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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15
SIX BOLD ROBBERS

successfully Hold Up . Mobile . Ohio
Train ut Forest Lawn. HI, After
Fight with the Crew, and. After Beating
the Express Messenger Into Submtssson.
Force Him to Unlock tho Safe and Then
Appropriate tho Contents.
ST. LOUIS, June Six men held up
train on the Mobile & Ohio railroad
ut about $50 o'clock last night, at For
est Lawn, about five miles south OF
East St Louis They beat the express
messenger and rifled the express safe
of its contents. The train was the
regular express, No. s, leaving St.
Louis at $50 every night There was
a little delay last night, so that it was
9:10 when the train pulled out OF East
St Louis. with conductor Marshall
Harper in charge, Engineer John
Lewis at the throttle and Express Mes
senger Blanchford in charge of tho
Southern express car.
Forest Lawn, little way station
about five miles south of East St Louis,
was reached at about twenty minutes
after o'clock Here the train stopped
at the crossing and the robbery oc-
CURED. Six men wearing masks
boarded it. One of the robbers COW
cred the engineer, another took charge
of the fireman, while the other four
gave their attention to the express
messenger and the trainmen. They
did not have anything like as easy .
job as did Wilson, the lone robber, who
held up the Missouri Pacific train at
Pacific, Mo. They found the express
messenger a man of nerve and bravery.
Their method also differed from Will
sons in the matter of making an en-
trance to the car. They did not re-
sort to the use of dynamite, but de-
pended on scaling ladder and q new
Ratchet to break their way in.
While they were at work On the ex-
press car several shots were fred by
pose of intimidating any passengers
who might feel disposed to interfere.
This firing gave the passengers the
first hint of the trouble, and was fol-
lowed by quite fusillade between the
train crew and passengers on one side
and the robbers on the other.
The shooting apparently had the eff
feet of hurrying the robbers with their
work, but they did not desist until
they had forced an entrance to the car.
Once inside the car they found Express
Messenger Branchford-the same man
who made such a plucky fight under
similar circumstances on May 26-dis-
posed to dispute their right to the con-
tents of the safe. They evidently
did not want to add the crime of
murder to that OF robbery, as
they did not shoot him,
but dubbed him on the head with the
butts of their revolvers until he yielded
to their demands to open the safe.
The doors of the strong boxes were
thrown open, and then the plunderers
made quick work of securing the
booty. They took everything in sight
that appeared to have any value, and
jumping to the ground made off. firing
parting voiiey at the express car and
into the engine cab as they departed.
The amount of money or other valua-
bles they obtained could not be learned
here last night, but it was learned that
the sum was heavy one. and that
most of the money belonged to ST
Lous business men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15
PRINCESS DAY.
1t Was the Red Letter Day So Far at the
Worlds Fair.

1t Was the Red Letter Day So Far at the
Worlds Fair.
CHICAGO. June 9.-s'Princess day. at
the Columbian exposition Will always
be remembered as a great international
event The reception of the infanta
of Spain and Prince Antonio was cor
dial. decorous and deferentia1. but not
demonstrative. Tens of thousands of
women came to see the princess, and
they saw her. There was a great null
titude of people within the gates, and
only complimentary expressions were
heard regarding the appearance Of the
Princess Eulalie.
When the fireworks and illunina-
lions at night had ceased. more people
had passed through the turnstiles than
on any day since the fair opened. The
eyes of the infanta and the prince of
Orleans. as soon as the royal cortege
entered the Midway plaisanee. fell on
the coiors of CASTLE flying from the
fagstaffs on the foreign villages.
1t was Spain's day as well as In
fanta's day in jackson park. There
was queens weather all day and the
thermometer did not get too high to
be comfortable. After the ceremonies
at Administrat ton building the princess
and party entered their carriages and
under escort Of the Chicago hussars,
were whisked away with a royal -four
ish to the Women's building.
The party left their carriages at the
east entrance to the building, being at
once met by the ceremonies committee.
whose members escorted the party di-
rectly to the Spanish pavilion, where
the infanta was welcomed by Nine.
Dupuy de Lonez.
After an exchange of cortesies the
party was shown the department as a
part of women's work in Spain.
The princess was delighted with the
exhibit, and derived much pleasure
from the music given by Spanish
band of twenty pieces stationed in the
aisle The party then LEFT the Spanish
section and assembled in the stairway
at the south end Of the rotunda, and
passed along the east balcony to As
senbIy hall Here the iafanta was
presented to the board of lady man
ayers, and some invited guests, .includ-
ing the Worlds fair representatives
from all part of the world. The royal
guests had a pleasant word for each
person presented.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

