay crop and all his implements,
were burned.
THE Japanese minister at Seoul. after
a col lei I hnr hat ho I,,Y
and Corean troops, placed Tai-in-Kun,
the kings father. at the head of the
COrean government, and he is now in
command. not only of the government,
but of the army.
The lumber district of Chicago was
again visited by fire, on the night OF
the I'd. which. for a time, threatened
to rival in destructiveness that of the
night previous. Before it was subdued
it had wiped out the yards OF the John
Spry Lumber Co.: y. j. Mclean, cedar
posts: i. Farrell, cedar posts. Loss,
Sl,OCO.O00.
GEORGE GEIsLER, of Engine Co. No.
u. and George Dicket. of Truck No. 1.
were killed and five other fremen were
seriously injured by the falling of the
third floor in the Mills building at
Randolph and jefferson streets. Phila-
delpllia, while working on fire on
the I'd.
OFFICIAL bulletins from Chinese
sources confirm previous reports of a
land battle between the Chinese ard
the Japanese at Yashan on July 81
and IS. The Japanese were repulsed
with q loss of 200 men killed and
wounded
Mrs. JOHN p. ARCHER, of North To
peka. kas.. gave birth. on the I'd, tc
three perfectly -developed and apparent
~ healthy children, weighing three tc
three and one-balf and four pounds.
The parents are natives of Russia.
THE first bale of new crop Of Cali
fornia hops was shipped from Sacra
mento for New York on the I'd The
indications are fora big harvest OF hops
of excellent quality.
On the I'd the emperor of China di
vested Viceroy Ii Hung Chang of the
yellow jacket in consequence of sup
posed remissnesS in prosecuting the
war.
TIE vicinity of Arkansas City. Kas.,
was visited, on the 3D.. by a cloud of
grasshoppers, ranging in length from
two and Il half to three inches. They
proceeded to devour everything edible
in sight.
Four tramps stealing a ride on
west-bound Pennsylvania train. on the
Sd. were burned to death in the fire
which followed a collision.
THE failures for the week ended on
the Sd We're 219 in the United States,
against 496 last year, and A in Canada,
against "a last year.
THE town of GolOp. in Hungary. was
burned on the Sd, only fifteen houses
in the entire town being left standing.
FIRE. on the Sd. destroyed a quarter
of the business portion of Marion, Ia;
loss. over 100000.
The business portion of Lakeview,
Mich. was burned on the Sd. The loss
is estimated at 100000.
SIMPLE funeral services were held in
Washington, on the Sd. over the re-
mains of Gen. Holt, after which the
body Vas taken to Holt, Ky, for inter
ment.