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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
THE TREASURY CHEST.

Monthly Statement of the Public Finances
as Issued from the Treasury Departments
Net Decrease In the Public Debt of Three
Quarters of a Million for the Month.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-The public
debt statement shows that there was a
net decrease of s7S9, 1850 during the
month of May. OF this s657, ITS. SO was
the amount of the bonded Indebtedness
of the government and $50, $50. 40 was
the increase of the cash in the treas
u1y. The Understanding debt in
creased $500; the debt on which in
terest has ceased since maturity de-
creased s37,4S0, and the debt bearing
no interest, s619,695.50. The ag-
gregate interest and non-interest-
bearing debt May 81 was s961,-
$50. sss.63. On April 30 it was
s9s2, 407, 764.13. The certificates and
treasury notes offset by an equal amount
of cash in treasury outstanding at the
end of the month was 1894, 531 OF, an
increase of 81, 5.6O4. The total cash
in the treasury was 1854, 1a2, es4.47. The
gold reserve was s95, 04S,640, and the
net cash balance, s26, 516,51430.
In the month there was decrease of
IS. 764, 9.32 in gold coin and bar, the
total at the close being 1896, 51S, sos. IS.
OF silver there was an increase of So
173,s74.4s. Of the surplus there was in
national bank repositories S11,649.-
142.54, against 81, 27O, 696.69 at the end
IF the previous month.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
New Post,nastcrs.


The following new pcetmasters OF
ths fourth class have been appointed
for Missouri:
Bridgeton. St. Louis county, julius Kessler,
vice Jacob Blum. removed.
Holiday. Monroe county. w. I. Grlntn, Vlce
G. NJ. Foreman, resigned.
kenoma Barton county. e. q. Schreiner, gee
w. L. ART, removed
Sentinel Prairie. Polk county 81. NJ. Light
foot vice Nancy Z. Redeye, resigned
Chaplin. Howell county. James NJ Mccain
mon, vice ]. j. Brimhall. resigned.
Wellington. Lafayette county, Josiah Mann,
vice H. G.. Villa. resigned.
Gainesville. Harrison county, s. B. Rogers,
vice r. Hadley, removed.
Mineral Point. Was hington county, Charles
Daniels. vice G. D. S. Shaw removed
Blue Ridge. Harrison county, w. p. Taggart,
vice S. n. Garrett removed.
Eagleville, Harrison county, Orlando Dorrel,
vice II. c. Decker, resigned.
Galloway. Greene county, William Muse, vfce
L. N. Hubble resigned.
Rlytheda,e. Harrison county, c. S. Lavender,
vice W. b. Oiden, removed.
Chadwick. Christian county, w. j. Meshew,
vice J. O. Jones. removed.
Dumpville. Pettis county, p. P. Beck. vice A.
Strange. resigned.
Fort Prairie. Mississippi county ]. w. Reed
or. vice j. NJ. Myers. resigned.
Jasper. jasper county, II. L. Chllders. vice L..
L. Fox. resigned.
Lutccan. Pettis county, j. E. Bluhm vice II.
~. Lutman. resigned.
Pond, st: Louis county, Hermann Hanntrg.
vice Fred Essen, resigned.
NEW POST OFFICES.
Biggs. Douglas county, John 4. Norris post
master.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
The LONE RoBBER

