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Iron County register., 1895-09-19
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A DISPATCH from Vancouver, B. c..
dated the 14th, said: The 2.OOO-ton
steamer Catterthun, bound from sgd
ney to China with eightv-one human
beings on board. is lying many IA
thoms deep off Seal rock. near Port
Stephens lighthouse. Only twenty
was due to currents drifting the steam
er on the rocks in the fury and dark
ness of storm.
The Mora claim was paid, on the
18th, by Senior Dupuy de LONE, the
Spanish minister to Washington, hand
ing to Acting Secretary of State Adee
draft on the Spanish fiscal agent at
London for 81, 449. 900 in gold The loss
of S51. 600 from the amount of 81 $780,
900 originally agreed upon is due to
the difference between the value of the
Spanish peseta and the American gold
dollar.
TIE weekly statement of the asso-
ciated banks of New York city, issued
on the 14th, showed the following
changes: Reserve, decrease. IS, 16I, ,525:
loans, increase, 81, 333, 100; specie, de-
crease. S1,911. COG; legal tenders, de-
crease. S7,52i. 700; deposits. decrease.
81, 09l, 100; circulation, increase, $751;
eOn.
PROF. c. v. RILEY, for many years
entomoiogist of the department of
agriculture, and well known among
scientists in this country and Europe,
lied in Nashingtoc, a few minutes
after midnight on the I4th, from in
juries received a few hours before by
oeing thrown from his bicycle.
A PARIS paper asserts that 5000
French soldiers have died in Madagas-
car since the French expedition began
operations against the Hovas. The
paper also says it is not likely that
Antananarivo. the Hova capital, will
be occupied by the French before
spring.
A FATAL balloon accident occurred.
on the 18th, at Loschen beck. near
Brussels. An 8ronaut named Toulet
AMI three companioEs attempted to
make an ascent. and when the balloon
was in mili-air it exploded. The four
men were killed in the fall.
BESSIE BRUCE, the 14-year-o.d daugh-
ter of w. R. Bruce, of Fort Scott,
Kas., was accidentally shot and in
stantly killed by her s-year-old sister
Erwin on the 14th.
On the 14th the associated banks of
New York city held $50. .6s5,25o in ex-
cess of the requirements of the 25-per-
cent. rule.
HEAVY frosts were experienced in
portions of Pennsylvania and New
Hamphire on the morning of the 18th.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
BURR'S SHORTAGE,

Investigation Shows That 1t Is Much
Larger Than Supposed.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 14.-An investiga-
tion of the charges and indictment of
William E. Burr, Jr., ex-cashier of the
St Louis national bank, indicates that
q much larger amount is alleged to
have been embezzled by that official
than has been reported.
If what the Indictment says is true
the banks shortage reached about
$l14, 517.70.
President Nelson says that about
$40. 600 had been refunded.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
Holiness Revival Services.

The Holiness camp meeting which
has been in progress in Northeast CO.
lumbia resulted in over fifty conver-
sions. Several meetings were held on
the streets of Columbia. The meeting
was in charge of Elders Geo. R. Sneed,
Centralia: C. w. Sherman. St. Louis;
J. F. Watkins, College Mound, and +.
II. Sumpter, New Florence. Tho
preachers alternated in taking charge
of the meeting. Brief talks from
members of the congregation frequent
ly took the place of sermons. The
Holiness people have three chur cher
in Boone county,
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
SONS OF VETERAN S.

Fourteenth Annual Conference at Knox
willie, Tenn.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 15.-Knox-
vile is in blaze of glory tonight.
The streets are gaily decorated in
honor of the Sons of Veterans, who
hold their fourteenth annual encamp-
ment, beginning tomorrow. Every
train is crowded with Sons of Vete-
rams and their friends and large at
tendance is expected. Commander-in-
Chief Bunday, with his staff. arrived
to-day.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
GOLD IN MISSOURI.
Colorado Prospector Claims to La
found II Near Arrow Rock.

