Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-12-19
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Caught After : Long Chase.

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Caught After Long Chase.
L. T. Parish. formerly cashier Of tbs
bank at Orrick, Ray county, was arrest
ed at Delaware, O., the other night. by
J. H. Tillotson, Pinkerton detective.
Parish is under indictment in Ray coun-
ty for receiving deposits for a bank
which was insolvent. He absconded,
and the bank was short SCI 200. The
Pinkerton detectives tracked the abb
sconding cashier through Texas, Mex
leo, and finally located him in Della
ware. where he had purchased-a livery
stable and made considerable show of
wealth. He had disguised himself, but
retained his name. His wife and daugh-
ter were almost Frustrated by the ex-
pOsure. Parish was taken to Newark,
where, after hearing before the court.
he surrendered himself to the Missouri
authorities. Immediately after Parish
was arrested papers in attachment were
served upon him to recover SIS, 900, the
value of some school bonds that disap-
peared with him from the bank.
Happy st. Louis.
All St. Louis is happy over securing
the national republican convention.
Politicians and business men, regard
less of party, united to capture the con-
vention, and they got it. There was
''Uncle" Filley and Mayor Walbridge
(the boys call him Cyrus), and Sam
Kennard and Maj. Rainwater (the lat
ter two democrats), and other we'll
known citizens, in the party that went
after the convention. The speeches in
favor of st. Louis before the national
committee were great efforts. Wal
bridge drove the nail and Filley
clinched it, while the other boys
iollied the committee. ST. Louis will
entertain the convention, too: yes. she
will. Theren be no gouging and
beating of visitors. Everybody will
turn out, regardless of politics, to give
the visitors welcome, and show them
what great-hearted people the Mis-
sourians are.
Terrorized by a Maniac.
The neighborhood around Robert
sons Mills. Stone county, is considera-
bly, excited on account of maniac who
is running wild through the woods.
The crazy mans name is John Comfy.
He went insane a week ago from the
effects of a blow on the head with a
piece of timber while cutting wood.
He went to the house, laid down his
AK by the back door and wandered
away. He has roamed for miles around
the country, remaining hidden in the
heavy timber except when driven out
by hunger: then he will stealthily APP
proach some farmhouse. first assuring
himself that the men are absent, and
demand food. On several occasions he
has frightened women and children by
lis insane acts and threats.
Ingerson and the State University.
No invitation has yet been sent to
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll by the law
students of the state university. It is
given out by the faculty that Ingerson
will not be permitted to have place
on the university commencement pro-
gramme. The programme is arranged
by a committee of the faculty, and the
students have nothing to do with it. If
the students persist in their invitation,
and Col. Ingersoll accepts, the young
men will have to hire hall for him.
He will not be the guest of the uni
versity. or speak in the university
auditorium. The committee appointed
to tender the invitation says that it in
tends to send it in spite of the objection
by the faculty, but is in 60 hurry about
doing SO.
st. Louis Check for S54, 900.
Cornelius n. Bliss carried home from
Washington to New York check for
s54, 900, signed by Samuel NJ. Kennard,
president of the st. Louis Business
association, which is part of the
price paid for the republican national
convention. With this money Mr.
Bliss will settle the debts of the COM
mittee that came over from the cam
paign of 1892, and aggregate about
that sum. Advances were made orig
inally by Mr.. Bliss himself to the
amount of nearly Sa5. 900; the account
of the committee with Seligman & Co.,
bankers, was overdrawn nearly SIS. 900,
and Mr., Thomas Dolan, of Philadel-
phia, assumed liabilities to the amount
of $4,000.
Wanted for Service In Cuba.
Agents for the Cuban insurgents are
said to be in ST. Louis looking for we'll
drilled men for service in Cuba. Mem
bers of crack militia companies have
been approached and offered good
money. If married, guarantee that
their families will be cared for for
two years accompanies the offer Capt
Roemer, who left st. Louis several
weeks ago, is now in Cuba. and will be
given. SO Cuban agents say, command
of 100 Kentuckians, young men and
crack shots. Roemer's friends say that
when the Spaniards run up against the
captain and his young kentuckians
they will soon learn that they are not
fighting Cuban cane-cutters.
Says He Recognized Their Voices.
John Pollock, aged 90, and Charles
Thorpe. aged Is. living near Mountain
View. Howell county. are said to be the
young men who held up Station Agent
Skinner at Mountain View and secured
pocket-book containing S17o. The
young men wore handkerchiefs over
their faces, but Skinner recognized
their voices. They were arrested.
Ex-Treasurer Gates Daughter Married.
Miss Georgia Gates. daughter of ex-
State Treasurer Elijah Gates. was mar
ried to Mr.. Geo. T. Wood of TROY,
Joseph.
Rev. w j. Carpenter Resigns
Rev. ". j. Carpenter asked Presiding
Elder 7. Il. Hunter to release him as
pastor of Centenary NJ. z. church,
south, Nevada. and the request has
been granted. This is due to the re-
cent sensational reports regarding
Rev NJ Carpanter HE church hoe