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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-17
PITH AND POINT.

The Enumeration burning back)-
.sOne question more, Mr.. Blank.
.sWell. out with it, 'sAre you single
or baldbeaded?" -Ashland Press.
A Trained Horse-"But don't you
see how that horse limps?" Dealer
..You call that limping? He is thor
oughly trained horse and is only bowling
to u.''-Fliegende Batter.
First Iramp-''Are you boardin' on
de American or de European plan nova
DAYS, Jerry?' Second Tramp-'I'm
boardin' on de installment plan, most
ly."-Terre Haute Express.
Ct declare, Tom said the fond
mother, 1.-The baby is the very image OF
you." And the papers next day chron-
icled mysterious disappearance. -
Puck.
-Visitor-I suppose your daughter IS
busily preparing for her wedding?
Mother-Yes, she is upin her room now
destroying her old letters.-Life.
The rich people have saw-logs of things
that are nice,
While poor people get but splinter.
The rich peoples houses in summer have
And the poor peoples have it all winter.
Chicago Herald.
-'s'Rastus, where are those two
chickens l had in the CELLAR Dunno,
sab! Perhaps as twas very cole night,
they done got froze. an then melted
away, just melted away, sah!'-Puck.
The London Lancet complains that
disease turks in the BARRIERS mug"
That's all right, if it will continue to
Turk. But the difficulty is that it is
transferred to the customers mug.-N.
Y. Press.
How soon do you start on your
talked-of trip to Europe?" II had to
give it up" ''Why sop Because my
wife went and ordered bonnet for the
voyage. and when the milliner's bill
came in it took all my money. Light.
Mrs. Megrim-''Lemuel, what air
you a doin'?" Mr.. Megrim Apple
jackin' these axles. If tn stuff makes
them wheels go tn way it did my head
last night, I'll get t. town in about Ave
minutes. Puck.
Fond Mother-"Why, child. what is
all covered with ashes" Advanced In
fant-s'We have been studying mythol-
ogy and l played Phoenix. | had to
riSo Up Out OI Iue dSueS. - eAdS oAit-
ings.
-Hicks-'I saw Miss Whatshername
to-day You know her we'll enough;
that plump little curly-haired girl that
used to live in your street. l can't recall
her name just now" Hicks-''Nor she
either. She was married last week. -
Boston Transcript.
Butcher Boy-'Any thing else to
take out?" Butcher-"Yes. This ten
pound roast is to go to Mr.. Wealthy's
residence, and this other ten-pound roast
is to go to Mrs. Slimdiets boarding
house. Now don't get them mixed, or
we'll lose two customers. IN Y.
Weekly.
Eastern Weaklings-Miss Gotham
''Why do these Westerners call Eastern
people tenderfeet?" Returned Tourist
because Eastern people can't walk
forty miles into the country to look at
a $40 suburban lot without feeling
tired. IN. Y. Weekly.
Mrs. Selfmade-"John, why don't
you promote some of the worthy young
men in the store? You never give any
of them any advancement" Selfmade
| reckon they get as much
as they are worth" Mrs. Selfmade-
''But my dear, why not be of some bene-
fit to real merit?' Selfmade--''Non-
sense. Was real merit ever of any
benefit to me?''
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KNIGHTS AT DRILL.
Knights of Pytliias Enga sed in Competitive
Drill at the Grand Encampment in Mill

knights of Pythias Enga sed in Competitive
Drill at the Grand Encampment in Mil
waukce.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 10.-Six
thousand people visited Cold Spring
Park yesterday morning to witness the
opening of the competitive drills of the
uniformed rank of the Knights of Pyth-
las.
The Red Cross division, of st. Louis,
was the first to go through the manual,
and they executed the commands with
accuracy and elected considerabl APP
plause.
they presented a fine appearance as
they came on the drill grounds with
their shining silver helmets. Every
move they made was accurate, and they
were heartily cheered.
Grand Rapids, (Micn.) division fol-
lowed, and as each movement was COM
pleted they were cheered to the echo
Drilling will continue during the
week, Fort Dearborn division, of Chi
cage, being first on the programme for
to-day.
The inspectors of the prize drill are
all regular army officers as follows:
Captain Chas. King, Milwaukee; Col
onel Thomas w. Griffith, Lincoln, Neb;
Lieutenant Hugh T. Reade, Chicago;
Lieutenant Leroy c. Roudicz, of Fort
lotion, n. D.: Lieuteaant A. Picker
ing, of Lafayette, Ind, and Lieuten-
ant III. a. Reed, of Fort Leavenworth.
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SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

