Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-03-01

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Sullivan. 4; fancy, 1; Texas. 4; Vernon, q;
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Phelps; 3; Pike. z; Platte 5; Polk 2:
Ray. :: Renolds. .; Ripley, 2: St. Charles. 5;
St. Clair 3: St. Francois. 4: Ste. Genevieve. =:
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| Stone, 1; city of st. Louis So.
From Washington.
| 10 SHELBY CONFIRMED.
| The senate confirmed the nomination Of Gen
10 Shelby to be marshal of the western district
| Of Missouri. Quite little fun was had in the
| Ter rep, of N h, opposed confirmation and
| brought forward official reports made by
Shelby $50 said during the rebellion, showing
how Yankees had been slaughtered by Shelby's
troops. etc. When that part of one report which
! school-teachers in Arkansas was read, a SEN
ator got up and suggested that there was
so many Yankee school-teachers in that state
at that period. This raised general laugh.
Senator Henderson rep OF Neb) read with
victories. Then some one got up with vol
ume of war records giving the Union reports Of
phase on them At the marked discrepancies
there was more laughter. Senator Vest
young newspaper man. the late John N. Ed
wards; who possessed a vivid imagination and
Mas Ge and
wrote wrote the reports The statements,
w Ilnff hn into intrY onrf
OF the discussion was reached when Senator
Henderson pro eeded to parallel, as it were,
officers operating against him. On the same
| dates when Shelby Strengthening the Yam
efforts to overtake Shelby who, they said was
running so fast they could not get within sight
| of him AS these points were made the sena-
| tors burst into laughter again and again.
The Prosecution of Duestrow.
What will be done with Duestrow?
| is the question of the hour in ST. Louis.
Duestrow is the millionaire who killed his
wife and child. The ladies Of the city have
been especially moved by the tragedy. and with
| one voice demand q most vigorous prosecution.
| Their feeling has taken the form OF organize
| ton for the collection Of a fund with which to
retain some eminent criminal lawyer to assist
| in the prosecu ton, contributions from ten
cents upward being accepted. The prisoner
has secured most eminent counsel. and
such are the intricacies of the law that, with
out desiring in any way to reflect upon ,:he
circuit attorney or his assistant, 1t is felt
that they should have the benefit of associa-
ton with some one of extended experience
and acknowledged ability to enable them the
| more successfully to meet the efforts of Dues.
trow's attorneys. 1t is probable that Marshall
r. Mcdonald will be the special counsel chosen.
He is perfectly willing to engage in the case.
but when seen by reporter he had heard of
| no movement toward retaining him. although
individual efforts to secure his presence in the
case had been made by disinterested persons
whom the horror of the tragedy had moved to
fear that justice would be thwarted in the end
by some teshpleailty oXhat the defense OF in
and intelligent opposition to it.
NIormonism at Independence.
Another turn in the Mormon Temple
lot suit has taken place at Indepen-
dence.
branch OF the Mormon church. which is the de-
PENDANT in the suit for the possession Of the
cred ground known the Temple lot,
nounced in his church the other day that he
| had decided that the Hedrickite church was
not the true descendant OF the Joseph Smith
church and that he, therefore, would resign
president of the church and would withdraw
from the membership of the church. The an
nouncement created much excitement as the
plain meaning OF the announcement is that the
Utah Mormons will now get footing in indie
pendence.
1.-THE suit for possession of the Temple lot is
now IN the UnlCeu states court ana mas DcoQ
submitted to Judge Phillips for decision
President Hall was one of the leaders in the
bringing Of this suit; and the question involved
will be- which church now existing is the true
successor s Of the Mormon church i as estab,
OF the learned president IS one Of conSterna-
tion to the reorganized church of which young
Joseph is the head The Utah people, If they
their church in Independence, and as they be-
lieve Independence to be their Zion the build
ing of great temple is to be expected at
once.]
Obituary.
John Jones, q well-known citizen of ST. 10
seph. died few days ago.
Calvin Thompson. aged SO, died at Independ-
ence.
Claus Willis. resident of Sedalia since 1862
died few days since. aged %.
The wife of ex-State Senator Sheldon A.
Wight died at Nevada.
William Barnard, a pion eer, died at Bea-
man. Pettis county, aged 81.
Giles Russell, prominent in democratic
political circles, died at Arcadia.
Pennington College Burned.
The Pennington college was de.
stroyed by fire the other evening.
The college was built about ten years age
and was in more furnishing condition than II
had been for years. AT the meeting OF the
Franklin Baptist association last fall money
was raised to pay off the Indebtedness of the
college. The loss is about ST. 900, on which
there is no insurance
His Hand Was Mangled.
The right hand of Stephen T. Lope,
president of the Sedalia Elevator Co.,
was horrible mangled in a roller ma
chine, three fingers being torn off at
the knuckles.
Shot by a Tramp.
Charles Fink, an old man who has
led the lift of hermit near Rich Hill,
was shot by n tramp the other morn
ing. without apparent provocation.
Got Nothing.
Burglars cracked c. L. Orth's safe at
Clinton. but got nothing. This made
the second time his safe has been
cracked within year.
Held Their Final Session.
The Missouri Worlds fair commits
sioners held their final session in
st. Louis. Accounts were audited and
reports considered.
Why Franche fs Wanted.
Herman Franche, who is wanted by
st. Louis and Chicago police for for
gerry, victimized the Chemical national
bank of st. Louis.
In Hard Row.
The roller mill at Dawn. Livingston
county. has succumbed to the pressure
of the hard times Liabilities, Sill, 900;
reSOurc eS, 81, 600,