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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
< AGAIN DELUGED.
ferE From the Worst Storm in
Many Years.

Dallas, Tex, Sept. 21.-The storm of
last night owe part of northern and
northwestern Texas was one of the
most disastrous rain and electrical
storms experienced in years. The
damage is heavy, but is confined large
ly to cotton and railroad interests.
Farmers declare that the injury to
the cotton crop will reach ter per
cent. Trains on nearly every road in
northern Texas are far behind seized.
ulc time, and south-bound trains on
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas and the
Houston Central roads are tied up
for the night at Dallas.
The Trinity river, al Dallas, has
risen nearl thirty feet ~sincelast night.
and overfowed it's banks this after
noon. The situation became SO alarm
ing that about three o'clock Sheriff
Hughes sent out mounted ~couriers
from this city to notify farmers and
other residents along the valley to
move out.
News from the Pan Handle belt
may add to the seriousness of the
storm. Wire communication is badly
interrupted.
Rain began falling late yesterday
afternoon and ended this morning at
IL o'clock. During that interval the
fall was IL inches in some places.
The rain was accompanied by wind,
which unroofed houses and bent trees
to the ground.
At Fort Worth considerable loss
was sustained. The Trinity river left
it's banks during the night, and the
valley, as far as the eye could see was
a vast sheet of water. The river rose
81 feet during the night
Denison was visited by "a hours
rain, the heaviest of the year. The
rain was general, also, throughout the
Indian territory. A big rise is report
ed in the Red river throughout the
ed in the Red river.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
TO RESUME HOsTILITIES.
An AngIo-American Column Sent to
Capture Arsenal at San
kai Tfen.

Pekin, Sept. 16, via Taku, Sept. 90
Gen. James I'll. Wilson, with 500 Amer
leans and 600 British troops and six
guns, marched westward to-day; and
the Germans will move tomorrow 20
cooperate in taking Pei Ia Chu,
where the enemy is supposed to be in
large force. The American command
er will attack from the west and the
Germans from the east. Gen. Wilson
will then take the San Kia Tien ar
senal.
Possibly this will be the last big
expedition, as it is understood the
British and Americans will abandon
the former plan of police campaign
and will prepare for the evacuation of
Pekin.
The British have countermanded
the orders for winter clothing, and,
it is reported, will fall back to Wei
Hal Wei.
The German legation is expected
to withdraw Friday, September 81,
and it is generally reported that the
Americans will withdraw, but Gen.
Chaffee refuses to confirm the rumor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
THE PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN.
Presidential Candidate WOOlIey and
Party Start on Their Rear
Platform

Chicago, Sept. 20.-The prohibition
rear-platform campaign began at $50
q. m, when a special train of a bag
gage car and two Pullmans pulled out
of the Union depot over the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy. Among those
aboard we're John G. Woolley, candi.
date for president; Henry B. Met
calfe, candidate for vice-president;
Volney B. Gushing, of Bangor, Me-
and Oliver w. Stewart, of Chicago
chairman of the national executive
committee. The train will runthrough
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and other
central and western states.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27

Washington, Sept. 22.-Lieut.-Gen.
Miles, accompanied by his chief aide,
Col. Francis Michler, returned to
Washington yesterday. after an ex.
tended trip through the west. Gen.
Miles called upon the president soon
after his arrival. In virtue of the or.
der issued by the president, Thursday,
designating him as acting secretary OF
war during the absence of both the
secretary and assistant secretary OF
war, Gen. Miles began acting secrc-
tary upon his arrival, ~supersediDg
Adit.-Gen. Corbin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
AGAIN UNDER CIVIL RULE.
Martial Law at Galveston Gives Wmw &C
Civil Misunderstanding Up
the Losses.