Who Held Up the Missouri Pacific Express
Train ut Pacific, Mo-, Captured-He
Proves to be Samuel A. Wilson, Living
Near Lebanon, Mo.-His Father, Re-
spectacle Farmer, Handed Him Over to
the Od1cer In Pursuit-He Makes . Con-
fession and Will Plead Guilty.
St. LOUIS, June 3.-Samue1 A. Will
son, who was suspected of being the
lone robber who held up and robbed
the Pacific Express car attached to the
west-bound Missouri Pacific train near
Pacific, Mo-, on the night of May -,
was captured at a late hour last night
near Lebanon, Mo. Lebanon is Will
sons home, as his parents and wife,
who are respectable people, reside near
that point, his father being a farmer.
Since the preparation of the bold
robbery a half dozen or more detec-
tlves have been securing the entire
western country in search of Wilson,
he being suspected of the robbery.
The cause of suspicion falling on him
was that a few days after the rob-
berry, and near the scene, was found
valise by a Missouri Pacific engineer.
This valise when opened was found to
contain lot of clothing and papers
bearing the name of S. A. Wilson.
He answered the description of the lone
robber, and furthermore as he had
been implicated in an attempt to rob q
train before, all things compiled to-
gether, it was deemed advisable to get
hold of him and make him explain
where he was on the night the train
was robbed.
Wilson was finally located at the
home of his father, who handed him
over to Detective Lally, of st. Louis,
who will bring him to this city.
When searched in the jail he had
s507 on his person. He took his arrest
very coolly. To Detective Lally he
made a clean confession, telling him
how he executed the robbery.
When Wilson was handed over to
Detective Lally by his father Will
sons wife and three children
were with him. All went to
the county Jail, where the wife and
children remained with him during the
night Besides the amount of money
being found on his person he had the
two 3s-caliber revolvers with him that
he used SO effectively in making the
raid on the express car and covering
the whole train load of passenge rs.
When asked why it was that he did
not keep away from his parents home
when he knew the officers were after
him he said: 81 returned only for one
thing, and that was to help my
poor old father out. His farm
and everything he possesses is
1nortgaged, and l wanted to come back
and give him some money to help pay
Off the mortgages. If that was not the
case would never have returned, but
would have left the country, and the
officers would never have gotten me. ;"
The robber actually only secured $500
in silver and S20o in paper money. He
also took about So, 500 worth of Missouri
Pacific pay checks, but he could not
get them cashed without fear Of being
arrested
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
SENT TO THE BOTTOMi

An Unknown Schooner Run Down or
Thunder Bay by the Steel Steamer Cor
sica-Au Hands Lost - The Corsica
Beached to Save Her.
AI.PENA, Mich, June 3.-The steel
steamer Corsica collided with an I'M
known schooner fifteen miles off Thun-
der Bay island, yesterday morning, at
daybreak in fog. The schooner was
cut in two and went to the bottom in
stantly. Her entire crew were lost.
The Corsica had no time to wait for the
rescue of any survivors who might be
floating around in the mass of wreck
age, as her bow was stove in and the
water was pouring in faster than her
pumps would throwit out. The Corsica
was run on the beach in Thunder bav
just below Ossinikee. Her bows are
all crushed in for considerable dis.
lance.
The mate of the Corsica, who was in
charge at the time of the collision. saws
that the Corsica did not run into the
schooner, but that the schooner ran
into the Corsica. The moment thew
struck, he says, the engines were re.
versed and the schooner disappeared in
an instant. Her disappearance was go
sudden that not even her name. color
or size could be made out by those ON
the steamer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

COMPTROLLER EcKLEs has had cir
cular printed containing the sections
of the law defining the duties and OBJ
legations of bank directors. When a
new bank is established a copy OF this
circular will be forwarded to each di-
rector. It also contains the penalties
prescribed for neglect of duty. The
comptroller says he will endeavor to
make the bank directors understand
that they are liable under the law for
the fulfllment of their duty to stock
holders and depositors.
A SUGGESTION has been made that
Spain should cede the Canary islands
to Great Britain in exchange for Glib
raltar, but the Spanish Newspapers
concur in disappearing the proposition.
The Madrid Epoca expresses the belief
that Great Britain will ultimately
cede Gibraltar to Spain if Unidentified
for the cost of the Qualifications which
Great Britain has constructed there.
THE exports. exclusive Of specie, from
the port of New York for the week
ended on the Sd, were SS.472,955, of
which s6.60S, 74S were general mcrcLan-
disc and s1.S64, 207 dry goods. The i'm
ports for the week were SO, 49,, sol, q
falling Off of $50, 249 from the previous
week.
THE exports of specie from the port
of New York for the week ended on
the 81. were 1895 G2. of which S6,5I0,-
9G0 were gold and s7s7,502 silver. OF
this amount s6.510, 900 gold and $685.
06a silver went to Europe and s34, 900
silver went to South America.
TWELVE HUNDRED children who are
to sing at the Worlds fair festival hall
concerts during the next five months
have been trained by Choral Director
Tomlins for the past three years, and
are said to have attained the highest
standard of excellence
THE discovery of 200 cases of tin plate
Struggled into Eastport, Me-, leads the
treasury officials to think that the
practice has been in operation for some
time, and that the government has
been defrauded of thousands of dollars
thereby.
THE lace weavers of the Patchogue
Il. IL lace mills, who refused pro-
posed reduction of 90 per cent. in their
wages, struck on the Sd. The strike
involves about ESQ men who have been
earning from SIS to $50 per week.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND returned to
Washington from his fishing exclusion
to Cape Charles, Va, on the Sd, look
ing brown as aberry and much refresh
ed physically and mentally.
THE National bank of Indianapolis,
Ind, will probably resume business
about the 18th.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
DIR. Briggs.

