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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-23
PITH AND POINT.


THE fault. dear Brutus, is not in
our stars" They lay all the blame on
the manager.-Puck.
Gloves are responsible for the first
breath of suspicion in many happy
families.-Du Bots Courier.
The difficulty in this cold world is
that too many fellows want to stand
with their backs to the fre.-Bradford
Record.
Never play at any game OF
chance The man who hides four aces
in his sleeve observes this rule.-Texas
Siftings-
Woman hath this resemblance to
sugar. too, that the more refined she is
the harder it is to detect the saud.-N-
Y. Herald.
The young man who can write "a
good hand" hasn't half the chance in life
with the youth who can hold one
Washington Post.
What a shock it is to find out that
the man whose conversation you have
been admiring is not worth a dollar
Indianapolis Journal.
If man is neither very good nor
very bad it is very good evidence that
he has never at any time been greatly
influenced by any woman.-Atchison
Globe.
-Cross-eyed Advice.-In the matter
of chirography, if you dot your lis"
and cross your ''t's' you can ignore the
rest of the letters. They are not in it
-Elmira Gazette.
How it Turns OUTLYING only to
1lx,% hn
boy got the hornets nest. just as he
thought ne had it he found out that it
had him.-Ram's Horn.
When He.Doesn't Kill Them?-Isn't
it strange that the doctor who insists
upon his rich patients going to Florida
can cure the poor ones with few bot
ties of nasty medicine?-Brooklyn Ea-
gle
A Slippery Opinion.-Amateur Act
Orwell, what did you think of my
Hamlet?" Candid Er-um-;
well, to tell the truth, if I'd been the
old mans ghost I'd ha' spanked your
Judge.
His Only Reason.-'Tdlilzet to know
why you hired a young woman for
typewriter" demanded Mrs. Hilow of
her husband. $50 / could have some
one to dictate to-" replied the unhappy
MANN. Y. Sun.
"A Pessimist.-''Ont the Rhine and
the Moselle they are sincere-they say
plainly Rhine wine and 'Moselle wine
but in other places they never tell one
from which they take their water.
Fliegende Batter. !
Man is only an atom in the realiza-
ton of the great coslnic plan, but he
does not feel so at all when his new
boots persist in squeaking as he walks
down the broad aisle a little late to his
pew in church.-Somerville Journal
His Specially. -Dentist-'I shall
have to charge you twenty-five dollars
for that job" Victim-"Mr. Yankem,
you have mistaken your profession.
You can pull mans leg better than
you can pull his teeth. Chicago Satur-
day Herald.
Revised ADMINISTRATION much
are your oranges?" ''Aight cints
pace, sonny" 'Well, how much for
eight?" "Lemme see-aight times aight
is lightweight. Well, take the lot for
sivinty-foive cints, dear. Smith, Gray
& Co.'S Monthly.
we take this car, Charlie?" Charlie
'.No, dear; it runs down by Christopher
street, and we want to go up town"
Maudie-"Oh, I'm so sorry. 1t had a
beautiful stripe that harmonized very
nicely with my gown. - Daily Con-
tinent-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-23
REEDS CONGRESS SCORED.
Congressman Holman's Opinion of the
Billion BuIIies,