EDWIN THOMAS BOOTH. the great ira
gedian. who had been lying very ill at
the Players club, in New York, for
several weeks, died at LOS a. m, on the
9TH, surrounded by his daughter. Mrs.
Grossman, and her husband and many
intimate and loving friends. He was
90 years old.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

OK the sth less than 81 1000, 900 re-
manned to be subscribed to the SIS .OO0.-
600 syndicate organized to underwrite
an equal amount of trust notes which
are to be sold by the Northern Pacific
Railroad Co, to pay the debt and pro-
vide the company with working capt.
tai
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

SECRETARY HoKE SMITH mas made
decision repeating former order con-
STRUNG disability not of service ORR
gin so as to limit it to disabilities pre-
venting the applicant from earning
support by manual labor. 1t is be-
1ieved this viii reduce pension pay
ments from SIS. OOO. 900 to $40, OcO. 600.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

The $4,000 souvenir half-dollar,
owned by an eastern firm of type
writer manufacturers, was installed in
Manufactures hall at the Worlds fair
on the 5th. A special guard was placed
in charge of the precious piece, and a
watch will be kept over it until the end
of the fair.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

: AT the request of Secretary Of War
Lamont, Adjt.-Gen- Williams, on the
Sth, selected a number of regular army
officers for duty at the Worlds fair,
where they will assist in increasing the
efficiency of the Columbian guards
without adding further to the expense
of that organization.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15
Counterfefsers Arre.ted.

DETROIT, Mich, June 9.-For sew
erI months past the police have been
daily receiving complaints of the wide
circulation of counterfeit silver dollars
Recently Tom Curtis, the veteran crook
and safe blower. and kid Smith
were arrested in the act of passing the
spurious money. The officers finally
discovered the place, and early yester-
day morning they raided the house OF
Henry Jackson, at 10S Dane street. and
arrested Jackson and his son Henry r.
A search of the house revealed a guam
t;ty of the bogus money and good
deal of counterfeiting apparatus
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

CHICAGO, June o.-An arrangement
was perfected yesterday by the repre-
.sentatives OF the Pennsylvania Beg
-Four. Chicago, Hamilton & Dayton and
Monou railroads. providing for cheap
excursions to the Worlds fair from
Cincinnati, Dayton. Louisville and
other points. These excursions VIII
be run .lternstely from the territory
mentioned every Friday. Round-t<ip
rate from Cincinnati, %; Dayton, -.
and from Louisville, -. This arrange
u,eut viii be the means Of satiSfyinR
the demand for excursions from tho
territory mentioned
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

TIE courtesies of the Worlds fair
were extended to the Infanta Eulalie.
on the Sth, and the celebration of
Princess Day" in her honor was a
complete success. Thousands of flags
were displayed on the different build
ings, the Spanish colors predomina-
ting.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

The marriage of Jeanette, daugh-
ter OF Maj. E. w. Halford, formerly
private secretary to President Harri-
SON, to Edmund A. Benedict, of New
York, took place, on the 18th, in the ca
fhedral church of St Mary's, Noting
ham, England.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

