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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-04

The American Indians want to be rep
resented by an exhibit at the Worlds
Fair, and at the agencies IN the West
they are signing petitions to be granted
the privilege. The petitions are address
ed 10 the President Of the United States
and his cabinet, and to the Commissions
ers of the Worlds Fair. In quite path
etic language they set forth the despair
ing condition of the Indians, and protest
against the celebration of the discovery
Of America-an event so momentous
and disastrous to them-without being
accorded proper recognition and
chance to make an exhibit which will
not only serve as a most appropriate
upon which TO illustrate the
Of 400 years, but will show that
the Indians themselves have made great
er advancement than is generally sup
posed.
Washington Star: The Itata is
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-04

LANCASTER. BEETowN BLOOMINGTON
STAGE,
LEAVES Lancaster every Tuesday. Thursday and
and Saturday at q. m. and Arrives at Bloom
ington at u n.
LEAVES Bloomington at p. m. on same days
and Arrives at Lancaster at p m:
S. JoHNSON, Prop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-04
PlatteYille Wis

For the annual convention Young
Peoples Society Christian Endeavor to
be held at Minneapolis. Excursion
tickets on sale July 7th. to 9th, inclus-
i've. Good to return on trains leaving
Minneapolis July 18th, to 18th, inclus-
i've. Fare for the round trip Sc 81.
For the benefit Of those Wishing to
return after July 18th, and no later than
August Goth, arrangements will be made
to deposit tickets until such time as the
holders wish to commence the return
journey.
z. l.. HINRICHs, Boscobel, Wis.
15-16 Agt. c. NJ. d st. p. Ry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-04
LANCASTER : aTrRTON STAGE.

LANCASTER Z BURTON sTAGE.
LEAVES Lancaster every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at a. m. and Arrives at Burton at
- m.
T.Etvys Burton at / 80 p. m. on same days and
Arrives at Lancaster at 5 30 2. m.
S. R. GREEN, Prop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-04
CITY GUIDE.

LANCASHIRE LODGE A. F. & A. NJ. meet first and
third Saturdayin eachmsnth at p. m. IN their
Iauin the Showalter building.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-04

Washington Star: The Itata is
chased specimen of naval architecture.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-04

STAR Of the West Encampment No. y NEE
the Tsapd 3D. Mondays in each month, at 81
D. M odd Fellows Hail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-04

MIssrssIPP1 VALLEY LoDGEl. % OF. Meets
eve "wednesday at 7:;0p. IN. in ODD Fellows
Hall Maple street.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
DIRECTORS INDICTED.

Charged With Loss of Life Through De-
fective TrestIes-Not a Safe Trestle Within
the Limits of Hartford County-Every
One Showing Rotten Timbers.
BEL AIR, Md, May 24.-The directors
of the Maryland Central railroad have
been indicted by the grand jury for
manslaughter The indictment was
found in connection with the accident
of April 16 last, when several lives
were lost in consequence of the wreck
ing of a freight train. The wreck, it
was found, was caused by broken
trestle The accident occurred within
the limits of Hartford county, and the
grand jury of that county found the in
dictments. Evidence was adduced
before it that the company had
been repeatedly warned of the
dangerous conditions of the trestles in
that portion of the state, and an eX-
pert who had been employed to exam
inc the trestles swore that there was
not a safe one on the line of the road
within the county. He testified that he
saw the bridge oyer Deer creek sway
when a train passed over it. He fur
Their testified that in every trestle he
found rotten timbers, and that the pres
ence of these must have been known to
the repairmen of the road.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

