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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
a NOTED MUSICIAN

Death or Charles Balmer, Prexideue of
the Balmer & Weber Music Co. ae St
Louis, and One OF the Most Accom-
plfshed and Noted Musictaus OF His
Time. at the Age OF Seventy-Four Tears
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17.-Charlcs Balmer,
one of the oldest and most prominent
musicians in the country, died in this
city Thursday afternoon of typhoid
pneumonia. He had attained the adj
vanced age of a. years, and his chief
mourners are his wife, six children
and eighteen grandchildren. Mr..
Balmer was one Of the most con.
spicuous lights in the musical world.
He had mastered his profession. and
could play on any and every instru-
ment that was placed before him. He
could transpose at sight, and had been
presented with a number of medals for
this rare accomplishment During his
life he has composed about LOCO sep
arate pieces of music. At the time of
his death Mr.. Balmer was president of
the Balmer & Weber music house. He
esta biished this store-the first in the
west-which has now grown to be one
of the largest in the country.
Deceased was born in Muehlhausen.
i uSoA1A. NocpLcuUe E 3d. 1910. n1S EAtS
musical talent developed when quite
young, and by hard work he secured
himself a violin. When years of age
he attracted considerable attention by
his concerts, which were given through
out Germany. He came to this country
when II years Of age. BY diligent at
tention to his studies and work he soon
elevated himself to high standard. In
1888 he came to St Louis. He has in
vented a number of instruments For
the past forty years MIR. Balmer was
organist at Christ church cathedral,
founded the Philharmonic society in
this city, was president and founder of
the Germania club and member of
the Elks' club. He considered the
greatest honor shown him the bust
made by the Missouri Historical So
ciety. He was great friend of Col. p.
S. Gilmore. and his latest work is the
Gilmore funeral march. Mr.. Balmer
lived to celebrate his golden wedding
some two years ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The senate was not in session on the
17th.....In the house the approach OF the
holidays was manifest Few of the very,
few members in attendance paid any at
tention to the proceedings. The commit
tee on military affairs succeeded in
passing few bills of tertiary import
ance. The day was consumed in the
consideration of Florida claim bill and
the house adjourned without action
upon it.
VANITY FAIR, of London, says the
home-rule bill merely proposes the es-
tablishment of an IRISH congress COM
posed of Irish peers and commoners,
which will hold periodic meetings and
prepare measures to be acted upon by
the imperial parliament at Westmin-
ster. Local authority is to be exercised
by parish and county councils.
THE Russian senate has promulgated
law requiring that Jewish artisans
shall only reside in places where Of
fetal boards of trades exist, the pre-
tense being that the Jews can thus be
more effectively brought under official
regulation and supervision.
The determination of the French
government to clear away all the mis-
terry surrounding the affairs of the
Panama canal is undoubtedly founded
on the belief that on this course alone
lies safety for itself and for the coun-
try.
THE international monetary confer
ence adopted a motion, on the 18th, de-
claring that the conference agreed to
suspend its labors, and, subject to the
approval of the governments repre-
sented, resume its sittings on May Is,
next
The convention of the American
Federation of Labor, which met in
Philadelphia. on the 18th. adopted
resolution unanimously asking Glenn
ency for the imprisoned Chicago an
archists, Neebe, Fielden and Schwab.
AT council of Spanish ministers, on
the 18th. it was decided to make a spe-
cial government grant to assist Spanish
artists in exhibiting their. works at the
Worlds fair in Chicago.
QUEEN VICTORIA arrived at Osborne
house, her Isle of Wight residence, on
the nth. and will remain there until
February.
SIR RICHARD OWEN, one of the
worlds famous specialists in compare
tive anatomy, died in London on the
18th.
1t is officially announced that the Do
minion parliament will meet for tho
dispatch of business on January %,
1898.
THE blockade Of Dahomey by the
French has been raised.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
A MONSTER AERCLsTE.

