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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

THROUGH the collapse of the canal
banks at Mallemor, France, six square
miles of country was submerged.
Hundreds of tons of grapes were de-
stroyed, and many head of cattle
drowned.
MICHAEL WAGNER, a pioneer of ST.
Vincent Mimi, received a dispatch
from Germany, on the 22d, announcing
that he is heir to the estate of his SIS
ter Catharine, which is valued at $780,
900. Mr.. Wagner is already wealthy
man, being owner of ,, 600 acres of land
in the Red River Valley He is
cousin of Wagner, the celebrated Ger
man composer.
A SYNDICATE composed of Minneap-
oils, New York and Boston capitalists
has purchased at ST. Louis Park, a Min
neapolis (Minn.) suburb, $500 acres of
land, for which it paid 81, 500, 900, on
which manufacturing plants, dwellings,
stores and public buildings will be
erected after the manner of Pullman, Ill.
MICHAEL RoELL, who was clerk at
the Stafford House at Buffalo, y. V, at
| the time Birchell, who is on trial at
Woodstock, Ont, for the murder of the
Englishman. Benwell, who stopped
there, died at Suspension Bridge, on the
22d. His testimony had been taken by
commission.
SUPERINTENDENT PORTER of the Cen
sus Bureau, who has been seriously i'll
recently, has improved greatly. 1t is
| expected, however, that his GONZALES
| cence will be tedious, and it will be
some time before he will be able to re-
sumo his official duties.
| JOSIAH CoBBs, aged sixty years, a
| prominent and wealthy farmer and
fruit-grower of Jackson County, Ind,
fell thirty-ive feet from hickory tree
and was fatally injured on the god.
| SECRETARY TRACY and several Off
GERS of the Navy Department went to
Annapolis, Md, on the ed, to witness
the completion of the armor tests in
progress there.
THE Brazilian episcopacy have pub
| lished an energetic protest against the
reforms proposed by the Brazilian Gov
eminent against the Catholic church.
The result of their hostility will be the
suppression of the Brazilian Legation
to the Vatican.
| A New ORLEANS dispatch of the ed
stated that although the Anti-Lottery
| law had only been In operation lew
DAYS, the business of the registry and
money-order departments of the post
Office in that city had fallen off thirty
to forty per cent, necessitating the dis
missaI of a number of clerks.
THE Russian prison department pro-
poses TO substitute deportation to Sag
hahn and solitary confinement in place
of corporal punishment in the case of
women exiles in Siberia.
| a PASSENGER train was oeralled on
the Esd, between Florence and FroSo-
lone. Italy. and five persons were killed
and twenty injured. King Humbert
and Qaeen Margherita, on learning of
the accident, abandoned an intended
trip to the races. and visited the in
| iured. doing all they could to alleviate
| the sufferings of the unfortunates
THREE business blocks in Palmer
Mass, we're burned on the Esd; loss
$50. 600.
THREE brothers named Whitehead,
sons of wealthy parents of Grand Rap
ids, Mich. are said to have confessed
that they murdered man in Tacoma,
Wash, about year ago. They are now
in Jail in Astoria, Ore, for petty Of
lenses.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

WAsHINGTON, Sept. Gin view of
the charges and criticisms that have
appeared in the New York Tribune re-
Gently concerning the management of
the Pension Bureau the House commit
tee, investigating the charges against
Commissioner Raum, yesterday decided
to make an examination into the source
of the charges and upon what grounds
they were based. and for this purpose
the committee issued subp9nas for NJ
Seckendorf and Major S. n. Clark, the
Washington correspondent of the Trib-
une. They are requested to be present
at the meeting of the committee this
morning when they will be examined.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

