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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
Appointments by the Governor.

Just before the adjournment of the
Legislature Gov. Francis sent the fol-
lowing appointments to the senate,
and they were confirmed:
John +. Harmon, of Johnston county, mem
Der of the state board Of health, vice VIM.
Gentry, deceased. for a term ending July 2,
1882; Dr. r. c. Atkinson of St. Louis, mem
Der of the state board of health vice James
j. prather deceased for term ending July
2. 1892. Members of the Board of Regents of
Lincoln instituted. G. Burch, of Cole coun-
ty; j. W. Henry, of Cole county. and d. b.
NeaSey, of Jefferson county, for terms expir
ing January 1. 1897 for the two first named ,aud
the latter for term expiring January 1, 1898.
Members Of the Board of Managers of Lunatc
Asylum No. 3, at Nevada-Dr. Joseph +.
Robinson, of Henry, for a term ending Feb
rlary l, 1885; DR.. VIM. II. Jones. of Dade,
for term ending February l, 1895;
Daniel c. Kennedy, of Green, for
term ending February l, 1898; Ii. C.
Moore. of Vernon, for term ending Fcbru-
airy l. 1898; J. w. Lattmer, of Vernon, for
term ending February l. 1898; Milton Moore,
of Jackson county, at present colonel Third
regiment infantry, n. G. NJ, to be brighter
general Of the national guard of Missouri.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
AN ADVENTURES FOILED.

A New York Newspaper Reporter Heads
OF Notorious Woman who was Posing
as a Millionaire's Widow and Playing for
Bis Stakes-On Track of the Arch Con-
spirator.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-The Herald
publishes in detail the story already
published in brief of the attempt of
notorious woman to secure the estate OF
the late millionaire leather merchant,
Loring A. Robertson, by posing as his
widow. Her plot was frustrated, the
Herald declares, by one of its reporters,
who recognized the alleged widow
as a frequenter of houses of ill-fame,
and investigated her history. The
result was that she was forced
to abandon her plan of contesting Rob
ertson's will. She called herself Helen
Brewer, but her real name is Cassie
Brooks, or Conner, the latter being the
name of her present protector, a va
riety actor. The Herald states, how
ever, that there was a Helen Brewer,
who was once close friend of Rob-
ertson's. She is now living in north
ern New York, under an assumed
name, among strangers. She is broken
in health and spirits, and has no
ambition to initiate the bogus widow.
But the fact of the existence of a real
Helen Brewer suggests the inquiry:
''Who put Cassie Brooks up to the idea
of attempting to secure Robertson's
millions by posing as Helen Brewer,
who possibly might claim r marriage
under New York laws?" The Herald
thinks it is on the track of this arch
conspirator, for whom Cassie was only
tool and that it will shortly be able
to expose his identity.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
A SHOCKING AFFAIR,

A Beautiful Young Lady of Lansing,
Mich, Commits Suicide on the Eve of
Her Expected Marriage.
LANSING, Mich, March G3.-The mar
riage of Miss Myrtle Coats and Frank
Conklin was fixed for next Wednesday.
Thursday night Miss Coats, who was of
unusual beauty, and not quite 1S years
of age, was seized with commissions
and died in less than two hours.
Just before her death lengthy
letter to her family was found in her
clothing. This letter admitted that she
had committed suicide by poisoning. and
revealed the cause of self-destruction,
but her parents absolutely refused to
show the message to her lover or the
authorities, except that portion of it
which detailed with minute clearness
her arrangements for the suicide and
her directions concerning her funeral.
The community is considerably stirred
up over the matter, the air of mystery
surrounding it making the excitement
more intense.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
PEOPLE OF EUROPE,

THE bodyguard of Queen Victoria is
called Beefeaters.
The king of Spain is very strong
boy, ugly, but bright and good tenn
pered.
FREDERICK WILHELM the present heir
apparent to the German throne, is a
boy of 0 years.
LEO XIII. is no advocate for ventila-
ton and will never allow an open WIN
dow where he is.
The main marble staircase alone in
Mrs. Mackay's new London residence
cost over 100000
IHE empress of Austria, who suffers
much from rheumatism, has lady doc
tor in attendance
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL has grown
beard since his last appearance in the
house of commons
A SON of Henry Irving, J. Irving, is
about to play David Garrick" as an
amateur in ST. Petersburg.
BISMARCK is the name given to a
mixture Of beef and champagne. The
iron chancellor is said to be very fond
of it.
OF all the kings of European coun-
tries the steadiest opponent to capital
punishment has been the king Of the
Belgians.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
THE STRATHAIRLY WRECK.