Congressman HOiman'S opinion OF the
Billion BulIies.
Congressman Holman, of Indiana,
who long enjoyed the enviable title of
the watch dog of the treasury" has
given some very suggestive ideas on
past and future legislation, especially
on that perpetrated by Reeds congress,
to correspondent of the New York
Times. He characterizes the last con-
gress as the worst in the history of the
country, and such an opinion, coming
from man who sat in thirteen con-
crosses and always enjoyed an unim-
peacha BILE reputation for honesty,
must carry with it great weight. Mr..
Holman regards the standard Of extrava-
gance set by Reeds congress as partic-
ularly dangerous as a precedent. An
enormous amount of rascality may be
done in the future without in the least
equaling the standard established by
the band of thieves who robbed the
treasury under the leadership of Reed.
The expenditures for the first fifty
years of the government amounted to
very little more than those OF one year
of Reeds congress. Mr.. Holman is of
the opinion that the mail subsidy law
will cost the country some thirty mil
lion dollars in the first decade, and that
without helping American trade in the
least. The Pacific Mail Company, which
is largely owned by foreign capitalists,
will be the principal beneficiary of this
steal. Had the other bill, far worse
than the one in question, passed, it
would be almost impossible to estimate
the frightful drain on the treasury it
would have caused.
Mr.. Holman is of opinion that the
Fifty-second congress will take prompt
action to repeal this mail subsidy steal.
and that the house will send to the SEN
ate a bill reducing duties and increas-
ing the free list. He also believes in
the passage of a resolution to amend
the constitution requiring the election
of senators by the people. However
economical the next congress may be, it
will be extremely difficult for it to bring
back the expenditures of the govern
ment to their former reasonable stand
ard. Reeds congress has taken
means, as far as was in its power, to
cripple its successor in the line of
economy, especially in the line of pen
sions It viii require heroic treatment
10 uSd4 with tlldt one IGElIic SOuTcS VI
extrav agance alone. But there will be
one consolation, that the next demo
cratic house will thoroughly investi-
gate the branded Raum and will not
vote one dollar in pensions while that
disgrace to the Harrison administration
remains at the head OF the pension Of
fee. The country is not yet fully
aware of the enormous injury done to
it by this administration and Reeds
congress. When it realizes the facts, it
will fight shy of republican rule for
many year to come.-Albany Argus.
Benjamin Harrison is as good a
Mckinley man as Mckinley himself,
and perhaps as great. 1t would hardly
be worth while to choose between two
such men. Either would have to resort
to blocks of fve.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-23
Their Taking Ways.

The tramp has purity taking way
with him. tell YOU said farmer who
had come to the eastern market with
load of hay and dropped off four OF the
gentry who had been riding with him
How do YOU mean?" was asked
THAT crowd came up this morning
lust as | was leaving home. and the big
fellow sung out:
Say, old man, we want to ride to
town with you
Cant do it, says l.
Cant you?' says he. Then welI
sot right down on yer front porch all
dav Well also see that the old woman
cooks us square dinner. and mebbe
there's some apples and cider in the
cellar
Then what did you say?"
Then l smiled all over and says,
says 1: Boys. like company Climb
right up here and we'll smoke and
chaw and have a good visit as we ride
along. Detroit Free Press.
Tho poundmaster of Oakland, Cal,
sold for twelve dollars at an estray auc-
ton an unclaimed horse. The animal
was subsequently identified as "lnky
Mr.. Grants four thousand dollar tho
roughbred trotter. Mr.. Grant will In
. Eroduce legal proceedings
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-27
TO PAINT THE COUNTY BUILDINGS.

The Fresholders Award the Contracts
A Request From Labor Unions.
The Board Of Freeholders held brief
meeting last night. They awarded the
contracts for painting the institutions as
follows: Almshouse, John Bauer, $3.50;
Lunatic Asylum, john t. Mcclure, $3.50,
and the County Jail, Henry Berg, $3.50. A
large number of claims were ordered paid
and Director Bruggemann as a committee
on cork legs was authorized TO purchase
one for Edward McGonnigal, an inmate
of the Almshouse. James Harrison noti-
fed the Board that his horse fell over the
stringpiece on the Hackensack Bridge
and received injuries that resulted in the
animals death, and asked the Board to
allow him'$50 for the horse. This matter
was referred to the Committee on
Bridges, who will examine into the facts
to ascertain if the accident was the result
of the notoriously bad condition OF the
bridge.
The Board received this communica-
tion:-
JERSEY CITY. March %. 1891.
Honorable Beard Of Chosen FreehoIders Of
Hudson County,
Gentlemen-At a regular meeting OF
this Council on Friday the delegates
representing these different organiza-
tions, Carpenters Lodges Nos. 462, 391,
ass, 4S6, 564. 642, 40, III, Tinsmiths,
Painters Union No. 1869, German Paint
ters OF Hoboken. Housesnliths' Union
No. 1, Stair Builders and Trainers. re-
quested me to communicate with your
Board, asking as favor that the con-
tracts about to be given out TO the differ
ent painters, that your Board sees that 1t
is not given 70 any but employers who
hire union men ana only work nine
hours and pay union wages.
JAMES T. MORAN,
Secretary of Building Trade Council.
The communication was referred to
the Committee on County Institutions
aud the Board adjourned to meet next
Thursday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-27
JUSTICE sTILsING,s FAREWELL
He Thanks All Who Helped Him and
Speaks Pleasantly of DIR. O'DonnelI.

