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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23

They know that the endless cham
thus forged was put in motion by the
republican silver act of 1890. They know
that the currency will never be sound
until provision is made for the extin-
guishment of redeemed notes and for
taking the government cut of the bust
ness of providing credit currency.
They know that the republican doc
trine that government should provide
such currency is the source of the
whole brood of errors in regard to
money which has kept the country in
turmoil for 80 years and produced two
great panics, not to speak of less seri-
Gus ones.
Mckinley knows none of these
things. He actually believes, if we may
credit his repeated utterances, that
there is nothing wrong with our cur
Iency and that the only thing needed to
make it absolutely perfect is more
taxes for the enrichment of protectees.
Is this the kind of man to lead in a
struggle to preserve the honor and
credit of the government? Is he the
man to guide those economic reforms
which we must have before we can be
rid of an unsound currency and the
whole black brood of panic-breedirg
errors and heresies which always &C
company an unsound currency?
Far from it. Sound fiEanciers, sound
democrats cannot support Mckinley,
the ignorant, more than they car
support Bryan. the silver attorney and
repudiator. They cannot vote for
either of these advance agents of pros
perity" for classes at the expense of the
nasses.@Chicago Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
An AWFUL DISASTER.

Fe=ryboat Containing Fifty Laborers
CaPsized and Nearly Twenty of Them
Drowned-A Wild Struggle for Life In
Which Strong Men GrappIed Each Other
and Went Down in a Fierce Embrace.
CLEVELAND, O., July 1.-THE. most
appalling disaster which has occurred
in Cleveland, except the viaduct hor-
FOR last winter, when a loaded street
car plunged 100 feet into the river, oc-
Cured last night at eight o'clock.
While a fat-bottomed ferryboat,
loaded with between forty and fifty
laborers, was crossing the old river
channel, it was capsized, and all the
men were thrown into the channel
and between fifteen and twenty were
drowned. Twelve bodies have already
been taken from the water.
The accident was due to a panic
among the men on board The boat
was loaded so heavily that the gum
vale was only three inches above the
water and a passing tug made waves
which came into the boat. At once
there was a rush to the other side and
the boat went under and spilled the
men. They were all members of a
gang of ore handlers and were coming
to their homes.
The scene in the river, as described
by the men on the tug and the steamer
Langdon, which were passing, was one
of wild struggle for life. Men Crap
pied each other and went down in
fierce embrace. Lines and life pre-
servers were thrown from both yes
sells and many were pulled aboard.
Others of the unfortunates were res
cued by small boats, and some swan
ashore.
The life-saving crew was summoned
and the work of searching for bodies
at once begun. Within a short time
i2 of the unfortunates were brought
to shore and taken to the morgue for
Identification. Those who escaped
scattered in every direction and it is
uncertain just how many lives were
lost; but 20 men are reported missing,
and the dragging OF the channel is
still in progress.
The crowding of the boat was due
to the fact that the ore gangs pay just
SO much per trip on the ferry, and the
more that got on the less the cost to
the passengers. The men mostly lived
on Guage street and Selden avenue,
which lead down to the docks and
shipyards, and the scenes there were
indescribable. Men, women and chill
dren were running about screaming,
and the disorder which prevailed made
it impossible to get intelligent stories
from even those who were rescued and
have returned home. The men were
all Germans or Poles, and their fami.
lies cannot speak English.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
HOBART'S LOGIC.
Tho Tall of the Republican Ticket Has
Been Taught How to Wag.

