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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
DEATH RATES OF THE RACES

Diseases Which Most Aftlict the Component
Elements of Americas Population.
In the reports of the vital statistics
of the eleventh United States census
the corresponding data from Boston,
Philadelphia. Baltimore, Washington,
and from the New England states as
whole, taken with those from New
York state and New York city, and
with those derived from special in
vestigation of over ten thousand
Jewish families, including over fifty
thousand persons, leads to the follow
ing conclusions as being probable for
the United States:
/. The co1ored race is shorter lived
than the white and has very high in
fantile death rate; it is specially liable
to tuberculosis and pneumonia and less
liable than the white race to malaria.
yellow fever and cancer
2. The Irish race has a rather low
death rate among its young children,
but very high one among adults, due
to a considerable extent to the effects
of tuberculosis, pneumonia and alco-
hclism.
3. The Germans appear to be particu-
larly liable to disorders of the diges-
tive organs and to cancer.
4. The Hebrews have a low death
rate and more than average lon
gevity; they are less affected than
other races by consumption, pneu-
nsonia and alcoholism. but are espe-
cially liable to disbetes, locomotor
ataxia and certain other diseases Of the
nervous system. Medical Record
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
SHOWING THE QUEER.
Omaha Flooded with Counterfeit Money
In Paper and Silver.

Omaha Flooded with Counterfeit Money
In Paper and Silver.
OMAHA, Neb., April 12.-Omaha is
being flooded with counterfeit money.
Bad bills have been in circulation for
some time, but yesterday it was dis
covered that a new counterfeit silver
dollar and half dollars were in circu-
lation, all of 1887 date.
The federal authorities believe that
fully 900 in silver counterfeits are
now in circulation in Omaha, South
Omaha and Council Bluffs. If GER
tain old sleuth's story is correct there
are now three or four mills" in full
operation in this city and vicinity, in
Guiding the famous white goods
mint. The latter gang is not only
working the merchants and enlisting
some unemployed workingmen as job
beers or middlemen, but another clique
of crooks recently attracted to this
vicinity is boldly extending its field of
operations to street car conductors.
United States Marshal White con-
firmed the rumor yesterday, and said
the government would not allow him
any additional compensation or ex-
penses to break up the gang. and that
it was clearly the duty of the federal
secret service. He said crooks were
fiocking to Omaha, and the result
would be startling unless something
was done to stop it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
GIANT kELp IN CALIFORNIA.

Ocean Plants Which Have Stems Thfel
Hundred Feet Long.
From San Diego. all along the coast
northward, great beds of q remarkable
seaweed exist. This weed is commonly
known as the giant ke1p.
It has an uncommon economic value
Its growth is peculiar. A full-grown
specimen has stem measuring three
hundred to four hundred feet in
length, clutching the bottom of the
ocean, while it bears at its summit on
the surface of the water an air bulb,
from which q tuft upward of fifty feet
long OF streamerlike leaves extends,
each leaf being thirty to forty feet
long.
The stem which anchors this floating
mass, though no thicker than a. com.
mon window cord, is of great strength
and fexibility, and has for ages been
used by the Indians for fishing lines,
being first cut of the required length,
which is where the stem begins to ex.
pand into the hollow tube, and varies
from ten to fifteen fathoms
It is then soaked in fresh water, in q
running brook, until it is nearly
bleached, then stretched, rubbed to the
required size, and dried over fire.
When dried, it is very brittle, but
when wet it is exceedingly strong, and
equal to the best fax or cotton fishing
lines.
Sometimes these lines of ten to fifteen
fathoms each are knotted together,
making one line of two hundred faith
oms or so. for deep-sea fishing. Until
within few years. northern coast In
dams used the upper or hollow portion
of these great kelp stems. the air bulb
of which resembles great black balls as
large as a football, as receptacles for
holding dogfish oil, which, together
with the paunches Of seals and
sea lions and whale gut, prop.
erly prepared, were the utensils
found in every house for hold.
ing the family supplies of whale, seal,
or salmon oil, used as articles of food,
or for dogfish oil, used for trading pur.
poses only.
In preparing kelp for holding oil, the
Indians peel off the thin coating OF
slick as one might peel the skin from
an apple. When the skin is removed,
the tube of kelp is placed above the
fire, and as it dries the salt it contains
exudes on the surface. This is care
fully removed by rubbing, which mani
pulation also serves to soften the kelp
and render it .pliable.
1t is then again placed over the fire,
and the process continued until all the
salt is removed; then the tube is blown
mp like bladder, and allowed to dry
until it will retain its shape, and it is
then filed with dogfish oil, and is
ready for the market.-N Y. Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
A QUE sTIoN OF EMOTION.