Galveston, Tex, Sept. 21.-At moor
to-day martial law was abolished and
the civil government resumed contro.
of affairs. The contract for clearing
the streets has been awarded to Rick
er & Lee. They viii establish board
ing camps on the beach, and com.
mence work Monday morning with an
army of laborers at two dollars per
day.
NO Saloons viii be Permitted.
Adit.-Gen. Scurry, of the Texas vol
unteer guard, has placed his regiment
of militia at the service of the city
and they will remain here for guard
and patrol work. No saloons will be
permitted to keep open. There will
be no impressment of men to work.
but there is plenty of work both for
mechanics and laborers.
Footing Up the Losses.
A. j. Youens, Inspector for the Gal
weston board of underwriters. is foot
ing up the losses. He has finished the
district east of Twenty-fifth street,
and finds hat in the territory of total
destruction east of that street, 1,64s
houses we're destroyed. His diagram
shows that from five to seven blocks
of the district lying along the Gulf
of Mexico and west of Forty-second
street, was shorn clear of buildings
West of Forty-second street the set
Element was sparse and nearly every.
thing but a few buildings far back
from the gulf was demolished. Mr..
Youens will continue his inspection
until a complete survey of property
loss has been made.
The Needs of Galveston.
Mrs. Mussey, v~ice-president of the
Red Cross society, will leave for Wash
ington Sunday night, and will explain
to the people of the country exactly
what is needed in Galveston. Her idea
is that meetings should be held
throughout the United States and the
needs of Galveston thoroughly ex-
planned.
Galveston Bay Bridge Completed.
The Galveston bay bridge was COM
pleted at three o'clock this morning
and the first train to arrive since
September 8 pulled into the Union
depot at 6:25 O'Clock. 1t was Santa
Fe train No. 5 due here at 9:05 last
night.
Full Train Service sum
Full passenger train service has
bee resumed by all the lines entering
the city via Virginia Point. The Gulf
d Interstate railway. which enters via
Bolivar Point, and the ferry, will not
be in operation for several days. The
five lines which cross the bay bridge
operate 80 passenger trains daily, and
they have an normo quantity of
freight to come in and go out.
The DANCE of Epidemic Passed.
The usual work of sanitation, car
ing for the sick, and the disposal of
dead bodies continued to-day.
Large amounts of garbage are be-
ing hauled from the city and burned
and disinfectants are distributed. The
sanitary condition of the city contin-
ues to improve, and DR.. Wilkinson,
city health officer, says that all dan
ger from an outbreak of any disease
is now passed.
With the resumption of railroad
service to-day business along the
wharves began in earnest. Several
ships are taking on cargoes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
Chasing "a Golden Phantom.

San Francisco, Sept. 22.-Three Rus
slams named Mare G~urchowitch, Joel
Feldmann and Robert Schoub, have
reached this city in search of a
phantom fortune of $4,000, 900. Eight
years ago they saw in the Warsaw
Courier a statement that one Yakoh
Massek Harowits, whose heirs they
claim to be. had died in America.
leaving the fabulous sum mentioned.
Later the story was repeated by a dy-
ing millionaire In Chentchin. and,
convinced of its truth, the Russians
have come to hunt for clcws.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
An Aged Couple Murdered.

Foxboro, Mass, Sept. 22.-David
Lewis Shepard and his wife, an aged
couple, who have lived in this town
for many years, We're found muir
dered in their beds, their threats hav-
ing been cut with a knife. Their son,
VIM. F. Shepard, AZ years of age, who
has shown evidences of insanity for
some time, is missing, and there is
reason to believe hat he committed
the crime while mentally deranged.
Mr.. Shepard and his wife were each
about rs years of age and quite we'll
TODD.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
Occupied.

London, Sept. 22.-The war Office
gave out the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts last evening:
"Watervallhoven Thursday Sept.
20.-Pole-Carew reached Koopmuiden
yesterday. Practically there was no
road and a way had to be cut through
jungles, intersected by ravines. He
captured IS cars of -four, one car of
coffee and 10 damaged engines at Wa
t~ervalonder.
Yesterday evening, Lieut.. u. P.
Clarke was shot, but not fatally, while
making the rounds, by a sentry"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
A RELIC OF SPANISH RULE.
Porto Rico's Demand Against Cuba
Asks Repayment of a Loan
Made to Spain.

