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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-05-10
IL YOU ARE

every Silver
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.

4 SeIf-Rene wing Electric Storage Battery
Estimated to Run from Three to Five
Years.
SPRINGFIELD. O., Aug. 31.-Dr. Win
field Bryan, q local electrician. has
made wonderful discovery in a prac-
tically self-sustaining storage battery.
He is a man of long experience in cleo
trical matters and a great invest;ga tor
He has been working on his invention
for two years and it now promises to
work wonders in the mechanical world.
DR.. Bryan's battery is wholly different
from anything of the kind heretofore
manufactured. Not vet being pro-
tected by patents he will not tell ex-
actly what his valua BILE secret is except
in a general way. i combination of
chemicals. altogether new. is made. and
their action is SO slow. yet strong. that
the current generated will last with
constant use. from estimates now
made. from three to five years. An
ordinary battery is good for only
twelve hours The inventor throws a
little light on his secret by saying that
a reversal of the current causes 4 reox-
idation of the chemicals. thus strength
ening the battery. The battery was
exhibited last week in Cincinnati to
representatives of the Edison Phono-
graph Co.. the Fan and Motor Co., and
a representative Of the Big Four
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
THE LABOR KALEIDOSCOPE

One Department Starts Up with Old and
New Wen. and Another Closes Down.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. Aug. 31.-There
was much excitement in the vicinity of
Schoenberger's mills, between Four.
tee1th and Sixteenth streets. this
morning. The announcement made by
the firm that they wcu1a to-day start
:ip the steel departments regardless of
whether their former employees re-
ported for duty or net. attracted the
men who refused to go 10 work pend
ing settlement of the steel scale to
the streets surrounding the works.
Several police officers We're placed on
guard. on: there was no disturbance to
call for their interference. Shortly
after 0 o'clock sufficient num-
Der of men had been secured to
start up the bessemer department. and
the converter was put into opera ton.
Some Of the men at work were old en-
ployes who had gone back to their
former positions. while the remainder
of the crew was made up of non-union
men, Up to noon five heats had been
east into ingots. AS soon. however as
this new steel was transferred to the
steel department the puddlers, rough
ers. catchers. muck barrellers and
horseshoe workers came out on a
strike.
All departments Of the mill were
then closed down, except the bessamer,
which continued making steel ingots.
IL all about 400 men quit work.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS.

Death of the Well-KnOwn Journalist at
His Home staten Island-An Autopsy
May be Held to Determine the Exact
Cause OF Death.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-George William
Curtis died at about 1870 a. m. at his
home in West Brighton, Staten Island.
At his bedside were his wife, his un-
married daughter and his son, DIR. F.
G. Curtis, of Boston.
Mr.. Curtis was conscious to the last
and his death was a very peaceful one.
The nature of Mr.. Curtis disease has
never been determined 1t was an
nounced some time ago that he was
suffering from cancer in the stomach,
but the physicians who attended him
could not agree that his disease was OF
n cancerous nature, and it was the
opinion of a number of them that he
suffered from some abnormal growth
on the abdomn which became verylarge.
It is understood that there will be an
autopsy,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
IT IS WITH US.