Opinions Differ to Which Sex Has tho
Deeper Feeling.
In a recent interview, Mr.. f. E.
Weatherley, the famous song writer,
was asked whether he preferred his
songs to be interpreted by men or
women. He replied: "Why, by men,
most decidedly. They feel more deep
ly than women. Take Douglas Cor
dom for example; woman will sing
that, and sing it with effect, no doubt,
but the instant she leaves the platform
she is ready to laugh and joke. Very
different with a man; he will feel the
pathos to the innermost fbers, and
when he leaves off singing. can scarce
ly find words to speak to anyone"
These be strange words. indeed,
and MANY of MS will be inclined to take
them with many a grain of salt. He is
a bold man who thus roundly declares
that men feel more deeply than women,
even if the adjective singing" be
added to both substantives. It is gen.
orally accepted as a fact that the
singer, or actor, who feels most acute
ly, makes the audience feel most acute
lv; and the singers who have most
deeply moved the world have often
been women. For instance, can the
effect produced on an audience by
Jennie Lind be said to have been ever
equaled by a man? Sims Reeves, in
his best days. was never her rival,
electrical though his delivery of GER
tain songs was.
Individual men may be more sensi.
tive. more emotional, than individual
women, but we firmly believe that
men en- masse are decidedly less quickly
swayed than are women en- masse, and,
consequently, sway others less. One
curious thing may be noted here. 1t
is that fine boys voice will reach the
very soul of an audience more surely
than the voice of almost auy mature
person of either sex, and this when the
boy himself remains almost unmoved.
There is pathos in the timbre EOS
sessed by no one who has left extreme
youth behind, and yet extreme youth
is generally so heartless. Few women
will be inclined to agree with Mr..
Weatherley's curious statement, and
even the men will probably remain un,
convinced by 1.-THE Gentlewoman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
THOSE BOGUS STAMPS.

Suggestions to the Contrary Notwith.
standing, They Are Sure Enough Coun.
terfeits.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Third AS.
sistant Postmaster-Genera1K Kerr Craig
yesterday said that statements made
that the supposed counterfeit stamps
were really those rejected by the post
Office department was untrue, that the
rejected stamps were destroyed by the
bureau of engraving and printing.
Neither were they portion of those
stolen several months ago by an EN-.
ploye of the bureau. He said that
they were counterfeit stamps; that he
had received number of them, and
there was no doubt that they were
spurious. He had no additional infor-
nation to give out on the subject ex-
cept that the authorities were ON the
track Of the counterfeiters.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
WHOSE BILL WAS lT2
Where tho Responsibility for the n
KInley Law Belongs.

Where tho Responsibility for the Nc.
| Kinley Law BeIongh
The adjournment Of congress has not
been sufficient ito stop the mouth OF
Senator Frye, of Maine. His Jaw l.
like death, in that it has all seasons fol-
its own. In a speech in Connecticut
last week Mr.. Frye said:
1.-THE Mckinley bill was the best
tariff measure ever enacted. McKin.
ley did not make that bill The United
States senate made it Reed, of Maine,
had more to do with it than McKin-
ley"
Mr.. Frye processes to be a friend Oh
Reed. Boes he call that backing his
friend? If so. it is a dangerous kind OF
backing, to say the least of it. Yet it
chimes in admirably with the claim re-
Gently put forth by some of Mckinley
friends that he is not responsible for
McKinleyism-
In sense it is true that Reed was
responsible for the Mckinley law.
Had he not taken the position he did,
and pushed on the work of stealing
democratic seats until the republicans
got good working majority, the bill
house. But it is not apparent, in the
present state of our knowledge Of the
secret history of the period, that Mr..
Reed had very much to do with the
framing of the bill
Mr.. Mckinley was chairman of the
committee that reported the bill to the
house, and he defended it from first to
last. His responsibility for it, there
fore, is as complete as it could possibly
be. But, if it comes to a question OF
credit (?) for framing the bill, the case
is somewhat different. 1t is perfectly
well known that many parts of the bill,
and these the essential and objection
able features, were not written by
Maj. Mckinley at all. On the contrary
they were written by men who during
the campaign of 1888 had bought the
right to tax the American people for
their own benefit. The iron and steel
manufacturers of the Pittsburgh dis
trict had Henry w. Oliver as their
head representative at Washington,
and when his work was done he went
back and reported that ''the metal
schedule was that offered by the manu-
facturers," or words to that effect. Mr..
Wilson humorously said that the ways
and means committee had their tables
covered with blanks and that all manu-
facturers whose standing with the
committee was good were invited to
come there and write such sections OF
the law as they desired. This is un-
questionably substantially the truth
with reference to the most outrageous
and most characteristic parts of the
law. They were written by the per-
sons interested in excluding competi-
ton on certain articles, and were de-
signed to prohibit importations of such
articles entirely or as nearly as pos
sible.
Under the circumstances It scarcely
seems worth while to debate the ques-
tion who made the Mckinley law. 1t
was dictated by the trusts and monopo-
lists, but Reed, Mckinley and Harri-
son approved their work.-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
THE COST OF IT.
Tho Lexow Com mittee Expense Bill Intro
duced In the New York Senate.