Tho Tall of the Republican Ticket HaS
Been Taught How to Wag.
People who took The trouble to read
Mr.. Hobart's speech of acceptance were
doubtless struck with the remarkable
logic of his utterances on the tariff
question.
The tail of the republican ticket has
been taught how to wag, and, therefore,
his eulogy of McKinleyism might have
been spoken by the syndicate candidate
himself. Regardless Of the fact that
McKinleyism dissipated a surplus of
500, 100000, brought the gold reserve
down to the danger line and reduced the
revenues to deficiency of over $1,000.
900 month, while filling the pockets
of the favored few, Mr.. Hobart exalted
the Mckinley tariff as great revenue
raising and burden-reducing act.
But the excessive singularity of Mr..
Hobart's argument lies in his attack or
the effort to reduce the tariff to rev.
enue basis--which all economists admit
is the basis to secure the greatest rev.
enue at least cost to the people and with
least injury to trade-as n burdcn-in.
creasing and misunderstanding project
In the extraordinary clarity of his mind
Mr.. Hobart can even see that a lower
tariff "closes foreign markets against
our products" unmindful of the fact
that the reciprocity scheme which
his platform indorses proposes TO oper
foreign markets by agreement with
other countries to take off all tariffs and
engage in free trade. Mr.. Hobart has
forgotten how Mr. Blaine smashed hie
hat and denounced the Mckinley
bill for not opening a market for bush,
Ell of American grain or a barrel OF
American pork, and thas. reciprocity
was device to cover this weakness.
The logic of the Mckinley campaign
is zone of those things" as Dundreary
used to remark, shat nobody CAM
know anything about Louis Re
public.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
The Work Done fer the Year on the Up
per Mississippi.

per 1AisSlsblppl'
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE report
of Col. VIM. b. King, corps engineers,
on the improvements of the Mississippi
river between the mouth of the Mis-
souri, river and Minneapolis, during
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1896, was
made pu bile yesterday by the war de-
partment. There was expended dur
ing the year s772. 792, and uncom-
pleted contracts aggregating S163, OH
were outstanding. The available bal
ance July 1, was S415, $50.
The work during the past year was
chiefly for the improvement of through
navigation.
From st. Paul to Minneapolis, the
available balance being insufficient,
no work was done on lock and dam
No. ? during the year. The last river
and harbor act carried 500, OOO for
this work and the balance now avail
able-S1s9, 321 will build the lock
foundation and portion of the side
walls of the dam
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
SENATOR IsHAM G. HARRIS
Feels More Like Taking Rest Than
Doing Active Campaign Work.

Feels More Like Taking n Rest Than
Doing Active Campaign Work.
WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE veteran
Senator Isham G.. Harris, of Tennes
see, who was at one time slated for
permanent chairman of the Chicago
convention, intimates that he is in.
cIined not to serve on the Democratic
executive committee. He says:
az have been for a year very much
-overworked. While 1 feel as deep an
interest as ever in the silver movement
L am selfishly inclined to take upon
myself no more responsibilities at pres
emit / shall remain in Washington
only four or five days longer and then
go home until after our August cleo
tion. Then / am strongly inclined tc
get out on my sons ranch in north
western Texas and rest for month
or so"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
AS AN INDEPENDENT.
Col. BrsokInrIdge Will Not stand on the
Bryan Platform.


LoUIEvILLE, KY, July 12-Col.
Breckenridge is seriously considering
the advisability of making his race for
congress in the Seventh district as an
independent on account of the plat
form adopted by the national conven-
ton. His managers have been ad.
vised by Senator Henry L. Martin, of
Woodford county, and many other
prominent gold standard democrats of
The district to have Col. Breckenridge
announce that he will not stand on
the Bryan platform.
One of the foremost republicans in
the Seventh district politics, a man
whose influence goes far in the shap-
ing of repu blican affairs there, recnt-
.iy said:
"UntiI more definite results are
reached, / would not like to have my
name mentioned, but there is really
strong movement on foot to have Col.
Breckenridge run as an independent.
1 know whereof 1 speak when l say
that il he consents to do this, there
will be no repub lican nomination for
congress in this district.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
HON. L. 3. BLAIR,
Premier Of New Brunswick, Has Resigned
Accent a nOuninIn, PnrtKnIin