IN the Senate, on the 27th. the House
Joint resolution to appropriate mill
ion dollars for nickel to be used in
armor plate was passed. The bill to
amend the Alien Labor law was amend
ed but went over without final action.
The bill to create land court was re-
committed to the committee on private
land claims. The bill to adjust claims
OF laborers under the EightHour law
was considered, and was pending when
the Senate adjourned........In the House
the conference report on the Tariff bill
was discussed at length and adopted
ISL to 20. A concurrent resolution for
an adjournment of Congress on the 30th
was adopted.
THE Western Union Telegraph poles
in Canal street, Grand Rapids, Mich,
were cut down on the night of the 9th,
under the direction of the city marshal
and mayor, the company having refused
to vacate the street, which is being ex-
tensively improved, or to occupy the
neat iron potes erected by the city
Jointly with the electric light and
electric railroad companies.
OSCAR HEFFNER and David Hirsche,
two stone haulers of Lima, O., engaged
in a quarrel, on the 9th, over the rae
ing qualities of their horses. The con-
troversv ended by Heffner drawing
penknife and stabbing Hirsche in the
neck Hirsche bled to death. Heffner
made his escape.
JOHN WILLIAMS, a coachman of Bris-
toll, Pa, and his brother William, liv-
ing at Blackburn, \. Y, are said to
have inherited $1,000. 900 by the death
of their uncle, Theodore Luderick, who
was bachelor, and emigrated to Cali
fornia in 1S49 from Metz, Germany.
A COLLISION of two freight trains at
Pleasant Valley, eight miles west of
GAINESVILLE, O.. at midnight on the
night of the 27th, resulted in the death
of eight persons and one injured, be-
sides the destruction of two engines and
twenty-five cars.
ONE THOUSAND mother-of-pearl button
makers, of Vienna, have been locked
out, owing to the passage of the Nc
Kinley Tariff bill. which threatens to
put stop entirely to the American
trade in this product
A TRAIN on which it was believed that
the Gar would travel from st. Peters
burg to Warsaw was wrecked, on the
27th, by a number of ties which had been
placed on the track. The Car was not
on the train.
Mrs. HAYES, wife of DIR. Charles C.
Hayes, of Hyde Park, Mass, and
daughter of Ex-Governor Mills of Wis.
consin, drowned herself in the Mepon-
set river on the 2Sth,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

J. A. X. Shultz, of St Louis, an ex-
tensive manufacturer there, through
his agents, E. Winsor & Son, has Of
fered his palatial home, Linwood Lawn,
consisting of 255 acres. about mile
from Lexington, as a suitable place to
locate the Confederate Home, for S35,
600 This is almost equal to giving the
place away, as he viii donate s., 600 of
this amount. Fifteen thousand dollars
is to be cash and the balance in easy
payments The residence is two
story brick, with dressed rock base
ment, built in a most substantial man
ner. 1t contains eighteen large rooms,
commodius halls, water, gas, steam
heating apparatus and other modern
convenienccs and appliances. 1t is a
grand building erected by the late
William Limerick at a cost of $50, 600.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
The Doorkeeper was i'll the Line of His
Duty.

WASHINGTON, Sept 27.-The House
committee on the judiciary, to whom
was referred the resolution introduced
in the House by Mr. Enloe, of Tennes-
see, charging the doorkeeper of the
House with using violence in trying to
stop him leaving the House, Yesterday
reported it back to the House adversely
The doorkeeper charged with the
offense claims that he simply laid his
hand on Mr.. Enloe's shoulder and re-
minded him that it was against the
rules to leave the House during call
of that body, and the committee after
careful consideration of the resolution
could find no reason for granting it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
Proposed Monument to stephen C. Foster

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-A movement
is on foot to erect monument to
Stephen c. Foster, the composer of
The Old Folks at Home" and many
other celebrated American songs VIM.
j. Noble, former resident of Pitts
burgh, is interesting himself in .he
matter and has conditionally arranged
with d. B. Shehan, the sculptor, to
fashion the statue. 1t is expected that
before many months the monument
will be erected at Allegheny Park,
Pittsburgh.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
Chose De.th InsteEd.

A few evenings ago Henry Stock, an
inmate Of the St. Louis City Hospital.
committed suicide by jumping from
porch, falling on a pavement and sus-
tanning injuries from which he died.
He was blacksmith, and year ago
he sprained his knee. Inflammation
set in. ard the physicians decided that
amputatiOn was the only thing that
would save his life. But he chose death
by suicide instead.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Fourth, Missouri Census District.

The Census Office has finished the
count of the schedules for the Fourth
district of Missouri, which includes
nineteen counties in the southwestern
part of the State. All the counties
show an increase, the total population
of the district being 500, 645. In 1850
the population was pa, 55S, and the
total gain 122, 01S, or 1892 per cent
The population of the district by coun-
ties is as follows:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

THE House committee on post-offfces
ah5 post roads, on the 24th, authorized a
favorable report on the bill introduced in
the House by Mr. Bingham, of Pennsyl-
vania, appropriating $40, 900 to allow
the Postmaster-Genera to test the free
delivery system in small towns and viii
lagos.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

THE master tailors of Great Britain
and Ireland have organized an associa-
ton ito pursue a defensive policy in
regard to strikers and to prevent de-
terioration in workmanship by SO ar
ranging that the best workmen shall
receive the highest wages.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

SISTER RosE GERTRUDE. the English
girl who has dedicated her life to the
iepers of the Sandwich Islands, is to be
married to DIR. Lutz, the physician of
Hawaii, whom she met while acting as
matron of the receiving hospital of
Honolulu.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
Archbishop kearick.

The Scottish Leader, published at
Edinburgh, Scotland, is authority for
the statement that Archbishop Kenrick
of st. Louis is to be one of four En-
glish-speahing Cardinals shortly to be
created. The Arch bishop says he knows
nothing about such intention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
Fatally Wounded.