Tho Lexow Con mittee Expense Bill Intro
duced In the New York Senate.
ALBANY, N. Y, April 12.-The Lexow
committee expense bill introduced in
the senate yesterday afternoon pro-
vides for the appropriation of $67, 434..
10. divided as follows:
To Charles Stewart Smith, treasurer
of'the chamber of commerce, ST., 500,
for advances made.
To John w. Golf, 81, $50.
To VIM. A. Sutherland, 800 a
counsel fees.
To VIM. Travers Jerome, IS ,625.
To Frank Moss, $5,625.
To Henry Grasse, $4,000 as assistant
counsel fees.
To Lucius A. Waldo, the senate
stenographer, who acted for the com
mittee. SIT, 434. 10.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
AN lMPRoMPTu DUEL.

yohn T. SAaford, . Covfnxton Bank
CsshieFs Shot and Killed by Senator Goe-
pol, After m UnsucoessfuI Attempt ON the
senstozss Life-Rssnlt Of > Long-stand-
ing Reud--Ths Slayer Delivers Himself
Up.
CovIEGToN, KY. April Estate
Senator Gcebel shot and killed CASH
Ter John Sanford Of the Farmers
and Traders bank, yesterday after
noon. in front of the First national
bank of this city.
Senator Goebel, accompanied by At
torney-Gcneral Hendricks, of Ken
lucky, and Frank Helm, president of
the First national bank, was en-route
TO the bank. When they reached the
door there stood Sanford. He shook
hands with Hendricks, using his left
hand. Then he asked Goebel If he
wrote an article attacking him. Goe-
bel answered: ST did" Immediately
Sanford fired, the ball passing through
Goebel's pantaloons.
Quick as flash Goebel fred. To dc
30 he had to place the pistol beneath
Helms chin. The ball crashed
through Sanford's forehead. Sanford
fell in the doorway of the bank. blood
oozing from the ugly wound. Helms
chin was badly powder-burned.
Great excitement prevailed instant.
ty, the street and bank being well
crowded at the time.
During the confusion Senator Goebel
walked to the station house and called
up his brother, Justus, who is lem.
Der of the firm of Lowry & Goebel, OF
Cincinnati, asking him to come tc
Covington at once, as he was in trou.
bic. Senator Goebel then emerged
from the telephone box, and, address.
ing the lieutenant in charge, said:
II wish to surrender myself l have
shot and killed John Sanford"
Chief Goodson placed Goebel under
arrest, but allowed him to sit in his
private Office.
Senator Goebel was calm at first
but later became visibly excited. At
first he refused to discuss the affair
but under the excitement he finally
gave his version of it:
Here is the reason 1 killed him."
exclaimed the senator, as he showed
where the ball of Sanfords pistol had
passed through his pantaloons, tear.
ing away a portion of the cloth. HE
was lying in wait for me-" continued
the senator. II saw him when
reached the gas Office, about twenty
feet away from the steps of the First
national bank. was on my way to
the Citizens national bank with my
friend Gen. Hendrick. As soon as
saw him reach for his revolver
reached for mine.'
President Helm and Gen. Hendricks
give very similar versions of the af.
fair.
The murder grows out of business
and political feud of several years
standing. and was not a surprise.
Both were from among Kentucky's
best-known men, being leaders in pol.
itics, business and society.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
DECISION ON THE INCOME TAX.