NEW YORK, June 3.-Dr. Briggs left
his mouse shortly after 0 o'clock yester-
day morning and went across the park
to the Union seminary at Seventeen
street and Park avenue. During his
visit he saw number of friends. but
mad nothing to say to the newspaper
men. He was very tired and expected
to De out of town over Sunday. He
left the college early and visited Scrib-.
ners' offices. Mrs. Briggs was at the
house 1so West Twenty street.
but said she did not know what her
husbands intentions were for the inn.
mediate future.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
STEVENS ON HAWAII.
Speech of the Ex-Minister at San Francisco
The Past and Present Government of
the Islands Comparable Splendid Pos
session Offered to the United States
Without Cost of a Man or a Dollar.

The Fast and Present Government of
the Islands Comparable Splendid Pos
session Offered to the United States
Without Cost of u Man or a Dollar.
SAN FRANCISCO, June John L.
Stevens, ex-United States minister to
Hawaii, who arrived from Honolulu on
the steamer Australia Wednesday, de-
ivered an address before the chamber
of commerce yesterday on the Ha-
waiian situation. After referring at
length to the events which preceded
and followed the recent revolution and
characterizing the monarchy as "a
semi-heathen and grossly spurious gov
eminent merchandise, the retiring
minister said
''The Hawaiian islands to-day have
the best government they ever had.
Both the provisional government and
those supporting it strongly desire
Hawaii to become part Of this great
republic. Their sympathies are loyal to
the core. Those who fought at Bunker
Hill and wrote their names in large
letters in Independence hall We're not
more thoroughly American than those
who have sent their commissioners to
Washington to negotiate the terms
of annexation. Without the ex-
penditure of single American
life Or dollar of American
gold they offer this splendid possession
Of the Pacific to the american govern
lnent in trust for the American people.
Never was such a prize before offered
as this gift to Il great nation. For
strategical and commercial purposes
they are more valuable to the United
States than are Cyprus, Malta and Ber-
muda to Great Britain. They stretch
cut pleading hand to this mighty ma
ton OF freedom not to abandon them
in their days'of imperative need
In concluding, Mr.. Stevens said: ST
do not believe that the administration
of President Clevelan will neglect this
great American opportunity, careful
and cautious as it IS its duty to be- :.
At the close of the address resolutions
favoring the speedy annexation of the
islands were adopted, to be forwarded
to the president and to the California
congressional delegation.
The Minnesota State Building Opened.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS. CHICAGO,
June 2.-The state commissioners FORM
ally declared the Minnesota state build
ing opened without further ceremony.
It had been intended to make the dedi-
cation of the building an occasion of
much fest1vity, but inas,nuch as the
Minnesota Press association had
taken it upon itself to dedicate
the building in farcical manner
upon the recent trip to the fair, and in
asmueh as Gov. Nelson had signified an
EnwiIigness to sanction another cere-
mony, the official function was de-
clared off.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

c. c. SrURrEvANr. the octogenarian
secretary of the Minneapolis (Minn.)
chamber Of commerce, died on the
iSoth. He was the lsst one of the forty
persons who rode on the first railroad
train that ever ran in Illinois In 1924,
while in Boston, he attended recep-
Ifion to Lafayette, and was intro
sduced to the French statesm an as a rep
Iresentative of Ohio, just then ad-
Qitted to the Union.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
Guilty, But irresponsible.

