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The herald., 1893-11-21
WATSON PAYS THE SHORTAGE,
The Street Superintendent
Antes for His Deputy.
Proceedings at Yesterdays Meeting
Of the Council.
The FiKueroa Street Paving Question
Comes Up-Petitions and Pro-
tests-AI -AIfscelIaneous
Business.

The city council was late in being
called to order yesterday morning.
President Teed and Counc linen Mum
son. Gafey. Rhodes, Nickel, Innes,
Strohm, Pessell and Campbell were
present.
The city auditor reported that he had
examined the reports OF city officers for
October and found them to be correct.
THE LEASH APPROVED.
The land committee recommended the
approval Of lease between the city and
G. Baeigalupi for the use OF reservoir
site No. II. Approved.
REPORT OF CITY CLERK.
The city clerk reported, recommend
ing that certain tax-ssle certificates
issued because OF erroneous assess msnts
be cancelled. Approved.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03
Foreigners in bangkok Want Protection
Against the Chinese.
A DESPERATE CONVICT

Makes an Attempt to Murder Two Over.
seers In the Western Pennsylvania Pen.
itentiary-He Cut the Throat of One OF
Them.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. July 27.-Wm. Ian.
caster. a negro convict in the Western
penitentiary, made a desperate attempt
to murder John McVeigh and Albert
Reese, overseers in the mat depart
ment, Thursday afternoon. He cut
McVeigh's throat, but the wound is
not deep enough to be fatal.
The two overseers were talking near
a stone where the prisoners employed il
the meat shop sharpen their knives.
Lancaster came to sharpen his, and
when McVeigh's back was turned he
made the assault. McVeigh shook him
off and retreated. Lancaster turned
on Reese, but missed him. Reese drew
revolver. Lancaster threw a brick
at Reese, whereupon Reese fired but
missed the negro. Hearing the shot,
Warden Wright came to the overseers'
assistance, and Lancaster was put in a
dungeon. The negro would have been
liberated yesterday had he not made
an attempt to break Jail at Washing.
ton. for which six months was added
to his first sentence
Iron County register., 1893-08-03
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

MAYOR DES JARDINES of Montreal,
Can. has created something of Il sensa-
tion by declaring that personally he
can take TO part in the reception OF
the officers and men of the Italian war
ship Etna. which arrived there on the
31st He says that being a good Ro-
man Catholic. he can take TO part
whatever In the reception of war
ship of country whose government
was under the ban ot the vatican. The
mayor is Knight Of the Holy Roman
Empire.
THE imports of specie at the port of
New York for the week ended on the
29th were 81, 752. .SS5. ali of which were
gold. The exports of specie from the
port of New York for the same time
were sa01, $40. all of which was silver.
OF this amount sSOS. $40 went to Europe
and s., 500 to South America.
RUNS were started, on the 29th. on
the First national bank. the Bank of
Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley
bank of Eau Claire. Wis. but were
counteracted by heavy deposits by
many leading business men. The
banks named remained open after
hours.
THE Riverside steel and iron works.
at Wheeling, w. Va. the largest plant
in that part of the Ohio valley, closed
on the Goth. indefinitely. The plant
employed over 1000 men. The state OF
trade was the reason given for the
shutdown.
A sEvEN-sToRY brick and iron build
ing in Pittsburgh, Pa. owned by the
Second national bank, collapsed and
crumbled to the ground on the 2ath.
OF the forty workmen employed in the
building all save two. who are missing,
escaped.
THE wife of Canon George Prothero,
n chaplain to Queen Victoria. who had
been ill for some time. committed sui
eide while temporarily insane at Whip
bingham rectory, near Osborne house.
the queens residence on the Isle OF
Wight
The imports, exclusive of specie,
into the port of New York for the
week ended on the Goth were 1858.
ISL. of which 81. 6S9. 594 were dry goods
and s6, ,66O. Is. general merchandise.
THE steamer Cienfuegos, which ar
rived at New York. on the 29th. from
Nassau, brought eighteen passengers
of the Santiago, which was ashore on
the Eleuthra banks.
EMPEROS WILLIAM, on board the inn
perial yadat Hohenzollern arrived at
Cowes, Isle Of Wight, on the goth.
CONSUL WILLIAM E. EMMETT, at
Smyrna, cables the state department
that cholera exists in that port.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03
MISSOURI! STATE NEWS.
New PoatmRatera.


