Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-10-03
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The race between Shamrock II. and
Columbia, on the 2Sth, was the closest
ever sailed in an Americas up con
test. Columbia was beaten to The
outer mark by Al seconds, but gained
a slight cad on the III home, cross
ing the finish line 81 seconds ahead of
Shamrock, winning, with time allow
ance of As seconds, by a minute and
20 seconds.
Schenectady, n. Y, on the goth, aged
Sc years. He was at one time one of
the best-known educators in the coun-
try. He occupied the Greek chair in
several Of the leading American uni
versities.
Count Won Waldersee, who is ailing,
was reported to be worse on the Goth.
He suffers from a painful sore On the
leg and has no appetite. He is near
Neckarsulm, Wurtemberg, on the es-
tate of his s~ister-in-law.
A disastrous fight between United
States troops and insurgents oc-
Cured, on the 2Sth, on the island of
Samar, near B~alangiga, p. L. A large
DOU,N O1 Insurgents dGtdChSu COMPANY
&c" Ninth infantry, only "a members
of the company escaping, many Of
them wounded. All the others are re-
ported to have been killed.
The thirtieth annual meeting of the
army of the Cumberland will be
held at Louisville, KY, October 8 and
8. All h~onorably discharged officers
and enlisted men who served in the
Army of the Cumberland are eligible
to membership and would be well
coined at its meetings whether mem
bers or not.
Prince Chun, head of the Chinese
mission of expiration, left Berlin for
China, on the goth, in obedience to a
special command from his brother,
Emperor Kwang Su. He will not be
allowed to visit other European coun-
tries or the United States officially.
John Graham, one of three burg
lars, who dynamited the post office
safe at Armada, Mich, recently, and
who was wounded in the running
fight that ensued between the citi-
zens and the thieves, died of his
wounds on the Goth
Capt. Lawrence j. Hearne, of the
Twenty-first infantry, on the Goth, re-
ported a severe engagement with Fill
plnos ear Candelaria, the Americans
losing one killed and two wounded.
The insurgent loss has not been as
certained. The Americans captured
10000 pounds of rice and several hun
dred rounds of ammunition.
While giving Private Deprend full
credit for sincerity in reporting that
he was attacked by providers while
guarding the late President McKin-
ley's grave the officers have concluded
that his story was the result of
hal~lucination produced by an over
wrought mind caused by his peculiar
surroundings. The guard at that
point has been doubled.
Chicago & Northwestern passenger
train No. 1 left the track while enter
ing the yards at Dunlap, Ia, or the
3Oth. Three sleepers and two chair
cars were derailed and the tracks were
tor up for quite a distance. The
accident was caused by a broken rail,
which parted into IS pieces. No one
was injured, and the damage to the
train was slight.
Prince Karl Loewenstein of Ger
many has issued a summons for a con-
ference against duelling, to meet in
Leipsic on the 10th. His appeal is
signed by numerous members of the
or clerical party in the
reichstag. The whole question of duel
ling will be thoroughly discussed by
Catholic and Protestant politicians.
Acting under instructions from
United States Marshal Hammer, dep
uty marshals began a crusade against
territorial jointists at Ardmore, l. T..
on the 30th, and placed several under
arrest. A great quantity of wet goods
spilled in the streets, and many
barrels of wine were contiscated.
Miss Jennie L. Butler, for 20 years
in charge of the alcoves of the Society
Library of New York city, committed
suicide at Neigh, Neb., on the 30th,
by taking carbolic acid. Miss Butler
came. west six months ago. She was
years old, and a native of New
Hampshire.
A press building at the Louisiana
Purchase Worlds fair at ST. Louis is
practically assured, and it is altogeth-
er likely hat the Missouri Press as
citation will be in charge, and scs as
host to visiting representatives of the
press from other states and from
broad
A dispatch from Ladysmith, Natal,
dated October 1, says: 1.-The British
success at Fort italia is now known
have been greater than was at
first reported. Two hundred Beers
were killed and than three hun
were wounded or captured"
The Princess Charlotte Bonaparte,I
widow of Count Primoli, died in Rome
ON the 9th. She was born in 1882.