The Unequal Struggle for Life of the Crew
of the II-Fated steamer Strathairly on
the Carolina Coast-A Desperate Plunge
as Forlorn Hope. in which Eleven Out
of Seventeen Perished.
NORFOLK, Va, March 2S.-As soon as
the Strathairly struck the, captain, en-
gineer and chief officer took refuge aft.
but the second or third sea that rushed
over the steamer carried them away.
Other members of the crew took to tho
forward rigging. All day efforts were
made to get line to the wreck, but
they failed. About p. m. the men, real
izing that their only chance for life was
to jump overheard, prepared for the
struggle. 1t was thrilling scene on
that barren coast. On the sands were
a hundred fisher-folk and the members
of two ife-saving crews. Clinging to
the wreck were seventeen men. Eacn
one could be seen divesting himself OF
wearing apparel-they were preparing
to fight with death Soon the
naked figures stood up-naked save
for the life belt. They hest
tated a minute, then at sig
nal jumped into the boiling waters. A
hundred men on shore rushed into the
surf as far as they dared and met the
oncoming waves that were burdened
with human freight. 1t was all over in
minute or two. Each life-saver
caught a hand, a leg or a tuft
of hair and struggled with his
freight to the beach Seveteen
bodies were laid on the sands.
The terrible under-tow had crushed the
life out of eleven, but six were saved
and cared for by the fisher-folk. The
survivors are being cared for at Eliza
beth City, from where, after recovery,
thew will be sent home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, March U.s.
Gov. Francis has signed joint and con-
current resolution No. II. authorizing
cities to pension disabled firemen; joint
and concurrent resolution No. :, me-
morializing congress to appropriate
$4,000 for bridging the north fork of
White river, in Ozark county; house bill
No. 1S9, relating to duties of the comp
troler of st. Joseph; house bills 419, 139,
521. 213, 10S, 327, 6S7, and I'll, and sem
ate bills Nos. 249, 113 and 263; also, the
ST. Louis boulevard bill and two bills
introduced by Senator Cochrane, one
authorizing street railways to carry
United States mail and the other re-
curing employers of female help to
provide suitable seats for them: also.
Mr.. Dalton's house bill to protect hotel
keepers from dead-beats, and senate
bills IT'S, 121, 297, 10, SO, 90, 229, and
substitute bills IA, 269 and 4, and house
bills Nos. 657, 329, 21, $50. 172, 442, 227,
$50 and 100.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
Gov. Pattison of Pennsylvania will Homo
GOV. HilI's Reauisition.

HARRISBURG, Pa, March as.-Goy.
Pattison has decided to issue writs for
the extradition of James Hughes, grand
master workman of the assembly of
garment cutters who is wanted Mt
Rochester. n. V, on charges of extor.
ton and conspiracy made by l..
Adler Bros. IL Co., of that city
The governor says that the papers
from Gov. hin asking for the extradi.
ton of Hughes were in proper form.
and there remained no other course, for
him to pursue than to issue the writs-
The writs will be Issued.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

