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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02
The POLITICAL SITUATION.

Cs.ottc state of Affairs In the Repub1ican
Ranks
The republican leaders have assumed,
even since the result of the election
of 1894 was declared, that their partyss
success in the presidential election was
assured. They have counted on re-
tanning the enormous vote which was
then cast for their candidates for con-
gress, and which elected republican
majority of liz in total of $50 in the
national house of Representatives It
is strange that such faulty should
possess the minds of men who hare
passed their lives in the active prac-
nomenon cannot be accounted for on
any other theory than that politicians
in this country are not intelligent OBJ
servers of current events, and do not
remember those facts of recent history
that are most important to them. If
the republican party were governed by
that high degree of acunen that char
acterizes the American in his daily
business, the leaders would recall the
significant fact that in 1892 it was the
democratic party that obtained a vast
majority of the vote of the people OF
the United States, and that a change
in 1896 from republican to democratic
ascendancy would not be more startling
than was the change of 1894. Moreover,
they would remember also that the peo-
pie punished the democrats in 1894
quite as much for what they did not
do as for what they did, and that the
failure Of the democratic majority in
congress to enact sound tariff and
sound currency legislation was its most
grievous sin in the eyes of honest peo-
pie who are insisting with growing de-
termination and passion on voting for
the welfare of the country and against
the mere interests of party politicians.
Surely, if ever a victorious party should
have understood that it's retention Of
power depends on its accomplishment
of some good to the country. it was the
republican party after its great victory
of 1894.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
way to success lay clearly through
vigorous sound-money policy in legis-
lation, and by an overturning of the
BOSSES" the republican party has done
absolutely nothing for the relief of the
financial interests of the country or
against the rule of the "bosses." There
is not candidate for the republican
nomination who dare offend the free
coinage men by declaring himself in
favor of the single gold standard.
There is not one who dare denounce the
rule of Pfatt in New York. or of Quay in
Pennsylvania. There is not one who
will admit, in public, that Mckinleyism
is dead. The other day in the senate.
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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The Mckinley fat flyers arc the
boldest fellows in the business.-Buf-
falo Courier.
Proof multiplies that Mckinley
also intends to use his best arguments
under two heads, the usual number in
a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Times.
The republican party is ever
ready to catch the negro vote, but they
have no hesitancy in turning Down
colored aspirants for political honors.
Kansas City Times.
Senator Chandler has actually
that Mckinley II using
Doodle. 1t is unusual for knowledge to
penetrate the senate SO soon after the
rest of the country has learned all
about it.-Detroit Free Press.
1t is believed that $4,000 win
not cover the visible expenses incurred
by McKinleyites at st. Louis. A vast
of fat must have been fried
out to defray the enormous expense Of
the Mckinley campaign. If it costs q
great sum to nominate him what will
it cost to elect him Chicago Chron-
icle.
The speaker or newspaper assert
ing that the decline in government rev.
enues came in with the Wilson bill per-
serts plain facts. When the Mckinley
bill was passed the surplus in the treas
ury was sos, 0O0, 900; after it had been
a year in operation the surplus was $37,-
DOC, 900; at the end of the second year
it was s.. 0oO, 600. and after the end of
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gelo could design ST. Peters, but
could he carry the solid Iowa delegates
into the delegation? Nero could fiddle.
but could he lead the Buchanan county
Eoies brass band? Greece had her
Socrates, Pericles and Plato, but she
was barren of Bob Cousins. Did Rome
ever pull off corn palace, with half
fares from distant points? Did Greece.
with her olympian contests, ever have
husking bee? Rome and Greece, with
their Horaces and Pindars, Sophocles
and .Aristophanes, Ciceros and Demos
themes, never had and never will have
a Bob Cuff Cousins, Delphic oracle.
Doric orator, and grand momentum
of atmospheric Chicago
News lind }.
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PNEUMATIC BOB COUSINS.