LONDON. Iunc 3.-Wi,liam Townsend.
the man who was arrested on the
charge of having discharged pistol
in Downing street, but really on sus-
picion of intent to murder Prime Min
lister Gladstone, and who was subse-
quently charged with having sent to
Mr.. Gladstone a letter threatening to
take the 1atter's life, was put on trial
yesterday at the Old Bailey The
defense offered was that Townsend
was insane. After hearing the evil
dence the jury found that Townsend
was guilty of the crime charged
against him, but was Irresponsible.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
Serious Accident ON the Na.hvsu.
taaoogss q st. Louis YsalIw.v

NASHVILLE. Tenn. June "a passen.
ger tram on the northwestern division
OF the Nashville, Chattanooga and ST.
Louis railway was wrecked near New.
SONS station, twelve miles from Nash..
viiie' At $50 o'clock yesterday NORM.
ing. The rear coach, from Memphis.
jumped the track and rolled down an
emoan<ment forty feet deep. The.
train was behind time, and was run
ming at . high rate OF speed. There
We're only eleven passengers in the,
coach, and they were oil injured, sew.
eral severely.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
mrs. MARY NEvINs-BLAINE and DIR.
VT Bull were quietly married in
New York on the SOth.

IN the 27th the associated banks of
New York held SIS, 4Se, 925 in excess of
tne requirements of the 25-per-cent.
rule
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

GEN. ScHoFIELD Of the United States
army has asked the secretary of war
Tor an additional number of officers to
assist in guarding the Worlds fair
grounds and buildings.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

IT is learned that the governor of
Angora, in Asiatic Turkey, has adj
vised the Turkish government to adj
journ indefinitely the trials of the Ar
menians accused of reasonable con-
spiracy and sedition, or else to aban-
don them entirely and release all the
prisoners. The advise is said to be
prompted by dread of scandalous
revelations in the event of the cases
going to trial.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
The Young Czechs OF Bohemia Sec Theiz
Error.
Sudden Death of Mrs. Schumacher, Wife
of the Akron Oatmeal King.

AKRON, O., june Mrs. Herraine
schrna cher. wife of Ferdinand Schn-
raacher, Akron's oatmeal king. died
suddenly Thursday afternoon. The de
rect cause of death was nervous ex-
haustion, for which Mrs Schumacher
had been i'll but two days. Her hus-
band was in Hartman, Tenn, on bust
ness. having gone there early in the
week. Mrs. Schumacher was go years
Of age. For q number Of years she had
been crippled with rheumatism. Be-
fore that her house was the scene Of
many festivities
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

THERE are big bare spaces in Ma
chinery hall at the Columbian EXPOSE
ton which will never be filed with
the exhibits for which the allotments
were made. Austria was given 1900
feet and Belgium nearly 10000, but
only an insignificant part of these sec
fious have been filed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

Mrs. JANE BAUMGAEDNER, whose
funeral occurred from her sons house
I'm West Bridgewater, Pa, on the goth,
was born on Christmas, 17S6. Within
the past year she made the clothes in
which she was buried, having laid
them away for that occasion. Her mind
was clear to the last.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

THE trial of Judge Julius j. Dubose
Of the Memphis criminal court, that
had been pending for several weeks be-
fore the state senate at Nashville,
Tenn, sitting as court Of impeach-
ment. closed, on the I'd, and the de-
PENDANT stands convicted. Three of
the charges against him were sus-
tanned by large majorities- The find
dngs of the court depose him from Of
Ace.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
Stephens. Female College.

The commencement exercises of
Stephens female college took place at
Colum bia.
Stephens college is the state school for
young women of the Missouri Baptist General
association. Its course of study has neen en-
larged and troadened during the year. A
strong eff ort will soon he made bv its curators
to add to its equipnlen college chapel to cost
s25 600. 1t is expected to be successful. as all
ether recent efforts to increase the usefulness
OF the college have been.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

FAILURE of the natural gas supply
has sounded the death knen of the
boom at Findlay, o. All the glass
manufacturers have signed an agree
ment to move their plants from the
town not later than July 1, and it is
expected that this exodus will take
1000 people from the place.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

BECAUSE of the foul condition of the
Vesuvius the navy department has
abandoned the intention of sending
her around from New York to the
mouth of the st. Lawrence to convoy
the Spanish. caravels, and she has gone
from Charlestown, Mass, to the Ports
mouth navy yard to be locked.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