Arrival at New York of the Steamer Mo.
ravia from Hamburg - Twenty-Five
Deaths En- Route, which, However. the
Ships Surgeon Declared to be Due TO
Cho;erine-A Thorough Examination to
be Made of the Effects of the Deceased
by the Health Officers.
QUARANTINE, n. Y, Sept 1.-The
steamer Moravia, which arrived from
Hamburg this morning, had twenty
two deaths during the passage from
what the ships surgeon called choier-
inc. The frs. death took place Au-
gust 10, and the last one on
the goth. Twenty were children and
two We're adults. Thirteen were
natives of Poland, three natives of
Hesse. one Austrian, five Prussians. All
were buried at sea. The steamer was
Immediately ordered into the lower
pay. The Storage passengers were
carefully inspected and all found quite
we'll There are three cases of measles
on board.
The Moravia belongs to the Hamburg
American Packet Co. She left Ham,
burg on August Is. and arrived at quar-
antine Tuesday evening.
General Freight Manager F. r. Cor
iISo, Va Lie IIilc,
when seen by a representative of the
United Press in reference to the cases
of cholera on board the steamship Mo
ravia, said: We had no knowledge of
the twenty-five deaths on the
Moravia until notified by the
papers. We immediately tele-
phoned to quarantine and received
word that Health Officer Jenkins was
on board and would send a full report
as soon as he came off. This was at 1
o'clock We also Were told that the
steamship had not been ordered to the
lower bay. We know absolutely moth
ing further than that.
''The Moravia left Hamburg on Au-
gust Il. She did not touch at any port
before reaching New York"
DR.. Jenkins has made arrangements
for q meteorological examination to be
made OF the bedding and effects of the
twenty-five victims, and Will not pro-
nounce an opinion as to whether the
deaths were caused by the dreaded
Asiatic cholera until the examination
has been completed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
EUROPEANS TALKED ABOUT.

IT is fifty-nine years since Mr.. Glad
stone took his seat in the house of com
mons.
THE queen has lznighted the lord
mayor of London. comforting upon him
the order of St. Michael and ST. George.
IT is stated that the prince of Wales
will visit Canada next year. and that he
will make q trip to the Pacific coast
over the Canadian Pacific railroad. stop
ping at the Chicago fair en- route
JAMES KIER HARDIE. the labor candi-
date who was elected to parliament.
wanted to take the oath without re-
moving the cloth cap he habitually
wears, but the speaker made him I'M
cover.
WHILE the duchess of Albany was dis
tributing prizes at the annual show of
the Cottage Garden society at Sandown
park, Il fox terrier ran from the specta-
tors. mounted the royal dais- and, stand
ing on its hind legs, begged for prize.
too.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
HUGH C'DONNElI.

The Leader of the Homestead Ra1
Locked-Out Mill Nee. Held to Answer
Charges of Conspiracy and Aggravated
Riot-WholesaIe Arrests Foreshasiowed
PITTSBURGH. Pa. Aug. 31.-Huph
ODonnel1, the Homestead leader. was
| put under bail yesterday morning to
answer to charges of conspiracy and
aggravated riot. He waived a hearing
on the charge of riot and gave bail
The information was sworn out by the
Carnegie Steel Co M ODonnel was
the only striker who was placed under
bonds yesterday morning The hear
ing will take place on Thursday. Mr..
O'Donnen said there were no new de-
velopnlents in the strike.
Wholesale arrests are expected for
the remainder OF the week. One of the
stead strikers says that forty-four in
fornia tioas have been made. He as
serts that the papers in los ether cases
! have been prepared.
Secretary Lovejoy. OF the Carnegie
company. did not deny the above state
ment Of facts, but he made1the figures
larger. He said no more ilforma tons
would be made this week Thus far
there have been considerably more
than 100 warrants issued. He would
not give the exact number.
'How many persons for whom you
have warrants have left Homestead?''
"We cannot say exactly, but do not
believe more than half a dozen. I
cannot tell how many informations
will be made in all, nor can I say how
many informations will be sworn out
Eext week. That matter is almost
wholly in the hands of our attorneys.
They have the list of persons liable to
charges. and when they have examined
the evidence the suits viii be entered
can tell you, however. that good
many informations viii be made The
attorneys have list CT 500 to choose
from, and we have evidence against
all"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
HINTS FOR THE HOME.