Mexico Has the Biggest Up to Date-Tt
Weighs 10000 Pounds-A Rich Vein of
Silver Uncovered by Its Fall.
CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. I6.-The largest
and most remarkab BILE aerolite ever seen
in Mexico has been brought to this city
from Jiminez, in the state of chihuahua.
The stone, or metal, weighs 4O, 600
pounds, and is owned by Miguel An
disco. The aerolite fell about four
months ago, about 40 miles from Jimi-
nez. 1t struck cliff in it's descent,
and in it's course down the mountain
side plowed deep furrow in the earth
and rock, revealing a rich vein of silver
at one point of its wake. The claim
was Immediately taken up by a prac-
teal mining man, and is being worked
with great profit The cost of trans
porting the aerolite to this city was
1900. 1t has awakened great interest
in the scientific circles throughout the
republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
The Wells Fargo Express Co. Will Pay
the Loss.

New YORK. Dec. 17.-General Agent
Stedman of the Wells-Fargo Express
Co., says that his company has assumed
the blame for the loss of the two pack
ages of money which were shipped from
this city few weeks ago to Calves
ton As soon as the necessary papers
are made out the express people will
reimburse the banks to which the
money was consigned. The packages,
one containing $4,000 and the other
1000, were despoiled while in the
hands of the company. Mr.. Stedman
SAYS the thieves have not been caught.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
Beatty, the Alleged Poisoner, In Jail at
PitteburSh.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Dec. 16.-Robert j.
Beatty. who is alleged to be implicated
in the Homestead poisoning conspiracy.
reached Pittsburgh from Louisville
yesterday morning, in charge of Deputy
Sheriff Farrell. He was taken to
Alderman McMaster's Office, where an
additional information of felonious as
sault was lodged against him. He was
then taken to Jail where he is held in
50, 900 bail for hearing on December
10. Beatty said he was innocent ard
the charges against him were malicious
ly false.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
Reckless and Fatal Shooting.

LIMA, O.. Dec. 16.-Harry Stun
baugh. while intoxicated. fred a shot
gun into a crowd of children returning
from church at JACKSONVILLE. Two small
girls. daughters of Isaiah koon, and
Alex Morgan, were struck in the
shoulder and back of the head. The
wounds are fatal. There was no mo-
tive for the shooting. Stumbaugh was
arrested.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
To Inspect Announcements.

A general inspection of all accoutre-
ments of the state militia has been or
dered by Brig. Gen. Moore, of Kansas
City. A general brushing up of mus
kets. belts and scabbards has been IL
augurated by the boys.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
Driven Insane.

Silas w. Porter, whose mysterious
disappearance from Independence was
published few weeks ago, has re-
turned home evidently insane. Porter
claims that he is being followed by
some unknown enemy. His real estate
and personal property has been sold
under mortgage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

THE Edgar Thomson steel works at
Bradford. Pa, were closed for repairs
on the 18th. The works had been run to
their full capacity for some time and had
turned out an unusually large amount
of material. The repairs will be COM
pleted SO that work can b. begun soon
after New Years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
"Mysterious Disappearance" Ex-
pl1ined.

New York, Dec 1.-THE mystery
surrounding the disappearance Of
Banker Linus e. Post, of Tacoma.
Wash, has been cleared up. He has
not been murdered, nor has he commit
ted suicide. as generally supposed, and
it is learned that the present is not the
first occasion on which he has mysteri-
ous1y disappeared Mr.. Post was seen
alive in Hoboken, where. it now turns
out. he took steamer for Europe. It
is believed that his departure was to
escape ccnsEre for careiessness in bust
ness. His accounts were STRAIGHT
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
A HAYTiAN ASSASSIN.