He Thanks All Who Helped Him and
Speaks Pleasantly of sIr. O'Donnen.
Police Justice Stilsing had a light court
this morning, which fact gave him an OPP
portunity of making a few remarks on
the occasion of his last sitting on the
bench he has occupied for nearly twelve
years.
The Justice good-naturedly congratu-
lated the policemen on the fact that here
after they will not be on trial instead of
the prisoners. He alluded also TO the
uniform consideration shown By the
members of the Police Department
toward him. To the press, he said. he
felt under thousand obligations for the
correctness of the reports published of
court proceedings. Some persons, he
said, imagined that he had been too
lenient with wrongdoers. but he thought
the tramp in the gutter was entitled TO
as much protection as the millionaire
where justice was invoked. be
thanked his clerk, James Norton. warmly
for the services he had rendered. as also
his former clerks, Clay Keenan, and George
Douglass. Court Officers bob" Pierson
and Larry Murray also came in for
share of the Judges thanks All OF these,
he said, had always shown disposition
TO &C even out of their way 10 do him
favor.
He wished Mr.. O'Donuell, his successor,
the utmost success. "Nr. O'DonneIl." he
said, sis a capable man, and is fully com
petent TO preside in the court OF which l
am now but an eX-iustice.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-27
REPUBLICAN BUNCOMBE.
Stewart [. W0odfOrd Treats the
Union League Club TO Men,
daeity and Twaddle.

General Stewart l.. Woodford of Brook
lyn addressed the members OF the Union
League Club last night on "The Issues
and Prospects of the Republican Party"
The reception room was filed with
notable assemblage Of prominent Republi-
cans, who applauded the Generals utter
ances to the echo. General Woodford
was introduced by Ex-Judge John A.
Blair. who, after aliuding TO the constant
defeats of his party at the hands
of the Hudson County Democracy,
said he imagined that the struggle Of the
Hudson County Republicans must be in
teresting to outsiders. Politically, Hud-
son reminded him of a cemetery once
alluded to by Ingersoll. Those who were
in il couldn't get out if they wanted to,
and those outside had no desire to get on
the inside. He believed the Lord loved
those whom He chastened. With a spirit
of generosity Republicans were willing
to share the Divine favor of the chastise-
ment with Democrats. provided the chas-
tisement was fairly administered.
GENERAL wOODFORD'S ADDRESS
Then General Woodf0rd WAS intro
ducea. he was received with great ap-
plause. He began his address thns:-
eMemory goes back tonight 10 that
convention in Chicago in 1869. csn re-
call the sorrow with which the leaders re-
eeived the news in New York that Seward
had been defeated anu Abraham Lincoln
nominated But Mr. Seward never for
an instant wayered. New YORK did not
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-27
TO ABANDON IHE GRADE TRACKS.
The p. r. r. win Use It's New Elevated
Structure May 1.

The p. Il. r. VIII Use It's New Elevated
Structure on May 1.
The last span at the eastern end Of the
Pennsylvania new station was COM
pleted today. and the traveller. as the big
movable scsffold upon which the men
stand while working upoH the iron work,
was moved down TO the western end
There are four spans yet TO be erected at
that point, and IL IS expected that II VIII
take about four weeks TO do the work.
The company is so anxious 10 use the
elevated tracks and do away with the
menance TO life which their grade tracks
through the city create, that they VIII De-
gin to use the new structure as soon as
the spans are completed. It viii not
wait for the roof 70 be finished, but viii
abandon the grade tracks about May !.
Work viii then he Immediately begun
on the elevation Of the northern track
from Henderson street to the Hill, and the
northern portion Of Railroad avenue be-
tween Henderson street and the depot will
be filed in- The other portion OF the ave-
nue. will then be cleared to the established
grade, and transformed into a broad
thoroughfare. The railroad company has
been experimenting with its new system
OF pneumatic signals and switch turnings
and found it to be a success. The appar-
atas is worked by compressed air, which
is forced into the signal stations between
the depot and the hill from large air
reservoir at Waldo avenue
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-27
MORE Wages WANTED.
Employees of the New York
Division Of the P. r. K.
Circulating a Petition.
TON SCOTS OLD REDUCTION.
A Fifteen Per Cent. Increase Will
Be Asked-No Fear Of
a Strike.

