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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
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oexo Money Needed I'm tho Collection Of
me hevenues-1f It - Not Provided by an
Smergency Appropriation Horizontal
0oouce1on In Salaries Will be Necessary
20 complete tho Years Work.
WAsHINaroN, May THE secretary
OF the treasury yesterday afternoon
sent 90 the senate q letter calling at
tentlon to an estimated deficiency OF
oi,SOO,o 600 for defraying the expenses
OF collecting the revenue from Gus.
toms for 1896. The permanent ap.
preparation for collecting the Gus.
toms revenues is fixed by the act of
1871 at X. SOC, 900, not counting fines,
penalties and forfeitures that NAV be
collected.
The secretary calls attention to the
"a It that IS years have elapsed sin &c
this permanent appropriation was
made, but. he adds, 1.-THE appropriation
to-day is smaller than is was in 1871,
although the demands upon it hay
increased, owing to additional bust.
ness and the creation of new Gus.
toms districts and ports. The de.
hciency estimate of 81. 900
submitted to the house was re.
duced in the general deficiency bill
to S65O,O0O. The total expense of col.
lecting the revenue from customs dur.
Ing the fiscal year 1895 was $1,000, 2s1,
while the total receipts from that
source for the same year were $751;
15S, 1886, and it is estimated that such
estimate for the present fiscal year
will aggregate $165, 600, 900.
The secretay calls attention to the
fact that while the entries have in
creased 30 per cent, the number OF
persons employed has increased but 40
per cent. A tabulated statement is
furnished showing the ports where ex-
penses have been increased. Much Of
this, especially at New York, is said
to be due to the increased force of in
established for landing passengers and
baggage at New York. An increase
In the salary of examiners-now$ 81
500. is urged. The other ports where
the expenses have increased most are
Boston and Philadelphia.
Secretary Carlisle. in conclusion,says
that if the department is compelled to
conduct the customs business during
the remainder of the fiscal year with
the $3.50. 900 appropriated by the house
of Representatives, reduction of $780,
600 q month will have to be made.
This can only be done by horizontal
reduction of salaries and by closing
customhouses at ports of delivery where
the receipts do not amount to $4,000
per annum. The monthly pay roll
amounts to $40, ZOO, and such reduc-
ton would mean loss of 1s per cent.
on all salaries for May and June. Sal
aries are fixed by law, and the recov-
cry of this amount would undou bt-
edly, the secretary says, be secured
through the courts, to say nothing OF
the hardships and Inconvenience that
would result. He therefore urges the
appropriation of 81, 1aO, 900 deficiency
estimated.
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eoLDEsT ON REtoRp.

attempt to Rob tho Cashier of 4 Largl
Chicago DRY Goods Store-A Brave De
tor shot Dead and the Cashier and Tw,
Other Persons Wounded Fooled II
Their Attempt the Robbers Escape.
CHICAGO, May s.-Last night, Will.
Madison-street, one of the principa
thoroughfares of this city, wa.
crowded with people bold attempt
was made to rob the large retail dry
goods store of George ]. Marshall, 10
Gated on West Madison, and as the re-
suit the proprietor is dead, the cashier
shot through the hand while defend
ing her employers money and two
others wounded by flying bullets.
THE DEAD.
George j. Marshall, proprietor, shot
in head and breast; died instantly.
Wounded: Miss Matte Garretson,
cashier, shot through hand
Miss Kittie Hynes, shot through
both legs while passing the scene on q
cable car.
A. S. Bagg, shot in right leg while
trying to head off one of the robbers.
Shortly before nine o'clock last even
ing man, apparently about so years
old, entered the store of George j.
Marshall and asked what time the
store would close. On being informed
that nine o'clock was the closing hour
he departed. Promptly at nine
o'clock the man returned accompa-
MED by man about 25 years old
and another about 30. Two of the
men went inside of the store while
the third stood guard at tho door.
Each man was armed with two re-
volvers. The two men who went into
the store Immediately approached Miss
Garretson, at the cashiers desk, and
leveling their revolvers at her ordered
her to open the cash drawer. The
young lady refused, and closing the
drawer turned off the combination.
One of the robbers shot her in the
hand, but not quick enough to pre-
vent the drawer from being locked.
Mr.. Marshall, being in the store at
the time, ran to the cashiers desk and
the robbers ran out, pursued by him.
When on the sidewalk the three des-
peradoes each fred two shots at the
proprietor, and then, firing to scatter
the crowd, started away on the run.
Marshall was hit by two balls-one in
the temple and the other in the left
breast. He died instantly.
just at the time the tragedy oc-
Cured a cable train passed and two
bullets went through one of the open
cars. One of them passed through
both legs of Miss Kittie Hynes, pas
senger. A general panic followed and
in the effort of the passengers to get
off and away from danger, many were
badly bruised and scratched.
Two of the highwaymen ran east on
Madison street and the other one went
west. The two running east had gone
about block when they they were Or
dered to halt by A. S. Bagg. who hap
pened to be passing at the time. Bagg
was Immediately shot and fell over on
the sidewalk, while the fleeing men
went on their way unmolested.
Thirty minutes after the shooting
occurred the chief-of-police personally
appeared at the place of the murder
with large force of detectives. He
has descriptions of the men from over
a dozen witnesses who can positively
identify them, and believes he knows
who the robbers are and that he can
CAPTURE them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
NOTES OF LABOR.