David Jones, of Springfield, has been
living apart from his wife, and few
days ago we went to SEQ his children.
He found Henry Owens there, AID at
tackled him with a cane. Owens used
knife, inf1icting fatal wounds.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

Mr. and Mrs John Donohoe, aged
eighty-two and seventy of Sedalia,
have, after lapse of many years, just
become papa and mamma again. It's
boy, and fine, big one at that.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
Seized and Confiscated for Containing a
Lottery Advertise ment

edition of the Cincinnati Weekly VoIks-
freund of this weeks issue b as been
seized by the post-office authorities
here and confiscated on account of con-
tanning an advertisement of the Louis
lana lottery. The seizure was made on
Tuesday, there being some Eve or six
hundred pounds of the papers. The
matter has been kept from the public
until to-day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
1t Pays to Mind Your Own business.

Come ont, Crazy George, como outs
thus yelled Henry Grattan to George
Schaefer, a half-witted young man, in
St Louis. Schaefer, who had often
been thus tainted by Grattan, seized a
gun and shot Grattan, who died in
few hours. Schaefer was jailed, and
now walks his cell, exclaiming: 81 am
crazy, | am craZy,'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
-. Ioaa. Inc.

The population of the city of Joplin
is 1900, which is gain of 2, S74, or 40. 10
per cent. in ten years, the census of 1850
showing 7,O3s. The principal city OF
the district is Springfield, in Greene
County. It's population is 81, s42. In
1880 it was only 6,522. 1t has, there
fore. gained, 15 800, or 234.9 per cent.
The population of Carthage is 1862,
gain of SO.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

At the recent meeting of the Illinois
Conference of the NJ E. Church South.
held at Murphysbora several of the
ministers urged that the appointments
be announced on Saturday so that thew
could return home on Sunday. This
drew forth from Bishop Duncan of
South Carolina severe rebule for sucb
ministers who would use public convex
ances for travelling on the Sabbath dav.
which was for a Christian sinful and
FOR minister n great sin. This put
stop TO the discussion. The Bishop held
that 1t was not sinful to travel by pri-
vate conveyance to appointments on tho
Sabbath
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

TIE Caledonia Railway Company
proposes to run tunnel under the
Firth of Forth, in order to place their
road in a position to compete on equal
terms with its rival, the owner of the
great cantilever bridge over the estu-
ary
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
Pettfs County's wonders.

A Pettis County farmer grew a sweet
potato weighing seven pounds, and a
Pettis County woman is the mother of
baby that weighs only twenty-six
ounces.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

SERIOUS disturbances are reported
from Morocco. A provincial Kaid Gov
ernor; abducted a girl. The tribe to
which the girl belonged attacked the
Kad, killing him, all his women
and come of his natives. The Sultan's
troops marched against the tribe, killed
some and captured others, and sent the
ringleader's head to the Sultan.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

THE Democratic convention of the
Fourth Virginia Congressional district,
on the 25th, nominate James +. Eppes,
of Nottoway County, for Congress. E. c.
Nenable, who was unseated in the
House on the 23d, declined to run
again.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

THE total collections of internal rev.
enue from all sources for the first two
months of the fiscal year 1S909l aggre-
gated So. 500, $40, against SO, 67O,s.4 for
the corresponding periods of last year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

THE Department of State, on the 24th,
received telegram from Consul Victor
Viquain, az Colon, L. 5. C.. confirming
the press dispatches of a disastrous fire
at that place. and the destruction Of a
great part OF the city.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

SERIOUS financial frauds have been
discovered in the Russian army near the
Caspian Sea. Several regiments have
received no pay for six months, and it
appears that the officers have stolen the
money.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

THE strike of the telegraph operators
on the Mackav lines was conditionally
ended, on the 25th, by the operators re-
turning to work pending a conference
to be held
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

THE latest rumor regarding the I'M
ion of the Central American republics
is that Guatemala will send proposal
to the other four republics of Hond uras,
Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, to
invite the United States to send spe-
cial delegation to the next Central
American Union Congress, and that the
five Central American States accord the
United States voice and q vote in the
Congress.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

WIN. ELLIOTT, of South Carolina, who
was unseated by the House of Repre-
sentatives, on the Odd, was renominated
by reclamation by the Democrats of his
1.-THE SEVENTH district on the oath.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

THE long deadlock in the House of
Representatives was broken, on the
Esd, by the presence of a quorum, and
the Langston-Venable election case
was promptly decided in favor of the
contestant; and this action was fol-
lowed by the unseating of Elliott, of
South Carolina, in favor of Miller, thus
adding two members (both colored) to
the ranks of the ma jority.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