MGR PERsIco, heretofore secretary
TO the sacred congregation of the pro-
paganda, has been promoted to the of
flee of project of the sacred congregation
Of indulgences and holy relics, ia place
of Cardinal Sepiacci. deceased.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

As A result of the conference held,
on the 1st, between the peace commits
sioners representing President Sacaza
of Nicaragua and the revolutionists,
the latter resigned his Office. the new
government was installed and peace
firmly esta blished.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

SECRETARY HoKE SMITH has made a
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-
ieved this will reduce pension pay
ments from SIS, 900. 600 to $50 1908, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

IT is reported that David Star Jordan
has resigned the presidency of the Lee
land Stanford, Jr., university, having
taken exceptions to expressions of dis
satisfaction by Senator Stanford at the
manner in which the affairs of the uni
versity were managed and desire for
a change.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

FULLY 1000 men have been thrown
out Of employment on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul road in the last
few days These discharges mean a
saving of $1,000 a day to the company.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

WHEN the time for opening the bids
for the bonds the Cherokee nation is to
issue under government guaranty on
account of the purchase of the Chero-
kee strip arrived. on the Sist. Chief Har-
ris, Treasurer Starr and Delegates Lipe
and Cunningham went to the treasury
department to observe the opening, and
were dismayed to find that not single
bid had been received.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

CLEARINGHOUSE returns for seventy
five principal cities of the United States,
as reported by Bradstreet's. for the
week ended on the I'd, aggregated
1893. 124, 352 of which amount New York
city returned s4S9.21O, 500, Chicago $751;
173,091, Boston S74, $50, 3O6, Philadel-
phia $50, ass. 1854 and St. Louis SIS. 1856. 555.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

Mrs. CARTER 3. HARRISON died at
North Bend o. on the 29th. She married
Carter B. Harrison, the youngest son of
President William Henry Harrison and
uncle to ex-President Benjamin Harri-
son, in 1886, who died in 1883. leaving one
daughter, now the wife of Col. ID. w.
McClung, at who house Mrs. Harrison
has made her home for the last thirty
years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
Sent a Floral Tribute.

Mrs. Cockrell. wife of Senator Cock
rell, at the request of officers of the
Confederate Association of Missouri,
sent a floral tribute to the committee
having in charge the reinterment of the
remains of jefferson Davis, at Rich
uloud Va
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

The appeal of the prosecution from
the verdict of the New York presby-
terry acquitting DIR. Briggs of the
charges against him was sustained by
the general assembly, in session at
Washington, on the 31st.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
A Girl Shoots Herself.

Miss Louise Locke, aged II, of Kan
sas City, shot herself with suicidal in
tent, but inflicted only painful wound.
No cause known.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

BUSINESS failures during the seven
days ended ON the I'd, number, for
the United States, 23s; Canada, 81, a
total of $50, as compared with a7S the
week previous. For the corresponding
week of last year the figures were 1913.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08

A SWIMMING match has been arranged
between McCusker, the American
champion, and James Finney, of En-
gland, to swim one mile for e400 and
the championship of the world. The
race is to take place at Blackpool, En-
land on the 18th
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
st. Louis, Sew City BAN.

Work on the new city hall at st.
Louis will be discontinued July j.
There is very l.ttle money on hand to
carry ON the work.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-08
Jail Delivery at SedaIia.

Five prisoners escaped from the Pet
tbs county Jail the other night.
They sawed away the iron bars of the cages
and then going through the ceiling crawling
over the rafters and making final egress be-
tween the brick wall and the roof. but the
sheriff had no intimat1on of the fact until 6
o'clock the next morning. Several prisoners
remained in JAIL in fact they were not awals-
ened by their brethren who were seeking Hn-
erty. Dick Robinson, coiorct.. who is under
sentence to hang for murder and whose case is
now before the supreme court says he could
have escaped with the others. but did not go
because he was penniless. and in that condition
his recapture was certain. Then. too. he has
had presentment that he will never he hanged
and he not particularly anxious to leave.
The five escaped prisoners are desperate char
acterS.