Indiana has IA wooden mills.
San Francisco has over 200 idle bar
bers.
Russian hen raisers export eggs to
England.
Michigan produces one-fifth of the
iron of this country, mining 100000
tons year.
Every compositor in Wellington, New
Zealand, is member Of the Typography
ical union, and at the present time only
two members are in arrears.
The members Of the Denver Clerks
union promise to have a union COM
posed exclusively of ladies engaged in
that vocation organized at an early
date.
Certain San Francisco contractors
owe over $4,000 back pay to laborers.
The labor commissioners will introduce
bill at the next session of the legisla-
ture by which workingmen will be pro
tected in securing their wages.
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INDIANA, TOO,
Falls Into Line for the Apostle of "Pro-
lection" From the Buckeye State.

Falls Into Line for the Apostle of "Pro-
lection From the Buckeye State.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May s.-McKin-
ley had everything his own way in the
Indiana republican state convention
to-day. The forlorn hope of his oppo-
nents lay in the expectation that Har-
rtson would address the convention
this morning and create such whirl
| of enthusiasm for himself that the in
tention to instruct, SO plainly shown
in the district meetings the night
before, would be abandoned. Harri-
son, however, when a committee from
the convention waited upon him this
morning, politely declined the invita-
ton without vouchsafing his reason
One of his friends explains it by de-
claring that Harrison stayed away
lest his action in attending should be
construed into an effort to influence
the action of the convention.
The fight was SO one-sided that it
was carried on with comparatively lit
tie enthusiasm. The Instructions
and they were very binding in their
nature-were contained in the plat
form. They created a brief period of
cheering when presented, and this was
met by counter clamor. They were
passed by viva voce vote, with about
twO-thirds of the convention voting
for them and the other third giving
voice to their opposition with lusty
lungs.
This done, the convention pro-
ceeded to elect the delegates-at-large
by ballot.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy r. w
Thompson, Gen. Lew Wallace, C. w.
Fairbank and F. NJ. Millikin were
elected, the first two by reclamation
and the others by ballot. Mr.. Fair
banks, who has generally been con-
sidered the next United States sena-
tor, had a narrow escape of 1s votes
from defeat.
The preliminary work thus finished
the convention dived into the work of
nominating a governor, with IL men
in the field, and spent the rest of the
day in balloting, the following ticket
being the result of the days labors:
For governor. J. A. Mount; lieuten-
ant governor, John w. Baker; secre-
tary of state, w. d. Owen; auditor Of
state, A. c. Daley; state treasurer, F.
j. Scholtz; attorney-general, w. A.
ketcham; reporter supreme court,
Charles f. Remy; superintendent pub
lie instruction, B. NJ. Geeting; state
statistician, S. j. Thompson.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS-.

