Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-03

No ELECTION was held In Charlton
county, Ga, on the Sd, and it Is said
that the people did not know that one
was in progress in the country.
The dead bodies of Herman Meyers
and Nora A. Richardson were found
lying on the ground in front of q va
cant house ON Downey street in Indian
apolis, Ind, on the 24th- Each was
lying in pool of blood, and a revolver
was lying close to the corpse of Mey-
ers. Two gaping wounds in the girls
back and one in her breast told the
story of a murder, while a hole in
Meyers left temple indicated that he
had killed himself after taking the
girls life.
BUNCH" MCBEE, the well-known
southern railroad man who has Will
liam Jennings Bryan under contract
to deliver series of lectures, claims
that he has already received an offer
of SIS, 900 bonus for his trade with
Mr.. Bryan.
THE total number of dock laborers
on strike in Hamburg, on the Goth,
was 5000, and these had been joined
by the lighter men. Ships arriving
| from England and Sweden were bring
ing men to replace the strikers.
A DISPATCH received from Manila,
the capital of the Philippines, via
| Toxic, Japan, on the Goth, said the
rebels had won a victory over the
| Spanish forces, and that an attack
upon Manila was feared.
| MRS. SARAH TTLLoTsoN, who was
buried Thanksgiving day from the
old ladies' home at Terre Haute, Ind,
1 he 10 81 of
early settlers who took refuge in Fort
Harrison, in September, 1912, when
| Tecumseh's braves were on the war
path.
| UNCLE BILL" CROFT, the pioneer
centenarian of eastern Kentucky. who
lived at Rockhouse, died recently at
the extreme age of 1O3 years. Uncle
Bill" claimed to be 1O7 years old He
was an odd character. He built his
own coffin 13 years ago.
WALTER Nj. CASTLE, of San Francis.
CO, with his wife and little boy, whose
| troubles abroad have been fully told
| in the dispatches from London, arrived
| at New York, on the steamer HaveIr
on the Goth.
Two BRITISH subjects, from British
Columbia, having been arrested in
Cuba, the Spanish government will be
called upon at once for an explanation
by Colonial Secretary Chamberlain.
Mrs. E. w. VANDERBILT entertained
366 news and messenger boys at a tur-
KEY dinner, Thanksgiving day, in Ma
sonic temple. Newport, R. 1.
A DISPATCH from Breslau on the Goth
said that 80 persons were killed in a
| colliery explosion at Zengrosee, Rus
sian Poland.
AT $3.50 o'clock on the morning Of
the 27th, fire broke out in the jackson
county Jail at Kansas City, Mo-, and
for awhile it appeared as if the struc.
ture would be destroyed and many of
the prisoners, 16S in number, ere
mated. Prompt work by the fire de-
partment prevented an awful holo.
caust, and the damage to the prison
was confined to about $4,000.
CHIEF CLERK c. IL. SCHLoTT, of the
quartermaster's department. at Jeffer-
son Barracks, Mo, who disappeared a
few days before, leaving letters init
mating his intention to commit sui
eide, returned, on the 9th, looking
very sheepish, and admitted that he
had made fool of himself.
VIsCOUNT COUGH, first secretary of
the British embassy at Washington,
has been appointed secretary of tbs
British embassy at Berlin. Mr.. VIM.
de Bunsen, British charge d'affaire7
and consul-general at Bangkok, Siam,
has been appointed to succeed Lord
Cough.
BENJAMIN APTHoRP GOULD, the we'll
known scholar and astronomer. died
at Cambridge, Mass, On the night OF
the Goth. as the result of fall.
THE Kentucky state canvassin2
board began the count of the presi
Dental vote on the 27th.
GEN. HEREAUx was reelected presi
dent of San Domingo at the late gen
eral election.
EeYPr has been officially declared
| free from cholera.
Hon. WIN. s. FoRMAN, of Illinois, tool
the oath of office and assumed his
duties as commissioner of interna
revenue on the 27th.