The twenty-third annual session of
the Grand Lodge. /. o. o. F., of Mis-
souri,, was held at ST. Joseph. The fol-
lowing committee on reception and en-
tertainment was appointed for the Sow
ereign Grand lodge, which meets in st.
Louis in September: Past Grand Mas
ter j. A. Gregory, of ST. Louis: Past
Grand Master E. Wilkerson, st. Louis;
Past Grand Master W. Ii. Woodward,
SIS. Louis; Past Grand Master Terry
Gable, Bethany, and Past Grand Master
E. r. Shipley, Springfield. The Grand
lodge instructed the grand secretary to
ask for donations from subordinate
lodges for the proper entertainment of
the guests. The next meeting will be
held in Sedalia. Grand Master Jewell
has announced the following officers
for the ensuing year: Grand marshal
r. NJ. Abercrombie, st. Louis: grand
conductor, b. F. Thomas, Carthage;
grand guardian, E. H. Briscol, Carroll
ton; grand herald, Charles Milford. st.
Louis; grand chaplain, Rev. L. t. Min
tern, Amazonia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
---------------------------
DISABLED AT SEA.
The Dutch Steamer veendam, with Over
Six Hundred Passengers on Board, Bound
for New York. Disabled at Sea.

The Dutch Steamer Veendam, with Over
Six Hundred Passengers on Board, Bound
for New York, Disabled at Sea.
New YORK, May "a - The Dutch
steamer Veendam, belonging to the
Netherlands line, is disabled at sea
with $40 passengers on board. A cable
gram from London states that the
steamship was passed, Sunday last, in
latitude A north, longitude 4S west
Her engines were stopped and she was
proceeding under sail. A strange
steamer was alongside, presumably pre-
pairing to render assistance The Veen-
dam is bound for this port from Rotter-
dam.
The Veendam left Rotterdam Nav Q,
and under favorable conditions ought
to have been here on Sunday. Her
agents here say that she will try to
make st. Johns, n. F.. or Halifax,
when sighted she was off the coast of
Newfoundland. The agents are not a
bit apprehensive, as the Veendam is
good, sound ship in any kind of weather,
and there is plenty of provisions on the
craft Capt Roggeveen, her skipper. is
a most careful navigator. and will
bring her into port in the best possible
shape.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
Fought Till They Fell.

CHARLESTON, S. c.. May GA duel
took place Thursday near Liberty Hill.
S. c., between z. I'll. Cheatham and
John Whately, both prominent plant
ers Bad blood had existed between
them, and finally challenge was
passed. They met, with their seconds,
at the appointed place, and exchanged
shots at ten PAGES. According to agree
ment, when the word was given. both
men wheeled and opened fire, contin-
uing to shoot until one or both fell
Cheatham fired eleven shots ano
Whately five. Both men received SO
we're wounds. but none of them fatal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
LATE NEWS ITEMS,

F. II. DUNCAN. of Washington, d. c.,
who is held on the charge of having at
tempted to murder his wife near
Bettws-y coed, in Wales, recently, was
taken into court at Carnavon on the
Esd. The prisoner looked haggard and
detected. Owing to the inability of
his wife to be present, Duncan was re-
manded for one week.
Two MEN have been arrested at Butte.
Mont, charged with the murder of w.
NJ. Barber, in Portland, Ore. 1t is
claimed that the prisoners are the
parties who brutally murdered Mr.. and
Mrs. Greenwood, in Napa, Cal, some
time ago.
FEVER is raging at Malta, and there
is an average of forty of the officers and
men of each of the vessels of the Brit
ish fleet there Frustrated with the dis
ease. The Malta hospitals are terribly
overcrowded by the unceasing influx of
patients.
A FIRE extinguisher exploded, on
the 23d, in the Edison light works in
New York city. Joseph Senering, an EN-,
ploye. was struck by a fragment of the
fire extinguisher and received injuries
THE hand of child was found in the
stomach of catfish caught in the Red
river at Winnipeg. Man, on the ed.
and next day another catfish was
caught with another hand in its
stomach.
THE recent yacht disaster at Beauavis,
France, by which eight persons lost
their lives, was caused by pilot. unfa-
miliar with the course. going at full
steam over a weir instead of through
the lock.
TIE king of Siam has granted PEN
sion of e:f00 yearly. for a period of four
teen years, for the education of the
three children of d. Z. Bradley, an in
terpreter in his service recently de-
ceased
WHILE a party of Hungarians were
walking on the track of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad near Lancaster, Pa. on
the Esd, a train ran into them, killing
one and fatally injuring another
THE election of Phillip Brooks, as
bishop of Massachusetts, was unan-
imously confirmed by the standing com
mittee of the diocese of Michigan at
meeting in Detroit on the Esd.
THE United Bowling clubs sailed from
New York. on the 23d, on the steamship
Dania. for Hamburg, to take part in the
international tournament which comes
off there in June
A BRONZE monument to the Andrews
raiders was erected in the National
cemetery at Chattanooga, Tenn, on
the 24th-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
The Test Continued,

