Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-08
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LATE NEWS TENS.
7 Three persons were drowned while
bathing, on the Sd, at Queponeo, in
Sinepuxent bay, Md. The three ur
~fortunates became separated from
other members of their party and
suddenly found themselves going in a
deep hole. The ladies became fright
ened and on finding themselves going
down, grabbed their male companion.
who was a good swimmer, and
dragged him down with them.
Senator j. NJ. Thurston, of Nebras-
ka, said, on the 4th, that the pub
lished statement that he had rendered
his professional services to Admiral
Schley was incorrect. "As his warm
friend and admirer," said the senator,
Il wired him a message indicating my
friendship and desire for his complete
vindication; but nothing in the line of
professional assistance was suggested
or thought Of"
The Venezuelan government an
%nounced, on the 4th, that a force of
invaders under Gen. Rangel Garbiras,
including 25 battalions of the Colom-
bian army, was repulsed by the gov
eminent troops and compelled to fall
back across the frontier after %
hours fighting, July % and July 20. 1t
is officially asserted that the invaders
lost 900 men, the government troops
losing 300.
In an interview at Pittsburgh, Pa,
on the 4th, President Shaffer of the
Amalgamated association said: with
in a week every union man and every
union man at heart in the employ of
the United States Steel corporation
will be asked to join in the strike now
being waged by the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION. We must settle whether
unionism is to stand or fall"
The Anchor line steamer Astoria,
which arrived at New York, from
Glasgow, Oh the 4th, brought the
spars and gear of the cup challenger
Shamrock II. The great mast, lower
and topmast, which is in one piece,
was dashed securely to the spar deck
on the port side. This mast is 169
feet 9 inches in length.
The biggest ship in the world, the
Celtic, of the White Star line, reached
her dock in New York, on the 4th, on
her maiden voyage. Her time from
Liverpool was eight days and 46 min
utes. Three hundred and forty-fve
cabin and 26S steerage passengers
came over OF the Celtic.
The center converter of the smelter
of the Detroit Copper Mining Co., at
Morenci, Ariz., blew up, on the 4th,
seriously injuring eight men.
A botanical and geological expedi-
ton of research, in charge of DR.. Hen
ry. C.. Cowles, of the University of Chi
cago, left that city, on the 5th, over
the Chicago, Milwaukee &c ST. Paul
railway, for exploration and research
in the mountains of Montana and
Washington. In the party were many
distinguished educators representing
different colleges and universities of
the country.
A frightful explosion supposedly
of gasoline) occurred in Philadelphia,
on the 9th, which caused the wreck
ing of six buildings, and a loss of
life estimated at over twenty, with
twice as many more or less seriously
injured. The wreckage caught fire.
and despite the heroic efforts of the
crowd. it is feared many of the i'm
prisoned victims were cremated.
Referring to the published state
ment that the imperial government
had decided to organize a colonial
force with the troops returning from
China, using this as a nucleus of "a
future colonial army, the Berlin Fries
sinnige Zeitung expresses the opinion
that such an attempt would lead to a
new conflict between the government
and the reichstag.
On the 5th James Wilson, a patient
at the insane ayslum at Provo, Col,
threw himself head-first into the open
door of a furnace. He was badly
burned before being pulled out. While
b~andages were being prepared Wilson
broke away and again threw himself
into the furnace, this time being so
frightfully burned hat he died with
in a short time.
District Judge Dixon, at Pueblo, on
the 5th, decided at that the new Colo
RADIO state revenue law was invalid,
having never been legally enacted by
the senate. The state will appeal the
case to the supreme court. The deci-
sion, if sustained, may necessitate
calling the legislature in special ses-
sion.
The programme arranged for the
Forthcoming geological congress in
Berlin includes $50 addresses. Prof.
Samuel Schneck, of the University of
Vienna, will discuss before the con-
gress his method of pre-determining
sex.
The private bank at Andrews, Ind,
was closed, on the 5th, and the pro-
lprietor arrested, charged with forgery
to the amount of $12, 900.
The Kosta glass works, at Stock
holm, the largest in Sweden, were
burned on the 5th.