Havana, Sept. 24.-Porto Rico's de-
mand on Cuba for the repayment of
more than two million five hundred
thousand dollars, advanced to Spain
to conduct military operations against
Cuba, has been the source of consid-
cradle amusement here. Cubans are
asking why they should repay funds
lent to the enemy for the express pur-
pose of subduing them.
Gen. Wood will return the docu-
ments forwarded from Washington
to Gov. Allen, of Porto Rico, togeth-
er with a memorandum couched in
diplomatic language, pointing out
that he is unable to take any action
in the matter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
omcial Catalogues Received.

Chicago, Sept. 22.-James NJ Allen,
assistant director of affairs for the
commissioner general of the United
States to the Paris exposition, an
nounces that the official catalogues
of United States exhibitors at the
Paris exposition have been received at
the United States commissioners of
fee in the Auditorium building. The
catalogue contains the names Of
about six thousand five hundred ex-
hibitors from the United States, one
third of whom received recognition IL
the nature of awards
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
An Oregon Tragedy.

Sumpter, Ore, Sept. 21.-Fred Kane,
who resided with his wife and step
daughter, a child about seven or eight
years of age, six miles northwest of
this place, in a fit of temporary in
sanity, shot his wife and daughter
and burned the body of the latter by
setting fire to their cabin home. He
then attempted suicide by shooting
himself. Persons passing on the road
found Kane and his wife q short dis
lance from their home in a dying con-
dition and brought them to Sumpter.
Both are mortalIy wounded.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27

Many a woman, sick and
weary of life, dragged down by
weakening drains. painful IT.
Irregularities, depression, and the
hundred and one ailments
which affect women only, has
found in Pe-ru-na a bright star
of hope, which has changed
her misery to JOY, her suffer-
ing to health.
No woman need suffer from
the arrangements peculiar to
her sex, If she will give PERU
ma a fair trial.
The majority of weaknesses
which make woman's life a
burden, spring from a simple
cause. The mucous membrane
which lines the pelvic organs
becomes weakened and in
famed owing to strain, cold,
overwork, etc. This causes
catarrhal congestion, inharn-
nation, painful irregularities.
depression of spirits, irritable
ity, weakness and suffering. It
shows in the haggard lines of
theface, the dull eyes, the sallow
complexion and angular form.
For the prompt cure of such all
mcnes try Fortuna. 1t drives away
''the blues" clears the complexion,
brightens the eyes, changes thin
ness to plumpness, and cures pains,
aches and drains, because 1t imme-
diately strikes at the root of such
troubles and removes the cause.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
ON AN IMPORTANT MISSION.
James Ellis Tucker Has Gone to Re.
wise the Customs Laws and
Service i'm Hawaii.

San Francisco, Sept. 21.-James En-
lis Tucker has sailed for Honolulu on
an important mission. He has been
commissioned to revise the customs
law and service of the Hawaiian is
lands so as to bring them up to the
standard of those at home.
For twelve years Tucker was an APP
praiser at this port. He was appoint
ed by President Cleveland.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27

Arcola, ILL.,, Sept. 2o.-The price OF
broomcorn jumped from $50 to 500 a
ton Wednesday, and brush was sold
freely at these figures. The oetermi-
nation of the farmers to hold their
brush for an advance had the effect of
bringing the buyers to terms.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
Their Demands Granted.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 2o.-The Mer.
chant Tailors' exchange of this city
has granted the demands of the jour-
neymen tailors for a ten per cent.
advance in wages on all kinds of
work. The new scale takes effect i'm
mediately.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
PASSING THE OBSTRUCTION.
Boats Safely Passing the Wrecks
Sunk i'm St. Clair River Rap
ids Friday Night.

Port Huron, Mich, Sept. 23.-Boats
T safely passing the wrecks of the
schooner Fontana and the tow barge
Martin, the latter of which was sunk
in the st. Clair River rapids Friday
night, by a collision with the steamer
Yuma. There is no doubt that Capt.
James Lawless, mate VIM. Ross, the
cook, Mrs. Bacon,and a Swedish sailor
went down with the Martin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
no Cnrrx Horse. to China.

