Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-06-09
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Riley Gale, B. F. Bowen and Ephraim

AS~'SAA~Ay IAOs@9AAs
Treat at St. Louis, TO answer for contempt
OF the authority Of the United States Circuit
Court in refusing to levy a special tax to pay
. judgment against the county in favor Of
some railroad bondholders. Mr.. Cunning
ham, for the Judges. denied the authority of
the Court to commit. He said the Judges
had complied with the law OF Missouri, Of
which they were officers, I'm refusing to levy
the tax. Judge Treat, after listening to the
counsel, assumed a very solemn attitude and
impressiyely said: "This is not new ques-
ton. 1t involves q conflict between the State
and the United States, but the Supreme
Court having passed upon these issues 1t Is
now question of whether this Court must
obey the decisions of the Supreme Court.
The parties are committed to the Jail Of the
City of st. Louis for three months, and will
not be discharged until the end of that time,
unless they certify to this Court willingness
to obey its DEGREES. This is question Of
which is the strongest, the State or the Cen
eral Government, and that has been decided
over and over again." Court was then adj
journed. The parties will probably apply to
the United States Supreme Court for writ
of habeas corpus.
The Missouri State Sportsmen's Asso-
citation met at st. Louis on the 23d, with
representatives from some thirty clubs in
attendance. After transacting some routine
business the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, F. Hous-
ton, of Sedalia; First President, Paul
Francke, of st. Joe; Second Vice.
President, w. w. Judy, of st. Louis;
Recording Secretary, J.. G. Par
merlee; Corresponding Secretary, W. II.
Thomas; Treasurer, G. H. Gauss, all OF Sc
dalia; Directors, j. w. Trader. A. b. Dem
sey and John Newton of Sedalia, j. H. Nc
Gee Of Kansas City, John Munson OF ST.
Louis. The annual shooting tournament of
the association was given under the manage
ment and control OF the st. Louis Gun
Cllb, and, notwithstanding the weather was
bad, some excellent single and double bird
shooting was done. The first shot, for q
prize of 1900, was participated in by over
sixty contestants, and first money was dlvid-
ed between Carson and Kountz, of st. Louis,
who tied. The first prize "a gold medaD for
teams in the State shooting tournament at
St. Louis was carried off by the Macon team.
The Grand Jury in the Cole County
Circuit Court at jefferson City recently re-
TUNED seventy -four indictments for VIOLA
tiOn of the Sunday law. Saloon men, livery
stable keepers, BARRIERS, merchants and two
editors are among the victims Of this sum-
mary proceeding, also the Sheriff of the
county and two of his deputies, in fact every
one against whom there was any evidence
that his place OF business was kept running on
Sunday, and many against whom, it now APP
pears, there was no evidence. The editor of
the tribune is indicted for publishing Sun.
day-morning paper.
An officer from Texas recently arrived
at Jefferson City with requisition for the
arrest CT Colonel John T. Crisp, on the charge
of having killed Felix Patrick, at Sulphur
Springs, in 1868. The papers were imper-
feet, and Governor Crittenden refused to issue
warrant. Col. Crisp says the affair oc-
Cured while he was in the Confederate
service in Texas, but that he had absolutely
nothing to do with the shooting. He has
several times since visited that country I'M
molested, and is at loss to understand the
motive of the proceedings.
Charles F. Kring has been sentenced
at ST. Louis to be hanged on the 18th of July
for the murder of Mrs. Dora Broemser. 1t
was his fifth trial for the crime, and the Sec
ond time he has been found guilty. The
jury petitioned the Governor, recommend.
ing a Communication Of sentence to imprison.
ment for life.
Senator Morrison and Representatives
McGinnis and Anthony, the committee ap-
pointed by the Governor under the act of
March IA, to settle with the Treasury De.
partment for the years 1877 and 1878, have
about concluded their labors, but owing to
the absence Of certain vouchers are COM
PEELED to adjourn over until July next. The
missing vouchers. amounting to S., 616.S4,
are those disallowed by the so-called Phelan
committee in 1879 and which were afterward
recommended to be returned to the Auditor
and proper credits given therefor by the
Senate Ways and Means Committee, to which
said report had been referred. By some
mischance these vouchers have been lost or
mislaid. The Phelan committee claims to
have returned them to the Auditors Office
and that department denies their return.
Hence the present committee determined to
have dispositions taken in the matter, and for
this purpose concluded to adjourn until the
10th of July.
The Wall Street Daily NeUs publishes
arrangements for the building of new line
lTOu hdHsus lily, uaSins WV uAouCucs, ouc
to St. Louis and the other to Memphis. The
line from Kansas City to st. Louis is intend
ed as o direct competitor to the Missouri
Pacific. 1t runs southeast from Kansas City
to Clinton and thence to St. Louis. The line
will tap the richest portion of the Missouri
Pacific business, and that for which at pres
ent it has no competitor. The Memphis line
is to be used principally to take advantage of
the large facilities afforded by the MISSISSIPPI
pi River. 1t Is said that the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe and Burlington & Quincy
people are favorably disposed toward the
project. and that further information in re.
gard to the scheme will be given In q few
days.
A TEXAS Society of Missouri Exon
federates has been organized for social pur-
poses and will hold its first reunion at Dallas
on Aug. 10. Senators Vest and Cockrell,
Gems. MarmaduSe, Shelby and John B. Clark,
Mai. John n. Edwards and numerous other
prominent Missourians have been invited
and arc expected to attend.
John Williams, a clog-dancer of Kan
sas City, tried to commit suicide by taking
morphine. He may live. He was jealous Of