Tho Raging cyclone of Borrowed Bal
derdash.
Daily our country gives evidence OF
being the greatest of the great. It eN-
cells in all things. Its resources are lin
itless, industry is mighty. energy her
culean, and there is wind enough to
supply every spellbinder and lung
statesman in all the broad and lengthy
land. We are, indeed, fortunate peo-
pie, and wisdom will doubtless die with
us.
It is Hon. Bob Cousins who brings
these lofty sentiments to the brain sur
face-Bob Cousins, the choicest product
of any age and exotic bud of IowaIand.
In mighty rush of wind to the mouth
Rob thrilled the congressional debating
society recently, and awakened the
echoes of the immortal great in the
tombs of the big past. Centuries gone
cooked their ears to hear the cyclone
rush up through Bob's esophagus and
escape through his Cupid-bow lips.
The present sat paralyzed in the mar
esty of the mighty disturbance, and the
future crowded into the cellar.
Bob's pneumatic nature was set in
motion by the Ambassador Bayard CEN
sure resolution, the only thing co-exist-
emit with force and matter, and, be-
ing indestructible, incapable of end.
With the soft purr of an oriental
zephyr Bob began; into the hurricane
stage he leapcd and then roared like
the awful typhoon of the mikado seas.
It was q grand, Iowa-like demonstra-
ton of the power of wind over con-
gressiona1 matter. But listen to the
rumblings of the approaching storm:
81 look at that great array OF buildings"
says Bob, OF Iowaland. with his minds eye
bolted to the past worlds fair, I'm which
Caesar might have gloried. and In the con-
temptation Of which Phidias and Angelo
might muse. seeming more like the growth
of centuries than Of a single year"
But Bob missed the best part OF the
fair il he spent his time III looking at
the great array of buildings. Up the
Midway his poetic soul would have
found delight and his lungs worthy
peers. There's nothing dead in lap
land" would have warned him of an
other later-day Demosthenes who
would debate the Bayard resolution.
1.-THE only living ostriches in Amer
ica'' would have caused him to look
well to his laurels and the "Hot-Hot-
Hot" peroration would have shown him
that the woods are full of embryca.ates-
men.
In going to Rome and Greece Boss
pneumatic burst shows signs of lull.
Why plug dead Caesars game when
Iowaland has living Allison and pull
sating Boies? Phidias could cut mar
Bile, but could he shuck corn? Mike An
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THE WILL OF BEN FRANKLIN

Probated In the Suffolk (NIass.) County
Probate Court.
Boston, March 27.-The will of Ben
iamin Franklin was allowed in the
Suffolk county probate court yester-
day by Judge Grant, on petition of
Mayor Quincy as a foreign will having
been probated about a century ago, in
the Orphans court in Philadelphia.
The probate of the will here is deemed
necessary in view of a legal DISPOSE.
ton of the Franklin fund" which
was created b y the viii of Franklin
and now amounts to several hundred
thousand dollars.
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IMPORTANT EVENTS.

Two Expeditions Mako Successful Land
Ing fn Cuba-Maceo's Late Movements
Expiained-He Was Covering the Land
ing of the Bermuda's Valuable Car, .,
and Now Has It Well In Hand-Gome1
IL In santa Clara.
cable dispatch to the Herald from
Havana says:
The most important events In Cuba
within week have been the success
full landing of the Callazo and the
Calixto Garcia expeditions, the one
near Cardenas, at Vacadero beach, the
other in the Bermuda, in the harbor Of
Mariel, on the north coast Of Pinar del
Rio, only few miles west of the bor-
der line of Havana province.
To the insurgents, strong already in
everything but equipment and am
munition, these successful landings
are likely to be more far-reaching in
their results than the winning of
great battle. The landing of the ex-
petitions, particularly the large cargo
OF the Bermuda, means that empty
cartridge belts will be filed in thou
sand rebel camps, and that thousands
of sturdy fellows, hitherto unarmed,
will have modern arms, and that
dynamite will again become factor
in this guerilla warfare.
The Havana military post, Tuesday
night and yesterday, made lat arrests
OF political suspects, who were de-
tanned on various charges. This is the
largest number made at one time. On
the arrival of the steamer Olivet from
Key West Wednesday a man, whose
identity was not disclosed, was arrest
ed and taken to police headquarters.
A rebel flag is said to have been found
in his possession.
The Bermuda, with her enormously
valuable stores, it is said, quietly ran
into Mariel harbor on Monday and
discharged her freight without the
slightest resistance. Though the land
ing was reported on perfectly trust
worthy authority, no Havana news
paper has been permitted as yet even
to hint at it.
Since the report of the landing of
the Bermuda's cargo Maceo's recent
movements are regarded as amply
explained. The port of Mariel
is just north of Guanajay and
only short distance from
Cabanas, the two points about which
he has lowered for a week, constantly
harassed by the Spanish columns, yet
evading a serious engagement. 1t is
now taken for granted that he already
has in custody the Bermuda's freight.
Gomez, meantime, is reported to have
crossed the Matanzas line into Santa
Clara, thus apparently showing equal
scorn for the force of $4,000 or more
men Gen. Pando has had there waiting
for some weeks
The Bermuda, as far as known,
landed her entire cargo without having
been molested or even challenged
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AN UNLIKELY STORY.