A MAMMOTH mass meeting was held
in Omaha. Neb., on the night Of the
2Sth, to protest against the governors
signing the maximum-rate bill recently
passed by the legislature, Several
thousand persons were present, repre-
sentative railroad employees especially.
Resolutions were adopted assuring the
governor that the signing of the bill
meant the discharge of hundreds of
railroad employees throughout the state.
UP to the 2Sth Baron Fava, the Italian
minister to Washington, had not in
formed Secretary Blaine of the action
of his government on the New Orleans
affair since Gov. Nichols letter was
written, if any had been taken. The
matter rests in the hands of the Italian
government, which must make the next
move in the diplomatic proceedings
SUPERINTENDENT KIMBALL has or
dered Lieut.. Thos. d. Walker, assist
ant inspector of life saving stations, to
inve stieate the loss of life incident to
the wrecking of the Dictator near Cape
Henry, Va. and Lieut.. Failing to inves-
tigate the loss of life occasioned by the
wreck of the Strathairly off the North
1afOllnd coast
THE National organizer of the Farm
ers' Alliance, Mr.. d. j. Cole. has ar
rived in Salem, Ore. and will shortly
begin his work of organizing county al
liances in that state. He expects to
visit every county in the state.
NELSON 2. REED. senior partner of
the Pittsburgh pa Commercial-Ga-
zette and a leading republican poll
tician, who had been i'll for some time
with the grip. died at his residence in
that city on the 2Sth.
REV. DR. HOWARD CROSBY died. after
a short illness, at his home in New
York city on the afternoon Of the
29th. He was born in New York CITY
in 1926, and came of an old revolution
airy family.
THE inquiry into the affairs of the
sugar trust by the New York state SEN
ate committee on laws has been post
poned on account of the illness of SEN
ators Irwin and Vedder.
THE largest French spoilation claim
yet allowed by the treasury department.
was paid. on the 2Sth, to Mrs. Mary S.
Scott, administrators of Jacob Scott.
The amount is S24, 297
THE New York clearing house COM
mittee, on the 2Sth, examined the af-
fairs of the Mechanics and Traders
bank and found it in a perfectly safe
and solvent condition.
THE Illinois Central Railroad Co.
began, on the 29th, to run a new vesti-
bule and limited train between Chicago
and New Orleans
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
Fatal Visit of n Stranger to A westn,..
(Mo.) Farmers Chicken House.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. March as,-U =
Hogue, a farmer living near Westport
set trap for chicken thief who bas
been depredating the poultry-yards in
that neighborhood all winter. He ar
ranged loaded gun near the chicken.
house door in such manner that tha
gun would be discharged on openiny
the door. This morning he found =
man lying dead at the threshold az tn.
chicken-honse. great hole blown in b,s
side, tearing ont his heart and intastinos
The man was about IS years OF aye. an,s
was stranger In that locality.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March 81
Gov. Francis has received United
States treasury warrant for S646, 95S. %,
the amount due the state under the
provisions of the direct-tax bill. He
signed the endowment act and the
money was passed to the credit of the
seminary fund. This makes the uni
versity endowment safe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
The MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
synopsis of the Proceedings of the Thirty
Sixth General Assembly.
SATURDAY. MARCH 81

Sixth General Assembly.
SATURDAY. MARCH q.
SENATE--The senate took up the worlds
fair appropri alton and passed it. The COM
mittee reported in favor of an amendment
reducing the amount of the appropriation
from $50, coo to Sl00, 900. The amendment
was defeated after an hour of debate. The
bill, when it came to passage, received Y
votes. House bill eliminating that feature
of the Australian ballot which requires Il
party to have polled per cent of the vote
at the last preceding election before obtain
ing recognition, was passed.
HoUSR-The hOnSe passed the Dewey bill
introduced by Senator Stone. The bill is
the one which Dennis Dewey has been work
ing for twenty years. The bill provides for
seven justices in ST. Louis, who shall receive
Il salary of $500 year each. The house
also passed Senator Cochran's bin which re-
quires the railroad commissioner to investi-
gate overcharges by inter state lines and to
report any such to the inter state commerce
commission. Senate bill repeating the law
which prohibits farmers from stacking gram
or hay within 100 feet of any railroad, was
passed
MONDAY. MARCH %.
SENATE-The customary resolutions com
plimenting the officers of the senate were
adopted. House bill reapportioning the
representative districts was read third
time and defeated. The remainder of the
forenoon session was devoted to reading en-
rolled bills.
the secretary of the board of railroad COM
missiOners to s., 900 per annum read
third time and defeated. Mr.. Lyman intro
auced Il resolution diSprovng the action of
the house in refusing to return to the senate
the Fogei merchants license bill and con-
demning the senate for instrueting the pre-
siding officer to withhold his signature from
the act. After an hours debate the resolu-
ton was tabled. The usual complimentary
resolutions were adopted.
TUESDAY, MARCH "a.
The last day of the Thirty sixth general
assembly was day of uproar, of rafting
cuspidors, of bogus resolutions and sky
larking in the house. Tie more scdate senate
transacted little routine business, but the
object of the morning session was simply to
permit the signing of bills. Kane, of st
Louis county, amused the house with a reci
tation. Parker, of St. Louis, led rafting
chorus and sedate old farmer alliance mem
bers threw spit balls. and the rejoicing over
the adjournment can ut be greater through
out the state than to IL appearances it was
upon the floor. The clocks were turned, and
1t was after o'clock when flights OUT was
finally sounded.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