Captured While Attempting to Reach the
apartments of President Hyppoltte.
sami:ariiy Executed Together with tho
Palace Guards by Whose Negligence He
Gained Admission to the Palace-A
Brave Sentinel Rewarded.
PANAMA. Dec. 16.-Tle report of an
attempt to assassinate President Hyppo-
lite, of Hayti, is confirmed by advices
that have reached here, notwithstand-
ing severe censorship of the mails.
as well as of the Hayt;an press. It is
claimed by Hypolite's enemies that all
letters suspected of containing matter
hostile to the government are opened
and their contents, if the suspicion is
justified. seized and taken to Hyppolite
for personal perusal. AS this, however,
has been an invariable custom of the
Haytian autocrats as far back as the
origin of the republic, the statement
arorses no surprise.
In regard to the attempted assassin
alton it appears that about o'clock in
the morning a sentinel discovered the
would-be murderer of the president
lurking in the palace on the morning
of December 2. The mans actions as
he moved cautiously about, hiding in
shadows and corners, showed that he
meditated some lawless act The sem
tinel sprang upon the intruder. The
fellow was armed with a sharp
dagger and made desperate
resistance. The sentry shouted for
help and President Hyppolite and
others of his household, being
aroused from their slumbers by the
noise. rushed to the scene. The sentry
was already wounded and nearly ex-
hausted when rescue came. and Hyppo-
lite and his friends succeeded in captur-
ing the assassin.
The prisoner confessed that he was
from Jacmel. and that he had came to
Port Au Prince with the purpose of
killing Hyppolite. The prisoner was
defiant and said that he only regretted
that he had not been successful.
President Hyppolite was greatly en-
ragged and declared that the captain of
the guard, as well as those who were
on guard outside, must have been
guilty of criminal collision. or at least
of criminal negligence. The president
therefore ordered that the prisoner be
shot at once. and the guard and the
sentries who were stationed at the
entrance of the palace. should also be
shot The orders were'forthwith carried
out and the condemned persons were
shot to death in the garden OF the pal
ace. The sentinel who had detected
and seized the assassin was munifcent-
" rewarded and promoted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
Strike Of Kansas City Printers.

Every printer on the Kansas City
Mail. including the foreman, struck and
walked out of the Office a few days ago.
The trouble arose from the employ
ment of non-union printers on some ex-
ira work. The proprietor of the Mail
says he will no longer recognize union
la bor
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
Minus a Hand.

Eli Necessary. of Independence, was
hunting rabbits a few days ago. using
an old-fashioned muzzle-loader. In re-
loading his gun it was accidentally dis
charged. the ramrod and entire load of
fine shot passing through his hand.
The injured member was amputated at
the wrist
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

Samuel Ashley, a demented Bohe-
milan, attempted suicide at st. Louis by
locking himself in his room and refus-
ing to eat anything, his intention being
TO starve himself to death. He was re-
moved to the city hospital
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
VIII Go to Chattapooea.

DIR. S. II. sonneschein. formerly rabbi
of Temple Israel, st. Louis, has been
chosen to fill the pulpit of the syna-
gogue of the Mizpah congregation at
Chattanooga, Tenn. recently made va
cant by the resignation Of Rabbi Cries.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

The committee having in charge the
preparations for the Spanish represen-
tation at the Chicago Columbian exhi-
bition is organizing a military band,
comprising 100 performers, who will
give concerts during the entire period
of the fair.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Returned To .Jail.

The Cass county judges returned to
Jail. having been to their homes to sub
NIT to the voters of the county the la
test proposition for compromise on
the bond question offered by Judge
Philips. They feel that their chances
for soon getting out of Jail are of the
best. A sufficient number of voters
signed the petition asking for a special
election in the county to vote on ac-
cepting the proposition. and in the
townships enough signers will be OBJ
tanned this week. The judges fixed the
date of the special election for jan
uary IS, and are confident that the peo-
pie will vote to accept the latest propo-
sltion of the court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

CONGRESS- will be asked L, appropriate
money is required for payment of the
judges who will award the prizes,
medals and diplomas. and as these are
to be distributed under the auspices of
the national commission, it will be con-
tended that the government should pay
the salaries.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

Mrs. AMELIA POWELL. wife of L. c.
Powell, a wealthy farmer of Newcastle,
Ind, committed suicide at Logansport,
Ind. on the 18th, by drowning herself
in the mill race. She had been suffer
ing for some time with ill-health and
had become mentally unbalanced.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
Articles OF Incorporation OF the Wyoming
4 Utah Railroad.