Democratic Opinions OF tho Action OF the
Supreme Court.
The law is practically dead letter,
for what is left of it is most unjust,
since it taxes energy and brain instead
of accumulated wealth and idle CAPT
tal.-Denver Times.
If you pay rent you pay income tax;
If you receive rent you do not pay in
come tax. Thus say the wise men OF
the United States supreme court
Chicago Times-Herald.
As the income tax law now stands it
should be entitled an act for the dis
enlargement of thrift in the producing
classes. The incoming congress should
repeal it at the earliest possible mo-
ment.-N. Y. Herald.
Though the central principle of the
income tax remains, the decision OF
the supreme court invites further at
tacks and the Law cannot be deemed
settled until positive affirmation or
rejection is obtained.-St- Louis Re-
public.
It looks as if the income tax would
not bear very heavily on the wealthiest
families in this country. The i'm
mense fortune of the Astors is largely
invested in real estate, and its enor-
nous income is chiefly in the shape OF
rents from the same.-Boston Herald.
With rents and state and municipal
bonds exempt from taxation under the
income tax law there is mighty little
left of it, and the tie vote on the re-
mainder of the law renders it certain
that every little popgun in the land
will be turned upon it, and the upshot
of the whole matter will be that 1itiga-
ton enough will result to almost eat
up the receipts.-St. Paul Globe.
The supreme court has performed a
traditional feat of driving coach and
four through the income tax law.
There is very little left Of its effective
provisions, even in its present condi.
ton, and there will be still less when
the lawyers of the land have accepted
what is practically the invitation Of the
court to submit the undecided questions
to full bench.-N. Y. Times.
AS it now stands landlords and bond
holders are the men with incomes who
are exempted, and yet it was these tina,
the prime movers in securing the en-
actment of the law were the most
anxious to have placed under an addi
tional burden of taxation. It is now
the business and manufacturing inter
ests of the country that must pay most
of the twenty-three million dollar;
which it is, expected to derive from the
income tax. and nothing could be more
unsatisfactory to the sentiment which
originated the chief features of the
measure. Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
ARRESTED FOR MURDER
On tho Strength of an Analysis Showing
Traces of Poison.

On tho Strength of an Analysis Showing
Traces of Poison.
MUSHROOM, Mich, April 12.-George
w. King, druggist, and Mrs. Henry
w. Hughson were arrested yesterday
morning charged with the murder OF
Nathan Douglas, an old soldier, who
died in the township of Fruitport in
July, 1892. The warrant was sworn
out by Mrs. Eunice Williams, a sister
of the dead man.
There were rumors of poisoning at
the time OF Douglas death, but moth
ing was done in the matter until March
90 last, when the body was exhsued
and the brain, stomach and intestines
were sent to Ann Arbor for ANALYSIS.
Wednesday word was received from
Ann Arbor that traces of arsenic were
found in all The organs sufficient to
.rause death. 4sa
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18

Minister Thurston's Recall was Demanded.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-All reports
from Hawaii to the contrary notwith-
standing, it is emphatically reiterated
by persons in Washington having the
confidence of Secretary Gresham, that
Minister Willis was instructed by mail
to inform the Hawaiian government
that Minister Thurston had outlived
his usefulness; that his course here
was distastefu1 to the government,
and that he had become persona non
prata Minister Willis was also in
formed, possibly in a private letter,
that the United States looked for the
prompt recall of Mr.. Thurston.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
EXPRESS ROBBERY.