San Francisco, Sept. 23.-The Ger
man transport Frankfurt has arrived
here from Japan and will at once be
prepared for the carrying of horses
to China. Soon after the vessel en-
tered the harbor five of her men were
placed in irons for muting.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
American Coal at Port Said.

Port Said. Sept. 20.-The British
steamer Lorle, Capt. Graham, from
Philadelphia, August %, via Algiers.
September Ii, has arrived here with
the first importation of American
coal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
Oldest Theatrical manager Dead.

Decatur, ILL.,, Sept. 22.-The body of
Frank w. Haynes, who died at Wau-
w~atosa, Wis.,, arrived here yesterday.
He was one of the oldest theater man
ayers in the west and was known by
theatrical people all over the coun-
try.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
Newspaper Man Dead.

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 20--Wilbul
C. FAINT, a newspaper man well known
in ST. Louis. Cincinnati and New Or
leans, is dead in this city of consump-
ton, aged ~ years
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27

Calcutta, Sept 23.-The deluge c"n-
tinues and the country is inundated
for miles. Already twenty natives
have been drowned and thousands are
homeless.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
safe There.

Goodheart-I think you libeled that
friend of yours from Chicago. ] took him
out to lunch to-day, and he didn't eat with
his knife at all.
Sneerwell-That's strange. What did you
have to eats
"Oyster stew.n-Philadelphia Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
veteran stenmboat Man Dies.

Wheeling, w. Va, Sept. 22.-The
veteran steamboat owner and captain,
John X. Booth, died, yesterday, from
the effects of a fall in the cellar al
his home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
Loss OF LIFE ON RANCHES.
Sheep Drowned in Floods
caused by CIOud-Bursts.

San Antonio, Tex, Sept. pa
>loud-burst in the valley of the Neuces
river, Saturday night, did much dam
age to property and also, according
to reports received here, resulted in
loss of life on the ranches of the vi
cinity. The Neuces at Uvalde rose %
feet in two hours, and broke telegraph
communication. A number of ranches
were inundated, and one English
sheepman, Ethelbert Mcdonald, to-
gether with some Mexican sheep herd
ers, are said to have lost their lives
on a ranch in the mountains near
Bracket.
From reports of a colony of no.
madic Italians, it is thought that two
lost their lives in the floods hat went
down the Neuces.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27

Galveston, Sept. 24.-Mrs. Mussey.
third vice-president and counsellor OF
the American National Red Cross So
ciety, left for headquarters in
Washington yesterday, having spent
a week here with Miss Clara Barton.
Mrs. Mussey will attend to the han
ding of supplies at headquarters.
supplies are being stored and assorted
as they arrive here from all parts of
the country, and will be systematical-
ly distributed under direct supervision
of the Red Cross as they are received.
Mrs. Mussey thinks Galveston will
need $4,000, 600, and so stated in a re-
cent address to the people of the
country.
The age-herald., 1900-03-25

for the benefit of my tutor, Mir John Town- send, and that they wanted me to play Pcrtia.
 Being of an impetuous temperament was naturally delighted at this opportunity to appear on a real stage before a real audience, hoping they might prove more responsive than my pillows and dolls. accepted the invitation, and speedily found a chance to remove the knickerbockers and put on my own frock.
 I proceeded alt once to learn all the lines that the greatest poet has given to this charming heroine. For fortnight I thought and dreamed of nothing but Portia, her suitors, lover. husband, the fascinating scenes through which she was to pass.
 Studying and working every available moment, I left the nineteenth century and Canada; I lived in the sixteenth century and Italy. At last the time came for the curtain to be rung up on the performance. The scene was Venice. then Belmont.
 Suddenly I imagined l heard the sound of castanets. It was my knees. And that extreme nervousness on first nights has never left me. -
The age-herald., 1900-03-25
The Bostonians