The following new postmasters Of
the fourth class have been appointed
for Missouri:
Birds Point. Mississippi county, j. D. Byrnes,
vice c. :. VicIey. removed.
Little Usage. Vernon county, A. F. Condra,
vice G. NJ. Jones. resigned.
Mocn:view. Benton county, w. H. Gist, vice
G. B, Kirby. dead
Oakland Laclede county, Russell Mumford,
vice Chas Grossarth. resigned
Rinehart, Vernon county. J. j. Williams, vice
p. L. Swearineer. resigned.
Rose. Bollinger county, B. F. Slinkard, vice
j. H. Hawn. resigned.
kldder, Caldwell county, j. w. Valanding-
ham, vice Frank Shaw. removed.
St. Clair. Franklin county, Mary L. Elicit,
vice Frank Angerer. resigned.
Narvel. Texas county, w. w. Walling, vice
G. r. Wright, resigned.
Weatnerby. Dekalb county, w. j. Dehart,
wee John Mcclure. removed
Ava. Douglass county, James Haley, vice j.
I. Haley. removed.
Bergman Crawford county, w. j. Parker.
vice James Wright removed.
bismarck. st. Francois county, F. r. Beard,
vice w. NJ. Murphy, removed.
Lockwood. Dade county, j. L. AlverSon- vice
w J. Hill, removed.
Millersburgh. Galloway county, W. E. Weir,
vice j. 6. Sexton. resigned.
West Line Cass county, B. O. Give2s, vice
+. l.. karr removed.
NEW POST OFFICES.
Snuder. Charlton county. Benz. F. Helms,
postmaster.
Topaz. Douglas county, Richard H. Hutch
eson. postmaster.
Globe. Lawrence county, Andrew Schelin,
postmaster
Iron County register., 1893-08-03
THE WORLDS FAIR.

Remarkable Exemption from Fatal Cases I
OF Overheating in the White City. Over
which the Officials Congratulate Them
selver-Shirt Sleeves Don't Go In the
Wellington Cafe.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, CHICAGO.
July ga singular feature of the
Worlds fair thus far has been the alb
sence Of heat victims. There has not
been single fatal case of sunstroke,.
nor even one of prostration from the,
effects of the heat. although the ther-
mometer has been soaring up in the
nineties and over for the past few days.,
This peculiar but happy coincidence
can only be accounted for by Of
GERS of the exposition medical bu.
reau by the fact that the proxim-
ity of jackson park to the lake af-
fords a cooling breeze to the tired and
exhausted visitors, saving them from
sunstrole and prostration from heat.
Another source of safety for visitors
comes from the ample shade afforded
by the big buildings Of the exposition.
Many have discretion when they feel
the effects of the exposure to run to-
the shade of the buildings either out
side or inside, and thus escape period
OF prosrtation and ride to the Emer-
gency hospital.
The average number of ordinary
cases received at the hospital each day
is thirty, but not one is of sustro<e or
heat prostration. All are of exhaus-
ton or a giving out of physical energy.
Tie doctors report tnat in the most
heated part of the day the women pre-
dominate, and all recover quickly. but
in the case of men it is hard to bring
them around. The thermometer was
at 80 deg. and over all day, but the
average number of heat cases remained
the same.
There was much complaining on the
part of patrons of the Wellington
Catering Co. because they were COM
peeled to put on their coats or leave the
lunch rooms or restaurants of the con-
Germ at department buildings. Many
men came in with their coats on their
arms because of the heat. but they
were met at the doors with firm re-
quest to cover their shirt sleeves or
leave the place. They usually did the
former and the dignity of the catering
company and the sensitiveness of the
women patrons of the concerned were.
conserved.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July a9.-At 1885
yesterday afternoon the Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, Chicago & st. Louis pas
senger train from Chicago collided
with freight train just north of this
CITY on the Lake Erie & Western
tracks, which are used between here
and Kokomo by the Pennsylvania
company. The passenger train was
forty minutes late, but had the right
of way, and George House, conductor
Of the freight, thought it had passed.
The collision waa head-on, wrecking
both engines and the baggage and sx.
press cars Of the passenger.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03
The international Yacht Race.