The publican editors are not
giving Mr.. Blaine credit for his revision
of Mr. William McKinley's tariff.-At-
lanta Constitution.
In cottage by the seaside
A nation S ruler sat-
And the wild, wild waves were saying:
''Where did you get that hat:"
N Y Sun.
AS a President Benjamin Har-
rison is sad failure, but as a standing
lad" for John Wanamaker's summer re-
sort he can't be eXcelled. Y. Tel.
egram.
Perhaps Thomas Bracket Reed
is right. When National treasury is
to be plundered, the work should be
done as quietly as possible. Louisville
Courier-JournaL
-Governor Hill spoke manfully and
truly at indianapolis. Every other
Democrat should at all times and in all
places denounce the villainies of the
present era.-Chicago Herald.
After Mr.. Blaine gets through
with Mr.. William Mckinley perhaps he
will take hold of Colonel Quay. Quay
is the only Colonel in any part of the
country who refuses to deny that he is
omething of . thief.-Atlanta Consti
tuition.
In view of Congressman Butter
worth's tariff talk, Senator Wolcott's
silver speech and Secretary Blaine's
diplomatic wink, is it the least bit
strange that there should be an audible
smoker all around the board?-Wash-
ington Post.
Matthew s. Quay, the silent saint
of the Republican party, is preparing to
elect his man Friday, Delamater, Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania by the use of
large sums of money. 1t is not definite
ly known what treasury he intends to
rifie.-Chicago Times.
MIR. Amberg, the Republican can
didate for Treasurer of Illinois, need not
disturb himself in such warm weather
by denying that he is Jew. After the
election every body will know that he is
not one of the chosen people.-St. Louis
Rem blic
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-17
OUR CATTLE ESTS.


The Department of state Adopts Secre-
tary i,Usk's Suggestions and Effected AN
Arrangement for the Location of Veter-
mary inspectors at Liverpool, London
and Glasgow to Examine American Car-
tie shipped to England in the Interest
of iieaIthfr1 Trade.
NAsH;NGToN. July lin February
last Secre tary Pusk represented to the
State Department that contagious ami
NAL diseases had been so eifectually
stamped out in shis country as to war
rant that department in urging upon
the British at thorities the perfect
safety of removing their irksome and
unjust restrictions imposed on the
shipment of American live cattle and
sheep to Great Britain, Secretary
Rusk declared that the time had
come when our diplomatic Office
in London should make an eff
fort to secure this concession
in behalf of one of our greatest indus
tries. Negotiations were at once inaug-
urated by the State Department, result
ing in the removal of the restrictions
relative to sheep, contingent upon &C
ton by this government which would
prevent the introduction Of diseases of
sheep into this country. The British
Government, however, persisted in its
refusal to grant any concessions regard
ing live cattle, alleging the continued
existence of contagious pleuro-pneu-
monia in the United States, and that cat.
tie affected with this disease had been
discovered in recent shipments to Great
Britain from this country.
Secretary RuSk met this allegation
with prompt denial and the PROPOSE
ton that his department should be rep
resented in Great Britain by veterinary
inspectors, charged with the duty of
inspecting all American cattle landed
in that country.
The Department of State adopted the
Secretary's suggestion and has finally
effected an arrangement through Min
lister Lincoln for the appointment of
three inspectors for the purpose indi-
Gated. The secretary has already taken
steps to carry out this arrangement,
and the inspectors have been appointed.
One will be stationed at Liverpool, one
at London, and one at Glasgow. They
will sail for Europe at once, accom-
panied by DR.. Salmon, chief of the
Bureau of Animal Industry, and also
by a special agent.
The Secretary said to-day that the
restrictions of the British Government
upon the importation of beef cattle
from this country upon the groundless
plea of continued existence of conta-
giOus cattle disease in the United
States were unjustifiable and had
lasted long enough. He now proposes
to prove to the satisfaction of the Brit
ish authorities that no disease exists in
this country to warrant these restric-
tons. If maintained in spite of this
evidence, some other cause must be as
signed for them. He said further that
Is soon as legislation now pending was
enacted, he would institute thorough
system of inspection of cattle for ex-
port in this country and all cattle ex-
ported would be so tagged that should
disease of any kind be discovered
among them by our inspectors at Brit
ish ports, there will be no difficulty in
tracing it to it's source and determine
its true character.
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TORN BY TORNADOES.