rhe Cripple Greek and Grassy Mall and
Express Wagon Held Up and Robbed by
HlGhwaymen, Who Secure Package
Containing sixteen Thousasd Dollars and
Make Their Eacape-TWo Hundred Men
I'm Hot Pursuit.
CRIPPLE CREEK, COL, April lathe
mail and express wagon which con-
meets with the Midland Terminal rail-
way at Grassy was boarded yesterday
about two miles from this city by two
men, who overpowered the driver, Rob
ert Smith. secured an express package
containing $4,000 and escaped on
horseback.
The hold-up took place about $3.50
o'clock ON the summit of Tenderfoot
bill on the highway between Cripple
Creek and Grassy. The mail and ex-
press wagon, drawn by horses driven
by Messenger Smith, was en- route
from Grassy to Cripple Creek with the
mail and express matter received at
Grassy on the morning train from Den
yer and Colorado Springs. Two men
sitting beside the road accosted Smith,
asking for ride. He drew up his
team and one of the men climbed up
to the seat beside him. while the other
mounted the baggage behind.
AS soon as Smith started to drive on
the man behind struck him on the
head several times with a revolver.
The blows staggered, but did not stun
him. The man on the seat with him
also drew revolver, and, 1eveling it
at him, commanded him to get down,
walk to the heads of the horses and
hold their brides
He complied, and when he was there
the robbers ripped open and robbed
the mailbags. After securing SIG, 900,
which was being shipped to one of the
Cripple Creek banks, and several other
valuable packages, they rode off rap
idly into the mountains.
Smith, who was very weak and
bleeding profusely, drove into the city
as quickly as possible. When he drove
up in front of the Fargo express Office
he tainted and fell from the seat.
Smith has three bad scalp wounds
and is very weak from loss of blood.
He was not able to give good descrip-
ton of the robbers; but they were
seen alongside the road shortly before
the robbery by Ed Hull. of the Grand
Transfer, who describe ed them as fol.
lows:
One was about feet 8 inches in
height, weighed about 155 pounds, and
wore a dark derby hat ana a dark
brown overcoat. He had dark nous
tache, clipped.
The other was about feet inches
in height and weighed about las
pounds. He had a brown mustache
and wore blue overalls and a white
soft hat.
Within twenty minutes from the
time the robbery was committed Dep
uty Sheriffs Sterling and Jackson and
200 men started to scour the hills in
search of the robbers, who have so
small start that it is not believed
that they can escape.
The robbers have been traced to the
Divide road north of town, near Rhyo-
lite mountain. After robbing the ex-
press they crossed over Cow mountain,
and near Gillette they discarded the
horses which they had taken, and took
light buggy and horse, which they
had secreted in the timber, and drove
away, after turning the stolen horses
loose and starting them on the road
towards Cripple Creek.
Yesterday was pay day at the mines,
and the stolen $4,000 money package
was a consignment to the Bimetallic
bank of this city, to be used in paying
miners.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
Desperate Fight Between q Posse and
Dover Train Robbers.

Desperate Fight Between q Posse and
Dover Train Robbers.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, April IA spe
cial from Hennessey. Okla, says:
The Lacey mail carrier brings the
news of another desperate battle be.
tween the Dover train robbers and
United States marshals, in which two
more outlaws have been killed.
None of the marshals were badly
wounded except Moore, who received
\ bullet wound in the shoulder, more
painful than dangerous. The names
of the dead men are not known, but
they will be brought here for identifi-
cation.
On Tuesday night the marshals had
located their quarry and were waiting
for daylight During the night the
birds had flown again. Taking the
trail, they were tracked to deserted
ranch about seventy miles northwest
of here.
The outlaws were surrounded by the
officers and challenged. Their reply
.was volley of bullets. Then fol
lowed desperate fight The outlaws
attempted to force their way out and
sfter short battle three of them
escsped. closely pursued by part of the
lnarshais, the balance taking charge
OF two outlaws who had been killed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
Beecham's pills are for bilious

Beecham's pills are for bilious
ness, bilious headache, dyspepsia,
heartburn, torpid liver, dizziness,
sick headache, bad taste in the
mouth, coated tongue, loss O
appetite, saIlow skin, etc, when
caused by constipation and con-
stipation IS the most frequent
cause Of all Of them.
Go BY the book. Pills roc and 15c =
box. Book FREE at your druggists q
write B. r. Allen Co, 36s Canal Street.,
New York.
Annual sales more than 600. ooo boxes
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
RAGING RIVERS.

The Connecticut River Mt the Highest
Stage Since 1854.
MIpDLETowN, Conn.,, April 1.-THE
Connecticut river is higher here than
at any previous time since 1854. The
New York, New Haven Sc Hartford
roads freight track is flooded. and
they have stopped shipping or receiv-
ing freight. The steamboat dock can
only be reached by small boats. and
passengers are obliged to use the sec
ond story. The water is still rising.
Carriage travel by river roads is
topped.