Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-10
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
New Poatmasters.

New Postmasters.
The following new postmasters OF
the fourth class have been appointed
for Missouri:
Cobb St. Clair. county. Mary S Fletcher
vice j. H. Fletcher, resigned.
Japan. Franklin county, j. N. Renick, vice
w. j. Renick. resigned.
Akron Harrison county, D. NJ. Greenwood
vice F. Poland, resigned.
Coopershill. Usage county, j. F. F1eer, vice
A. Langenberg. resigned.
Pilot Grove. Cooper county, AnEie c. GoOde,
vice VIA. Roberts. resigned,
Toronto Camden county. Lafayette Harrell,
vice j. T. Mcclure. resigned.
Belgrade. Washington county, u. T. Terril
vice Linn Refee, resigned.
NEW POST OFFICES.
Hoelscher, Lincoln county, Christian Hoea
sSher. postmaster.
Ristine New Madrid county Chas- P. Cook
postmaster.
Mr.. Bland in Washington.
WASHINGTON. Aug. g. - Representatives
Bland and De Almond OF Missouri. have ar
rived. Mr. Bland declines to make state
ment as to the question whether he will accept
the coinage committee Craftsmanship If It is
rendered him. He simply declares he can not
decline an honor that has not been rendered
him. Mr.. Crisp had not informed him what
he intended to DO, and he had not seen the
speaker.
WILL CHAMPION FREE COINAGE.
Regarding silver. Il stand exactly where
have always Stood" Mr.. Bland said, for the
free and unlimited coinage of the white metal.
With such q law in force there would be end
of ills like the present"
He is in favor of the repeal of the Sherman
law OF 1890. and goes further than that. He
will favor the repeal OF both the Sherman acts.
that of 1873 as well as that of 1890 The silver
ties will! take care OF what is to take the place
of existing Hesitation. he avs.
For one thing he favorS the re-enactment of
the coinage law of 1887 which gave to the coun-
troduce free-coinage bill at this session and
champion In. whether he is chairman OF the
coinage committee or not
Resumed Business.
The Missouri national bank of Kan
sas City has resumed business, having
fully recovered from the effects of the
senseless panic which caused its sus-
pension.
The close OF the first days business there was
net gain in deposits over and above all dis
bursements of SOL 800 %. It is evident the fail
ure OF the bank was caused solely by the run
made upon it by its depositors. An inspector
had previously reported the institution sol
vent.
PREPARING TO RESUME.
The comptroller of the currency has been
notified that the bank which recently failed at
Harrisonvil1e, Mo-, is taking steps to resume
business.
Conviets Escape.
Four eonvicts, white men. escaped
from the Missouri penitentiary the
other day.
Frank Emerson jackson county. burglary, 20
years: sentenced in 1888.
Ed Burgess. Andrew county. burglary and
larceny. Is years; sentenced in 1890.
Jas. f. Hudson. Jackson county, burglary, 10
years: sentenced in 1891.
VIM. Taylor, Greene county, Jail breaking. .
years.
They worked in the hospital as cooks and
WAIVERS. and slept in the building. They gained
the hospital yard, mounted the wall with a
ladder and let themselves down with rope. A
guard was eating lunch near by.
What State Treasurer Stephens Says.
State Treasurer Lon V. Stephens
spent day at Sedalia recently.
During the past month he received anony-
nous letters criticising his action in accept
ing S2l0.00J worth of Equitable Invest ment
Co. bonds from the PettiS County Investment
Co. as security for the 10000 deposit required
by law. and his mission to Scdalia was to con
vince doubling ThomaSeS that he did exactly
what was right in the premises. L endeavor
TO handle my department of the state business
precisely the same as would if it was my own
individual affair said Mr.. Stephen. land
am prepared to convince anyone that have
simply done my duty in the premises
Partionetl Out of Prison.
Gov. Stone has pardoned John Hat
field, of Douglas county, sent to prison
in 1892, for two years for grand lar
ceny.
Hatticld's ofyense was nothing more than
killing a stray calf which he had posted. After
waiting the proper length of time he butchered
and sold it. and soon thereafter the owner ap-
peared and demanded ten dollars. Hatfield
offered four dollars. the amount for which he
had sold it. A quarrel ensued and Hatfield was
arrested, indicted an d convicted of larceny.
Missouri at the Silver Convention.
Gov. Stone appointed the following
as delegates to the Chicago silver con-
vention, regardless of politics:
f. T. Hines. Howell county: Ed w Turner