Colorado PrOspectoF Claims to Have
found II Near Arrow Rock.
Says special from Denver, COL: R
B. Fsrris. a Colorado prospector, has
returned from q trip to Missouri in
search of gold, and claims to have
found it in paying quantities near the
Missouri river. Mr.. Farris claims to
have heard a story of an old gold Dig
ging in Missouri, near Marshall, Saline
county. from an old negro. who knew
of it being worked years ago, and he
set out to prospect the country a few
weeks ago, and found good panning at
. point miles from Arrow Rock,
Saline county. He followed his pros
pect and found large deposit of
gravel carrying gold.
An assay of four ounces of the dirt
made in Kansas City gave the follow
ing returns: The bulk of the sample
showed magnetic iron interspersed
with angular fragments of gray quartz,
some small pebbles, rounded. of agate.
with few extremely small ru bies: sill
cious gray sand makes up the remain
der Of the sample; copper. trace; iron
pyrites. trace; gold, about one-quarter
ounce to the ton.
Mr.. Farris also found some good-look-
ing rock thrown out by coal miners
and took it to Kansas City to be as.
sayed. and while he has had no returns
yet, he is confident that it is gold-bear-
ing rock. He is of the opinion that
there is large deposit there, but is
keeping tie discovery q secret until he
tests it thoroughly
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
MANY FATHoMs DEEP

~. chin. steamer Catterthun ON
Seal Rock. with Eifty-Five Humsn We
tims-The Disaster Due to some
rious Current which Carried the sesseI
ON the Rocks-Story OF survivors
Had . Prem0nittOn.
New YoRK, Sept. 15.-The Herald
this morning prints the following:
vANcoUvER, B. c., Sept. 14.-The
OO0-ton China steamer Catterthun,,
bound from Sydney to China with,
eighty-one human beings on board. Is
lying many fathoms deep ON oeaA
rock, near Port Stephens lighthouse
Only twenty-six lives were saved.
The terrible details of the catastrophe
fill many pages of the Australian pa
pers.
The following are the names OF the
drowned:
r. Fraser, R. Smith, Mrs Matthias,
Mrs. Loring, Miss Loring, Neil Sham
non. Liverpool.
Master w. P. Pinney, chief officer.
Harold Letter. third officer.
R. H. Anderson, engineer.
j. w. Adams, third engineer.
A. Wolstendholm, fourth engineer.
R. Manning, chief steward. and
Forty -one Chinese.
The accident was due to currents
drifting the steamer on the rocks in
the fury and darkness of the storm.
Mrs. and Miss Loring were the wife
and daughter of the secretary OF the
Imperial Federation league of Aus
tralia and were well known In San
Francisco, having been on their way
there, via China.
At the coroner's inquest it was en-
phatically proved that the steamer
was being steered all right. and that
the only way to account for the vessel
striking was that some mysterious
current carried her on the rocks.
Following is an account of the dis
aster by a survivor, DIR. Copeman.
which most accurately and briefly de-
tails the circumstances of the disaster:;
~ was returning to England by way
of China via Vancouver, b. C. had
premonition that the Catterthun was
going to be wrecked and took passage
with another steamer. but friend
persuaded me to 60 by the Catterthun.
''At o'clock on the morning after
the steamer had sailed a violent storm
arose and the sea swept over the vessel
and at 2:3O was shot out of the bunk
Dy d VeTTlUIc SuOChs "HlCA was AOl-
lowed by second one. rushed on
deck and found the steamer listed and
rapidly settling. An officer told me
we had struck a rock. There was no
screaming. The skipper was as cool
as possible, and told the passengers
not to get excited. In the meantime
the steamer was being washed away
in pieces.
Capt. Shannon gave orders follower
the boats, and Immediately afterwards
he was washed overheard and drowned.
AS the boats were lowered they were
dashed to pieces or swept away. At
last only the starboard boat was left.
There were thirteen people in it. 1t
was torn from the davits and washed
away. l sprang into the sea, and was
picked up by Chinaman. We rescued
twelve more. the Chinaman working
heroicaliy.
''The last one we pulled in was a
European. He dropped limp in the
stern. l asked: who are you?'
He said: It's Fawkes, old chap; thank
God.'
1--WE tossed about. standing to all
night, with seas washing over us, and
were picked up by a fishing boat in the,
morning.
The cargo of the vessel was very
valuable. Among the carge were 1O,
600 syereigns. Divers will be en-
ployed to recover all the cargo possi--
h1o
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

School Teacher Uses . butcher Knife.
Miss Mary Peck, teacher of Albany
school, says an item sent from Rich
mond, made a desperate attempt to
commit suicide while temporarily in.
sane from pain. When she reached
her boarding house she complained Of
q severe pain in the head. After sup
per she went into the kitchen and
procured a large butcher-knife and
thrust it into her neck, just missing
the jugular vein and producing dam
perous and proba bly, fatal wound.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

