Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-08-01

expressed the opinion that his mind was
affected. Mr.. Estep will also call in Dr.
LIE Grand Atwood and other experts to
examine Anderson, and will then make
an effort to have a sheriff's jury SUM
moned to inquire into the condition Of
his clients mind.
A Reporters Terrible Fall.
Charles Reynolds, a reporter on the
Kansas City Globe, fell out of a second
story window of the Delmonico Hotel into
| an area way thirty feet below. sustaining
injuries that may prove fatal The top OF
his scalp was torn loose, his right arm
broken in four places, and he sustained
severe internal injuries. Reynolds, who
is twenty-nine years OF age, came to
Kansas City from LeavenwOrth, where he
had been employed on the Times and Sun.
Upon regaining consciousness he said he
must have fallen asleep in the window.
He Looked for Much and Spoiled the job.
George Wolff, about thirty years of
age, who has been Irving for some time
past with a woman named Jennie Brown,
in st. Louis, attempted to end his career
by swallowing the centents of two bottles
filled with laudanum. The dose was too
large, and 1T had the effect of making
him beastly sick, instead of killing him
in short order, as he expected. He was
picked up by the police and sent to the
dispensary. where he was pumped out
and then removed to the hospital
The Missouri Railroads.
The gross earnings and expenses of
railroads in Missouri for the past year,
based upon q total of 5,'E10 miles, are
given by the Railroad Commissioners as
follows: Passenger earnings, 5, 6O4. AS;
freight, SEQ, $50, 954:; miscellaneous earn
ings, $3,l40, 365; total, $50, 32S. 19a. Net
earnings over expenses, S9,3l8,ls3.
Seventh Missouri I ssvaIry Reunion.
The first reunion of the survivors OF
the Seventh Cavalry. Missouri State
militia, has been arranged for August Is
and IL at Warfens burg. This regiment
known as the Fighting Seventh" was
recruited an Western Missouri and was
commanded by Colonel John F. Philips.
now United States Judge in the Western
Missouri district; its Lieutenant-Colonel
was Z. Z. Crittenden, late Governor of
Missouri, and its Major Emory Foster.
Judge G. Will Houts is chairman of the
local ,comnlotee on arrangements.
a Mystery at st. Joseph.
Charles Rowland, a prominent build
ing contractor who gained consider
able notorety a few months ago by
shooting a negro in the st. Joseph city
police station, and who was formerly
member of the City Council, has, it is
said, borrowed all the money he could
get ON his home and other property and
left, presumably for England. His dis
appearance is mysterious, and has
caused his wife to go insane.
HydrOphOba In Kansas City.
During the latter part of June a dog
belonging to Mr.. Charles Mynes, of Kan
sas City, showed symptoms of rabies and
afterward went mad. Before it could be
killed it bit Willie Thyme, aged six years.
Henry Brockheimer,a neighbor, and Ben
ME Hooker. A few days ago Willie
Thyme died from hydrophobia in its rir-
ulent form, and there are some fears for
the lives of the two other persons bitten.
They Used Ugly Weapons.
John C. Higgins, judge Of the Pettis
County Court, and a tenant named Will
Jams, had a fight on Judge Higgins farm,
fifteen miles from Sedalia, in business
dispute, in which Williams was badly
cut Williams used an axe and Judge
Higgins defended himself with scythe.
Williams may die.
The Deadly Gasoline Stove.
Mrs H 6. Weirham, of Sedalia, while
lighting fire in a gasoline stove was
horribly burned. The house also caught
FIRE, and was saved after hard work.
Kansas City's COMPETITIVE Drill.
Arrangements have been completed for
the holding of a National competitive
military drill during the fall festivities
at Kansas City. which will occur during
the first week of October.
Death of an Aeed Negroes.
Mrs. Annie Woods. colored. one hun
dred and four years old, died in st. Louis.
She was born in Richmond, Va, and after
serving in that State as a slave for q num-
Der of years, was sold into Mississippi.
She worked both in the field and in the
kitchen, and did not obtain her fire edom
until released by the late war. Her death
was sudden.