The Recent Storms in the Esss ana
Northeast "A Veritab;e Tornado at
Winthrop, Me.-Ths Most Severe storm
Evrr Known at Plattsburg. \. ", and
yicinity-Destructive Blow at Salamanca,
y. T--The Storm General.
WINTHROP, Me-, July 9-About $50
last night 4 very severe storm set in,
accompanied by almost incessant thun-
der and lightning, together with a
heavy gale. The latter rapidly in
creased in intensity until it became a
vcritable tornado. Its path was most
strongly marked on the western side of
the village, being some 200 feet in
width, and moving from west to east.
The first building struck was the resi-
dence OF S. Il. Noyes, where it
twisted the chimney and injured
the stable adjoining. At the Benson
House, one chimney was torn down, an
other partially demolished and win
dows broken. The heavy tin roofing of
the village school building was blown
off, large fragments being carried across
the village, an eighth of mile, and
striking the residence of Augustus
Thompson, badly injuring it. The
chimney and windows of the school
house were also damaged. The sheds
at the Methodist Church were moved
from their foundations The CHM
ney of George Webbs residence was
blown down, and Mr.. Webb in trying
to shut the door, was blown ten feet
across the room and landed in Il corner.
Some fifty trees on Main street and in
the cemetery close by were torn up by
the roots and blown about like twigs.
The roof of the cotton-mill tower was
swept away, the roof of Mrs, Phoebe
Howard'S barn torn off, and a shed $50
feet long, connected with S. G.. Davis
saw-mill. was wrecked and the lumber
strewn in all directions A barn be-
longing to Levi Jones was moved sew
eral feet. George Glidden's Slaughter
house was completely demolished, and
other damage was done in this section.
The most terrific force of the tornado
was felt in the vicinity of the Methodist
Church. With a loud crash the belfry
of the church fell, striking upon the
residence of Chester II. Shaw. Mrs.
Polena Il. Shaw, Mr.. Shaw's mother,
was just closing window up stairs
when the great belfry containing the
bell came crashing through the roof.
Mrs. Shaw was knocked insensible and
was picked up in mutilated condition.
Her head bore fearful abrasions
which must have affected her brain.
She is now in coma tose condition. and
can live but a few hours. Her son and
granddaughter barely escaped instant
cath, having just cleared the threshold
of their stable on their return from a
drive when the crash came. There were
many other narrow escapes from death
from falling trees, chimneys and
debris. The streets are rendered i'm
passable for some time and people are
almost wild with excitement Never
before in the towns history has a storm
visited it that was fraught with so much
damage and danger, and there is great
mourning over the ruin and desolatior
so suddenly thrust upon it.
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PROTECTION AND WAGES.
Facts from the Wage Tables of the Mas
sachusctts Labor Reports.

Facts from the Wage Tables of the Mas
sachusctts Labor Reports.
The wage tables of the Massachu-
setts Labor Reports are always interest
ing reading for the light they throw on
a good many mooted questions. They
are especially interesting for the light
they throw on the proposition so conf
IDENTIFY made that the tariff increases
wages. A comparison of the wages paid
in some of the highly-protected indus
tries with those paid in the industries
which enjoy little or no protection
shows that the claim so often made in
behalf of the tariff is utterly untenable.
The paper industry, for instance, en-
joys less protection than any other
great industry of Massachusetts,. In
the wages tables of the labor report rs
per cent. of the employees in this indus
try are represented. OF these it appears
that nearly so per cent. get $40 and up
wards per week while nearly % per
cent. get SIS per week and upwards.
The wooden industry, on the other
hand, is one of the most highly pro-
tected. If the tariff has the effect
claimed for it of raising the wages of
labor in the protected industry the
wages in the wooden industry ought to
be much higher than the wages in the
scantily protected paper industry. In
of fact they are not higher. They are
much lower. Instead of so per cent. get
ting over SO week. as in the paper in
dustry, only 81 per cent. get that rate.
And instead of % per cent getting SIS
and over, as in the paper industry, the
number in the wooden industry getting
that rate is only per cent.
The contrast is quite as marked when
the lower wages in both industries are
compared. In the paper industry the
proportion of the workmen reported re-
ceiving less than SIS a week is about 10
per cent. while less than 40 per cent.
get under IS. In woolens % per cent. get
less than 50 and more than half less
than 81.
Quite as emphatic is the showing
made by comparison of the shoe in
dustry, in which there is only about 80
per cent. of protection, with the cotton
industry, which is protected all the way
from 40 to IS per cent. In boots and
shoes, of the number of wage earners re-
ported nearly one-half get S12 and over
per week and one-ffth get SIS and over.
In the highly protected cotton industry
more than "a per cent. of the wage
earners reported get less than IS week
and over 40 per cent. get less than So a
week.
When, therefore, the protectionist as
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Something More Than Politics.

