Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-10
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

An explosion of natural gas at Col
few vile, Kas., on h Sd, that dHptoi-
;sbad the home of A. NJ. George. serl-
,uslv injured George and his wife ana
fatally hurt William Coons, an eiueriy
ran
At the meeting of the foreign min
listers, in Pekin, on the Sd, it was an
nounced that Ii Hung Chang and
Prince Ching were prepared to sign
an agreement with the powers as
soon as it is ready for signature
Gen. Funston reports to Gen. Mac
Arthur that Gen. Sandico, the rebel
leader, is hiding near Victoria. lie Is
irving to reach Manila. His entire
following has dispersed and his men
are. individually, surrenderlng. Inc
better classes are extending their
friendship and cooperation to the
Americans.
lanes T.. Harlan, of Illinois, was
on the Sd. nominated by the presI-
dent for attorney general OF Porto
Rico. He is a SOL of Justice Harlan,
of the United States supreme court.
Duke Henry of M~ecklenburg-
| Scbwerin. whose marriage to Queen
WiJbeImina of Holland has been an
nounced for February Z, is SAID TO
have left The Hague, indignant at the
tone of the parliamentary discussion
of his future position
Cade Edwin \. Johnston, OF the
frst-class, appeared before the eN-
amininp board, at West Point mill
tary academy, on the Sd. in the semi
annual examination, as first man IN
all the subjects of his class, engineer
ing, ordnance and gunnery, law and
history, an unusual distinction. lie
is from Oregon
BENJAMIN Idle Wheeler, president OF
the University of California, has re
ceiyed information from secrei
sources in the Philippines to the eff
feet that Aguinaldo is dead, and tina
his death occurred no less than ST
weeks ago.
Hon. Stephen NJ. Holes, a retire'
. banker and one of the wealthies
, men in Bond county, Ill, died at hi
home. in Greenville, OF the Sd, as tn
/, result of wounds said to have bee
+ self-inficted, on the morning OF tn
LIST.
Bishop w. y. Ninde, aged 6s years
s of the Methodist Episcopal churcl
was found dead in his bed at h
g nome III Detroit, Mich, on the 3D.
is thought the cause of death Wa
l. heart trouble.
d Hamburg's shipping business la:
q wear showed fewer vessels arflvlI
and sailing, but a quarter OF a mllilc
. increase in tonnage.
. German physicians are preparing
{ petition asking the government to pc
|, init cremation.
L. VIM. 2. Rockwell, the 15-year-o
u boy who "a away from his nome
e Taunton, Mass, and for whom a s.
- tematic search has been maze oS l
millionaire grandfather, Charles
=. Swan. of New York, was found
Jacksonville, Fla, on b 4th, WORK.
- in a restaurant. He had arrived s.
eral DAYS before on the LII
~ lev, and said he would not return.
Zero weather struck Berin' on
4th. The Spree was frozen so suuu'
Is ly that the ice inclosed Is OF the CIT
H. swans, and the fire department. '
called out to release them
III Mat Gurley, of Kneosha, WIS, '
ui killed and his wife probably fatally
iured while driving over the III
tes dell crossing Of the Milwaukee r.
VS. on the 4th.
lily The Essen chamber of commerce
The its annual report. admits hat
and CHANGE in Germanv's business si1
tion came from the United States.
The seven nominees of the ear
,rit. N;,+o Governor genera of Can;
med vvare on the 4th, ~gazetted second
lmi- tenants in line battalions.
the Earl Roberts has settled dow
work in the British war office, WI
business-ike air. His influence
ging great that any measures which
act may recommend for the defens
Cane Colony and for bringing
rampaign to an end will the adol
? en-. The London Daily Express, ST
ours, ing of the American industrial
here sion of England, says: This Al
reefs can rnrdsSE is much more Sc,
Is of than the Boer invasion of Cape
d to onv. but it serves the British
S ex- for their encouragement of invel
and and their neglect OF the exponen
ped. progress.
The marquis of Lansdowne
have transmitted to Secretary Hay, TIN
n the Lord ~Pauneefote, a highly eulo
l the Int to the valuable services
Us to cred by Rev. F. d. Gamewell, Q
serves American Methodist mission, m
living Herbert Squires, secretary OF
LII American legation, during b
of the legations in K