Mo1.AssEs CANDY. - One cup white
sugar. three cups brown sugar. one
quarter cup of water. one and one
quarter cups of Eolasses and Il table
spoonful of butter.-Farm and Home.
THIN RICH CookIEs.-One cup of but
ter, one cup sugar. three eggs all beaten
together to a cream. use just enough
-four to mix and roll tnin.-Christian
Inquirer
POTATO PUFFs. - Take cold mashed
potatoes, and add two eggs beaten sep
arately. little salt. tablespoon of
melted butter ard Il little rich milk and
stir all together. Bake in muffin rings
in q brisk oven. watching carefully
Boston budget
MUFFISs.-Onc pint of boiled milk,
one egg. one tablespoon of sugar and
half cup of soft yeast Add flour to
make as stiff as bread sponge. set at
night and stir down in the morning,
and bake in muffin rings for breakfast.
Boston Budget
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
he DID 1T HIMSELF.

The Man who Claimed to Have Saved an
Express Train from Wreck Near EnOn,
Pa. Confesses Having Put Up n Job In
Hope of Reward.
ROCHESTER,. Pa, Sept George w.
Adams, the man who claimed to have
saved the west-bound New York &
Chicago limited from being wrecked
near Enon, on the night of August %,
by removing pile of ties from the
track. has confessed to having himself
placed the ties upon the track as a
part of scheme for obtaining
a reward from the company. Adams.
a few moments before the train was
due. removed the obstruction, fred
bullet through his hat, and another
through his leg, reported the attack
upon the train and said that he had
saved the train from n terrible accident.
He is now under arrest and has signed
a written confession.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

One HUNDRED AND FIFTY miners We're
entombed by an explosion in the Aber-
kenfig mine. near Rridcend. Wales. on
the Goth. Strenuous efforts were made
to reach and rescue them until. flames
issuing from the pit. all hope of saving
any of the unfortunate men alive was
abandoned
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
GENERAL AND PRIVATE.

OF Waterloo veterans France has
eight left
RUSSIAN soldiers are to be furnished
with handkerchiefs at the governments
expense.
THE private in the German army is
paid eight dollars per month, out Of
which there is daily deducted five
cents for mess expenses.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
a Horrible Accident.

DEADwooD, s. D.. Sept. 1.-Sullivan's
grading camp on the Burlington road
was the scene of a horrible acc;-
dent yesterday. A gang of fifteen
men were engaged in blasting an open
cut, and hole thirty feet deep had
been driven into the rock and a guam
tity of giant powder exploded therein.
Immediately after the foreman began
pouring in black powder. A terrific ex-
plosion occurred. James Vaughn and
John Campbell were blown to atoms
and Andrew Grohold, j. Drinks, Andre
Sole and Martin Horton fatally in
iured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

Mr.. GODDARD. the city editor of the
New York World. and four of his staff
of reporters on the towboat ]. W. Hus.
ted, attempted to visit the cholera-in-
fected steamer Moravia in the lower bay
on the 31st- They were placed under
arrest and taken before Health Officer
Jenkins at Quarantine, S. 1. As they
did not succeed in boarding the steamer
the health officer discharged them with
= reprimand-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

DURING the month of August the
United States treasury sent out. princi-
pally to the west and northwest. south
and southwest, about 81. 900. 900 in silver
certificates of small denomina tons for
use in moving the crops.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

ALEXANDER KIRKLAND. prominent
resident of Chicago and well known
throughout the country as n leader
among Scotch Americans. died. on the
2sth. at the home of his son, Robert Z.
Kirkland in Jefferson. Wis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

Two MORE strikers We're arrested at
Homestead, Pa. on the 31st, and were
given a hearing before Alderman Nc
Masters R. III. Tyler and Joseph
Knippe. Pinkerton detectives, were
placed on the witness stand, and caused
CONSERVATION to the defense by pro-
ducing working cards, issued to them
by the Duquesne lodge of the Anal.
gamated association, into which thev
had been initiated short time before
the strike.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
Clearing Up Murder Mystery.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Sept.u 1.-Two
years ago southwestern Kansas was
startled by the murder of Frazier and
Gibson. two cattle owners of Chautau-
qua county. The mystery of their
deaths is now in fair way of being
solved and the arrest at Sedan,
Kas.. of Jerry Hutton and Frank Kim
sey. two farmers of the county, is said
to be the beginning of sensation.
These men are prominent in the
Farmers Alliance. and it is charged
that the murders of Gibson and Frazier
were plotted at a secret meeting held
by mem bers of that organization.
Stricken Russian Immigrants Isolated.
LONDON, Sept 1.-The four Russian
emigrants who were stricken with
cholera Tuesday, just as they were
about to depart to the United States,
have been isolated at Park Hill hos
pitaL The place is excellently situated
for complete isolation, the grounds
about the hospital being fifteen
acres in extent and well guarded
against intrusion. The attending
physicians state that there is
now no doubt whatever that the
disease with which these four
Russians are afflicted is Asiatic cholera
of malignant type.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