There is something more than politics
concerned in the triumph of Quay in
the Pennsylvania Republican conven-
ton, for the event really concerns the
National honor. His triumph was COM
plete and practically unchallenged, the
body at Harrisburg being as much
under the control of the private wire
from the home of the chairman of the
National Republican Committee as if he
had been present in person. 1.-THE
history of American politics." says the
New York Evening Post, which has
challenged Senator Quay to meet the
charges brought against him, ''fur-
nishes no parallel for this performance
the absolute control of great party
in one of the chief States of the Union
by thief, who actually compels the
party to indorse him as patriot and
Statesman. "-Springfeld Republican.
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The bill passed its second reading.
An Alleged Suicide that was Probably a
Murder.

HAMLINs, w. Va, July 10.-A murder
was reported to-day from the Elkhorn
mining region. A colored man named
James Early and white woman named
johnson have been living for some time
in a shanty near the mines Monday
afternoon they quarreled and shortly
afterwards the report of a shot
gun was heard in the cabin. Early ran
out and said the woman had shot her.
self. She was found with heavy charge
of old nails slugs and screws in her
hip, and died in about two hours.
Early was held for murder.
y Desperate Criminal Escapes from Jail
at WATERFOWL, y. Y.
WATERFOWL, n. Y, July 11.-Archi-
bald Mcdonald, who has committed
many burglaries in St Lawrence Coun-
ty, and who is wanted in Canada for
murder, has recently been confined in
the Canton Jail awaiting trial for burg
larry. He was so desperate that he was
compelled to wear a ball and chain.
Wednesday he obtained file and freed
himself at the ankle, and when the
turnkey went to lock the cells at night
Mcdonald seized him, thrust him into q
cell and locked him uu. Then the
prisoner escaped.
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SARATOGA, n. Y, July 9.-Passengers
on the midnight train from Montreal
say the storm was general from Rouse's
Point to Whitehall. The force of the
wind was terrific. Many small houses at
Rouse's Point and other towns along the
lake were lifted from their foun-
dations and destroyed The Bluff
Point Hotel suffered damage to the
extent of S., 900. No one in the hotel
was injured, SO far as known. One
guest, name unknown, who was out in
small boat when the tornado struck
the lake, was drowned. Trees and
small buildings in the vicinity were
torn down by the wind.
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Condition of the Corn, Cotton and Rice
Crops of South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, S. c., July 9.-The De-
partment of Agriculture has issued its
monthly crop report The condition of
the crops is better than at the same
time for many years. Cotton prom.
ises to be the best on record.
The condition of the stand is 101,
against IS at the same time last
year. The corn crop is very fine, blu
has suffered somewhat for want of raj
since the reports were sent in. How
ever. there have been general rains
throughout the State. The condition OF
rice is about the same as last year.
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PARTISAN VilLAfNY.
Citizens of This Republic Stripped OF
Their Dearest Privilege.