ATTACHMENTS were served, on the
eth, upon fifty elevators and all other
property of the Northern Pacific Ele-
vator Co. in North Dakota IN suit on
claims aggregating 100000. brought at
the instance of banks in Montreal, Min
neapOliS and Duluth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

JAMES GORDON BENNETT, proprietor
on the New York Herald, fell from a
coach In Paris, on the 7th, sustaining
injuries which, on the eth, his physi-
Saans said rendered his condition crit
teal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

MRS GRESHAM, mother of the secre-
OF state, was reported very i'll, On
.ne sth, at her home at GAINESVILLE.
and She is past 80 years of age
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

HE opinion Of the majority of the
supreme court on the Chinese exclu-
saon and restriction act, announced by
ustlce Gray, had not, mp to the 5th.
Oeen Med with the clerk of the court
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

ISAAC MORTON. ex-president of the
Cleveland & Marietta railroad, died at
Columbus, O., on the 7th. He was 50
years old, and for many years was
prominent in Ohio politics, He was
best known by his sobriquet of ''Gov.
Norton
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

DURING storm at Mizquinaula. a
small town in the state of Hidalgo,
Mexico, man named Miraureo and
his wife and child sought refuge in q
cave A cloudburst filed the cave
with water in a few seconds, drowning
all three.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

FLOODS continue to cause great de-
Structaon in the Austrian duchy of
Bukowina- Large numbers of the per
sons have been drowned, while thou
sands are homeless, and the loss Of prop
erty is very great.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15
John Arlington Symonds. the En-

Oodfn <1ez0tns 1on y u1oH1S. tHG En-
giish art critic. in his 'tRecollecfions Of
Tennyson." tells of a conversation IN
1865 between the laureate and Glad
Stone in which the latter said he always
slept well He had only twice been
kept awake by the exertion of great
speech in the house. On both occasions
the recollection that he had made mis-
quotation haunted him
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15
BY ELI ID. AXE.
MISSOURI

war department has decided to
ao the entire corps of cadets from
west Point to the Worlds fair at Chi
ago about the middle of August
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15
The weslevan Methodist CHI

The Wesleyan Methodist church of
England, the mother church of Meth
odism, reports 427. 739 full members,
besides so, DIG on trial This shows an
increase for the year Of 2.1s0 full MEM
bers and of 4, 40 on trial This rate of
increase seems small. and yet It is
larger than the church has reported in
many previous years
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

Tn federal court ut Chicago, ON the
9Th, passed upon the question of Sum
.dAy-elosing of the Worlds fair, Judges
Roods and Jenkins holding that un-
der their contract with the govern
snent the local directory could not
legally pass Sunday-opening order;
:nnd Judge Grosscup claiming that in
,keeping baek portion Of the souvenir
half dollaxs appropriated by congress
10 - 1Air directors the government
sAas broken faith and relieved the di-
ixeefuwy Of the obliRation assumed
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

CLEARINGHOUSE returns for seventy
five principal cities of the United States,
as reported by Bradstreet's. for the
week ended on the 9Th, aggregated ST.
156, 3Si 1858, of which amount New York
city returned $645. SS4, 03a. Chicago $780,
2s1, 200, Boston s93.9T9,511. Philadel-
phia SO. 109. 9S7 and st. Louis SIS. 6Ss co..
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

D.. Joshua Thorne, aged g, died 1T
Kansas City of . complication of dis
eases. He had pFacticsd in Kansas City
for thirty-foul yeaxA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

Lady ION leaving crowded Carl
''Well. I'm glad to get out of this
crowd I've had to stand on foot all
the way Voice from corner.sYes.
and tn at one foot was mine. '-Haxvxzd
Lampoon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

Alderman Lee b. Kinder, Of Lexing-
ton. attempted to commit suicide, tax.
ing azsenic- Domestic trouble was th&
cause.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

The Central Traffic association has
taken the initiative in the matter of
lowering the rates to Chicago to a
single fare for the round trip: and it is
expected in official circles that this
viii prove the entering wedge which
win lead to uniform and general ac-
ton ON the part of all the trunk lines.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