Reckless FinancierinG of the PlrAtfcal
Plunderers.
When the Fifty-fourth congress met
its speaker announced retrenchment,
economy and reform to be its policy.
The profigacy of the Fifty-frst con-
gress was to be offset with frugality
that would tie the knot in the purse
strings tighter than any democratic
house ever tied it. The appropriation
bills of the Fifty-fourth congress have
all been made up and sent over to the
senate. That body is conscientiously
augmenting them, and what they will
be when they come out of conference
no one dares guess. The doubling
of the river and harbor bill gives some
indication. But, whatever were Speak
er Reeds good intentions at the begin
ming, he found that parties and their
policies have their momentum that
even a cars fat cannot overcome,
and that the love of the "old flag and
an appropriation" that made the Fiji
ty-frst the banner spendthrift of the
family, was not whit diminished by
the Christening it got in 1890 and 1892.
The appropriations made by Reeds
former congress, the Fifty-hrst.
amounted to $611, 5O5.56 It was the
appropriations that were made per
manent" or Continuing" under which
contracts were made that succeeding
congresses had to make appropriations
for, that swelled the actual appropria-
lions of that congress to an amount
that earned for it the title of ''the bill
ion-dollar congress" Joe Cannon,
chairman of the appropriations commit
tee, recently stated that "if Tom Reed
had not set down hard, this congress
would have spent from $15O, OOO, 900 to
$2O0,O00,000 more than any former con-
gress." In spite of the weight of the
speakers ponderous form squatted on
his congress, the amount carried by the
appropriation bills that have received
the approval of the house is $5O5, OOO, TAG,
including about 81 10 ZOO, 900 of 'continu-
ing" appropriations, provision for which
subsequent congresses will have to
make in their appropriation bills. The
first session of the record-breaking
Fifty-frst congress appropriated only
$2s7.722.4S9.
The first session of the Fifty-fourth
surpasses it's predecessors by the COM
Portable excess of $217,27s,257; or omit
ting the continuing" appropriations.
of nearly 500, O0O,0OO. With the pressure
of presidential campaign for the nomi-
nation and the election taken off, with
Tom Reed no longer sitting down hard
on it, the short session may be safely
trusted to take the banner from the
Fifty-frst and float it in triumph from
it's own standard, proclaiming it the
unsurpassed and indispensable ex-
torter of taxes and distributor of mill
lions. But what grim comment is
this unequalled profigacy on the dia-
tribes of the republicans about the
deficit in the treasury. Hypocritically
lamenting deficiency breeding tar
iff,' unable to agree on any revenue
measure, they go gaily on scattering
the money about as if the treasury
were as overfowing as it was when a
democratic administration turned it
over to their tender mercies in 1882
St. Paul Globe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
A PAIR OF FRAUDS.

rhe Prince of OfhcIai Swindlers and Hin
Chief Clerk Found Guilty.
DETROIT, Mich, May 9.-Ex-Coroner
Daniel NJ. Butler and his clerk, VIII
liam FL. Bird, who have been on trial
for conspiracy to defraud Wayne coun-
ty, by making false reports and by
forgeries, were last evening found
guilty. Butler collected fees from the
county for inquests that were never
held; for taking testimony which was
never given, and for the payment of
iuries which were never impaneled
and sworn in.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
A National Disgrace.

The republican party of pennsylvania
has nominated Matt Quay for the presi-
oency We do not think any deeper dis
grace than this could befall the United
States. 1t is not at all likely that Quay
will be president, but what would Wash
.ngton, jefferson, Hamilton AMI the
other great men who founded the re-
public say if they could know that the
republican party in the second richest
and most popsIous state of the union
had nominated notorious defaulter
and embezzler Of public funds fo1 the
greatest Office in the world? One won
ders sometimes if he republican party
really has G conscience. How can the
republicans of Pennsylvania after this
look decent and honest men in the face
N. Y. World. .
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
A LONG TRIP.

From Washington to Indianapolis on .
Wheel.
WASHINGTON, May o. Corporal
Charles Thomas, of Battery NJ, Fourth
United States artillery, which is sta
toned at Washington barracks. this
city, will start by wheel tomorrow
morning for Indianapolis, Ind, trip
of about seven hundred miles. He
will go through Frederick, Hagers-
town and Cumberland, Nd, Wheeling,
w. Va, and Columbus, o. With good
roads and fair weather he expects to
complete the trip in eight days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
ANOTHER BODY,

That OF wn.. Lauth, Recovered From the
Cincinnati Wreck.
CuscINNATI, May Another body
has been recovered from the wrecked
huildinp on Walnut street. 1t was
t..antified as William Lauth, one
sof Drach's employees. This makes
fhe death roll seven. The list
~ missing has increased to ID,
although the number may be cut down
"a the work of clearing away the de-
b,-;s advances. Men who have not been
Il home for a couple or days are re-
rorted yaissing.
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NO OFFICIAL RECORD
OF the Marriage of Adah Richmond to
John Stetson.