SltIzenS OF IhlS ISepuDlIc Oh
Their Dearest Privilege.
Shame and contumely upon the Re-
publican Congress of this country. Pu-
silanimity, cowardice and dishonesty be
forever branded upon the men who have
betrayed the trust reposed in them.
The Federal election bill has been
passed by the House of Representative
at Washington by strict party vote.
and unless the Senate interfers-for the
President, who so inadequate1y fills his
great position, certainly will not
there will stand forever against the des
perate and corrupt party in power the
damning record of having passed and
made law measure intended to rob
the citizen of those constitu tional rights
for which our ancestors shed their blood
in noble struggle, and which have ever
marked the position Of the United States
of America at the head of the columns
of progress. Weak, vacillating, fearful,
if not altogether corrupt, the Repub-
lican Congressman in this country with
virtual unanimity cast their ballots in
favor of d despotic and tyrannical meas
ure, which is openly calculated to fitch
from the people the God-given right of
ifaHcniSe, from Jne SIaLe the 1nQepenu-
ence bequeathed it forever by the patri-
OTIS who fell in defense of principle and
opposing tyranny and despotism. The
perpetuation of Republican rule is the
object in view, and to that end this law,
worthy of a Nero is contemp plated.
The Senate is deliberative and discus
sive body. In its power lies the peo-
pies safety. Let it now administer
singing rebuke to the towards who
lent their aid to this deed of darkness
and rapine, and every man whose ballot
is registered against the Endorsements
of this foul measure will be recorded
benefactor of his country, a patriot in
the same sense as were the men who
first secured to man the inaliena BILE
rights of liberty and unhampered fran
chise patriots Chicago Mail Qnd)
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Likely to Escape Punishment.

BUFFALO n. Y, July 10.-The peo-
pie at Danville. Livingston County,
and in that neighborhood are much
stirred up about reports that Elk Banker
James Faulkner is likely to escape
punishment as reward for tif.Ting
against his brother, the late Lester b.
Faulkner. United States District At
torney Alexander Was absent from the
city yesterday, but his deputy, Mr.. Nor
ton, was seen and asked what truth
there was in the report. Mr.. Morton
said the case of James Faulkner would
be disposed Of at the next term Of
court.
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1t Was Business With Him,

Gus de Smith--Have there been no
cases of poisoning by ice cream this sea-
son?
City Editor-Not that I know of.
Gus de Smith-Well, if you see any
such cases please republish them in
your local column with few editorial
comments stating that the victims died
in great agony. You see am very pop
ular with the young ladies, and a few
Impressive warnings of that kind in
your paper would save me SO much
money during the season that I could
afford to pay you an occasional five
dollars in actual cash.-Texas Stiffness
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The Servant Girl Question at Fort Dodge,
Iowa.

Fort DODGE, Ia, July 9.-Another
alarming phase has been introduced in
to the complex servant girl question
by the ''hired girls" of Fort Dodge. A
movement is on foot for the organiza-
ton of a servant girls union. The
primary object is to secure an advance
in wages, and the first result will be a
general demand for s.. so weekly by girls
who are receiving 81, and for s. weekly
by girls who now get s.. so, if the move
ment succeeds. Further demands in
the direction of lighter work and more
liberty may be made.
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Found Dead on the Track-Fatal Acci-
dent.

BINGHAMToN, n. V, July 10.-The body
of an unknown man was found lying
alongside the railroad track at Wayer-
1y, Tioga County, yesterday morning
about five o'clock. There was nothing
on his person by which he might be
identified. The deceased looks to be
about twenty-five years of age, smooth
face. weight about 100 pounds, height
feet inches; dark blue clothing.
About the same hour and at the same
Mace, Conductor Frank Phillips stepped
from his train in front of a Lehigh VAL
lev train and was instantly killed.
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u,shand and Wife Can Have but One
Residence.

WASHINGTON, July 10.-The principle
chat husband and wife while they
live together as such can have but one
and the same residence and that the
sone Of a married woman is presump-
-, With her husband was asserted by
.Soonot.rv Noble in decision yesterday
. rsiecting the appeal of Mary Anne Hay
r sood Formerly Sullivan. Her home
s stead entry in the Stockton Land i'd dis
go Nd been cancelled because 1t APP
n r.. that she was trying to MAINTAIN
= residence on one entry and her nus
band on another.
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JAMESTOWN, n. ", July 9.-Last
nights storm washed out the Erie rail
road tracks to such an extent that traffic
was stopped. Streets have been dam
aged to the extent of several thousand
dollars. The foundations of several
houses were washed out, leaving them
in dangerous condition.
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Not Happily EXPRESSED.

opnlent Pater-Yeu will excuse nv
saying it, but understand you are alb
solutely without means of your own.
Suitor (apologetica1ly)-T is true.
sir, otherwise l would not think of ask.
Ing you for your daughter.-Life