TU Infanta Eulalie and her suite,
accompanied by Commander Davis. the
pxesidenfs representative. arrived in
Chicago, on the 9Th, At 1910 p. M The
pxineess met with q royal reception ON
The part Of the municipal government
and was greeted by . greater throng
than assembled to welcome the duke of
veragua or President Cleveland on
their recent visits
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

FOLLOWERS the experimental efforts
of Prof. Jewell. at Meade, Kas., cover
ing . period of Eve days. q heavy rain
began to fall. on the sth. at $50 p m,
md continued for the best part Of the
night, giving the soil in the vicinity
thorough drenching, This terminated
JEWELS experiments in southwestern
Kansas
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

Three negroes and one white man,
among the prisoners who escaped from
the Pettis county jail have been cap
tured at Oswego, Has.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15
Dropped Dead.

Jefferson Argyle, formerly of St 10
serh- but recently of Denver, Col,
dropped dead at Maitland. Mo-, where
he was visiting daughter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

NEW YORK, June 1ot-The World'e
special from Providence, r l., SAYS:
The prosecuting officers in the murder
case of the state of Colorado against
DIR. Thomas Thatcher Graves are maxi
ing another active attempt to secure.
their witnesses from the east. Yester-
day several of the formers wit
nesses in the case. who went to
Denver to attend the first trial,
and a new witness, received
letters giving 500 each TO attend the
trial In addition to this sum It II
stated that about ESQ win be paid by
the state of Colorado to each wituess
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

IT is mentioned as a significant coin
eidence that Secretary Lamont, the
head of the war department. should be
right on the spot at a time when there
ID . possibility that his department
may be called upon to back up the ju-
dicial branch of the government in en-
forcing Sunday closing ut the Worlds
fair.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15
A BLOODY BATTLE


Between Striking and N0n-Unf0n WOrkmeD
ut Romeo, HI.
CHICAGO, June "A pitched battle
took place this afternoon between
strikers and employees of the contract
ors on the drainage canal about 1
o'clock.
The fight took place at Romeo. the
strikers coming down from Lenont,
and others coming from the north. they
being divided into two mobs- They at
once being firing on the contractors
and their men, Coming on the north
they drove off the men on section
10. The men retired fighting, but
they had only gone short
distance when they were set upon by
another division of the strikers The
worfmen returned the FIRE of the
strikers. and several men were killed.
Three of the men killed are in VIII
county; two of them in the Illinois &
Michigan canal: one is lying on the
towpath. and two others are lying in
the brush Just across the line in Cook
county. Four of those who were
wounded will probably die. 1t is i'm
possible to learn the names of those
killed
There is talk tonight of a mob being
formed to drive the negroes and con-
tractors from this section. If battle
does take place tomorrow, the list Of
killed and injured will exceed that Of
to-day.
A dispatch received ut midnight from
Springfield says that Gov. Altgeld has
decided to cali out the second regiment
of Illinois National guards, located At
Chicago, for service at Lemont.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15
Broke the Divorce Record.

Sixteen divorces in thirty-two min
utes was the record made by Circuit
Judge Slower at Independence This
breaks the record as reported so far.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

American NedIcal Aasociati0n C0avenfson-
MnwAUKKE,June 10.-The fourteenth
annual session of the American Med
lea. association came to an end yester-
day with the session of the general as
sembly in the morning and meetings
of the various sections during the af-
ternoou.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

