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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-04-23

A most shocking crime-the
nude body of one girl and the
semi-nude corpse of anothe were
found In Emanuel Baptist church
In SanFrancisco, last Sunday
morning. Both bore evidence of
ante-mortem outrage and were
horribly mutilated. A young
medical student and assistant
superintendent of the SUNDAY
school of the church in which
the murders were committed bv
the name of Durant, has been
arrested. The young ladies
were school girls and only 81
years of age.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-04-23
NOTICE To TEACHERS.

Notice is hereby given that I
Will hold a quarterly examina-
uon OF applicants who may offer
themselves as teachers in the
public schools, at Houston. on
Thursday, May End, 1895, at 9
o'clock a. m.
A. K. ZEIGLER,
Co. Supt. Pub. Inst.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
is IT DR.. FRAKER7
Or Merely a Fake Of the Insurance Com
panfes to Stave on Payment


TOPEKA. Kas., July 2o.-Gov. Morrill,
rotary of State Adee stating that DIR.
G. w. Fraker, the missing Excelsior
Springs (Mo.) dentist, who, it is
claimed, was drowned in the Missouri
river, is in hiding in Holland. Mr..
Adee says:
81 have the honor to state that this
department is in receipt of letter
from c. Raven, who is sexton of the
Roman Catholic church at Uithuizen,
province of Groningen. Holland. The
writer states that he has ascertained
that the United States government. at
the instance of the Mutual Life Asso-
citation of Kansas, has issued warrant
for the arrest of one Fraker, dentist.
Mr.. Raven says that he knows a
man in the province of Groningen
who, he has every reason to believe, is
the dentist wanted, and that he is
willing to furnish such information as
will lead to his arrest, especially as he
has understood that any person doing
SO would receive q reward of $4,000
guilders. If Fraker's extradition is
desired, upon your request by wire,
naming the offense and giving de-
scription of the man. this department
will request his provisional arrest and
detention"
Gov. Morrill, wrote Adee, containing
an explanation of the case and pho
tograph of DIR. Fraker. It is probable
that the governor will also commute
cate with the sexton of the church
and ascertain, if possible. the extent
of the information which he claims to
possess.
Fraker is badly wanted by the off,
GERS of the Mutual Life association,
as the expiration of the time in which
they have been permitted to produce
Fraker to avoid payment of the judg-
ment against the company is August
10. The different companies in which
Fraker held policies offer reward OF
$4,000 If he is delivered prior to Au-
gust 10,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
THE STAGE.

"GUERsIcA," an opera by Paul Vidal
on an episode of the Carlist insurrec--
ton in the Basque provinces in 1873
has been brought out with great sue
cess at the Paris Opera Comique.
A HOME of Rest, where tired actors.
may temperate" to be supported en-
tirely by the dramatic profession has
just been started in England with Beer
bohm Tree for its president.
KARL REINEcKE, who for thirty-five.
years has been director of the famous.
0ewandhans concerts at Leipsig and
professor of the piano in the conserve
tory. is seventy-one years old, and
wishes to resign his Office.
MME. EEESHARDr has been asked how
1t Is that she wears SO well. The an.
swer she gives is that she never
thinks. She plays to her finger tips.
her life Is acting. Reflection she leaves.
70 the dreamers. cit is thought that.
wears one out.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
Bank Reported in Trouble.

The Formers BANK of Orrick. stu.
ated 10 miles southwest of Richmond,
was reported the other day to he il,
trouble. Its cashier, Z. T. Parish, was
missing, and it was reported that from
SIS, 900 to $50, 1000 of the banks funds
were also missing. The president and
vice-president of the bank were in
Richmond recently, consulting attor-
neys as to what steps to take in the
matter. The last seen of Parish was
by a gentleman from Richmond, who
met him at the Union station in Kan
sas City. An expert has been sent for
to look into the affairs of the bank.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
THE TUG GEORGE W. cHlLDs,