Premier of New Brunswick, Has Resigned
to Accept - Dominion Portfolio.
FBEDERICKTowS, n. B., July 49,
Hon. L. b. Blair has rendered his
resignation as premier and attorney
general of New brunswick, and rec
ommends Gov. Frazier to send for HoE.
James Mitchell and trust him with the
formation of a new administration
Mr.. Mitchell was Immediately sum-
moned, and accepted the commission,
but as yet has not completed his task
Hon. Mr.. Blair has left for Ottawa to
be sworn in as minister of railways
and canals
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
THEY'LL STAY AT HOME.
rhe Intended Visit of English Champion
Athletes Abandoned

LONDON, July 1.-THE United Press
is informed upon absolutely reliable
authority that the intended visit of
the English champion amateur ath-
letes to the United States has been
abandoned. f. C. Breedin. the sprint
er, has a sprained ankle, and the prob
abilities are that he may never regain
his old form. Godfrey Shaw, the
holder of the English record for 100
yards hurdle, has decided not to go to
New York for private reasons.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23

Gov. McKinley's adjutant general
resigned to escape investigation; his
inspector of factories was dismissed for
dishonesty and forced to make restitu.
ton of several thousand dollars, some
of which he confessed to have used as
contributions to the republican cam
paign fund; the management of the
Ohio penitentiary, as disclosed by Gov
Bushneil's Investigations, was equally
scandalous and corrupt. a competent
executive could have prevented all this
and other irregularities and extray.
agances by ths exercise of the super
visory authority ves.ed in that Office
Gov. Mckinley permitted them to go on
anchecked.-Boston Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
sTRIcTL~ BUSINESS

10 More Lack of Confidence. No More
DOubtfnI DoIIsrs-Goy. Flower the
CampaIgn-Ssys the Public viii be hOF.
OuEhIy Educated on the Silver Question:
and VIII sweep the Politicians on Their
Feet.
NEW YORK, July 17.-Ex-Gov. Flower
returned TO New York yesterday from
the Chicago convention. He said: II
met a great many business men at Chi
cagO, including men from all sections
of the country, especially from the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
A THOUGHTFUL SUICIDE

,Found Observation-Disclosures His Body TO
the SeaIpeL
BALTIMORE, Md. July 1.-THE body
of an unknown man. supposed to be
r. Church, of Detroit, Mich, was
Fashed out of the harbor yesterday. A
mans hat and coat were found on the
wharf. A note found In the pocket
contained the information that the
writer, Respondent over long-con-
tinued misfortune, had drowned him
self 1t directed that the body be
turned over to the College of Physi'
clans and surgeons for dissection
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
CROP CONDITIONS
"a Indicated by the Cincinnati Price Cur.
rent bulletin.

CINCINNATI. July 1.-THE Price Cur
rents weekly report on the crop situa-
Eion says considerable progress is being
made in threshing wheat. The quail
nv is disappointing Oftener than other
wise, and the yield not exceeding ex-
peetations. Spring wheat condition
has apparently moderately lowered.
There is more complaint of injury &c
oats. Corn Is maintaining excellent
promise. The western hsv-crop 10
xnore favorably reported.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
DemocratIc Sound Money Tennesseean

Democratic Sound Money TennesseeanA
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 1s.-The
democratic Sound Money Grub of
Knoxville held a meeting Thursday
night and denounced the action of the
Chicago convention in declaring for
free silver. Resolutions were also
passed offering to cooperate with the
sourd-money democrats of Illinois in
placing an independent sound-money
democratic ticket in the field.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
SHOT IN THE leg.
An Ohio aIIIItiaman Ambushed az the
BereR Qusrries-

CLEVELAND, o.. July 1s-John Tap
pan. a private in Company d, o. n. g.,
doing picket duty at the Berea quar-
ries, was shot in the leg by one of the
strikers abont 2 q. m. The man was
ambushed behind pile of stones. The
man who fred the shot quickly disap-
peared. The soldiers and deputies
spent the rest of the night in an unsuc-
cessful search for the man. The neigh
borhOod of the quarry is a mass Of
brush AVID tangled weeds
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
cHlLLIcoTHe's CENTENNIAL.
Postmaster-GeneraI Wilson Will Deliver
the Address.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WNIbUH " III DoIINoK
the Address.
WASHINGTON, July IT.-Postmaster-
General Wilson will deliver an ad-
dress at Chillicothe. o., next Thurs
day, the occasion being the city's CEN
tennial. The part of the state in
which Chillicothe is situated was n
part of the Virginia reservation when
Ohio was made into q state from the
Northwest territory, and two Of yir-
Rinia's sons, fellow-townsmen Of Mr..
Wilson, were prominent ir 'hs early
history Of the state.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
IN sTAR-cHAM5ER SESSION.
Meeting of the Republican State Execc-
tive Committee In Chicago.