FORTRESS MONROE, Va, Nav 21 The
test of the pneumatic guns of the
Vesrvius was resumed yesterday morn
ing. Three shots were fired at a sta
tionary target with about the same re-
suits as Tuesday, all of the shots strik-
ing very close to the mark A float
ing target was then put out and lowed
across the line of fire by the Cushing
at ten-knot speed, the Vesuvius COM
ing at the object at seventeen knots.
Three shots were fred at this with
satisfactory results. This exhausted
the supply of ammunition, and the ex-
periments for the day ended
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
MORE HERESY.

A Movement to Prevent the Confirmation
of Bishop-Elect Brooks of the Episcopal
Church.
New YORK, May 21.-The Herald
says: Statements made by Rev. DR.. b.
f. De Costa indicate that a general
movement will be made by Episcopal
clergymen throughout the country to
prevent the confirmation of Bishop
elect Brooks on the same grounds that
Rev. DIR. r. Eber Newton's trial has
been asked for.
Bishop Potter, it has come out. has
decided to act Immediately in DIR. New
tons case. If Bishop-elect Brooks is
properly quoted in letter sent by a
friend of his in Boston, he not only sym
pathizes with DR.. Newton, but would be
opposed to any attempt to bring him to
trial
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

Della Phillips, the 1-year-old daughter
Of a farmer near McFall, Gentry coun-
ty, died in st. Joseph the other day
from the effect of a bean in her bron-
chial tube. The bean was of the va
riety known as the lima or butter bean.
Five of McFall's doctors attempted to
relieve her, but without success. and
finally she was brought to st. J ;eph
for treatment. The case is rare one,
and is exactly similar to that of the New
York minister who got piece of cork
in his bronchi and died after great suf-
ferinp
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
Sought His Neighbours Life and Lost His
Own.

CINCINNATI, May 24.-Word was re-
ceived here yesterday morning that
John Ainsley. a noted desperate, was
shot and killed by Constable Joe Ever
sole, Of Clay county, KY, late Wednes
day evening. Ainsley had grudge
against Eversole and went to his house
to get revenge. Everso1e saw him COM
ing and was prepared for conflict.
The first movement of Ainsley to draw
his gun was met by bullet from a
Winchester rife, which killed him in
stantly. So the slayer who went forth
to slay was slain.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

Mrs. J. d. HOLSTER, wife of the claim
agent of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Railway Co., at Sedalia, had a narrow
escape from death as the result of bella
donna self-administered by mistake.
Her small son had been very ill for
some time, and being worn out with
watching him, she was not as partic-
ular as she would have been had she
not been so situated. The poison she
took was in bottle near the medicine
she had been taking. A number of
physicians We're called, and for time
it was thought she could not survive.
Her chances for recovery are considered
very good
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

CHARLESTON, S. c., May 21.-Col Ben
Terrill, an organizer of the Farmers
Alliance, says if Cleveland is nominated
by the democrats and Harrison or
Blaine by the republicans, third
party will be the result. He felt
that as president of the Confederated
Industrial association he would call a
meeting of the members to be held in
february %, 1892, probably at Wash
ipgton. This meeting would formulate
demands to suit all within the confed-
Grafton, and it would be dangerous
for any party or candidate to trifie W ith
the demands
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