Fired Upon and Brought Back by the
Revenue Cutter McLane.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. July ga cable
gram from Key West, to the Times
Union says:
This city was greatly excited this
afternoon by hearing reports of can
non, and it was soon learned the rev.
enue cutter McLane was firing at the
tug George w. Childs, which left this
morning. Soon after leaving the COL
lector of customs, upon information of
the Spanish consul, ordered the Nc
Lane to overtalxe the Childs and bring
her back to port. 1t is rumored that a
deckhand by the name of William
Lynch, who was shipped at Jamaica,
had furnished the consul with infor-
nation to the effect that she was
bound on filibustering expedition.
Lieut.. Hay, of the McLane. says.
that signals were set for the Childs to-
heave to, but no attention was ppid to-
them, and seeing no chance of over
taking her, two solid shots and one
shell were fired before she came about
She was boarded by crew from the
cutter, with Lieut.. Hay in command,
and brought into port about o'clock.
Capt. Swain of the Childs is very in
dignant at being fired upon. and says
that he knows no reason why such
action should be taken. He says that.
he was properly entered from his trip,
at Jamaica and while some slight ir--
Irregularities did exist in his crew list,
it was owing to the fault of his
brokers at Philadelphia and had been
settled at the custornhouse here. He
sailed from Jamaica on June IS. and
after touching at Point Salina and
Barrahena for repairs, he sailed for
Key West, where he arrived on the Sd.
He was ordered to Tortugas to be-
fumipated and after remaining there,
seven days, he came back to Key
West
He said yesterday about noon. he,
cleared his tug for New York, having
first surrendered his register and taken.
out enrolment and coasting licenses,
and that shortly before leaving the,
assistant engineer reported to him,
that he saw a party offer Lynch some
money and he was informed by Lynch
that it was $500 to corroborate.
what the fireman had reported, and
that his answer was that he knew
nothing and could say nothing. The
captain sent a deckhand, shipped at.
this port, to find out the person who,
was talking to Lynch. He returned,
stating that Lynch was then talking
to the Spanish consul.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
TERRIBLE DISASTER.

| 6,ca Hundred and Forty-Etght -. !.
Iivee sacrificed In . Collision nc scs 80
Maria r. Run Down ana Su" s,nssnr
ste~mer Ortigla--Scenes ON tine
vessel which Defy Description
La srEzzrA, July GA terrible nc
c;dent. resulting in the loss OF ,1c
lives occurred near the mouth OF tne
Gulf of Spezzia yesterday. Al Eso
o'clock yesterday morning the s'"
ers Ortigia and Maria P. ran INTO c"cn
other. and the latter vessel was SO
badly damaged that she sank IN 'y
short time. The Maria p. had on
board. in addition to her crew. 10
passengers, bound from Naples for the
River Plate, by far the larger part -
whom were emigrants.
The night was pitch dark when inc
collision occurred and the scene on
board the sinking steamer almost oe
fies description. Most OF the passen-
gers were asleep in the hunks at the
time and were awakened by the crash
ing of the steamers plates. deck beams
and deck planks. They were panic
stricken, and rushed pell nell on deck
where they ran hither and thither
calling upon the saints to save the"'
From the reports of the disaster re-
ceived here, it is impossible to determine
whether any attempt was made by the
Maria p. to clear away and launch her
small boats to rescue the passengers;
but, judging from the accounts given
by the excited survivors, it is surmlseo
that the steamer went down too
quickly to allow of this being done,
though one boat got away.
The blackness of the night added 70 :
the terror of those on board, and it Is
understood that some of the passen-
gers, crazed with fear. jumped over
board.
The force of the collision was terrific.
The Ortigia struck the Maria r.
squarely on the starboard side, and
her stem penetrated the Inflated
steamer for distance of eighteen feet
When she backed out great volume
of water poured through the orihce
and the vessel began almost immedi--
ately to settle.
No mention is made of the Ortigia
lowering boats to attempt to resue the
imperiled people on the Maria r.
Whether the former vessel was dam
aged or not is not known. The sur
vivors are in such a mental condition
that it is impossible as yet to get any
connected story, but from the state
ments of some of the crew it appears
that the disaster was the fault of the
Ortigia.
The crew of the Maria P. bered
seventeen. OF this number fourteen
were saved in the boat that got clear
of the ship This boat also saved the
thirty passengers who escaped drown
ing.
The Ortigia on her previous voyage
collided in this same spot with
French steamer. and this fact adds.
strength to the belief that she was re-
sponsible for yesterday mornings dis
aster.
Admiral NORM, minister of marine,
has ordered an inquiry to be made,
into the affair to fix the response
bility.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

