Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-01-19
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Mr.. Filiey the Republicans Candidate
The republican members of the gen.
eral assembly held caucus at Jeffer.
son City ON the night of the 18th.
It was for the purpose OF honoring SONS
member of their party with the compliment
tary vote for United States senator. Con-
trary to expectations the names of sew
eral prominent republicans were presented
and, after four ballots, Chauncey l. FIJI
lay, of St Louis, was nominated Rep
-esentative PASCAL was elected chairman and
Senator Wurdeman secretary. A call OF the
-on showed forty-eight members present
The following candidates were presented:
chauncey Filley: OF st. Louis; Judge
Charles Burton, OF Nevada; Hon. James
c. McGinnis. of ST. Louis; Maj William
Warner. Of Kansas City; Hon. v. NJ. weeks
OF Jasper county. The first ballot resulted:
Filley, 10; Burton. 10; McGinnis, IL: Warner.
4; Weeks, g. The second BALLOT Warner and
Weeks dropped out of sight. The result: FL
ley. q; Burton. Il; McG:nnis. Is The third
ballot was follows: Filley. .; Burton. Is:
McGinnis, IL. On the fourth ballot Mr.. Fillsy
was nominated by this vote: Filley. 30; Bur-
ton. H. The nomination was made unanimous
and the caucus adjourned.
Bad Fire ut Kansas City.
A destructive fire occurred in Kansas
City on the 18th, starting at 1890 a. m.
The fire started in the rear Of the large block
on Walnut street occupied by the Jaccard
Jewelry and Watch Co. So rapid was the pro-
gress Of the flames that in fifteen minutes
from the time the alarm was turned in the
large six story building was one sheet Of IRE.
1t spread to the adjoining buildings occu.
pied by the Goss Heating and Plumbing
CO., the Western Art association and
Rod Bros. wholesale hardware. The cold was
Guilty in battling with the fire. and It made
rapid Roadway At o'clock the Jaccard es-
tab 1shmeat was y complete wreck, with q loss
OF Sl5b.0O0. The Foster Wool Co. occupied the
second and third floors: loss. $4,000: insurance
not known. The Kansas City Art school oc-
cupied the top floor: loss. 5000. Tho loss OF
the building. owned by D. o. Smart. is $40 O,0;
insured for $500
One Damaged Nose, &675.
A jury in one of the divisions of the
circuit court ut Kansas City has placed
a definite value on a handsome nose.
The case in point is that of Emery Bruce
against A Il. Rombeck and wife Bruce al
legged that while sitting in his buggy on the
southwest bou'e ;arI Mrs. Bombeck drove by
at very rapid r1ce and her buggy collided
with his owing to her careless driving, with the
result that his nose was ba1ly crushed that
it has never regained fits shape. Bruce further
alleged that his nose YVES a particula rly hand
some one, and he considered it his strong point
OF beauty. Thu fury sized up his nose and
AWARDED him 1875 damages.
Reception to Gov. Stone.
The Imperial club of jefferson City
gave reception on the evening of the
10th to Gov. and Mrs. Stone in the
Madison house hall
Over 500 Invitations were issued, and the re-
ception proved to be one of the most brilliant
social events that has taken place in Jefferson
City for years. Many OF those who attended
the inauguration renamed over to attend the
reception. Nearly all the members of the leg
tslature and the state officials were present
Large Inter nal Revenue Receipts.
The First Missouri district is the
largest tobacco manufac turing center
in the world, and shows steady gains
over all competitors. The internal
revenue receipts of the district in 1892
were sS,46l.643.21, representing 81, 694,-
0531z pounds of plug. twist, fine-cut
and smoking tobaccos manufactured
and sold by forty-three manufacturers.
The Proprietor Disappeared.
Samuel Clews, wholesale and retail
dealer in fruits, candies and nuts, at
Joplin, is missing.
The fact that his disappearance became
no.sed about, and local cred tors seized his
stock OF goods under attachments Clews'
wife is still in town, but she says she IL not in
formei as to his whereabouts Clews has be en-
doirg apparently good business.
Accepted . Call to St. Louis.
Rev. r. !. Fleming. a graduate of
Northwestern university, class of 1886,
has accepted a call to the Lindell Ave
nue. Methodist church, of st. Louis.
The St Louis church is branch OF the
old Union church. which is one of the
most prominent, not only in point of
number, but in wealth and popularity.
Music for the st. Louis Exposition.
The board of directors of the st.
Louis exposition has engaged Sousa's
new marine band. John Phillip Sousa
conductor. for the full term of the next
exposition, commencing September
and closing October 81. Several of the
old Gilmore band favorite soloists are
mem bers of the organization.
Gov. Stones First Pardon.
Gov. Stone issued his first pardon on
on the 18th.
Thomas McLau-hlin. convicted in Clark
county October, 1887. of burglary and larceny,
and sentenced to the penitentiary for five years
is the bene ficiary Mclaughlin is well along in
the last stages of pulmonary cons umption,
hence the pardon.
Bonded pebt of the state.
State Treasurer Stephens submitted
his report to the legislature on the 10th.
The report shows that the total bonded
of the state is So, ESQ, O0O
State school fund certificates, ss.14o,-
COG; state seminary fund certificates,
81, 1871, 95s. %.
Drank AID Killed Himself
Jacob Teufcl, German shoemaker.
aged GO years. committed suicide at
Sedalia by shooting through the head
with revolver. Teufel had been drink.
ing heavily for a week.
Fatal Misstep.
Maggie Belcher, aged %. made mis-
step in ascending the stairs at her
home in St Lonis, and fell to the bot
tom, breaking her neck She was dead
when picked up.
Fire in n Toy Store.
Fire in the toy and notion store Of
Henry Fabricus in st. Louis did dam
age to the stock estimated at S25, 900,
and to the building $4,000.
Col Pope snubbed.
ST. Louis people are somewhat
worked up over the snub of Col. Pope,