CHICAGO, July 1.-THE republican
state executive committee was in star
chamber session all day in the Great
Northern hotel headquarters. The
members and candidates have adopted
9 policy of secrecy as TO their plans
for conducting the campaign. The
date of opening viii be decided at an
other meeting. John 2 Tanner, NOM
inee for governor. does not want the
active campaign to begin before Sep
tember 1.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23

agent of prosperity?" Would it have
been so expended if it had been paid to
the mine workmen in additional wagesf
N. Y. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
-Nr McKjnIey's sqfisfacfion a

Mr.. McKinley's satisfaction at
visit from a Foraker club the other da,
is entirely natural A Foraker club 81
an improvementoyer the Foraker knife
which has been seeking soft spots in the
McKinleyan anatomy for some year
past.-Chica0o Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
Y ~, = ' y, ss 90: ! NOTE . :,

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You want comfort In travel. The
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o. w. RUGGLES,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-17
PHILADELPHIA AFFAIRS.

George Dale was fatally scalded Tues
day by falling into tubful of water.
The Pennsylvania horticultural
Society has elected Clarence Ii. Clark
president.
The American Catholic Historical
Society has elected the Rev. Hugh L.
Henry president.
The stockholders of the Investment
Go. of Philadelphia have resoled to
reduce the capital stock from 81. 600, 600
to $500, 900.
The new board Of directors of the
Union League organized Tuesday and
elected Charlemagne Tower, Jr., secre.
tary and Harry +. West treasurer
The board of managers of the
Evangelical Alliance has requested its
general secretary, the Rev. William G.
Webb, ID. D., pastor of the kensington
Methodist Episcopal Church, to devote
his entire time to tho work of pro-
noting union church movements in
Philadelphia and vicinity.
Shareholders of the CatawIssa Rail
road Co., at a special meeting Tues
day, approved by unanimous vote the
new lease to the Reading Railway Co. !,
which reduces the annual dividend
rate on the Catawissa preferred stocks
from 7 to 8 per cent, and arranges for
tho purchase of the common stock by
the Reading at the option of the
holders.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-17
nor MICEo DIED.


A Cabegram From Madrid Says He Fell in
Loyal Fight at Punta Bravo.
Washington, d. u. Dec. Is. The
Spanish Legation hero furnished the
following translation of cablegram
received 10, night.
Madrid, Spain, Dec. ID. To Spanish
Minister, Washington Maceo's death
took place III loyal fight at Punta
Bravo, and was caused by our soldiers
bullets. This is evidently proved by
the letter written by the son Of Maxine
Gomez, in which he states that he
killed himself in order not to abandon
the body of his general. The hand
writing of the letter has been verified,
and also every detail of the fight, time
and circumstances when Maceo and
the son Of Gomez were wounded. All
these details have been published in
Eurone by kilograms from both Spanish
aud foreign correspondents.
"Tetuan. "
The Legation attached to the cable
gram note saying that the Spanish
Legation at Washington "hopes to dis
cover tho origir of the report of Maceo' 8
assassination, and to trace it to cor
tam Cuban resident in Jacksonville. !"
The note further says that the pro-
sence in Jacksonville of several news
paper correspondents at the time of the
reported assassination of Maceo Eek
plains the wide circulation of the
SANDER.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-17
d. C o. E4nNIsGs.
Comparative Statement for November
Dtyi6ions and for the Entire Systeu,

