Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-23
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The Kansas city Plums.

The Kansas City Plums.
The president has appointed Webster
Withers collector of internal revenue
for the Western district of Missouri,
and j. Scott Harrison, brother of ex-
President Harrison, surveyor of the
port of Kansas City.
CREATED A STORM.
Washington special st. Louis Republic, Nov15
One would think to hear the comments Of
MiSsourians on the streets tonight that Mis-
souri, was gu: of the Union or just about to go
out. The disgust is great, the curses fierce.
1t Is all because OF couple sof appointments
made by President Cleveland to-day In the ex-
ercise OF his undoubted right and his wise dis
cretion- In making these appoint
ments the entire Missouri delegation was
turned down with the exception of Seth Cobb.
OF St Louis. who is always right side up with
care.
Never, perhaps, did state suffer such hui
initiation through Its representatives in con-
gress as Missouri suffered to-day. The sena-
tors and all the representatives. except Mr..
Cobb. had united in asking the administration
to appoint either Col Finks OF Salisbury. or
Mr.. Tlller, of Liberty, to be collector Of inter-
nal revenue for the Western district. They
also served notice on the administration that
while some OF the delegation preferred Finks
and some preferred Tillery, that all would be
satisfied with the appointment of either.
standing up for its friends and as If the silver
fight had not yet been forgotten.
HOW SCOTT HARRISON VOTED.
Washington special to the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat says that story is current at the
national capital that when a report got out of
an intention to appoint Mr.. Scott Harrison
surveyor Of the port of Kansas City, Congress
man Tarsney called on Secretary Carlisle and
offered to produce the republican ballot which
Mr.. Harrison voted at the general election last
year. A few days later Mr.. Harrison called on
Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Carlisle repeated to him
what Mr.. Tarsney had said. The story con-
tinues:
Twill save him the trouble OF producing the
publican ticket. I voted the republican cleo.
toral ticket because my brother was the candi.
date for president voted the state ticket be-
cause Maj. Warner. the candidate for gov
. ernor was my neghbor and friend. That is all
The secretary smiled and Mr.. Harrison was
appointed surveyor.
st. Louis Schools.
The new school board of st. Louis is
republican in politics, and has been
organized on political grounds.
This is the first time in years that politics
has cut much of q figure in school board af-
fairs in st. Louis. The new president. on tax.
ing his office, said that the majority of the
board was now republican, and elected as re-
pu blicans, the party would be held strictly &C.
countable for the conduct of its business.
The following statistical Information is
cleaned from the presidents address: Two
years ago learn that there were then 1854
teachers employed, in charge of lob school
rooms. as instructors of SO, 693 pupils To-day
we have 1853 teachers, in charge of 1O44 rooms.
instructing ,169 pupils, increase of 100
teachers, 81 rooms and 5.476 pupils. In addi-
ton, there are AZ rooms, with seats for
the accommodation Of 2,62) pupils,
now ready for occupancy. There have
been expended for new buildings dur.
ing the past two years. $3.50, 1921: for heating
apparatus, school sites. etc. 800 989 S. and tho
new high school, S225. 75 making total for
new school buildings in two years of S577, i.58
In addition to this there was expended on the
board of education building $ll5,2 24.37, grand
total of expenditures for new buildings of $685.
1885. The total number of rooms erected have
been eighty, aid the average cost per room, in
Guiding furniture. heating apparatus, etc, was
A,31540 The value placed on the new board
of education building when appraised in June,
1893, was: For building, 1896, 424: for the site,
S119. 400-a total valuation of $5l4924. The total
value of all the district school buildings is ST.
$685. 749 49, The value OF school sites is S617 676-
So. The value of real estate under lease and
bearing revenue is 81 ,669. 5.4 making o grand
sotal of S., 1876. 9sO1 Is.