HUNDREDS of thousands of specta'
tors lined the streets of Louisville,
Ky, on the 11th, to witness the pa
rade, 80, 600. strong, of the Union vet
Grams in attendance upon the national
encampment.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

A DISPATCH to London news agency
from Rustchuk, on the 11th, said that
twenty arrests had been made of per-
sons implicated in or suspected of be-
ing connected with a plot to take the
life of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

LADY FRANCES ROSE CUNNING, who
was arrested in London. on July 2s, on
q charge of forgery, pleaded guilty on
the 10th. The courtsentenced her to
one years imprisonment
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
AN EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED

And the Engineer Probably Fatally In.
tured
MARSHALL, Mich, Sept. 1.-THE
North Shore limited express, west
bound on the Michigan Central. left
the rails here at noon. The truck un-
der the pilot gave way and after plow-
ing over the ground for Is rods the
locomotive was thrown down a slight
embankment, completely wrecked
The fireman escaped by jumping,
but the engineer. George Peppit, OF
Homes, was pinned underneath the
wreck. probably fatally injured.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

SECRETARY CARLISLE said, on the
18th, in an interview on the financial
situation: ut has been estimated that
over 100, 900 American tourists have
gone abroad this year. anu that the
aggregate of their expenditures is
nearly, if not quite, 500, 900, ,O00."
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

A TRAIN from Vera Cruz, on the
Mexican Interoceanic railway. was de-
rallied. on the 18th, between Pueblo,
and the City of Mexico. Several pas
sengers were wounded, and it is re-
ported that the conductor, engineer
and fireman were killed.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

ADvICEs from Havana, on the 10th,
stated that, according to rumor, Gen.
Campos had sent an ultimatum to
Spain, demanding that the govern
ment send him forthwith 100, 600 addi-
tional troops or grant Cuba separate
government
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

THE Morgan-Belmont bond syndi-
cate came to the aid of the treasury
gold reserve again. on the 11th, with
S3, 600, 600 of the yellow metal which
they exchanged for greenbacks, max.
ing in all s14, 900, 900 gold turned in in
excess of the requirements of their
contract.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

THE annual reunion OF the Latter
Day Saints of the Decatur, Des Moines,
Eastern Iowa, Northern Illinois, ke-
vance and Nauvoo districts COM
menced at Bluff park, opposite Nau-
VOC, ILL.,, on the 9th, to continue ten
days
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

shire delegation to the national en-
campment at Louisville. KY, became
i'll from the effects of the heat. Many
visitors from Massachusetts,, Mime
sofa, Montana and other extreme
northern states were likewise affected.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

A SAN FRANCISCO newspaper of the
10Th published a report from La
Libertad that after Gen. Florencia
Bustamente had been taken from the
Pacific Mail steamer Sydney he was
seized by the maddened populace, sat
urated with coal oil and roasted
alive.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

series for the Americas cup was sailed
over a triangular course off Sandy
Hook, n. j.. on the 10th, Valkyrie nom
inally winning by forty-seven seconds.
As the English yacht fouled the Amer
ican at the start and crippled her, the
result is subject to revision by the
racing committee.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

The province of Podolia, Russian
Poland. has been officially declared to
be infected with cholera.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

Rev. c. II. Ramsey. who was sus-
pended by the Presbyterian assembly,
says a dispatch from Columbia. was
charged with falsehood. He was ac-
cused of burning his own house, and
tried on this charge in the Galloway
county circuit court last May and ac-
quilted. The presbytery then brought
charges against him for arson and also
for fa1sehood, and it was for the latter
offense that he was suspended. He
was notified three times during the
past year to appear before the presby-
terry and defend himself, but as he did
not appear he was finally suspended
from the ministry,
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

THE Canadian government was noti-
fed. on the 18th, of the seizure by a
United States cutter in Behring sea of
the Canadian sealing schooner Be
atrice, which was sent back to Vic
toria. The offense was failure to keep
q record of the number of seals and
the location of capture.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

THE eighth constitutional conven-
ton of the state of South Carolina met
in Columbia on the 10th. The princi-
pal business before the convention is
the regulation of the suffrage SO as to
disfranchise as many negroes as possi-
BILE without disfranchising a single
white man, except for crime, and
maintaining white supremacy.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
The BRYANT FAMILY.
Realized Death Was Near.

DIR. NJ. Godbey, aged so. and for the
last twenty years one of the leading
physicians In Dent county. died very
suddenly the other night. He had
been in poor health for some time. al
though able to attend to business.
Realizing that he could not live but a
short time, on September ] he sold his
drug store nd executed his will, leav-
ing his affairs in the best possible
shape for his family.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
Samuel Kem.