Comparative Statement for November by
Divisions and for the Entire System.
The earnings of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Co. for November, 1896,
az compared with November, 1885,
November, 1896, appropriated, No
vember, 1895. audited. are as follows
A lines cast of the Ohio river:
Gross earnings or 1896. 81, GAS, Cos.
Gross earnings for 1895, 81, 1853, 593.
Increase, SS7, 0l5.
AL lines west of the Ohio river:,
Gross earnings for 1896, s511, $40.
Gross earnings for 1895, 1925. 236
Decrease, Sl3, 42G.
Summary of the entire system east
and west of the Ohio river:
Gross earnings for November, 1896,
81, l57, AIS.
Gross earnings for November, 1895.
50, 0s3, s29.
Increase, s73,5 $50.
The earnings for the five months oil
the fiscal year 1856, as compared
with the same months of the fiscal year
1S94-95, with November, 1896 approxi-
mated, are aH follows:
All lines cast of the Ohio river:
1896, IS, 797, 697
1898, IS, 0T3, 594.
Increase, 1924, 1903.
All lines west of tho Ohio river:
1896, s., 512, 053.
7 1895, 50, 1913, :}S3 ~.
{ Decrease, $50. $40.
Summary Of the entire system east
and west Of the Ohio river for the five
months shows an increase of $G37, 773.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-17

/ At the meating OF tho National Civil
Services Reform Association il Phia-
delphia, Thursday. Mr.. Richard II.
Dana of Boston read an interesting
paper on Postofilces az Party Spells. =
He described the administration of the
postal service in this country, and
said that in that department there has
been for years great lack of organiza-
tion in consequence of the repeated
changes in the officials. He compared
the department with great army
having an inexperienced general aud
no other officers above the rank of the
captains of companies. Every out
going Postmaster General, he said,
called attention in his report to the
same defects in The organization, but
the needed reforms are never carried
out. 1t is not to be expo cted, how
ever" he said, "that the Postofiice De-
partment can be made dumping
ground for political henchmen and
get the same results as would be had
with buainess-like appointments and
tenure of Office. Nor can the chief
officials have their days taken up with
the distribution Of patronage and also
spend sufficient time in attending to
the duties Of their positions. "
The issue presented by Mr.. Dana
was that there are GO, 600 fourth-class
postoffices in the country, which will
form the chief article of political
patronage under the incoming adj
ministration, and for which thousands
of place seekers will make eager appli-
cation. Mr.. Dana was unable to pre-
dict whether President Mckinley
would be proof against the attacks
made to secure this plundei,' but
hoped for the best.
The question is one of much gravity.
The postoffice branch of our national
government is close to the business
interests of all the people, and it is Of
the utmost importance that it be con-
Quoted upon practical principles. This
cannot be done If these 60, 600 fourth
class offices are disposed of merely as
rewards for party services The
National Civil Service Reform Also.
citation has already done a good work
in the line of reforming the public
service of the country, and 1t may be
able to favorably influence tine in
coming administration when the
clamor for postoftices is fairly under
wny
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-17
wANAMAKER,s.

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Dec. ID, 1895.
Each weekday night until Christ
mas the store will be open until 10
P. M.
HALL STORE attractions
Merrie l l., w y.
InrIstmdS ! seen the Santa
Claus Of long ago, aided by his will
ing gnomes, and then a series of
tableaux showing the busy Santa
Claus Of today, with his sprightly
Brownie helpers, and the time-sav-
ing telephone, typewriter and other
labor-saving machinery.
The story Of Cinderella---told in
tableaux-second floor, Thirteenth
and Market--wll interest thou.
sands.
Christmas in the Wildwood
second floor, fifth skylight north
shows Santa Claus surrounded by
the forest dWellers in fancy cos
tunes. From the wise old owl to
the most timid animal-all are maxi
ing merry for the children's dear old
friend.
What if we do have to add an
other dynamo to furnish the almost
a-thousand extra electric lights that
add to the beauty of the storel Itisfor
Our Public's enjoyment--a length
ening of Christmas happiness by
starting the holiday gladness a few
days before time.
And still, this is just store
with its mission of buying and sell.
ing. A helpful store, because it