Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-02
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Section one Of the Buffalo Bill wild
West shows train suffered a severe
collision near Milwaukee junction,
Mich, shortly before daylight. on the
18th, resulting in the smashing of a
show employees sleeping car, contain
ing so1ne 40 sleeping inmates. One of
the latter was killed, and pine others
were sent to hospitals in Detroit, Mich,
suffering from more or less serious in
j%rries.
The transport Hancock sailed from
San Francisco, on the goth, for Taku,
China, via Nagasaki, with four bat
teries of the Third artillery, number
ing ATS men. under command of Capt.
Charles Humphreys. Maj. Hugh J.
Gallagher, chief commissary of Maj
Gen. Chaffee's staff, was among the
Hancock's passengers.
The Chinese legation in Berlin re-
ceiyed a message, on the Goth, from
Sheng, director general of railways
and telegraphs. saving that he had re-
ceived a dispatch from Pelin 3%nncunc-
ing that Gen. Tung Fun Slang threat
CT to kill all the members of the lega-
items if the international forces adj
upon Pekin.
The decree calling the constitutional
convention in Havana, and providing
for the election of delegates meets with
almost universal approval at the hands
of the Cuban press. The element which
always clamored for independence sees
in the convention the probable con-
summation of the plans of a lifetime.
Kcgoro Takahira, tie new japanese
minister to the United States, arrived
in Chicago, on the 10Th, IN his way to
Washington. He is accompanied by
his wife. The japanese consul IN Chi
cago and a number If Japanese resi-
dents Of the city met the new min
lister at the station.
One thousand miners in the Davy
coal fields of West Virginia were, on
the Both, granted a ter-per-cent. in
crease in their g The mines
throughout the state are uBning at
their fullest capacity. and are yet I'M
able to keep up with their orders.
Lewis Harvie Finney. private secre-
tlry 10 Secretary Long, died at Warm
Springs, Va, on the 29th. He hid been
private secretary to Assistant SeCre-
tary Solely and to Secretary Herbert,
ar was highly thought of by naval
officers and public men.
The Nicaraguan government has re-
COZ sidered its decision not to exhibit
at the Pan-American expo %sitiOL, end
commissioners will be appointed to
represent Nicaragua.
The British admiralty received, on
the 30th. a dispatch in cipher, FROM
British Minister Macdonald. at Pekin.
dated July 31st. and forwarded from
Tien Tsin, by Rear-Admiral Bruce,
announcing an arnristice since the
10Th, with Gordon strictly drawn, and
adding: "All women and children in
the British legation. Casualties to
date, 62 killed, including Capt. Strouts.
a number of wounded in hospital, in
Guiding Capt. Halliday. Rest of lega-
ton are well, excebt David OIirhant
and Warren, killed July 81"
The prevailing trouble IN China has
made it necessary to bring about a
curtailment of production in cotton
manufacturing in this country. and the
mills of the Pcpperell Manufacturing
Co, at BiddefOrd, he. VIII be shut
down from August - until September
4. About one-half of the goods man
About three thousand hands are affect
ed by the notice.
Owing to the ice fields along the
Labrador coast, which detain the mail
GOats considerably, the Peary relief
steamer Windward is expected to make
but slow progress to the north. Nayi-
gators experienced in northern voyag-
ing think the present most UNI
favorable for reaching high attitudes.
The United States training ship
Hartford left the Charleston navy yard,
on the 3Oth. for Southampton. Eng
land, the first stop of a cruise which is
expected to last a year The Hartford
will visit Turkey, Gibraltar. Italy and
France, after leaving England.
The treasury department, on the
3Oth, delivered to the private secre-
tary of the governor of Michigan a
warrant for S247 ,47+, being the amount
due the state for army stores and mu-
pitioDs of war furnished by the state
during the Spanish war.
The Universa1isfs' national summer
meeting, of which Rev. DIR. Q. II. Shinn.
of Cambridge, Mass, is president,
opened its nineteenth annual gather
ing aft Saratoga, y. Y, on the 30th,
with a public reception.
In response to an inquiry from Sur
geon-General Wyman of the marine
hospital service, United States Consul
Cobbs, at Colon, Colombia, cabled, on
the Goth, that there was no yellow
fever in Colon.
The comptroller of the currency, on
the S0th, declared n second dividend of
ten per cent. in favor of the creditors
of the First national bank of New Lis
L.. n a. oIn;ns of s1o1 oSs