Samuel Kem, aged 20. died at Louisi-
ana. He was native of Virginia, and
resided in Louisiana for upwards OF
6ttr years.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

AT Louisville, KY. on the 12th, Gen.
L N. Walker. of Indiana, was NOM
mated by his only competitor, Gen.
Thayer, of Nebraska, and unanimously
elected commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic St Paul.
Mimi, was unanimously selected as
the place for holding the next national
encampment.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

ALL hope of rescuing alive the fire.
imprisoned miners in the Osceola copper
mine at Houghton. Mich, was aban-
doned, on the 9th, and the mine was
Theoretically sealed for the purpose OF
smothering the fire Twenty-nine men
were known to be entombed, all but
one of whom were heads of families.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

THE regatta committee of the New
York Yacht club, after hearing the
statements of all parties in interest
and a large number of witnesses of the
fouling of the Defender by Valkyrie.
in the second race for the America S
cup, awarded the race to the Defend
or. Lord Dunraven accepted the de-
cision, and proceeded to get his yacht
in trim for the third race.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
HeaVY Rains,

Seneca, Newton county, was visited
by the heaviest rain the other night
since 1875, and in a short time water
was feet deep on Main street. Lost
creek, which flows through the town,
overfowed its banks and submerged
the lower residence portion, and many
families were compelled to leave their
homes.
At Joplin, the same night, rain fell
in sheets from 10 o'clock until day
light. Lightning struck several build
ings, among them the Columbia school.
The railways suffered.
At Webb City it is estimated that
damage was inflicted by rain and wind
that will aggregate 100000. Many
people were compelled to take refuge
ON second floors.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
Thrown From a Carriage

}. w. Schroeder. a prominent nurse
ryman of Foristell. st. Charles county,
was driving along the road near Wentz-
vile when the horse became frightened
and ran away, throwing Schroeder from
his buggy, inflicting serious INJURIES.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
Center Bank.

The bank at Center, Rails county,
was closed by c. o. Austin, state bank
examiner VIM. Christian was appoint.
ed receiver.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
DIR. Froker Pleads Not Guilty.

The first steps toward the prosecu-
ton of DIR. G. w. Fraker were taken at
Richmond, Ray county, the other day,
when the prisoner was taken before
Justice McCuiston to answer to the
charge of obtaining life insurance
money by false pretense. The charge
was preferred by A. S. Van Valken-
burg. representing the Kansas Mutual
Life association. of Topeka, Kas.
The charge, stripped of its legal YER
biage, recites that on the 18th of May,
1892, and on the Goth day of February,
1898. the defendant, Fraker. obtained
from the Mutual Life association two
policies of insurance for $1,000 each,
and that on the 10th day of July, 1893,
he attempted to defraud the associa-
tion by pretending to lose his life by
drowning in the Missouri river.
Fraker pleaded not guilty to tho
charge.
The state was not ready to go into
an examination, and by consent tho
preliminary hearing was fixed for
Tuesday. September II. Fraker seems
content with his surroundings and
says he will be out on bail in a week.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
Suffering From the Effects Of Heat

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept 14.-Twenty
members of the New Hampshire dele
cation quartered at the Louisville
house are ill from the effects of the
heat. Many visitors from Massachu.
setts. Minnesota, Montana and other
extreme northern states are likewise
suffering. None of the case are crit.
ical.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
Fatally Injured.

While out riding at Richmond, Ray
county. Mrs. j. L. Wilson and Mrs.
Irvi Miller we.e thrown from their
buggy, and Mrs Miller fatally injured.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

A WEEK of festivities, such as no
previous grand army encampment ever
witnessed, was brought to a fitting
close at Louisville, KY, on the 18th,
with a barbecue of mammoth pro-
portions; 100, 600 pounds of meat,
$4,000 gallons of burgoo and $4,000
ioaves of bread being provided for the
occasion.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
Elevator aud Contents Burned.