- Stot0ment In the Bfrminghnm (En-
eaandy Post tkst the British Aznhasssdor
4ad Boen Recalled to London to Discuss
veAexuelan Matters with Lord Salisbury
ohown to Have Been Utterly Withoat
EoundAeion.
WASHINGTON, March 26.--Momerhary
eredence was given in England day
or two ago to a statement in the Bir-
mingham Post that Sir Julian Paunce-
tote was going to London to discuss
Venezuelan matters with Lord Sails
soury. because that journal is the
HOME paper OF Hon. Joseph Chamber
Tain, and is usually supposed to have
an inspiration on colonial matters from
The colonial secretary of the Salisbury
government.
II there is any truth in the report,
however, the British ambassador here
Is totally unaware of it, and those near
him declare it to be absurd in view of
the fact that just at this moment nu-
merous important negotiations be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States are progressing in a way that
makes compulsory the presence OF Sir
Julian Pauncefote in Washington.
Among these questions is the con-
vention providing for a Behring sea
claims commission which has been be-
fore the senate for ratification for
over a month. In this connection an
embarrassment has occurred from the
TACT that the senate, in executive ses-
sion, authorized changes in the con-
vention as agreed upon by Secretary
sOlney and Sir Julian Pauncefote,
which it is contended embody an mac
curate version of quoted passages from
the treaty of arbitration.
Secretary Olney recently appeared
before the committee on foreign rela-
lions and, it is understood. asked that
the original wording should be re-
stored
Then there is the boundary conven-
ton, for marking convenient points on
the 141st meridian in Alaska. for which
congress appropriated So, 900 in a joint
resolution approved February 20, 1896,
the understanding being that this
work ought to be accomplished at the
earliest possible moment.
In addition to these matters there is
the general arbitration treaty of
which SO much is heard and so little is
definitely known, and the Venezuelan
limited arbitration, which occupies the
serious attention of both governments.
From none of these matters would it
be possible for Lord Salisbury to with
draw Sir Julian, even temporarily,
without injury to all the great inter
ests affected, as not one of them is I'M
derstood to have reached stage where
1t may be left in charge of unfamiliar
hands.
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a GREENSBORO PRIZE

Found In q BOX of Unclaimed Freight-The
Badly Decomposed Body of . Man
Packed In Chloride of Lime and Her
netically Seated I'm . link BOX Made to
Ftt in . New Trunk and Consigned to
Chicago.
CHICAGO. March 26.-In a box among
lot of unclaimed freight bought by
q man in Austin, ILL.,. this afternoon
was found box containing the body
of Iaan packed in chloride of lime
and badly decomposed. 1t was marked
to G. NJ. Morgan, 166 South Morgan
street, Chicago.
Philip Greiss and Carl Hof, both of
Austin. came into the city to-day and
bought lot of unclaimed freight
which was stored in the warehouse of
Wakem & Mclaughlin, on South Wa
ter street. The goods were delivered
at the house of Hoff, where the boxes
were opened. The first one they
opened contained new trunk.
Around it was packed a layer of saw
dust. The trunk was opened, and in
side was found Theoretically sealed
box of zinc made to fit the trunk.
This being broken open, was found to
hold the corpse of a man badly decom-
posed It had first been doubled up
and wrapped with small rope, and
then packed in tight with chloride of
lime.
The men were Mortified at their find,
and, with Mr.. Hoff, went to the police
station at Austin and reported their
experience. A patrol wagon was sent
for the body, and it was taken to the
county morgue. The police are now
working on the case, trying to discover
where the body came from and
why it was SO packed. The name OF
G. NJ. Morgan does not appear in the
Chicago directory.
j. Wallace Wakem, of the firm of
Wakem & Mclaughlin, was seen late
last night in regard to the mysteri-
Gus box. He Immediately knew to
what box was referred when he was
approached
THAT box" he said, twas stored
with US by the Michigan Central rail-
road a year ago. We put it in the
warehouse, and recall now that bad
odors were noticeable around it. We
had some barrels of water standing
around for use in case of fire, and l
had the water changed frequently,
thinking it was the standing water,
which made the offensive smell. Of
late it has not been noticed. Two
weeks ago, knowing the box was to
be sold, we made an effort to find its
owner, but no one knew of a G. NJ.
Morgan. The box was put up and
sold, and that is all know about it..
Where it came from do no know
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A DiABOLICAL ATTEMPT
To Wreck Passenger Train Prevented By
the Vigilance of the Engineer.