The employees of the New York Division
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
are signing petition asking that their
wages be increased nearly Is per cent.
and, when all the signatures have been
secured. the petition win be presented to
General Manager Pugh direct. The or
binary way in which any communication
reaches the general manager would be
through Superintendent Joseph Crau-
ford. but this time the men do not intend
TO ask tor the increase through any inter-
mediate channel
The petition which is now being passed
around is entirely different from the one
which waE drawn up by the men on this
division several weeks ago. 1t had been
signed by all the men, but inst as Il was
10 be presented the labor troubles in
PittsDurg commenced, and the petition
was withheld until q more favorable
time. In the new petition the men
ask tor general increase for all VINO
run on passenger trains between
Philadelphia aud New York The round
tIip is fixed at le2 miles, and the pay now
is as follows;-Conductors s3.25: Dsggage
masters. $40; brakemen, Sl.65 for eacn
round trip The men ask tnat the wages
be increased as follows.-Conduetors 10
$3.50. baggage masters e. 10, and brake
men SL90.
The position is now travelling along the
road, ana has been signed by every man
TO wnom it has been presented The men
who have it in charge feel Jubilant over
the success of their scheme, and in the
course of a week or ten days expect TO De
able 70 present IL 70 Mr. Pugh-
TOM SCOTS REDUCTION.
During the hard times in the early '89s,
and while Thomas A. Scoot was president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad there was
q reduction Of ten per cent. made, but
when II was taken OF tue men were
guaranteed that as soon as possible the
old rate would be restored. The men
contend that this has not been done
on the New York Division, while it has
been on some Of the otner branches,
and as there has been a number OF i4i-
creases, the men think they should have,
not ouly the ten per cent. replaced, but
five per cent more added The reason
why they do not give the petition to any
subordinate officer is because they think
II win have more attention given 70 is
If the chief officer receives it direct
The firemen on the same branch, who
are nearly all members Of the Brother
hood OF ,Firemen, have also presented :
petition asking for an increase which VIII
make their pay S225 for a round trip
Neither petition is SO worded as 20 con-
veg the idea that a strike will ensue in
case the company does not grant the
requests.
Superin tendent Crawford said this
morning that he had heard nothing nor
seen anything OF the petition except the
information THE JERSEY CITY NEWS re-
porter impaired to him. The petition was
about the Jersey City station some two
weeks ago, and was signed by al the
and parlor car attendants. The gaLemen
ana Iickef examiners did mot sign
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-27
THE HILLSIDE BOAT CLUB.
Sued by q Man Who Advanced Them
Five Hundred Dollars.


Five Hundred Dollars.
As told in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS We'd
nesday, Gustav Hauser, the proprietor of
the hotel that beaEs that name located on
Fourteenth street, Hoboken, has in
stituted suit in the Circuit Court against
the Hill Side Boat Club to recover the
sum of $500.
The Hillside Boat Club is one of the
oldest clubs along the river front, and its
membership includes several prominent
young men of the Heights. John E.
Dunno, the standard bearer of the Fourth
District political organization, is president
of Hillside club.
Some time ago the Hoboken Land aud
Improvement Company decided to build
docks along the River Walk, and notified
the different clubs that they would nave
to find other quarters. Most Of them
located in front of Hudson Square
Park.
The Hillside Club was in Strengthened
financial circumstances and Hauser. who
had Just built the new hotel on Four
teenth street, came to their assistance
de advanced them $500 on a promissory
note, and the CLUB located just off
Hauser's Hotel.
The note fell due some time ago, and as
the money was not forthcoming Mr..
Hauser brought his present suit. 1t is
said that the club will not oppose the
suit, and il a Judgment is rendered it Is
probable that all the effects of the club
will be sold TO satisfy Mr.. Haussr's
claim.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-27
THEY WILL BE ALDERMEN.
Results of Last Nights Democratic Dis
trict Conventions.

Results of Last Nights Democratic Dis
triet Conventions
The Second District Aldermanic Con-
vention was held in the rooms Of the Den
MS Mclaughlin Association last night.
Alderman P. Il. Connolly was renominated
as a candidate for the Board Of Alder
men. john McGowan was nominated
for Constable and J. h Murphy, William
Russell and James Whelan. John J.
Lilis presided and Pierce Flemming
acted as Secretary.
HOOS N THE THIRD.
The following nominations were made
last night by the Democrats of tire Third
Aldermanic District. Alderman Edward
Hoos was renominated. The other nOmi-
nations were: For Constable, Michael
Purcell: for Justice of the Peace, long
term, Joseph Warren; short term, W. A.
Conrad.
MFNTEE IN THE FIFTH.
The Aldermanic Convention Of the
Fifth district was held last evening at No
67l Montgomery street, ana resulted 10
rhe nomination OF john McEntee for
Alderman
THE sIxTH's FoRLoRN HOPE
The Democrats cf the sixth district met
last evening at III jackson avenue, and
unanimously nominated Daniel Smith fer
Alderman.
Mr. Smith is thirty years old, and is
engaged in the ice business His place OF
business is on jackson ayenne. between
Bramhall and Clinton avenues. He ran
for Alderman in the Sixth district in leSs
but was defeated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-27