FICE-CHANCELLOR BIRD of Trenton.
n j.. appointed Thomas p Curlev. OF
Camden, as receiver of the Iron Hall to
wind up the affairs of the order in New
Jersey. Mr. Curley will be required to
furnish bonds in the sum of 5000. 900.
1t is estimated that the sum involved
in the state is about 800, OO0
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

THREE THOUSAND poor children of Gin
cinnati were given an outing. on the
SOth. by the Post Three elegant pas
senger steamboats, carried the little
ones and their attendants on an excur-
sion twenty miles down the river and
back to Parlor Grove. where substan.
tial luncheon was spread for them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

AT meeting of the hospital authori-
ties in Hamburg. on the 30th. it was
stated that Prof Koch was of the opin-
ion that the epidemic in that city
would abate as quickly as it had in
creased
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

THE dark picture of the awful mine
disaster at AberlSenfg. Wales. was
somewhat relieved. on the morning of
the 27th, when nineteen of the i'm
prisoned miners We're found alive and
brought to the surface. Others. to the
number of over thirty, were afterwards
rescued.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

HEALTH OFFICER KEENEY, of San
Francisco. has written letter to
Mayor Sanderson calling attention to
the spread of cholera throughout Eu-
rope He suggests that immediate ac-
ton be taken by the city authorities to
prepare for its advent, even though its
coming be only remotely probab BILE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

THE steamers of the Castle line will
henceforth cease calling at Hamburg
and Flushing, en- route to Africa. and
have ceased booking passengers for Ma
deira and Las Palmas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

THE Berlin Post publishes a letter
from Hamburg physician who makes
grave charges of neglect against the
authorities of that city for their want
of proper effort to extirpate the chol-
era,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

THE Berlin Reichsanzeiger states that
all guards on German passenger trains
are to be provided with mixture of
1audanum and ether with instructions
to administer from twenty to thirty
drops of the liquid to any person seized
with cholera symptoms while travelling
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

Gov. ALBEIT of New Jersey said in
an interview. on the 30th. that if the
attorney general did not have the
power to enforce the injunction issued
against the Reading coal deal, he
would probably call an extra session
of the legislature for that purpose.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

PROF. J. o. AFFLICK. medical exam
liner at the university of Edinburgh,
states in an article on cholera that high
temperature favors development. but
that soTre of the severe epidemics have
ragged with the greatest fury in the
winter
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

ID. III. MONROE. one of the leaders of
the riotous miners in east Tennessee,
had a preliminary examination before
Squire Kincaid at Coal Creek. on the
Goth, and was held to the criminal court
without bail on charge of murder in
the first degree.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

On the Goth Home Secretary Asquith
conveyed the coincidence of the queen
to the mourning women of Aberllenfig
Wales. who had lost husbands or sons
in the coal mine disaster. saying that
she. too, knew what it was to lose hus-
band and children
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

THE federal authorities of the United
States of Colombia have issued an order
closing the ports on the Atlantic coast
of Colombia to all vessels arriving from
ports infected with cholera. This puts
check at once upon commerce with
Germany, France and Belgium,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

AUGUSTA, Ga. was visited on the
27th, by n 100000 fire The daily
Chronicles morning edition was worked
off while the building was in flames
Everything in the Office was con-
sumed. save the files of the paper for
100 wears
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

MARAcAYBo, on the northwest. like
Puerto Cabe1lo. on the north. and Gu
dad Bolivar. on the OrinOco river. has
fallen into the hands of the Venezuelan
rebels. who follow the leadership of
Gen. CreSpO
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
Chairman Frick at Homestead Mills.