NEW York. July a9.-The announce
nent was made yesterday that the date
of the international yacht races for
the Americas cup has been officially
fixed for October 5. This is Q
very important action of the commit
tee" said ex-Commodore Smith ''as il
places beyond dispute the date of the
international races The papers have
had cahlegrams saying Dunraven would
leave England for this country August
u. in time to see the trial races OF
our cup defenders He willdo nothing
Of the kind, and viii reach here ONLY q
few days prior to the real races
Iron County register., 1893-08-03
Beseemer steel Mills Closed Down.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 29.-The Bes'
semer steel department of Jones &
Laughlin's brownstone mill closed
yesterday, and 500 men are idle in con-
sequence Mr.. Jones refuses to answer
any question on the subject. The men
fear a long suspension. 1t is reported
the department closed on account of
the lack of funds. Another report is
the firm has been refusing orders on
account of the financial stringency.
Rumors are afioat that Oliver & Co. are
preparing their machinery in the South
Fifteenth-street mills for a long shut
down.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

CHOLERA has reappeared in Moscow.
Kief and northeast Hungary. In Mos
COW the outbreak is most serious.
There were thirty-two cases and eleven
deaths in the convict forwarding prison
at that city between the 1st and 11th
Iron County register., 1893-08-03
Portland, Ore. Has Little wrestle with,
the Financial BuEbear.

PORTLAND, Ore. July as.-The fail
ures of the Oregon national and the
Northeast Loan and Trust Co. Thurs
day were followed yesterday by a run,
on the Merchants national and the,
suspension of the Onion Banking Co.
The former met every demand, paying,
dollar for dollar. This seemed to have,
a most quieting effect, and none of the
other banks suffered any trouble at all.
The Union is small concern, and is
thought to have been anxious for an
opportunity to close for long time
because of its small business
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

NoTwITgsTANDING the official denials
of the Italian government of the re-
ports that cholera had appeared in
Italy, it is known that the disease is
prevailing in Alessandria and other
provinces of Piedmont
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

IN accordance with the decision of
the miners federation the great strike
of the English coal miners was inau-
gurated on the 2Sth. No disorder was
reported from any quarter. Something
like $50, 900 men are directly affected
by the strike
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

A SINGULAR feature of the Worlds
fair thus far has been the absence of
heat victims. Up to the 10Th there had
got been a single fatal case Of sun
stroke, nor even one of prostration
from the effects of the heat, although
the thermometer had scared up in the
nineties and above.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

REFERRING to the report that he was
dying from a cancerous affection in the
neck, Mr.. Joseph jefferson said to a
United Press reporter on the cath:
''You may deny the story. 1t is abso-
1utely false. i never was in better
health and spirits than ut the present
time,
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

THE government has begun an in
vestigation into the immigration of
Chinese at the port of New York. Ex-
tensive frauds are charged in the adj
ministrat!on of the Chinese exclusion
act and hundreds of Chinese are alleged
to have been ssssuggled in on fraudu-
lent certificatiou.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

of Council Bluffs, Ia, seized fifteen of
the best locomotive engines of the
Union Pacific Railroad Co. and chained
them in the roundhouse under care of
deputies to secure a claim of $40, 900 for
1891 taxes.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

THE extensive woolen mills of
Scatchard Bros, of Philadelphia,
which had been giving employment to
about ESQ hands. shut down indefinite
1y. on the Goth, owing to the depression
in trade.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

DIRECT communication over the Gen.
fral and South American telegraph
wires was opened between Guatemala
and the United States on the Goth.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

FIVE HUNDRED hands were thrown
out of employment in Cincinnati, on
the 2Tth, by the shutting down indefi-
nitely of the Deer Creek cotton mills
and a betting factory.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

CHOLERA has broken out in st. Louis,
the capital of the French possessions in
Senegambia, West Africa. The deaths
reach an average of fifty daily. and a
genuine panic prevails among the in
habitants. The disease is spreading
among the European residents also.
some of whom have died.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

THE Indianapolis national bank of
Indianapolis, capital $500, 900, closed its
doors on the 25th. The failure is for
81. .200, 900. The bank was a United
States depository and had federal
money in it amounting to exactly
1900 OOO
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

SECRETARY CARLISLE has received
from Collector Clark, at Chicago, de-
tailed report of the trouble growing
out of the examination of certain
goods on exhibition in the Russian sec
tion. He fully sustains Collector
Clark in the acts which gave such of
tense to the Russian exhibitors
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

THE board of foreign missions in
New York city has received news of
an unprovoked and brutal assault upon
Miss Anna Melton, an American mis-
sionary, formerly of Randolph, ILL.,.
who was stationed at the time of the
outrage in little village among the
HISTORIANS mountains, in Turkey.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

On the 27th hVice-President Stevenson
left Tacoma, Wash, on the steamer
City of Kingston for a visit to Victoria.
Ii. G.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

THE potato king of Kansas this sea-
son is a colored man. His name is II.
p. Ewing. and he lives about a mile
south of Loring. on the Kaw river bot
tom, has 500 acres of the tubers in, and
while in Kansas City, Kas., the other
day. said they would run $50 bushels to
an acre, making his total crop $4,000
huSha1S
Iron County register., 1893-08-03
Will Make q Test Case.