To Wreck q Passenger Train Prevented by
the Vigilance of the Engineer.
DELAWARE, o., March 27.-The Big
Four express train which passes this
city shortly after midnight narrowly
escaped being wrecked Wednesday
night. A few miles out of town train
robbers had placed distractions on the
track near a curve, and a long rail was
placed in front of the wrecking mate
rial. The engineer had not gotten his
train under full Roadway of steam,
and was enabled to stop his train
within only few feet of the obstruc-
ton. The engine was slightly dam
aged and the people badly shaken up
on account OF the sudden stop. De
tectives are hard after the suspects.
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HE WASN'T SCARED.
The Goodness of . Consul Provoked II
SpaniArds.

The Goodness of . Consul Provoked the
SpaniArds.
BARCELONA. March 27.-After the
municipal band played a patriot C
march, Wednesday, few students be-
came extra-enthusiastic and burned a
small American flag and marched in
the direction of the United States con-
sulate. The patriots, however, were
dispersed by the police before reach
ing the consulate. The United States
consul was standing on the balcony
and witnessed the gathering of groups
of people without being molested. The
public, however, expressed their in
dignation at the attitude of the con-
sui, declaring it to be bouncing and
provoking"
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FORMER FRENCH DETECTIVES
Acquitted ON . Line Of Defense Damag.
ing to the Government.

Acquitted ON . Line Of Defense Damag-
ing to the Government
PARIS, March 26.-The trial of Nm
Dupas and Koyere, formerly officials
of the detective service, charged with
selling professional secrets and with
failing to arrest Emile Arton in con-
nection with the Panama frauds when
the latter was in Venice, in defiance of
orders to take him into custody, ended
yesterday in the acquittal of both de-
3endants. The defense set mp the
argument that the government had
not wished Arton to be arrested, de-
spite the orders that were issued Cor
his apprehension, and that the trial of
Dupas and Royere was merely an at
tempt on the part of the authorities
to make the weak suffer for the
strong.
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A PENNY POSTAGE

Throughout the British Empire Demand
ed by the Association of Cham
beers of Commerce.
LoEDoN, March 26.-At the meet
Ing OF the Association of Cham bers OF
Commerce, held in London Tuesday, a
resolution was passed in favor of the
establishment of system of penny
postage throughout the empire.
The duke of Norfolk, postmaster
general, who was present at the meet
ing, said he thought the moment pre-
mature for any such change in the pos
tai system as the resolution demanded.
When the colonies join ed the universal
post union, he said it was agreed that
the then existing rate of postage
should not be cheapened until after
1897.
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HIPPOLYTE DEAD.

Tho President of Hayti Stricken Down by
Apopiexy.
WASHINGTON, March 81 Secretary
Olney has received a cablegram from
United States Minister Henry NJ.
Smyth ct Port-au-Prince, Hayti. an
nouncing the death of President Hippo
lyte. No particulars are given.
Louis Mondestin Flornil Hippoly te,
was born at Cape Haiticn in 1927. He
was a general and a politician, and
was proclaimed acting president in
October, 1889. In May, 1890, he was
elected president for seven years.
Hippolyte was a mulatto, the son of
one of Soulauque's ministers. He first
attained prominence in the civil war
IF 1865.
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THE cusAN RESOLUTIONS.