THE captain of the Amazone, recently
arrived at Marseilles, France, from East
Africa, announces that when he left
Maize, on the Island of SEYCHELLES, in
the Indian ocean, he learned that the
French men-of-war Hugon and the
d'Estang were bombarding Anjouan,
the chief town of the islands of the
Gomero group, as punishment for the
recent revolt on those islands against
French authority. The French had also
established blockade against the is
land.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
A Clam for SaIyape-

New YORK, May pa suit for sal
wage was begun yesterday in the
United States district court for the re-
covery of 80, in gold. This specie
was shipped on the steamer Aguan, OF
the Honduras Central American Steam
ship Co., which stranded on Rocodon
reef March 26 last Capt. Baltic and
his crew remained on the vessel, and
later were sixty hours in boat rowing
to Greytown and suffered greatly ia
save the specie. They now claim sal.
wage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

THE president issued proclamation,
on the 21st, opening to public settle
ment under the homestead law about
1000, 900 acres of land in the Fort Ber-
thold Indian reservation in the north
western part of North Dakota
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

THE bank of England has notified
the guarantors of the Barring fund that
it desires them to form cash syndi-
cate. This is regarded as a measure
by the bank to strengthen its cash re-
serves.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

A TERRIFIC storm passed over the city
of Paris, on the 21st, causing consid-
cradle damage and creating much
alarm. A huge waterspout formed in
the Champs Elysee, traversed the Place
de la Concorde and burst in the Jardin
des Tuillerles, uprooting trees, destroy
ing houses and flower beds and wash
ing away pathways. a thunderbolt
fell in the Esplanade DIES Invalides, but
there was no loss of life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
All About a Girl.

James Landers, the 21-year-old son of
Rev. Case Landers, a st. Louis colored
preacher, was shot and killed during
quarrel by Henry Tredway, a negro,
aged %. The shooting was the result
of quarrel over a girl. Tredway is
locked up.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

Lille Daily, a widow 80 years old, fell
from third-story window, distance
of fifty feet, in St. Louis. An eXamina
ton showed that she had been hurt in
ternally. had fractured her skull and
had broken several bones.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

THE board of officers appointed to
survey the United States steamer Gale
ma, which was wrecked on the coast of
Massachusetts near Gay Head. has made
its report to the navy department. The
board finds that the vessel can rot be
repaired within the 20 per cent. limit,
and it therefore recommends her sale
The Galena is an unarmored cruiser of
the third rate
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

THE London press make piquant
comments on the illness of Mr.. Blaine
The Chronicle, in discussing the presi-
Dental possibilities, says: MIR. Harri-
son, as protectionist pure and simple,
opposes Mr.. Blaine's policy of reciproc-
ity, and that, while on his tour he en-
deavored to take credit for the first
fruits of this policy, is most signif-
cant"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

AT Monte Carlo, on the 21st, n banker
OF Munich, named Speckart, committed
suicide because of heavy gambling
losses. Six suicides have occurred at
Monte Carlo since May l.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

GEN. GEORGE A. WAsHBURN, of Hart
ford, Conn.,, widely known in G. A. r.
circles, died at Walha1a, S. c., on the
10th, from the effect of wound re
ceived at Antietam, which had rendered
him incapable of attending to any bust
ness for several years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

THE report received from Simla to
the effect that among those killed in
the last engagement between the Brit
ish, under Lieut.. Grant, and the Mani
puris at Fort Thabet was the usurping
rajah is erroneous The person meant
was the commander-in-chief of the
ManipuriS in the field.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

AT the annual meeting of the trus-
tees of the John T. Slater fund, held in
New York city, on the Goth, the report
of Bishop Haywood, the general man.
ager. showed that the trsstees had,
during the year, distributed 1880
among thirty-six educational institu-
tions in the south. A recommendation
that $4,000 be appropriated for the
next years distribution among freed
mems schools in the south was adopted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
4 Train Ditched.