DENVER, Col. Dec. 17.-Therc was
fled with the secretary of state, yes
terday. articles of incorporation of the
Wyoming & Utah Railroad cn. The
purposes OF this company are to build q
line of road southwest from the town
of Casper, Wyo.. to the city of Ogden.
Utah, with branches from the main
line to Rawlins and Lander The cam
ital stock is placed at $40. 0Oo. 0OO.
The Wyoming 4 Utah railroad is o
practical extension Of the Northwest
ern road. which already runs TO Casper.
Articles were also fiiesl at Cheyenne.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

REPRESENTATIVE ANTONY, of Texas,
introduced in congress, on the 18th. a
bill repeating the act of June 81, 1890,
granting pensions to soldiers and sail
ors and to widows. minor children and
dependent parents of soldiers and sail
ors- The bill also provides that all
pensions granted under the act shall be
discontinued
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
sbo, n Cho.t I'D Killed q Man.

LIMA, O., Dec. 17.-John Ennison,
night watchman at the Button plan
ing mill, has been troubled recently by
seeing what he claims to be Che ghust
of his dead wife at the mill. Thursday
night he saw the apparition and de-
cided to test its identity by firing re-
volver at it The ghost dropped. and
then it was found to be Charles Shell
don, telegraph operator. He was killed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

The thirty-first anniversary of the
death of Prince Consort Albert occurred
on the 14th, and, in accordance with
her annual custom, Queen Victoria at
tended services in his memory at Frog
more.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

THE first GO. Geo of the new Colum bian
souvenir half dollars were shipped. on
the 18th. from the United States mint
In Philadelphia The first delivery of
10. 600 coins went to New York city.
The remaining $4,000. including the
1910, 900 beauty" and three other valu-
able pieces, were consingned to the
subtreasury at Chicago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

Mr.. Charles Balmer. president of the
Balmer & Weber Music Co.. Of St
Louis, died in that city a few days
since of typhoid pneumonia, aged "a
years. Mr.. Balmer was one of the
most accomplished musicians in the
country.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

NJ. RoUvIER. French minister of
finance. resigned, on the 18th. his conpec-
ton with the Panama scandal having
come to light Another cabinet crisis
was thought to be impending.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

MRS. ERNEST HART has returned to
New York from Chicago. where she
went to conclude arrangements for the
exhibit she proposes to make of an Irish
village and the Irish industrial arts at
the big fair.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

The British garrison in Egypt is
about to be reduced owing to the pres
emit effective condition of the army of
the khedive.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
Gallant Benjamin.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE president
yesterday morning received the actors
who participated in the benefit to the
National Press club. The president pre-
sented each of the ladies with flower.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
An Electric Station at Buffalo, n. Y.
Quilted by Fire.

BUFFALO. N. Y, Dec. 1.-THE cleo
trio light station on Court street of the
General Electric Co. was Quilted by
fire and most of the valuable ma
chincry was ruined. This is
the station that formerly belonged
70 the .Thompson-H Houston company
before all the electric light companies
in the city were consolidated under the
title of the General Electric Co. The
fire was caused by electricity, and
seems 60 have been unavoidable. The
loss will reach $50, 900. Covered ty
insurance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

NJ. FoLvILLE, a French delegate to
the international monetary conference,
submitted a proposal to the conference.
on the 18th, to the effect that warrants
shall be issued against deposits of sill
yer, good only in the country where is
sued, for the weight of silver specified.
1t is understood that all the countries
in the Latin union will support the
proposition.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
Only Wanted Cash.

