Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-30

ADMIRAL SAMPSON Is now In constant
and practically immediate cable COM
munication with the navy depart
ment.
On the morning of the cath four
troops of the First cavalry, four troops
of the Tenth cavalry and eight troops
of ''Roosevelt's Roughriders, all dis
mounted, forming the advance guard
ofGen. Skaters army, were ambushed
by 1000 Spaniards and terrific fight
ensued, in which the enemy were rout-
ed, but not before they had inflicted
serious loss. Our loss was Is killed and
about so wounded. The Spanish loss
is not known. Among the killed are
Capt. Capron and Sergt. Hamilton Fish,
of the roughrlders.
AT Trenton, Ia, Perry Elliott shot
and instantly killed Etfie Kelly and
then shot himself. They lived on OPP
posite sides of the road. Elliott saw
Miss Kelly sitting with young man in
front of her house, and shot her with a
rifle from his doorway. His dead body
was found shortly afterwards in an
inner room. jealousy was the cause of
the rash act.
IT is alleged that another high
binder war is imminent in Chinatown,
San Francisco. The shooting of Chung
Wing few nights ago, it is said, has
been followed by threats against at
least four other prominent Chinese.
FAILURES during the week ended
June "a were, for the United States,
2S5, against 2l6 for the corresponding
week last year. For Canada the fail
ures were IL, against "a last year.
IL is announced in Madrid from Cuba
that yellow fever has already attacked
members of the American expedition at
Santiago.
THE arctic expedition under Walter
Wellman, the explorer, sailed from
TrOmsoe, Island of Tromsoe, Norway,
on the Goth. Mr.. Wellman's expedition
is undertaken first to find and succor
Prof. Andree, and, second, to discover
the north pole. He is accompanied by
a corps of scientists and a competent
explorer.
LARGE crowds attended the Omaha
(Neb.) exposition, on the Goth, day and
evening. The Thomas orchestral con-
cert was the drawing attraction.
On the 25th the associated banks of
New York city held S62, 2O6, $50 III ex-
cess of the requirements of the 25-per-
cent. rule.
WHILE section one of Col. Torrey's
troop train, bearing his cowboys to
Tampa, was standing at Tupelo, Miss,
on the Goth, section two came along
and, without needing the flagman's sig
nal, crashed into the first section.
-Four troopers and porter were killed,
one mortally injured and Is others, in
Guiding Col. TOrrey, were more or less
hurt. The headquarters car was
burned.
THE dynamite cruiser VesuviuS, with
Admiral SIMPSONS squadron, a few
nights ago entered the channel leading
into Santiago bay, passed the sunEen
Merrimac, and made observations along
the inner harbor. When returning,
she found no difficulty in getting
around the wrecked collier.
GEN. CARACAS Cubans are coming in
for unstinted praise for the valuable
aid they are rendering Gen Skaters
army But for their skill in Cuban
woodcraft many of Col. Woods wound
ed might never have been found after
the battle of La Quasina.
THE Spanish fleet under Admiral
Camara arrived at Port Said on the
Goth. 1t is awaiting orders. 1t con-
sists of the battleship Pelayo. Admiral
Camara's flagship; the iron-clad EN-
perador Carlos Quintos, two armored
cruisers, three torpedo boats and five
transports carrying 1900 troops
ORDERS issued at Camp Thomas.
Chickamauga park, 9. = Gen. Brooke, on
the Goth, indicate an early move to the
front by a large body of troops. 1t Is
thought the Second Missouri will be in.
cluded in the detail.
THE Clifton hotel, in Clifton, Ont.
on the Canadian side of Niagara river.
about mile below the falls, was de-
stroyed by fire on the Goth. The loss
is $4,000 The % guests and the en-
plOyes of the hotel escaped uninjured
THE initial fight of Col. Woods rough
riders and the troopers of the First and
Tenth cavalry will be known in history
asthe battle.of La Quasina.