A Missouri Pacific train was ditched
at Halls station. Buchanan county, a
few days ago. Fireman Thos. Wallace,
of Kansas City, was fatally scalded-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

A NEW law in Kansas constitutes
eight hours a days work for all labor
ers, workingmen, mechanics and other
persons employed by the state of Kan
sas, or by any county, city, township
or other municipality, or by con-
tractors or others doing work for the
state or the others named
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

J. ]. Flannery, well-known travel
ing man in the employ of NJ. j. Schwartz
& Co., cigar dealers of st. Joseph, was
found dead in bed at hotel in that city
a few days ago. He was so years Of age
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

THE popular feeling against Minister
of War Milteltics on account of his per-
secution of ex-Queen Natalie became
so great that he resigned, on the Goth,
and Col. Praporcevics was appointed
minister of war
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

ADvIcEs from Zanzibar say that on
the northern shores of Lake Targan-
yika, only the ruined villages and
corpses of the natives, half devoured
by wild beasts, are left to attest the
raid made by the Arab slave dealers.
A peaceful population of 10000 persons
has succumbed to the barbarous cruel
ties of the Arabs, or escaped to the
forests.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

THOUSANDS of Chelsea electors are
signing a memorial addressed to Sir
Charles Dixie, urging him to resume
public life. Not alone liberals, who
might naturally be expected to support
their former idol, but a surprisingly
large number of conservatives are
among the signers of the address.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

One man was killed and four serious
" injured by the falling in of portion
of the roof of furnace of the Lac;ede
Gaslight Co. in st. Louis
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

THE correspondent of the Paris
Figaro at Rome says the pope, in for
warding a copy of his encyclieal on the
social question to Emperor William,
accompanied it with an autograph let
Ter, in which he asks the emperor's as
sistance in carrying out the sugges-
lions and recommendations of the en-
cyclical.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

SPEAKING of the woman who re-
Gently appeared at Chicago and claimed
to be daughter of the late ex-Gov.
William NJ. Marcy, of New York, a
gentleman who was well acquainted
with the Marcy family says that
Gov. Marcy had but one daughter, Cor
nelia, who died in Paris six years ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
A Farmer Falls Dead.

J. d. Clayton, a farmer who lived
near Mora, Pettis county, fell dead
while engaged in milking. He was ~
years old
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

THE net surplus in the United States
treasury, notwithstanding the decrease
in receipts, is crawling up. the drain
from direct-tax expenditures being al
most over, and at the close of business,
on the 21st, was more than S15, 900, 600.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
New Missouri Rolling Mill.

Some New York, Chicago, Kansas City
and local capitalists have purchased
land at Clinton. on which they will i'm
mediately erect rolling mill plant.
Their entire output has been placed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

THE first of series of love feasts"
by the Dunlzards opened near Ephrat,
Pa. on the 10th. Three Thousand peo-
pie were present. The usual UNIQUE
services of greeting each other. washing
feet, etc. inaugurated the meeting. fol-
lowed by the ceremony of examination
of the conscience. The sexes were sep
arated, the women occupying one part
of the Westinghouse and the men the
other.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

Arthur Queal. a Kansas City rcal-es-
tate dealer. who disappeared in Decem-
Der. 1885, went to England, it appears,
and killed himself after carousal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

st. Louis National Banks Statement.
The following is an abstract of the
reports made to the comptroller of the
currency at Washington showing the
condition of the national banks in ST.
Louis at the close of business on Mon
day, May 4, 1891:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

Fire devastated the village of La
monte, Pettis county, the other morn
ing. causing Il loss of SEC, GOO. Sup
posed to have been of incenaiary origin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
Missouri Ore Shipped to Wales.

Another train load of zinc ore from
the Snyder Bros mines, consigned to
Vivian & Sons, at Swansea, Wales, left
Joplin the other day. Another train
load will follow in a few days
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28

The distinguished French journalist,
NJ. Jean jacques Weiss, died in Paris on
the Goth. He was born in 1927
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-28
He won.tDo So ANY More.

worllhouse named Henry Tribune was
shot and instantly killed by a guard
while attempting TO escape the ether
night.