| The ocean steamers Ortigia and Ma
ria p. collided hear the mouth Of the
Gulf OF Spezzia. at 1880 o'clock in the
morning Of the 21st. The Ortigia
struck the Maria p sauarely on the
fated steamer for a distance of Is feet.
The latter vessel immediately sank
carrying to watery graves 14s souls.
The associated banks of New York
city, in their statement for the week
ended the 10th, showed the following
changes: Reserve, increase, IS, Os5, 925;
loans, decrease, 81, 165, 500: specie, in
| crease, S104. 400; legal tenders, increase.
$5.e6s. 500; deposits, increase. SEAS, 300;
circulation, increase, $50. 900.
Mrs. CURzoN, formerly Miss Mary
Letter, of Chicago, succeeded in ac-
curling popularity greater than her
husband in the parliamentary canvas
just closed, and practically won his
battle for him. Wherever she APP
peared the people overwhelmed her
with attentions.
JUST as arrangements for the settle
ment of the dispute between Bolivia
and Peru had been made negotiations
were suddenly interrupted 10y the re-
ceipt of news in Lima that the Peru
Wan legation in Paz had been at
tackled by Bolivians and the minister
stoned.
THE returns of the British parlia
mentary elections. up to o'clock on
the 25th, show results as follows: Con-
servatives, 2S9; unionists, So: liberals,
90; McCarthyites, 4s; Parnellites, 6.
1T is reported that in s94 eX-Premier
Stambuloff, of Bulgaria. dispatched
many important documents TO friends
abroad in order to keep them out of
the hands of his enemies.
IT is reported that Mrs. II. II.
Holmes, wife of the notorious insur-
ance swindler, has turned against her
husband, believing him to be scoun-
drel and murderer.
A FEW minor repairs are to be made
in the cruiser Olympia at Mare Island
navy yard, after which she will leave
for the Asiatic station for service in
Chinese waters.
A REPORT has been circulated in
London that the duke and duchess of
York's baby. Prince Edward, the flu
ture king of England, is deaf and
dumb.
On the 10th the associated banks of
New York city held SIS, 491. 1a5 in ex-
cess of the requirements of the IS
percent rule.
The Pullman Palace Car Co. has de-
clared the usual quarterly dividend of
two dollars a share, payable August
Is.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
FOR DISABILITY.