The iron safe in the office of j. II.
Gregg. grain merchant. in the board OF
trade building. st. Joseph, was opened
by burglars few nights ago and a few
dollars taken. Notes aggregating $1,000
and other papers were carefully re-
placed. The crook experts toyed with
the lock of the safe until they got on to
the combination. The opinion prevails
that they were Chicago or st. Louis
crooks
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

THE state department received a dis
patch, on the 18th, from the United
States minister at Hayti confirming
the reports of the attempted assassina-
tion of President Hypolire and the SUBJ
sequent killing of his would-be assail-
mt
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
Robbed His Employers.

Philip Wolf. an employe of the Haf-
gadine, MeKittrick Dry Goods Co. of
St Louis, has been arrested for the lar.
ceny of goods from the store.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

THE annual report of the Colorado
Mining Stock exchange OF Denver
shows the total number of listed shares
sold during the year to have been
$500, 500. In addition to this there
were 225. 600 shares of unlisted stock
sold.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
A New Religious Paper.

new religious paper is to be started
in St Louis the first week of the new
Frank G. Tyrrell, of the Central Chris
tian church. 1t has not yet been named.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

John Cockrell, son of United State.
Senator F. NJ. Cockrell. died few days
since at Warrensburg. He was SO years
old. lawyer by profession and an
active political worker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

THE work of the evangelist B. Fay
Mills. in Omaha, Neb., has been a pro-
nounced success. On the 18th all the
great department stores, the railroad
Offices, the banks. wholesale houses,
most of the drug stores and nine-tenths
: of the retail stores closed their doors at
a. m. and kept them closed until
noon, while q great meeting was being
held. Even the saloons caught the in
lection and the glass doors of a score
of them bore the card ''closed to at
tend the Mills meeting" II was the
greatest religious event in the history
af the west
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

TWENTY-FIVE warrants for perjury
had been issued in Guthrie. Okla, up
to the 14th. against parties who testi-
fled falsely in land contracts. In ad-
dition to these eighty-three indictments
for the same crime had been sent from
the United States court at Wichita, Kas.
and thirty-one men had already been
sent to the penitentiary for testifying
falsely
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

THE first game of chess in the 10
gansport Und. series between Lasker
and j. w. Showalter was played on the
18th. Lasker opened at a Ruy Lopez
and won in the sixty-eighth move.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

THE Ropes gold mine. near Ishpem-
ing. Mich, has closed down. the stock
holders having refused to furnish any
more money to work it. Over $500, 900
in assessments has been spent in the
attempt to make it a paying property.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22
Tho Strike OF the Rock Island reler-
rnphors.

CHICAGO. Dec. IT, The strike of the
Rock Island telegrsphers is ut stand.
still The organizations of the opera.
tors it is claimed, is being rendered
more complete day by day. The road
has been districted and men placed over
each division to prevent the destruction
of property and to counterfeit the in
fuence Of detectives alleged to have
been sent ont by General Manager Sc.
john The road officers claim TO l,e
running trains without any difficulty
and say the strike is over so far -
they ara concarned
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

A sPHERIcAL-sHAPED body, resem-
bling q large cannon ball, imbedded in
the solid rock twenty feet below the
surface, was struck by a well-drill on
the farm of Michael Delvan near Os-
wego. Kas. 1t would not yield to the
drill, and upon being dug up wcs
found to be SO hard that the most ter
rible blows made no impression upon it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

THE bureau of American republics
has Leen informed of the informal inau-
guration of the South American Cable
Co.'S service between Brazil and the
coast of Africa The new cable has a
total length of 2, los marine miles, and
at the island of San Luis easel connects
with the Spanish National Submarine
Telegraph Co s line, which extends to
Cadiz, touching at Teneriffe and the
Canaries-