The Conference Committee Hone te, r,e..f.
an Acceptable Compromises.
WASHINGTON, March o6--After y ses-
sion of three-quarters of an hour YES
terday afternoon, the conferees ON the
Cuban resolutions, adjourned until to-
day without reaching conclusion.
Tho drift of the discussion showed.
however, that there was firm inten.
zion on the part of the committee to
report resolutions that would meet the
1ppro val of both houses. It Is believed
that ultimately the house wiz scceps
Hhe senate resolutions
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A BIG LAND PURCHASE.

enxiand Reported to Have Acquired Della.
goa Bay from the Portuguese.
LONDON, March 26-The Chronicle
in its issue tomorrow will publish,
under reserve, a report that Great
Britain has purchased Delagoa Bay,
East Africa, from the Portuguese. The
price paid, according to the report,
was s., 00o. 900. The purchase includes
the whole country between the South
African republic and the South Idea
ocean, from Amatongalaland to the
Limpcpo river, as far as the territory
of the British South Africa CO.
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DEATH OF D. r. MURPHY,

Chief Omcial Reporter of the SenSte Of
the United States.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Dennis. F.
Murphy, chief official reporter of the
United States senate, died in this city
last night, aged 6a years He had been
in bad health for several years, suffer
ing from nervous disorders. Wednes-
day night he had an apoplectic stroke.
from which he temporarily rallied,
only to succumb at 7:sO last night.
Mr.. Murphy became connected with
the senate in ls4S, and had remained
there continuously since.
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Death of barbara Adams.

CHICAGO, March, 27.-Barbara Anne
Adams, the last survivor of the historic
and Inflated Red river colony and the
wife of Joseph Adams. the last regular
soldier to leave the abandoned Fort
Dearborn here after the massacre by
Indians, died Thursday night aged 81.
on the property at Evanston which her
husband received by military warrant
for service in the Black Hawk war.
She had lived here since 1888 when
her husband was appointed ordinances
sergeant at the fort and attended the
first Christian service held in Chicago
in hut.
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Luck ana Pluck.

Success in life does not depend upon
luck. Every man is the builder of his
own destiny and it is written in his
own handwriting. There are no un-
fortunate DEGREES Of fate that can not
be overcome by the determined efforts
of man with the pluck and purpose
to combat them. Luck should be spelt
with Ave letters instead of four, and
those five letters should be pluck
Rev. VIM. Fl. .Fishburp, Presbyterian,
Columbus, O.
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EXCITING INTEREST.

The Coming lnternatio Christian Con.
ventiOn.
WASHINGTON, March as.-Great in
terest is being manifested in the fif-
teenth international Christian conven-
ton to be held in this city in July
next, and the committee in announc-
ing facts concerning it yesterday said
that the Trunk Line association has
named for the convention a rate of
one fare for the round trip to and from
the convention, which will probably
prevail throughout. the United States
and Canada
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Took Lau,;anum.

Paterson, n. J., March ss.-Edwaru
Leslie, member of the Leslie snow
plow manufacturing firm. committed
suicide this morning by taking lauda-
mum. He had been worrying for q
number of weeks over vexatious law
suits. He was A years old. His fana-
ilY reside in Canada
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Anxiously watch declining health OF
their daughters. So many are cut on
by consumption In early years that
there is real cause for anxiety. In
the early stages, when not beyond the
reach of medicine, Hoods Sarsaparilla
will restore the quality and quantity
of the blood and thus give good health.
Read the following letter:
vt Is but just to write abou: my
daughter Cora, aged 10. She was CONF
pletely run down, declining, had that tired
feeling, and friends said she would MOE
live over three months. She had bad
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Iohn Kennan bead.

MoSrcLAIR, n. J., March s7.-John
Kennan, father OF George KEENAN,, the
siberian traveller, died Wednesday, al
the home of his laughter, Mrs z. d.
Moore. He was 90 years OF age.
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Arrest of Five Young Mon Charged witt
q Fatal Shooting.

SCRANTON, Pa, March 27.-Great ex-
element was occasioned here yester-
day by the arrest of five men as q re-
suit of the fatal riot at Dunmorc ON
Sunday. After being in hiding all day
the ex-priest Ruthven, who caused the
trouble, was arrested in his boarding
house last evening. on a charge of in
citing to riot, and he is now in the
county Jail.
The arrests of yesterday were dze to
the fact that Frederick Mink, the dep
uty sheriff who was shot, lies dying At
the Lackawanna hospital.