Providence, R. L, May THE
claim of Adah Richmond. the actress,
that she married John Stetson, the
Boston theatrical manager and mil.
liouaire, in 1871, in this city, has nc
official record here to support it. The
names of Richmond and John Stetson
do not appear among the marriages
from 1865 TO 1874; neither was there
clergyman of the name of Ransome lp
this city, or anywhere else in RHODE
island during those wears.
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Hon. Mark Hanna and his m

Hon Mark Hanna and his man,
Hon. William Mckinley, will read the
views of Hon. Thomas C. Plat on '.strad-
dlers" and 'swobblers" with the interest
that is due to the subject. The Easy
Boss has rare skill in expressing just
what he means. Consequently there
can be no doubt about his sentiments
when he writes as follows: 1.-THE peo-
pie admire true courage. and they will
hot hesitate to reward it. - Chicago Rec
ord.
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HOLMES HANGED.

The Man of Many Murders Expiates One OF
Them On the Gallows.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 8 Sherman
w. Mudgett, alias II. II. Holmes, was
hanged in Moyamensing prison yester-
day. The drop fell at 1O:l2:3O. 1t was
fully half hour later before he was
officially pronounced dead.
just before the drop fell the doomed
criminal made a statement denying all
his previously-confessed murders, ad.
hitting, however, that two women
had died at his hands as the result OF
malpractice.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
crop Conditions As Summarized by the
Cincinnati Price Current.

CINCINNATI, May s.-The Price Cur.
rent summarizes the crop conditions
for the past week Us follows: The past
week was very generally favorable to
growth. Wheat is advancing rapidly
under warmth and moisture. An
early harvest is indicated for
central wheat states. Chinch- bug talk
is increasing. Corn and oats are shap-
ing favorably. There has been some
increase in farmers offerings of wheat.
The weeks packing of hogs amounted
to 350,OO against 100000 the COR
responding week a year ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
CABLE TO JAPAN.
Compromise Reached by the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.

A Compromise Reached by the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
WASHINGTON, May THE senate
committee on foreign relations have
reached a compromise on the Spaulding
and Scrymser bills before it for the
construction of cable to Japan by
way of Hawaii. The compromise meas
ure which Senator Frye was directed
to report is in the shape of a bill direct
ing the acknowledgement to con-
tract with the lowest bidder FOR the
construction of a telegraphic cable be.
tween the United States and Japan by
the way of Hawaii and the Midway
islands. It is stipulated that the price
shall not exceed 100000 a year, and
that after the payment of this sum
for a period of 90 years, during which
time and forever afterward the COM
pany shall carry government messages
free of all cost.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
UNSUITABLE HOMICIDE.
An Insane Man Shot and Killed While At
tempting to Kill His Wife.

An Insane Man Shot and Killed While At.
tempting to Kill His Wife.
CLEVELAND, O., May s.-William
Worcester was shot and killed last
night at o'clock by John T. Balm,
while attempting to murder his wife,
Sarah, in the Hubbard building at 2s4
Detroit street. The Worcesters for
merly lived in Oberlin, o., where, on
account of his frequent murderous as
saults ON his wife, the husband was
adjudged insane and committed to the
Toledo asylum. He was released a
few days ago and returned to this city
where his wife has supported herself
and children by keeping boarders.
Worcester became engaged in a quarrel
with his wife and was about to kill her,
when Balm, one of the boarders, drew a
revolver and shot him dead.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
STRUCK At A CROSSING.

Six Persons Hurt But Mono of Them Be.
Heved to be Fatally Injured.
CHICAGO, May S.-A carriage contain
ng six persons was struck by the Mil.
waukee limited train yesterday morn
ing while crossing the tracks of the
Northwestern railroad in Rogers park
All were injured. They are: George ".
Adams, retired capitalist, back hurt;
Sarah II. Adams, daughter, head cut;
Mrs. j. III. Trainer, daughter, head
cut and back injured; Mrs. Parkins,
daughter. arm hurt. two infants of the
latter. heads cut.
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Failed.