Stipp & Co. S elevator at South Car
rollton, Carroll county, with its con-
tents, was destroyed by fire. Insur.
ance on building and contents, $1,000.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
Created q Sensation.

sensation has been created in
Springfield by the filing of a suit by
Mrs Hiram Mclaughlin for divorce,
alleging cruelty. She is the daughter
OF Rev. M. NJ. Mcclure. a prominent
minister. and Mclaughlin is the son
of one of Springfeld's wealthiest citi-
zens- Both were prominent in society.
They have been married for three
years and have two children
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
A Successful Fair,

The Schuyler county fair was de-
cided success. The exhibit of live stock
and agricultural products has never
been equaled. The magnificent dis
play of pears. peaches. apples, wheat,
corn. grass, seed. potatoes and other
vegetables excited the wonder and adj
miration of visitors from abroad.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
A Fatal Plunge.

The other morning a construction
train on the Kansas City. Pittsburgh
& Gulf railway, carrying Supt- Morley
and Construction Engineer Nelson to
the scene Of a washout. went through
bridge about miles south of Ne
osho, killing John Fore, engineer. and
Jas. Fitzmorris, fireman, and badly
hurting Jasper Rowe, brakeman. The
grade and abutments of the bridge
had been washed out for a space of 30
feet, leaving the track suspended some
20 feet above the bottom of the
branch. The force of the engine car
ried it to the north side of the OPEN
ing before it dropped. The tender
turned half over and fell full upon the
engine. 1t was followed by three car
loads of ties and wrecking tinbers,
burying the engineer and fireman be-
meath it all. Their bodies were recov-
cred. It was several days before traf-
fic was resumed on the road, as there
were four bridges and about 1000 feet
of track out between Neosho and Jop-
lin. the result of the heavy rains
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

ii. c. Finke died at California from
the effects of paralytic stroke.
Deceased was native Of Germany, came to
America in 1870, and settled at California in
1S4I. Since that time he has been engaged in
various mercantile enterprises with consider
able success He held several public Offices,
and was type of self-made and patriotic
business man. He leaves widow. two daugh-
tiers and SON
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
Married Fifty Years

Mr.. and Mrs Caspar Klute, 431o
South Compton avenue, St Louis, cele-
brated their golden wedding a few
days ago. Many friends visited them.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

The overflow of the Marmaton river.
in southwest Missouri, caused by the
recent heavy rainfall, has covered thou.
sands of acres of growing crops. and
the damage will be considerable
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
Miss stephens Earrings.

While Miss Margaret Stephens, sis.
ter of State Treasurer Stephens. was
the guest of prominent hotel in St
Louis. some one, it is alleged, stole
from her pair of handsome diamond
earrings.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
Nissouri Mexican War Veteran.

The Missouri Mexican War Veterans
association will hold their annual
meeting at Salisbury on September Is
and 10. Good attendance desired.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

A DISPATCH from New York, on the
1sth. said that unless there is decid-
ed change within a very short time In
the trade conditions the government
will issue another installment of bonds
contingent negotiations being already
under way. and a point having been
reached where only the amount OF the
6ssue was left to be determined. The
president was reported as favoring
se5. 900. 600, and the syndicate as pre-
ferring $50, ,O00, ,0o0.
HAVING received no reply from the
regatta committee OF the New York
Yacht club to his protest against
the proposed course marked out Tor
the third of the series OF Americas
cup championship races, on the lsth'
Lord Dunraven refused to SAL 'aiky-
rie over the route, but with true
sportsmanship instinct entered the
race and crossed the line SO as to ena-
sble Defender to make the race. ana
;then withdrew. The race and the
trophy were awarded to the American
yacht.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
Greene County Shrievalty.

The special election held to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Sheriff
Stewart of Greene county resulted in
the election of Marion Donnell, demo-
crat, over Edmondson, publican. by
600 to 700 plurality.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
Funeral Of the Csiason Victims.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Sept. 1A.-The sol
dier bows who met death in the caisson
accident of Wednesday morning were
borne to their graves this afternoon.
The four bodies were laid side by side
in the legion lot in Cave Hill GENE.
terry.
The legion assembled at the armory
and escorted the remains to Christ
church cathedral, where services were
conducted by Rev. Charles E. Craik
An immense throng followed the cor
tege to the church and cemetery.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
Seventh Regiment Reunion.

The seventh annual reunion of the
Seventh regiment Missouri state mill
tia cavalry. will be held at Pertle
Springs on October $40.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19

Caught in n Wire Fence at the Ford.
Bert Simmons, aged %, while at
tempting to ford Il slough in Pike conn
ty, became entangled in wire fence
and was drowned.
Iron County register., 1895-09-19
Fell Dead on the Street

Richard Compton, an old esteemed
citizen of Butler, was found dead at
daylight on a street near his home.
He is supposed to have fallen dead from
apoplexy about o'clock at night on
his way home