Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-11

A PORTION Of the grand stand AZ
Buffalo IN. W driving park fell, on
the 4th, injuring twenty-five or thirty
persons, some of them fatally. Ten
thousand persons, gathered to witness
the big bicycle races, occupied the
structure at the time.
The town of Wellington, O., was
well-nigh destroyed by fire on the 4th.
| Firemen from Cleveland arrived in
time to render efficient aid and the
flames were finally gotten under con-
| troll.
WILLIS L. MOORE, the new chief of
the weather bureau. is regarded as one
of the best forecasters in the service,
having a reputation for accuracy Sec
ond to none in the department.
FREDERICK HELLMAN, contractor of
Chicago. murdered his wife and chill
dren by asphyxiation, on the night of
the 4th, and died with them, at the
Hellman cottage, COL Cornelia street
The house is small, but it was their
| own, and the family were supposed to
be living happily together.
Mrs. CAROLINE II. PoLHEMUs, of New
York city, in memory of her late hus-
| band. Henry Polhemus, has presented
$500. 900 for dispensary in connection
| with the Long Island College hospital
in Brooklyn. to be known as the Pol
hemus Memorial Dispensary.
Mr. DAILY. Canadian minister of the
interior, stated, on the 5th, that there
was no truth in reports of trouble
among the Blackfeet Indians. the lat
est advices received by the department
being that the Indians are perfectly
contented.
On the 5th the supreme court of Min
| nesota affirmed the sentence imposed
on Christian Kortgaard. who wrecked
the state bank of Minneapolis. He
will serve a term in the reformatory.
He was once treasurer of Minneapolis
JAMES L. WHITTIER. chief editoria.
writer on che Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Tradesman, was suddenly attacked
with paralysis, on the 4th, and fell
senseless from his carriage. He is a
relative of the late John G. Whittier.
MARY MORGAN, aged 81, and Maggie
Lafferty, aged % years. were struck
by Pennsylvania train at Holmsburg
Junction. Pa, on the 4th, and killed.
THE ship Stanley Force collided with
and sank the steam dredger Beta at
Liverpool, on the 5th. Five of the lat
ters crew were drowned.
THE Italian minister to Brazil left
that country, on the 9th, thus sever
ing the relations of the two countries.
Posi- OFFICE department officials are
a good deal disturbed by the escape OF
the post Office thieves from the Ludlow
Street Jail, New York city. Their ar
rest had been effected only with
great deal of trouble, and it was
heavy disappointment to learn that
they were once more at liberty. Post
master-General Wilson is indignant.
HENRY f. DAILY and George Roberts
were arraigned in the Tombs police
court, New York city, on the 5th,
charged with conducting green goods
'joint." The two men, together with
Joseph n. Pelleter, a butcher of Chico
pee Falls. Mass, a come on" who
hoped to secure $4,000 in green goods
for $500 good money, were held for
further examination.
THE July disbursements of the gov
eminent have been unusually heavy,
owing to the large interest and pension
pay HcuCS Lie IcCciplS. up W Cuc jill,
were larger than expected, but the
treasury deficit was already over &c.
900, 900, and probably will continue to
grow until the middle of the month,
when expenditures become lighter.
THE people of the United States will
be surprised to learn that there is not
dry dock in this country large
enough to take on our battleships, and
that in consequence two of these yes
sells will be compelled to use the dry
dock at Halifax. Here we have war
vessels that can not be maintained in
a state of efficiency without the per-
mission and assistance of the British
admiralty.
Ex-CoNsUL WALLER, who is in prison
near Marseilles. France, is ill and
without medical supplies, and the
state department of this government
has been asked to interfere in his be-
half to the extent of either providing
him with the necessary supplies or
asking the government of France to
do SO.