PHILADELPHIA. May s.-Execution
mas been Used on notes for more than
S31, 900 against the firm of Henry s.
Wilson's Sons, dealers in paper. The
liabilities and assets are not given.
The failure is attributed to the pre-
vailing depression in the paper trade.
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willis. the Arkansa. Assassin.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May s.-Ofticers ar
rived here Wednesday from Canton,
Ga, having in custody Floyd Willis,
the young white man who about three
months ago assassinated Vance Per-
kips, wealthy planter of Craighead
county.
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AUTHORS WELL PAID.

Moore sold "Lalla Rookh" for SIS, $50
and his "Irish Melodies" brought him
$45,000
The late Robert Louis Stevenson
made $150,000 in IL years and there are
many other modern writer's whose in
comes are as large.
For many years Tennyson had an an
nual income of from $4,000 to $50, 1000,
though when he was unknown he re-
ceived next to nothing.
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Re,e,se,f Under Habea, Corpus.

QMAHA, Neb., May S.-Federal Judge
Shiras has directed the officers arrest
ed at Fort Robinson for operating a
canteen released under habeas corpus.
He rules that they have n right to keep
liquor at an army post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
Assigned.

CHICAGO. May s.-Simpson & Robin
son, general contractors, for the con-
struc.ion of buildings and other work.
made an assignment yesterday for the
benefit of creditors. The liabilities are
S3a. 900, and assets Sc, 900.
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Death of Joseph j. Martin Ex-Treasurel
of Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, May Joseph j.
Martin, who was treasurer of Phila.
delphia from 1878 to 1883, died yester-
lay, aged 70 years. Mr.. Martin was
head of the cattle shipping firm of
Martin, Fuller s. Co. of this city,
which was the first to develop a mar
ket for beeves in foreign countries.
He was president of the Philadelphia
Stock Yard Co.
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Instructed to Fight for Free Silver.

EHEYENNE. Wyo., May s.-The demo-
Gratis of Laramie county met yesterday
and elected delegates to the state con-
vention. Resolutions were passed in
structing the delegation to fight for
free silver.
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A SHINING EXAMPLE Of what

A SHINING EXAMPLE Of what
may be accomplished by never vary
ing devotion to a single purpose is
seen in the history of the Mccormick
Harvesting Machine Co., Chicago.
For o5 years they have simply been
building grain and grass-cutting ma
cfinery, and while there are probably
forty manufacturers in this line Il Is
safe to say that the Mccormick
Company builds one-third Of all
the binders, reapers and mowers used
throughout the entire world.
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THREE MORE BODIES,
Making Eleven In ALI, Taken from ths
Wreck of the Cincinnati
Lodging House.

Lodging House.
CINCINNATI, May s.-The total list of
recovered dead in the wrecked build
ing on Walnut street is now eleven
victims, three more bodies being taken
from the ruins this evening.
They were:
Mary Kennedy, domestic at Feys.
c. f. Address, of Mount Auburn.
William Loheide, bartender.
A large force of fremen are still
busy removing the debris and will
probably have the entire place cleared
by midnight. There are still several
people in the list of missing who are
supposed to be buried in the ruins.
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W ad g

Running sores broke out on my thighs
Pieces Of bone came out and an operation
was contemplated. had rheumatism in
my legs, drawn up out Of shape. lost APP
petite, could not sleep. I was perfect
wreck. I continued to grow worse and
finally gave up the doctors treatment to
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
Grip pie

The iron grasp of scrofula has no
mercy upon it's victims. This demon
of the blood is often not satisfied with
causing dreadful sores, but racks the
body with the pains of rheumatism
until Hoods Sarsaparilla cures.
s'Nearly four years ago I became at
f1icted with scrofula and rheumatism.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
Tho District Of Colu mbia Appropriation
Bill.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The District
of Columbia appropriation bill was re-
ported to the senate yesterday after
noon. As passed by the house it car.
ries S., 41s, $50, and to this the senate
has added 81, 542, o3s, which is 1914 ,sO7
less than the estimates.