HOMESTEAD, Pa. Sept Henry c..
frick, chairman of the Carnegie Steel
Co., limited, visited Homestead for,
the first time since the lockout
OF the company's employees. He
was accompanied by detective. He
left Pittsburgh on the s:35 am.
train on the Pittsburgh, Virginia &
Charleston railroad, and remained in
his seat until the train had reached
Munhall station, located on the Car
negie property. Apparently unob-
served. he stepped inside the mill-yard
gate. and was received by Supt. Potter.
and other of the company officials
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

THE steamship companies of Glasgow
have telegraphed to their European
agents to suspend for the present the
acceptance of any emigrants by the
Glasgow lines for American and other
destinations Considerable apprehen-
sion already exists in Glasgow in re-
gard to the Russian and other emigrants
who have recently arrived there to
take passage
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
Yellow Fever Epidemic and Cholera Said
to Exist I'm Venezuela.

PANAMA. VIA GALVESTON, Aug. SIT
is reported here that cholera exists in
Venezuela The long revolution has
caused sanitary measures to be neg
lected, and this, together with
the bad and impure water supply
and the great scarcity of proper food,
is said to have aided the disease IN its
progress after its introduction.
Yellow fever is still epidemic in Ven
ezuela. especially among the soldiers of
both the government and Crespo, the
rebel leader. The mortality among the
troops n very great
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08

CHICAGO. Aug. 81 John Howard
and his wife Lulu. of San Francisco,
arrived in Chicago to-day. having
walked the entire distance from Seat
tie. Wash. to this city. They were
employed in a Seattle theater and left
that city ON March 10 to decide wager
of $1,000 made ny the manager of the
theater. the terms IF which stipula ted
their walking the entire distance be-
tween March 10 and September Is. and
that they should camp out during the
entire journey. They entered Chicago
in joy and tatters. for they endured
many severe hardships en- route.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
MRS. BUTTERFIELD LIVES.
Instead of Being Drowned She Was Fount
in a Cataleptic Condition.

Instead OF RefnC Drowned she was FOUND
In a Cataleptic Condition.
NEW YORK. Aug. 31--Mrs. Alice NJ.
Butterfield. wife of A. G. Butterfeld,
the RocEaway Beach jeweller. and who
was supposed to have committed sui
eide by drowning, Monday. was found
late IN the afternoon lying in a eata-
1eptic state in clump of bushes
near the house of VIM. Raynor. at
Good Ground. l.. l.. where she has
been passing the summer. She was I'M
conscious and unable to move a muscle.
Her arms and limbs as well as her head
fell back Imply when moved and to all
outward appearances she was dead. A
more careful examina ton showed that
life was not extinct. Medical assist
ance was summoned. but she has not
vet recovered consciousness.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-03-18

The remedy for the farmer seems to
be to reduce the cost Of production as
much as possible, by striving to pro.
d,ce the greatest amount with the
least labor, and to carefully watch the
de mands OF the market for such prod
ucts as IL is not oversupplied with. and
learn how to produce them OF the best
quality at the least cost. With this,
let him abandon the trying TO grow
such crops as are not adapted TO his
soil. or as he does not understand the
management Of. and thus avoid help.
ing to ill the market with the inferior
products which must be sold at unre-
mune,ativc prices Let him diversity
his crops more by striving to produce
as much as possible Of that which he
will need for home consumption. and
IL a favorable season gives a surplus TO
sell. look upon that as q profit. no mat
ter how small the price at which Il
sells. That which he grows himself
and uses in his own family will be just
profitable at q low price asif Il could
been sold for twice as much
Colman's Rural World