search of the house revealed a guam
tity of bogus money and a good lay out
Of counterfeiting apparatus
SAMOAN advices received. on the sth.
per steamer Alameda, from Apia, May
"a. says: 1t may be safely predicted
that Samoan affairs are approaching q
climax. Indeed. before this reaches
America, Malietoa and Mataafa may
have tried conclusions, and the an-im-
portant question as to which is the
stronger party may have been decided
forever.
An arrangement was perfected, on
the Sth, by the representatives of the
Pennsylvania. Big Four. Chicago,
Hamilton & Dayton and Monon rail-
roads providing for cheap excursions
to the Worlds fair from Cincinnati,
Dayton. Louisville and other points
A NEW ministry was appointed in the
Argentine Republic, on the sth. to take
the place of the cabinet which re
signed on the It'll
woRrHNGroN FoKD, of Brooklyn, said
to be worth nearly 81. 0o0. 900. inherited
recently from his fathers estate. was
appointed, on the sth, by Secretary
Carlisle, chief of the bureau of Stats
tics, treasury department.
By the sunden collapse. on the 9Th.
of the third, second and ground floors
of the old Ford theater building in
Washington, in which President Lin
coin was assasslnated by the actor J..
Wilkes Booth, 200 or 500 clerks Of the
war department.. who were employed
there, were precipitated into the eel
lar. twenty-five Of whom were killed
outright and forty-five others injured.
many Of them fatally. The accident
occurring ON the day of the funeral Of
Mr.. Edwin Booth il mentioned - 1t
least . singular coincidence.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

time II would nave caused TO more SCrprlSc
than did the fact that Mr.: Whitaker was en-
barrassed Ii is said that he holds great deal
of valuable stock in such enterprises street
railways. Merchants bridge etc. but that he
can not realize on it. owing to the strnceacy of
the money market. without great sacrifice
perfect burning up OF dollars-hence he deter
mined to let affairs take their natural course.
The Town Hog Defeated.
The city election al Lexington the
other day was very exciting.
Sevesai months ago the city council passed
G ordinance prohibiting stock from running
At large. and the candidates. at the election
held the other day. ran on the ticket of hog or
no hog. The NO hogs have gained a decisive
victory rs their candidates won hy an over.
wheining vote in every ward in the city
Caused by Failure of the wheat Crop.
The mill and elevator company OF
Charleston has failed for SIS, 200. the
banks refusing to carry them on &C
count of the failure Of the wheat crop.
Goes to the Penftenti.ry.
Jesse Brooks was sentenced to tie
penitentiary for five years in ST. Louis
for manslaughter- He pushed a man
from a street car. causing his death
Broke the Divorce Record.
Sixteen divorces in thirty-two min
utes was the record made by Circuit
Judge Slower at independence This
breaks the record as reported so far.
Dropped Dead.
jefferson Argyle, formerly of St Jc-
serh. but recently of Denver, Col,
dropped dead at Maitland. Mo-, where
he was visiting daughter.
Captured In KA1sna.
Three negroes and one white man,
among the prisoners who escaped from
the Pettis county Jail. have been cap
t,are6 at Oswepo. Has
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-15

WASHINGTON, June 10-Jacob T. Child. of
Missouri. has been appointed by the president
consul at Hankow, China. Especial to St Louis
Republic: The salary attached to this place is
$500 a year. with fees tina: viii make it s. 0N
more. Mr.. Childs appointment was to large
extent due TO Mr.. Dockery. although he had
very cordial support from the Missouri sena-
tors also. 1t will be remembered that Col. Child
was minister to Siam under the former Cleve-
land administration
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-05

effort Will DE made TO destroy the financial
prospects of the show, in order that a tell
ing blow may be struck against the nom
observance of the Sabbath at future expo
sitions,
The great hotels which have been erect
cd in Chicago by representatives of vari-
Gus national religious organizations will
be the greatest sufferers if a boycott is de-
clared, and the managers are i'll state of
dire alarm over the prospect. 1t is known
that thousands of meI:lbers of the Chris
tian Endeavor society throughout the
country, and especially in Ohio, have
signed pledges to boycott the exposition if
it opens on Sunday. Men who are well in
formed regarding religious journalism in
America declare that fully three-fourths
Of the weekly newspapers of this class will
join in urging people to stay away from
Chicago"