At st. Louis the excise commissioner
and Retail Liquor Dealers ASSOCIATION
will test the legality of fees charged by
the commissioner.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

THE Pail Mall Gazette, of London,
of the 2Sth, says: We learn from au-
thority deserving of the highest re-
spect that the Franco-Siamese diff
Guilty has been settled. France has
agreed to accept Slams proposals. and
has abandoned her claims to the terri
tory lying between the eighteenth and
twenty-third parallels of latitude.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03
Leading Railroad Valuations.

Leading Railroad VaIuatfOns.
JEFFERSON CITY. July 27.-State Auditor Sci
bert has completed the tabulation and appor-
tionment Of the valuation OF railroad bridge
and telegraph property for the taxes of 1898, as
fixed by the state board OF equalization. On
June l, 1892, on the basis Of the assessment just
made. there were 4. l67 34l miles Of railroad in
operation and subject to taxation in the state.
The value OF each class Of property is as fol-
lows:
Railroad propcrty S6o COS AZ IS
Bridges ............... o.45O.O00 &C
Telegraphs Observation-Disclosures, 9,3.510 &C
Total S6, 800 92e Oe
This is increaee of s1,511 s70.l1 over the
assessed value in 1892.
Following shows the value per mile OF each
leading road in the state subject to taxation
June l. 1899. for the OF 1899. fixed by the
state board, and the total value Of such road in
this state:
C,,,a,.n,o.. Per Total
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

JOSE AxpRAPE. the tyrant of the
Pedro Gorda district in Guanajuato,
Mexico, was arrested recently on a
charge of committing a number OF
atrocious crimes in his official capacity.
1t was alleged he had shot number
of innocent persons without trial. lie
was tried, found guilty and shot, the
execution being witnessed by hundreds
of people
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

r. B. NEMIrz and his two sons, aged,
respectively, 12 and IA. of Genoa,
Switzerland, who left Chicago some
DAYS ago under suspicion of embez-
cling $50, 900 from Swiss exhibitors at
the Worlds fair, were arrested in
Toronto, Ont. on the Goth. The po-
lice found s24. 600 in securities, $4,000
in cash and twenty-three watches in
their baggage.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

NJ. PAVE, the French minister resi-
slenr. prior to his departure from Bang
kok. had a final interview with Deva-
wongz. the Siamese foreign minister,
who said that his government was
astonished that France considered their
reply to the French ultimatum as re-
fusal to comply with its terms. 1t was
impossible, he said, to accept definitely
an indefinite proposal.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03
Trouble Threatened at Rich Hill. Mo.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. July 2s.-A tele-
gram from Rich Hill, Mo-, says that
nearly all the miners employed there
struck yesterday morning. It is
claimed that mines and IS will not
be worked to-day nor until the Kansas
strike is settled.
AS the non-union miners went to
their work yesterday morning they
were met by union committees and
asked not to enter the mines Nearly
all of them consented. The latest
mine to strike is that of the Wise Coal
company. Trouble may be looked for
almost any minute.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

THE bark Z. o. Clark arrived at
Philadelphia, on the cath, from Ivig-
tut, Greenland. Capt Chase says the
steamer Falcon, with Lieut.. Peary and
his Greenland exploring party aboard,
will have no trouble from the ice in
reaching its destination at McCor-
anick's bay. He says that Davis strait
Us clear of ice on the west side, the
foes having drifted over towards the
northeast shore. and that the way is
,ppen to MeCormick's bav.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03
Temporarily Suspen ded.

EXETER. n. H., July 2s.-The Ma
tienal Granite State bank temporarily
suspended payment yesterday morning.
The institution is declared by officials
to be perfectly solvent. An immediate
resumption of business is expected.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03
Peace Eeigns.