Miss 7. J. Moore. by her attorneys,
has filed suit in the Vernon county cir
cult court against the city of Nevada
for $4,000 for injuries sustained by
being thrown from wagon while it
was crossing a street railway track.
The fall for which Miss Moore brings
suit occurred several months ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

BY his will, which is dated June %,
1889, the late Secretary Window leaves
the family residence and furniture and
one-third of the estate, after payment
of debts, to Mrs. Window, and the re-
mainder to his three children. Mrs.
Window is made sole executriX.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

On the Gath the secretary of the treas
ury signed a warrant for S646, 95S, the
amount due the state of Missouri under
the bill of the last session of congress
refunding the amount of the direct tax
of 1861 to the states and territories.
The warrant was sent to the governor
of Missouri
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
Applied the Maidstone.

John Holtzen. of Lake Creek town
ship, Pettis county, whose two children
We're bitten in the face by a rabid dog,
accompanied them home from Kansas
City, where a maidstone was applied to
the wounds. The stone adhered for
three hours to the places bitten, and
the doctor in charge is positive that all
the poison was extracted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
Missouri Agricultural Exhibits.

The state board of agriculture, at a
recent meeting. unanimously passed the
following resolutions:
Resolred, That the state board of agriculture
heartily approves of the action of the Thir
ty. sixth general assembly in following out
the recommendation of Gov. Francis in max
ing an appropriation of Sl50. 900 for Missouri
exhibit at the Columbian exhibition in 1898,
and the board expresses the hope that the
farmers and stock raiserS of the state will
take whatever steps are necessary to insure
a proper display of the agricultural interests
of Missouri.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR GRANT
has settled tie controversy over the
proper disposition of Tasunl1e-Ote, the
Indian accused of numbering Lieut..
Casey, at Pine Ridge agency during the
recent trouble, by instructing Gen.
Miles to turn the prisoner over to the
civil authorities at Sioux Falls.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
Vaccination Free.

Physicians have been selected by the
st. Louis authorities to vaccinate peo-
pie who wish it without charge. They
are located at police stations.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

OTTo, the mad king of Bavaria, almost
became a murderer, one day recently,
while engaged in his favorite pastime of
shooting at peasants from window.
The gun was by some mistake loaded
with ball, and the peasant received a
flesh-wound in the shoulder.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

IT is now pretty well understood that
If formal alliance between France and
Germany has not been concluded it very
soon will be. 1t is thought that Ger
many is at present without a military
head and that now is the time for her
enemies to strike
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

ONE HUNDRED Scotch crofters have re-
turned to their homes on one of the
Hebrides from which they had been pre-
viously evicted to make room for a deer
preserve. They have thrown up breast
works and declare their intention to
sshold the FORT,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

States steamer Galena. ashore on Gay
head, Mass, have found four feet more
water in the hold of the vessel than
there is around her, showing that the
sand embankment about her is gradu-
ally growing larger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