legally made, what would become of the
Aldermen elected this Spring"
They would be in the soup, to use the
street gamins' vernacular."
Yes. but they could appeal to the
Court of Errors and Appeals" interjeeted
Register George B. Fielder, who had en-
tered the room whils the interview was
taking place.
YES" SAID the ex-Judge, they could
do that, and decision would probably be
reached the next March"
BY this it can be seen that IL the lines
are ultimately declared TO be Illegal, the
Aldermen who are elected for a two years
term cannot serve at the longest more
than one year.
Should Judge Depue grant a writ to-
morrow aud stay, both the Republican
and Democratic primaries will have to be
held over again aud new nominations for
Aldermen be made. Ex-Judge Seymour
and other able lawyers said yesterday
that the final result will be undoubtedly
in the favor of the Republicans.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-27
YOUTHFUL CRAoKSMEN.
Though Only Eight and Ten They Can
ssCraek a Crib" in Good style.

OAiF EA[hb aA9 Ten AtcJ NH4
s'Craek a Crib" in Good style.
Two school boys, one eight years old
and the other ten, were arraigned
N Recorder McDonough's court in
Hoboken this morning charged
with burglary. The youths had
forced an entrance into store in the most
approved craftsman style and stolen stuff
valued at 500.
The lads were Julius Oswald, Of No. 20
Bloomfield street. and Samuel kennan, OF
No. Washington street Otto Schubert, a
gunsmith, Of No. AZ First street, has. been
missing articles from his store for some
time, and he found that an entrance had
been forced through rear window. Al
one time SO in money was taken and
Another time s. was taken. The plac6
was entered five times at night and the
police were puzzled They learned
enough yesterday 10 suspect the lady.
This morning in court the boys broke
down completely aud practically ad-
rnitted their guilt They said that they
had been led on by another boy
The parents OF the boys, who are
very respectable, were in court and
were much affected. Bail was
promptly furnished by them, and the
yautnful burglars left the court ROOM
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-27
AN UNPREcEpENrEp AcCIpgNT.
There Was Never Before an Explosion
Like the Tide Water oil stiIL


There Was Never Before an Explosion
Like the Tide Water oil stiIL
Coroner William A. Parslow aud jury
last evening held an inquest in BaYonne,
to fix the responsibility for the deaths Of
john Hayes, Michael Haley and john
Gallagher, who were killed by the ex-
plosion Of an oil still there last Monday.
General Superintendent Frank W. Eli
wards Of the oil company testified that
the explosion occurred about quarter past
one p. m. Monday. He was IN his Office
at the time and hasrened 70 the scene,
The exploded still No. 10 had been under
going repairs two months. which were
completed. A new bottom had been put
IN and further shifting was being done by
Foreman George Gregory and seven men.
Mr.. Edwards could not account for the
accident. which he said was unforeseen.
He gave several theories snd declared
that he never knew of similar
accident. He knew that the feed
pipe running over the still han bursted
at the T. This pipe was full. The Oil ran
down into the tire box Of the still. When
the oil reached the fire the still went up.
There was no oil in the still lie Thought
the still might have moved while heating
and struck the feed pipe line. He knew
the latter bursteh from a strain OF some
kind. It might have been hydraulic
pressure, imperfect fitting OF the or a
change in temperature.
Assistant Foreman William Parker
swore he heard the pipe break and gave
the alarm, but the men did not have time
to escape. He thought there was no
neglect on the part Of the men or COM
pany. Parker could not account for the
pipe breaking. He was sure the piDe over
the still was clear. Regarding the still
he said IL was In place and it did not move
upward to his knowledge. Parker was
subjected to a vigorous examination. The
impression that he had been negligent
prevailed.
Daniel Monahan, still charger, would
not tell anything. The inquest was adj
jourped until Monday, when Gregory is
expected to testify.