Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-09-14
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

the 18th, of dysentery.
The transport Sheridan, having on
board the Minnesota and South Da-
kota regiments, over 800 discharged
men and 90 officers, arrived at San
Francisco on the night of the 7th.
There were three deaths on board dur
ing the voyage home.
Rev. III. w. Ruby, Free Methodist
was arrested at Ponca City, Okla, on
the 18th, upon suspicion that he is Rev.
John Simpson, wanted in the New En-
gland states for killing a deputy sher-
iff named Smith while resisting arrest.
He denies the charge. He has been
taken to Newkirk, pending further
Identification.
A disastrous fire which started in a
livery stable art Kinney, ILL.,, on the
9TH, swept an entire block, nine bust
ness houses and Offices being burned.
The Kinney Herald and Kinney Ga
zette were both included. The loss is
estimated at $4,000 to $4,000.
Spencer Bromfield, of Woodruff, and
Robert Meyers were killed, George Adj
Ter, of Champaign, and John Griest
fatally injured and four others seri-
ousIy shocked by lightning, which
struck the grand stand, OF the Doug
las county 0ll-) fair grounds, at Car
mage, on the evening of the eth.
The taking of testimony IN the
Dreyfus case, at Rennes, France, was
concluded, on the 18th, and Mai. Car
riere. government commisary summed
up the case against the accused. 1t was
Cd no of Il i,o
dered on the 18th.
Maj. Esterhazy, in an interview pub
Iished in London, repeats his statement
that he did everything by order of Col.
Sandherr and his superior officers. He
saws that he will reveal all after the
trial at Rennes. He declares he will
rot return to France, because it would
mean immediate imprisonment.
George Philpot, report says, will
call upon Gov. Bradley of Kentucky
to protect his people from the other
faction, and if the request is refused,
the Philpots threaten to turn them
selves loose on the Grittins with view
of eNtermiEating them. The situation
is growing worse, and an outbreak is
expected at any time.
Col. Albert d. Shaw, of Watertown,
n. Y, was chosen commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic. at
Philadelphia, OH the nth, Judge Leo
Rassieur, of Missouri having with
drawn from the contest.
\ jury composed of American aud
foreign architects has awarded NJ.
Bernard, the Partisan ARCHITECT, the
first prize in the competition spon-
sored by Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, who of
fered prizes for the best plans for new
building for the University OF Cali
fornia. The ultimate cost of the i'm
provements will reach into the mil
lions, all of which Mrs. Hearst will de-
fray.
Gen. Jimenes arrived at Moca, Santo
Domingo. on the Sth. with an escort OF
500 cavalry, largely augmented by
armed horsemen from. the villages
along his route. Everywhere the ut
most enthusiasm was displayed.
The transport Newport sailed from
Manila, p. l., on the Sth, with nine of
ficers, sc enlisted men, CAB discharged
men, and 10 civilians. The party of en-
listed men belonged to the volunteer
signal corps.
Senior Eduardo Romans:, former SEN
ator for Arequipa, was, on the Sth. in
as president of the republic
of Peru for the term of four years, IN
succession to Senior Nicholas Pierols,.
y wagon containing six school chill
diem was run down by a car on the
Lindell railway, in ST. Louis, on the
Sth. One was fatally injured; another
may die and all Were seriously hurt.
Two more deaths from the bubonic
plague were officially reported in
Oporto, Portugal, on the Sth, but no
report was made of any new cases.
The statement of the condition OF
the treasury issued on the Sth showed:
Available cash balance, $3.50, 500;
gold reserve, 1926, 9O5, 400
NJ CASTOR, Tissandier, the .distin-
-uished French chemist and aeronaut
died in Paris, on the Sth, in his fifty
six year.
The Dreyfus court-maTTial at Rennes
paid no attention to the wishes of the
government at any time during the
trial, and they gave a further snub t ,
the government when they violated
the express wish of the administration
that the verdict should be postponed
till the 18th inst.
William Delaplain, one of the most
prominent men in West Virginia, has
begun suit for divorce, on statutory
grounds, naming eX-Goy. MeCOrAde
and Hon. John r. Goodwin as core
spondents. Mrs. Delaplain is a grand
daughter of Sinabar Wagner, oce OF
West Virginia's famous men, and is
accounted one of the most beautiful
in the state.
Developments of the sth indicated 4
more peaceful feeling IN the Anglo
Transvaal affair. The president OF the
Transvaal Republic is d. termined II
work for a peaceful settlement If II
can be accomplished without surren-
dering too much. and the British min
istry showed a disposition not to act
aggressiyely with undue haste.
Considerable effort is Seing made to
secure the interference of the United
States government in s'outh Africa.
but beyond an intention to be strict!c
neutral. and at the same time fully
protect Americans and their interests.
the authorities do not propose to inte--
fere. 1t is true there are about 2.O0l
Americans in the TransvaaI. but prac- |
tically all are in the employ of Bril-
sh mine owners