Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-30
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Mr.. Farris, Call.

cratic central committee of Laclede
| county, is sending out circular to coun-
| ty committeeman throughout the state
He says he will assume the authority of CALL
ing democratic state silver convention to be
/ held in Jefferson City in July. il majority OF
| the county committeeman deem the move adj
| visable. Mr.. Farris takes occasion to score
President C1eyelands financial policy. He
says a majority of the members of the state
| central committee are under control OF the
gold standard men, and do not intend TO call
| the convention.
WOULDN'T SIGN.
The circular was sent to Chairman A W.
Terrell of Randolph county, but he refused to
| sign it. In his reply Mr.. Terrell says: Il was
| elected as chairman Of our committee to sub
| serve the interest OF our party-not to betray
| it and turn it over, bound and shackled. into
| the hands OF our enemies I hope you
| will. after calm reflection, retrace your foot
| steps in this matter, trusting in the vigor OF
| the democratic plant 1t is hardy and will live
| through the winter"
WHAT MAFFITr SAYS
| Mr.. C. c. Mafat. the chairman Of the state
| central committee was shown the call on the
| county chairman sent out by Chairman Farris,
| and asked what he would say about the letter.
| He said: 1T majority ofthe county chairmen
want it, will cali the committee. Moreover.
| I want now to reiterate what have previously
| said: That if three members Of the state COM
| mittee ask 1t viii call the committee to-
| gether."
| State University commencement.
| Following is the programme of COM
mencement in the University of Mis-
| souri,:
| June I-s p M. Stephens medical contest.
| June Pill a.. M, baccalaureate sermon, Right
| Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, s. T. D., d. C. l.,
| LII. D., Episcopal bishop OF Mississippi
| June 80 a. m, academic class: 3 p. m, law
| class; p. NJ, address before alumni. John Il.
| Duncan, NJ. D.. ST. Louis
| June 40 a. m. dedication of buildings, adj
| dress by James B. Angel. LII D.. president
| University of Michigan: 8 p. a., address be-
fore university. Right Rev. John J. keane. D.
D.. Washington. D. c., rector Catholic univer-
| Sity.
| June SO a.. commencement exercises
| 1.-The graduating classes this year are larger
than for several years. Though the attendance
is but little larger. owing to the discontinuance
Of the preparatory department the work done
is higher and the number of graduates is grow
| ing larger each year. In the class Of '95 there
are IS members. ladies and IA gentlemen.
Five will receive the degree Of bachelor OF Sci
| ence Is. b.: will receive the degree of bach
| elor OF letters @ L., and six win receive the
stedt. of St Charles, Mo-. was elected valedic-
torian OF the class.
How Is This
The following dispatch was sent
| from Sedalia the other day:
In the course of the trial Of the case of the
Boone County National Bank vs. Cyrus New
I kirk ct al, suit for $4,000, growing out of the
failure of the First national bank. in the cir
cult court, Receiver Latimer who was the
| witness stand, cornered and made to
testify to a matter that has puzzled many peo-
! pie Mr.. Latimer was asked If he was stopped
from examining the First national bank. He
at first refused to answer the question. but
after parleying awhile the court directed him
to answer it, whereupon he testified that
| thirteen days prior the failure of the First
national bank the department
INSTRUCTED HIM NOT TO EXAMINE
| the bank until he was ordered to do so: that
the department sent blanks to officers of the
bank for a statement in order to determine
| whether he Latimer) should be ordered to ex-
anime 1t not. Before they were delivered
| the bank closed voluntarily. There has been
much speculation as to why the bank was not
examined. and the rumor has been current
| that the exception was made upon orders from
Washington This testimony of Receiver Lat
inner confirms that rumor.
Missouri Zinc Deposits.
A hitherto-neglected section of Mis-
| souri, is to be the scene of geological
| survey work this summer.
Director Walcott, a government scientist,
has organized a party Of experts and put it
der the leadership OF Prof. R. Lowell The
party will spend several months in a close ex-
animation OF Jefferson. Washington. Madison,
| Ste. Genevieve and Iron counties. with special
| reference to zinc deposits. At the close Of the
season the government scientists will turn the
results over to Prof Keyes. the state geologist
| OF Missouri. and he will make them public.
Missouri Odd Fellows.
The Missouri grand lodge of odd fell
lows met at Nevada.
There are 26G26 members OF the order in Mis-
souri, according to the report OF the secretary,
63i7 past grands. S67 rs expended for relief
-aS
| The Rebeckah membership reaches 1884, OF
which Use are men.
The Gallows Robbed of Fruit.
James Owens, who recently escaped
| from the St. Joseph Jail. and who was
| under sentence to be hanged for muir
| dering his father-in-law, Seneca
| Noblitt. of Acthison county, was
| killed IL miles north of Rockport while
resisting officers.
Missouri Chautauqua.
The Missouri Chautauqua will hold
its annual meeting at Sedalia June
to 10 inclusive. The programme en-
braces twenty-three platform lectures,
five concerts and twenty-seven class
exercises.
Webster Motifs Body Found.
The body of Webster Mott, son of
Senator F. w. Mott, st. Louis, who
was drowned Monday, May IL, was
found the other day near Michael's
Landing, as miles from ST. Louis.
Owsley Indicted.
Among thirty-two indictments re-
turned by the grand jury at Kansas
City was one against C. S. Owsley, re-
corder of voters for that city, growing
out of the election frauds.
Hard Work will Kill.
DIR. Walter L. Blickhahn. aged 50.
was appointed superintendent of the
st. Louis city hospital, and four days
later was found dying. Hard work
killed him.
Died from Burns.
Maud Miller, aged 10, whose home
was Is miles north of Nevada, died
from burns. Her clothing caught
while she was putting chips on the fire.
The Shotgun Cure for Love.
Charles Littrell, aged IS, of near Cen
tralia, disappointed in love, placed a