Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-27

THE Jerusalem Celebration society.
whose object Is pilgrimage of Amer
lean Sunday-school children to the
Holy Land IN 1900. has been launched
The protector is Rev. Frederick Bliss,
of Chicago. Mr.. Bliss was the origi-
nator of the Youths congress of the
Columbian exposition.
THE Goth was the hottest day ever
experienced in Oklahoma From noon
to five o'clock the mercury indicated
from los to 113, and the people suffered
intensely, but no fatalities were re-
ported. For few hours parching and
almost un bearable hot winds prevailed
from the south.
A NEW torpedo that gives promise of
wonderful destructive possibilities, and
which is claimed to possess many of
the elements that have heretofore been
striven after in vain by torpedo build
ers, will be given a trial in the Poto-
mac river at Washington by the navy
department.
The national reunion of the Harlan
family at Richmond. Ind, closed on the
Goth, and the next meeting goes to
Chester county, Pa, on the third
Wednesday in August, 1897. Hereto
fore these reunions have only been
held every two years, but it was de-
cided to hold another reunion next
year and then every two years there
after.
OMRs- HULDA SMELL has renowned
her claims to the millions of the late
Andrew ]. Davis, of Butte. Mont. Mrs.
Smell claimed to be the wife of the
millionaire, and that he had deserted
her years ago. Detective Stillwen has
been working on the case for three
years in Mrs. SHELLS interest, and has
discovered that it was another Andrew
j. Davis Mrs. Smell married.
GEN. RUGER, who is in command of
the department of the east, and to
whom has been assigned charge of ar
engagements for Ii Hung Chang's re-
ception in the United States, will an
nounce the programme for the recep-
ton of the distinguished Chinaman
during the present week.
A STRANGE double fatality occurred
at the National Soldiers home in Mil
yankee, on the 10Th. Richard Bot
field, aged 7S, late of the United States
navy, and William 1. Gordon, late of
Company D, Ninth Ohio infantry, were
assisting each other up the steps of
the main building, when both fell
backward to the stone tagging, and
were so badly hurt that they died
shortly afterward.
On the 21st ca blegram was received
from Santa Catherine, Brazil, saying
that the American ship Willie Rosen-
field, commanded by Capt. Dunphy,
which sailed from New York, April %,
for San Francisco, had foundered 400
miles off the southern Brazilian coast.
Two boats containing IA persons are
missing. The Rosenfeld is owned by
Arthur B. Sewall & Co., of Bath. Me.
On the 21st Amanda Douglass, aged
10. daughter of Peter Douglass, of Nc
Minnville, Tenn, committed suicide
by shooting with revolver. She was
to have been married in few days,
and was buried in her bridal dress.
Trouble about the engagement caused
the act.
THE American ship Gov. Goodwin,
Capt. Cakes, from New York. April
90, fora Che-Foo, went ashore on
Princess island, in the Malay archi.
pelago, East Indies, and is a total
wreck. The crew was saved.
Gov. MATTHEWS of Indiana, upon the
advice of his physicians, left Indianap-
oils, on the 2lst, for Mackinac, Mich,
He will join Mrs. Matthews at Mack
mac, where she has been spending the
season.
On the 21st a boiler in the Pennsyl.
vania railroad car shops at Pavonia, y.
J., exploded from an unknown cause.
Frank Smith, a fireman, was badly
scalded and will probably die. The
boiler house was wrec ked.
On the 21st Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Mrs. Truxton Beale and
another lady, while on their way to
the Village Improvement Concert"
at Bar Harbor, Me-, where Mr.. Dam
rosch was to play, were thrown from
their carriage by the horses running
away. The carriage collided with
grocery team and the inmates were
thrown beneath the upturned vehicle.
All except the driver were extricated
The driver was badly cut.