kleut.-Col. George A. Puringt0n Retired
| From Service-The Career of . Volunteer
Oncer-He Made Brilliant Rec0rd In
the Civil War and Has Successfully
Fought Indians and Bandits Since Then
| ST. LOUIS, July 2O-Lieut.- Col. George
A. Purington. commanding the troops
at jefferson barracks, received teie-
gram from Washington Friday morn
ing. informing him that Secretary OF
War Lamont had ordered him retired
| from service for disability. 1t
was grateful news to the battle
! SCARED soldier and Indian fighter,
| for the twinges of rheumatism
| that have been twisting the
limbs of late have made him anxious
| to be relieved from the arduous duties
that fell to an army post commandment.
He recently asked to be retired. and
| the action taken by Secretary Lamont
is the result of the report made by an
| examining board which recently ex-
amined Col. Purington for disability.
The retirement of this old and hon.
ored war veteran takes from the ac-
tive army list man who has done we'll
his part. and merits the ease and COM
forts which a grateful country be-
slows upon its defenders in their de-
clining years.
A giant in stature, Col. Purington
achieved gigantic things The war
broke out while he was student
in Western Reserve college, at Hud-
son, o. All the students who
were old enough enlisted, and the
youthful Purington was mustered in
as private in Co. g., Nineteenth Ohio
regiment, on April 16, 1861. In short
time he became captain OF the COM
pany, and in August following he was
promoted to major Of the regiment.
July, 1898, he became lieutenant-col-
onel. and returned home from the war
as commander of the Second Ohio cav
airy.
The records of the rebellion show
that he fought in more than one hum
dred battles, and he received many
compliments for his valor. His one
regret is that he was not able to take
part in the final struggle. as at the
time of the surrender at Appomattox
he was laid up in hospital with Sc
we're attack of fever.
In Jrly, 1866. he received a commits
sion in the regular army as captain in
Vic Nlutu Cavalry. 0IOu tudG ClAIC
until this recent transfer t. st. Louis
he was on the frontier engaged in con-
tests with the hostiles who resented
the advance of civilization. Texas,
Arizona and New Mexico were the
principal scenes of the operations.
He was made major of the Third
cavalry October 25, 1883, and lieuten-
ant-colonel of the same regiment
October 20, 1892. During the Victoria
campaign, which lasted three years,
he was almost constantly in the sad
die. He was also active in the cam
paign which resulted in the defeat and
fight of the Cara revolutionists.
The exposure and exertion incident
to these three years of strife against
savage hordes and border bandits
brought on rheumatic troubles, which
directly led to Col. Purington's retire
ment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
Total. IS votes, as follows:
Z. z. MAfFITT, Z
Attest: j. w, ZEvELy, Secretary
Dallas County Bonds.

In the federal court at Springfield
judgment was awarded the Ninth ma
tional bank of New York for 1925. 1879
against Dallas county, Mo- The suit
was for an old judgment on the Dallas
county bonds, given for the Laclede &
Fort Scott railway, which was never
built.
This is the old suit which Dallas county has
been fighting for many years, and which has
several times caused the temporary fnprison-
ineEt OF the members of the county court for
contempt of the federal courts in refusing to
levy tax to pay the debt. The bondholders
expect TO again have the members of the court
In jan II they refuse to pay, which they will
undoubtedly do There are bonds in the hands
OF other holders and the whole debt amounts
TO Esore than 81 10000
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
A1or of charred human homes

A LOT of charred human bones, to-
Kether with dress buttons and a part
iy-melted watch chain were found. on
the 10Th. in a stove in the Office for
merly occupied by H II. Holmes in the
ahree-story brick building 7O1 Sixty
third street, Chicago. The dress but
tons and watch chain were identified
mas having belonged to Minnie Will
1iams, the Fort Worth (Tex.) girl
whom Holmes has long been suspected
Of killing for her money.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
JAMES L. TRAvERs.

The Murderer Of Lena Gross, Hanged 1t
Washington, ID. e.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-James L
Travers, colored, was hanged in the
United States Jail at Ills a. m. for
the murder of Lena Gross, his colored
mistress, in November last Travers
quarreled with the young woman and
knocked her down. In order to lend
her misery" as he termed it, he cut
her throat. He was about % years of
age, and his mental capacity was ex-
treme1y limited. He was executed up
on the scaffold that launched Gulteau
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
ALL SAFELY RELEASED.

The Imprisoned Pew.bic Mine Employees
Found Uninjurrd-
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich, July 20 The
imprisoned miners at the Pewabic
mine were released about midnight,
and not one of them was injured. The
escape is the most remarkable one in
the history of mining. The men suf-
fered no great Inconvenience. They
heard the first crash of the breaking
timbers, and made their escape to
dry drift of the first level before the
cave-in occurred, and thus excaDed
death or injury.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
Injured by tn. collap.. Of . Building.