KANSAS CITY. Kas., July 2s.-Quiet-
ness reigns at Weir City, Pittsburgh
and other mining towns. The militia
is being disbanded and many of the
deputy sheriffs have been discharged.
Stories which have been sent from
Pittsburgh and Weir City of dynamite
bomb explosions and firing on guards
are being vigorously denounced on all
sides. The guards themselves do not
credit the stories of midnight lawless-
ness. The miners are talking of MAX
ing an effort to arrange with the
twenty-seven small operators to begin
rrnrE
Iron County register., 1893-08-03
Caused by Sunstroke.

Thomas b. Haw. aged IS, who had
resided in Macon county for forty-five
years. died the other day from the eff.
fects OF sunstroke.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03
Gone Into the Hands Of a Receiver.

HARRISBURG, Pa, July 2s. - The
American Tube Iron Co., located at
Middletown, has gone into the hands
Of receiver. The company has no
judgments or bonded Indebtedness
against it, but could not raise funds
owing the stringency OF the money
market. 1t is one of the largest con.
Germs of the kind in the country.
The concern has plants at Middle
town, Pa. and Youngstown. O.. 1,500
men and boys being employed at the
former place and 500 at the latter.
Iron County register., 1893-08-03

The county court of jackson county
has ordered the payment of 100000
worth of bonds, issued in 1878 by Kaw
township to aid in the building of the
Kansas City. Topeka & Lawrence rail
road. This road was never built. but
the county has paid interest for twen-
ty years. and will pay the bonds at
their maturity, August 1.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-02
THREE TERRITORIES. ARIZONA, UTAH AND NEW MEXICO KNOCKING FOR ADMISSION
TO STATEHOOD.
They VIII Probably be Taken in Under
 Certain Conditions.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Oct. 30.- The house committee on territories has been busy several weeks when ever quorum appeared in perfect ing bill for the admission of Utah. It is thought the administration has not wished to see the admission of these territories pressed just now. The fact that the men who come to the senate and house from all the proposed new states would be silver mon caused the promoters of the statehood movement to pause. in order to get around any such diff culty as this Delegate Joseph, of New Mexico, proposed to have the bill admitting the territory changed so the admission would not become operative until 1895. For Utahh Arizona and New Mexico it is proposed to grant them double the amount of land which was granted to the last terri tories to be admitted. The reason for this is these grants were made for the purpose of establishing a fund for the various institutions, and it is claimed the lands which the three territories now knocking at the door are to receive are mostly if not entirely arid, and fit for nothing until they have been made valuable by costly system of irrigation. The last six states admitted received grants for various state institutions about 800, 1000 acres of land each. Three of the territories asking for admission think they need at least a million acres of land within their borders.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-02
FAYETTEVILLE TRAGEDY.
SAM ELLSWORTH MURDERS SYLVESTER LEE, SHOOTING HIS VICTIM
 THREE TIMES.
Lee Was an old Man and Had JokinGiy Threatened to Take the Mar
 shaPs Star Off.

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK, Oct. 30.- I Special. 1-Sam Dilsworth, city night watchman, shot and instantly killed Sylvester Lee, of Benton county, in this city last night. Lee was here as witness in case brought from Benton coun- ty to this place. Dilsworth came to where Lee and several of his neighbors were camped in a wagon yard. Lee, in a joke, threat ened to take the watchman's star off of his coat when the latter grew brave and shot Lee five times. One shot broke his arm and two entered his breast over the heart. Dilsworth is in jail and the citizens are greatly aroused. The murdered man was an old man, and respected by every one. He was once deputy sheriff of Benton coun- ty. His remains were shipped on last evenings Frisco train to his home at Garfield, several of the citi- zens accompanying.
 Vol Walker, who was accidentally shot Saturday while bird hunting, is not seriously hurt.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-02
ANOTHER INJUNCTION.
The State Courts Appealed to on the Col lection of Taxes in the St. Fran
 cis Levee.

MARION, ARK, Oct. 30.- [ Special -The anti-levee eonven- ton of this county, through it's attor- neys, John B. Jones and H. C.. Chambers, appealed to Judge Rid dick, at Harrisburg, on the 27th, for temporary injunction restrain ing the collector of levee taxes of this county from returning the lands of the plaintiffs delinquent for the taxes assessed by the levee board.
 The order of injunction was grant ed by Judge Riddick and the case will oesfor final hearing at the No vember term of the Crittenden cir cult court. About 100 of the most prominent land owners of Crittenden county are plaintiffs in this suit, which is brought to test the constitutionality of the levee act, and the contest will be watched with great interest by every land owner in the St. Francis basin.