That brilliant comic opera company. "The Bostonians,' is the attraction at the Jef- ferson theater on Tuesday. The musc-lov- ing public have had no opportunity this sea- son to hear any of the standard English opera companies, and the seat sale which precedes this engagement is emphatic en- dorsement of the popularity of the Bostoni- ans. This season an unusual strong list of singers. each of whom is a prime favorite among the theater-lgoers, is announced, as well as a group of artists promises to ere ate veritable sensation. The company incldes HenryHClay Barnabee, w. H. Mac Donald. Helen Bertram, Marcia Van Ores ser, George Buckingham, Josephine Bart leut, Frank Rushworth, John Dunsmure, w. II. Fitzgerald, Grace Cameron, Fred erck Knight, Edith Hendee, Charles R. Hawley and s. l.. Studley. The "Smug- glers" which will be sung here, has been especially written for the Bostonians by Rankin and Minkows<y, two young com posers of note, and from all accounts is a most brilliant composition. The music is said to be stirring and popular in quail ty, and, is distributed to large and effec- tive cast. Among the principal songs are a song of soprano, Love Is Mixture Of Joy and Tears" a ballad for contralto, the comedian, "In Sunny, Funny Spain; a magnificent solo for basso "The Soldiers Dife," and several striking concerted mum bers. The story deals with the mishaps which befell an alleged nobleman who is about to marry stage adventures. He Is mistaken for noted smuggler and cast into prison. His subsequent escape and the vengeance winch he inf1icts upon his prosecutors furnish many Imaginable incl dents. The opera has been cordially re- ceved in New York, San Francisco and other musical centers will be presented here with all the accessories, scenery and cos tunes. Over seventy people will be employ ed in the production.
The age-herald., 1900-03-25

returned one afternoon from school in Ham, ilton and had gone to my room to revel in acting Portia. In order to increase my childish joy in the pastme by clothing my self in costume as nearly appropriate as possible I had donned a pair of my brothers knickerbockers.
 l was just enlightening an audience of dolls and a few pillows on the quality of mercy when a knock came at my door.
 I threw a wrap around myself and opened it. expecting to hear my father or mother make a gentle but persuasive request for me to show little mercy, no matter what the quality, to the long suffering members of our family.
 However instead there stood two young ladies whom my sister had brought up- stairs to catch me in the very act. They had come as a committee to say that an amateur performance of "The Merchant Of Venice was to be given in about two weeks
The age-herald., 1900-03-25

liked Clorinda in "A Lady of Quality" and Rosalind in "As You Like It." and may account ito some extent for my resolve to portray Hamlet.
 As long as can remember I had an in- clination for reciting, and in those early days used to devote most of my leisure hours to reading aloud the works of Shaks- peare and Christopher Marlowe, as well as some of the more modern English dram- artists and translations of NGermans and French playwrights; indeed, almost every thing could obtain that seemed emotional or suggestive of action.
 I wanted to glow and be thrilled. felt the working power of a theory that obser- yation has since enabled me to formulate: it is the concrete, not the abstract that moves people, for the world wants to reel not ito think Yet the appeal to the senses must not offend the reason.
 T,he opportunity to impersonate the Ven- etian girl was an actual case of Coriolanus at the plough or Napoleon playing pris- oners's base in Emile Bergerats new play '.More than Queen"
 It happened in this way: had just
The age-herald., 1900-03-25
Ada lkehan

Miss Ada Rehan Is an actress whose ver- satility is unrivalled upon the stage today; she has run the gamut of comedy and scored for herself lasting success in both. She comes to us once more at the last of the season, and her powerful portrayal of the good, healthy, old-style play will act on nauseated systems like old wine admin istered to the invalid whose indisposition is caused by stale beer. Miss Rehan is an actress, and depends for success on her art; she only wins them by her genius. She plays Shakespearian roles with a power and fidelity that no living actress can rival. She is ambitious to enroll her name with the celebrities of the past, and to be the Charlotte Cushman, or Mrs. Siddons of to- day. and has already earned her laurels. '',rhe Tanning of the Schrew' has been chosen for the bill for next Friday night at the Jefferson theater. Miss Rehan Is cred ited with list of successes longer perhaps than has fallen to the lot of any actress for many day. Katherine in "The Tanning of the Schrew," however, is accounted one of her very strongest parts.