Patrick Horen. an eX-policeman and
a well-known character of Kansas City,
was mysteriously murdered by I'M
known aSSaSSlnS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

cratic clubs has issued circular letter
addressed to demo cratic clubs through
out the United States inviting them
to appropriately celebrate the ami
versay of the birthday of Thomas Jeffer-
son on Thursday. April ..
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

THE granite block manufacturers of
New England and several other states
of the Union held meeting in Boston,
on the 25th, to take action on the
alleged exorbitant demands of the paw
ing cutters union. Resolutions were
adopted empowering committee to
order suspension of work by the
various manufacturers whenever they
deem it necessary in the settlement OF
disputes
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

POSTMASTER GENERAL RAIKEs is not
content with crushing the messenger
companies of London out of existence.
He proposes to enforce the claim of the
government to all the money the COM
panies have ever received for carrying
letters.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

In the New York senate, on the 2Tth,
the finance committee reported the
Worlds fair appropriation bill with an
amendment making it $780, 900, instead
of $3.50, 900. No action was taken.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

THE morocco finishers, of Lynn,
Mass, who struck seven months ago,
met ON the oath and decided to con-
tinue the strike. Five hundred of the
LOO men who went out originally are
still unemploved
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
New Scholarships.

Fifty-one new scholarships in the
Northwestern university at Evanston,
ILL.,, have been created to be filled by
the fifty -one state senators of Illinois.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
To Another Field.

Prof. David S. Jordan, president of
the Indiana state university, has accept
ed the presidency of the Leland Stan.
ford university of California.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
VIII Erect a Club House.

The Sedalia commercial club will
erect a So. 900 club house. 1t will con-
tain a hall large enough to accommo-
date state conventions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

The queen of the Hawaiian islands,
1T is sand, objects to the proposed new
treaty with the United States. She
wants Hawaiian sugar to receive the
same bounty as that raised in America
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

SEVENTEEN wool combers of Brad
ford, England, have formed a combina-
ton to control Botany bay woods and
raise the price of worsteds.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

A CORRESPONDENT at Berlin says that
the anxiety of Prince Bismarck to again
enter the reichstag is superinduced by
the desire of the ex-chancelor to speak
on the question of Germany's CONNER
cial negotiations with Austria-Hun-
gary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

The players and loungers about :he
Kimball house billiard saloon, at At
lanta, Ga, witnessed u lively scene
few mornings ago. Charles Crandau
was playing game with a friend, when
his wife appeared on the scene and put
an end to the game. While Crandal
was about to make difficult carom
shot she rushed wildly in, ex-
claiming: Il have caught you, you
rascal. In here spending my money,
are rou?'' She broke her umbrella over
his head and then marched him off
home, using her. tongue the rest of the
way. Mrs. Crandall had money when
her husband married her, and she is
taking vigorous measures to keep him
from spending it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

A NUMBER of San Francisco clergy
men held meeting, on the s5th, and
adopted resolutions asking that the
Worlds fair be closed on SUNDAYS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

HELEN P. CLARKE, an Indian girl,
who was teacher at the Carlisle (Pa.)
Indian school, has been appointed spe
cial allotment,agento of the United States
government, with headquarters in Mon
tana.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

st. Paul's Episcopal church, corner of
Camp and Gamma streets, New Orleans,
was destroyed by fire recently. Loss
estimated at 5000; insurance, S25, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02
A Hic Pile of Money.

The cash in the sub-treasury at st.
Louis is being counted, preparatory to
turning the office over to the new sub
treasurer. There is in the neighborhood
of S2l. 900, 900 cash on hand
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

THE application of the state of Ohio
Tor her share of the direct tax, 81, 1884,
025, was received at the treasury de-
partment on the 27th.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

While the Sunday observing China
men of Peoria, ILL.,, were attending Di-
vine services INSCRIPTIONS Caucasians
robbed their laundries.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-02

William kriner. aged IS and single,
met with bad accident in st. Louis
planning mill. Both hands were badly
mashed in set of rolls.