On the Goth Mrs. Jessie Benton FIRE.
mont, widow of the late General John
c. Fremont addressed letter to the
editor of the Los Angeles (Cal.) Times,
In which she expresses great gratitude
for the timely aid rendered during the
recent financial straits of herself and
daughter. She states further that in
view of the passage of q bill granting
her pension the emergency has been
tided over, and she desires no further
financial assistance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

THE Presidential party, which had
been rusticating at Cresson Springs,
Pa. for some weeks, broke camp, on the
Gath, and returned 10 Washington.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

The new pastor of Centenary Church,
St Louis, DR.. Cannandine, is a recent
acquisition to the St Louis Conference,
having been for the past eight years
stationed in New Orleans, four years in
charge of the Carondelet Street Church,
ana previous TO that with the Raine,
memorial Church. He is now in Europe,
the exact date of his return not vel
having been announced
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

The planing-mill owned by the Abb
bolt Lumber Company at Independence
was destroyed by fire few nights ago.
Loss. about 1000: insurance, $500.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

IHE prepayment of interest by the
treasury Department Tor the entire
country. on the oath, aggrega ted
81, 40, 600.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

Gist Blair, representing other st.
Louisans, has bought 1,000 900 acres of
st. Louis. Arkansas e Texas railway
lands in Texas for $3.50, eco.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS, United
States Minister to Germany, arrived in
New York City, on the Esd, on the
steamer Elbe. Mr.. Phelps has returned
for a vacation which will extend until
after the fall elections.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

THE revenue cutter Walcott has been
ordered to Port Townsend to get ready
for sea, and it is believed she is intend
ed to be used to intercept Canadian
cao1arc
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

The Crown closed it's case in the Biz
chall-Benwell murder trial at Wood
stock, Ont, on the 26th The prose-
cution made a strong case.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

HE Armenian Bishop Bedross Ner-
garlan has been imprisoned at Constan-
tlnople on charge of melting the Ar
menians to revolt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
Fell Fifty Feet.

stephen Uhrig fell fifty feet from a
roof in St Louis and was killed. He
struck on his head. The unfortunate
man leaves a family
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
a Chinese sunday.schoor.

a Chinese Sunday-school has been es
tablished at the First Christian Church
in st. Louis. There was an attendanc,
OF twenty-one the arst Sunday,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

THE potato crop throughout the West
and Northwest is remarkably short, and
the tubers will command a high price
throughout the winter. This will in
volve considerable hardship to those of
limited means, which, however, may be
IN itigated by more free resort to grain
foods than is usual. Rice, pease and the
various preparations of corn and oats
will be found valuable and healthful
substitutes, and their cost not nearly so
great as tho fancv-priced potato of 1890.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

FLOODS in the Department of Gard,
France, have caused much damage to
property. On the 21st the River Rhone
rose nineteen feet, and the town of
Beaucaire was flooded. At Vallerangu,
on the Herault, thirty-nine miles north
west of Mines, the river overlooked its
banks and undermined portion of the
cemetery. a number of collins were
washed out and together with their
contents floated down the river.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
Pared His Corn Too Close.

Michael Fitzgerald, of st. Joseph, a
one-legged man, is in danger of death
from blood poisoning, caused by pairing
a corn too closely.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

George E. Smith has been appointed
United States Commissioner and chief
supervisor of elections for the Eastern
district of Missouri.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

Natural gas was struck near the smelt-
ers at Nevada the other day at the depth
of 81 feet. The hole will be sunk 1, 900
feet
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
aturaI Gas at Nevada


Natural gas was struck near the smelt-
of 81 feet. The hole will be sunk 200
feet.
An Opinion.
Acknowledgement Wood gives it as his
opinion that a voter may cast his vote
at any precinct in the township in
which he resides, irrespective of the
law regulating voting in certain cities
of the State.
Dismissed by the Sovereign Lodge.
The Missouri appeal case concerning
saloon-keepers was dismissed by the
Sovereign Grand Lodge Of Odd-Fellows.
Took the Prize.
The Trenton degree team took the
prize before the Sovereign Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows at Topeka, kas.
Found Six Skeletons,
While excavating for an electric
street railway at Springfield workmen
unearthed six skeletons, supposed to be
those of soldiers buried during the war.
Saved Mother and Daughter.
At Kansas City woman threw her
self and little daughter in front Of a
switch engine and they were saved by
Officer Patrick Crowley.
The Dose Was Fatal.
Mrs. Margaret Lawrence, of st. Louis.
took arsenic because a son insisted on
Mt the City HOSPITAL.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
An Opinion.

The Missouri appeal case concerning
saloon-keepers was dismissed by the
Sovereign Grand Lodge OF Odd-Fellows.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

The Trenton degree team took the
prize before the Sovereign Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows at Topeka, kas.