DALLAS, Tex, July 20-The Samp-
son building on Elm street, which has
been under repair, collapsed Thurs
day, destroying the building and in
juring a number of workmen. l..
Prieur, contractor, will probably die.
G. Sherman, contractor. and Alexander
Tolerton and George Brown, workmen
are seriously injured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25

IT was reported. on the 18th, that
the Belgian government is about to
authorize the importation of some trial
shipments of Canadian cattle, and if
they prove satisfactory the embargo
upon Canadian cattle may be removed
altogether.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25

In the suit brought in the Sullivan
county circuit court to set aside the
Legislative apportionment bill. passed
by the republican legislature of In
diana last winter Judge Moffitt held
that the act of 1895 repeating the act
of 1891, as well as the act of 1895 APP
portioning the state. are both void be-
cause under the constitution an appor-
tionment act can only be passed every
sixth wear.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25

WEALTH OF THE vArIcAN-Impartial
writers say that the gold contained in
Inc medals, vessels, chains and other
objects preserved in the Vatican would
make more gold coin than the whole Of
the present European circulation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
Accidentally Shot.

Will Wright, Springfield dairyman,
in camp on James river. attempted tc
place his target rifle into tree out OF
reach of children, when the weapon
was discharged, the ball entering the
abdomen. He died.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25

J UNDER orders from Gov. Richards,
Adit- Gen. Sitter left Cheyenne. Wyo.,
on the 18th, for the scene of the In
dian trouble in the jackson Hole
country. He will investigate the situ-
alton, and if he deems the presence of
troops necessary he will take steps to
have them on the scene.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25

HARRY PRUDAN, an employe of the
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. at Pitts
burgh, Pa, threw his wife. aged 10,
from train on the Pennsylvania rail-
way at East Liberty. at midnight OF
the 18th. The train was running very
slowly. and the woman escaped with
slight injury.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25

A correspondent in Rio Janeiro tele-
graphed, on the 10th, that the Brazil
ian cabinet had refused to accept the
terms of peace offered in behalf of the
revolving bands in the state of Rio
Grande do Sui.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
His Head Struck = BRIDGE.

Henry Trainer, operator of thresh-
ing machine in Calumet township,
Pike county, while on a train. near
Cameron, leaned from the platform,
and his head struck a covered bridge,
crushing his skull. He will die.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25

THE ruins of old churches in the
town of Wisely, Sweden, were illumi-
mated, on the evening of the 10th,
and procession paraded the aisles of
the old buildings, greatly to the de-
light of Emperor William of Germany,
in whose honor the unusual thing was
DONE
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
THE OFFICIAL CALL.
HEADQUARTERS DEMOCRATIC STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE,

ST. LOUIS July Is, 1895.
In compliance with the request of majority
CT the democratic county committees of the
state for special convention OF the democrats
of Missouri to consider the currency question
such convention is hereby called to meet at
Pertle Springs, on Tuesday, August 6, 1885, at
IL m. Counties, and wards in the city of St.
Louis. will be entitled to representation on the
basis of one delegate for every 500 votes cast
for President Cleveland at the presidential
election of 1892 and one additional delegate for
q fraction thereof amounting to $50 more
Each county and ward will be entitled to at
least one delegate. The representation will be
as follows, viz:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25

FAILURES in the United States dur
ing the week ended the 10Th, as re-
ported by R. G. Dun & Co., were $50,
against $50 for the same week last year.
In Canada the failures were 80, against
a last year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25

A SILVER SERVICE was, on the nth,
presented TO the officers of the cruiser
Cincinnati by a committee of citizens
of Cincinnati. headed by the mayor.
The service. which cost S., 900, is gift
from the city to the cruiser.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25

REPORTS of serious fighting between
the japanese and Black Flags in For.
mosa were received on the 18th. The
Black Flags were in almost over
whelming numbers, and fought with
the utmost bravery and stubbornness,
and only the shells from the heavy
guns of the japanese saved the latter
from disaster