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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-25

UNION STOCK-YARDS, ILL, January
i-Cattle-Receipts. $500 head: market
steady; common TO extra steers. &.20M
$3.50; stockers and feeders. s2600S3. s.,
$40.
Hogs Receipts. l7.oO0 head market firm,
and &c. higher; heavy packing and ship
ping lots. SidAD; common 10 choice
mixed S.95nsi 20: choice assorted Siljg
$50; light. S.95aal5; pigs S3.SOd$tio.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; market dull
and barely steady; inferior to choice,
g. 25I$3.65; lambs. xi.2jH{i65
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
Congressional Committee Meeting.

On Thursday, pursuant to call, the
Democratic central committee of this
the 18th Congressional district, met in
this city.
forenoon trains. and spent the remain
der of the morning in mixing with
friends and viewing our pretty city.
It was arranged to have the commit
tee meet in the X. of P. Hall. OF which
place it was called to order about 1:3C
p. NJ, by Chairman Robert Lamar, OF
Houston, Texas county. Secretary j.
c. Carly, of Piedmont, Wayne county,
was absent, but j. NJ. Wilson was pres
emit with proxy and books and served
as secretary.
Mr.. Lamar stated the object of the
meeting, saying that the filing of va
| cancies on the committee from Madi.
son, Perry and Shannon counties were
| first in order.
Judge j. D. Fox was elected commit
teeman from Madison county, but was
represented in this meeting by proxy
in the hands of Mr.. T. H. Cox, from
Ste. Genevieve county.
Mr.. r. M. Wilson, of Perryville was
| selected committeeman from Perry
county.
Mr.. w. R. Shuck was elected com
mitteeman from Shannon county.
Wednesday, August 18th, 1896, was
unanimously selected as the time fol
holding the convention.
The basis of representation in this
convention was made one delegate fol-
every $50 votes, 1875 and fraction over
cast for Cleveland in 1892.
The place selected for holding the
convention was Salem. Dent county.
Six towns, as follows, contested fol-
the conventions: De Soto. Pennington
Piedmont, Ironton, Birch Tree an6
Salem. On the Sth ballot. Salem re-
| ceived votes out OF the 10, and was
| declared the place selected for the con
| vention, and the committee then ad
| jOurned.-De Soto Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

The Ste. Genevieve Herald is irrev-
erent enough to say: 1--WE have
watched and have seen the Filleyites
knocked out at Marshfield. The old
18th seems to take no stock in any
bossism, whether the sole man" is
called tilley or Kerens. Our hope for
the future rests on the expectation that
all bosses and bosslets. old or young,
big or little. will speedily be Knocked
clear over the ropes" This in reply
to an item in the De Soto Facts which
asserted that .'the people Of the 18th
are waiting to get lick at the kerens
gang, and when they do they will
knock them clear over the ropes. !"
But ode ole man. troubles himself not
q whit concerning these little chaps.
for we'll he knows that when he pipes
they will all dance, regardless OF race,
color, or previous condition of servi-
tude. The fact is, Filley is the life of
Missouri Republicanism, and without
him the party is doomed to not alone
defeat but annihilation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

A Convention to nominate a Demo-
cratic Candidate for Congress from
the 18th Congressional District of Mis-
souri, is hereby called to meet at Salem,
Mo-, on Wednesday, August IL, 1896.
Each county shall be entitled to one
Delegate for every $50 votes. or a
fraction of 1875 thereof, cast for Cleve-
land for President in 1892.
BY order of the Committee.
j. G.. Carly, Sec'y Committee.
(All Democratic papers in District
please copy
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
School Board Proceedings.
IRoNToN, Mo-. May 6, 1896.

IRoNToN, Mo-. May 6, 1896.
School Board met in regular session.
Present, w. B. Newman, President.
and directors w. T. Gay, w. Fl. Fisher,
P. w. Whitworth. Ezra Elgan and G..
S. Russell.
Minutes of last meeting read and APP
proved as read.
Moved and carried that the action
of the President and Secretary in issu-
ing warrants to teachers and janitors
be approved.
The President appointed for the in
| cidental committee for the ensuing
year, P. w. Whitworth and w. II.
| Fisher.
Moved and carried that the estimate
for the ensuing year be fifty cents on
the one hundred dollars, as follows:
Incidental, 20; Teachers. 20; Interest,
5; Sinking 5.
Moved and carried that the enumer-
alton be taken by w. G. Fairchild a
500.
Moved and carried that the election
of teachers be taken up. Quite num-
Der of applications were read. and con-
sidered. and balloting resulted in the
election of the following: F. M. Vance,
for Principal, at SIS month; Alice
Gay, for intermediate department, al
$40 a month; and Fannie Markham
for Primary department, at $40 a
month. Also, Luther L. Henderson
| for teacher of the Colored School at
$40 month. For janitor of the white
| school, Mrs. P. A. Palmer, at $40 a
month; janitor Of the colored school,
Caroline Branham. at IS month.
Moved and carried that the follow
| ing bills be allowed and warrants
drawn on the Treasurer for same: E.
D. AXE, for printing. 81; E. H. Fair
child. for brooms, zoe.
Moved and carried, that the follow
| ing persons be appointed to draft a set
of rules to govern the schools: w. b.
Newman, G.. S. Russell and Ezra Elgan.
No further business appearing, Board
adjourned to meet the first Wednesday
| in June.
w. B. NEWMAN, President.
w. G. .FAIRCHILD, Clerk.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
Tolu Talk.

We are in the midst of a prevailing
drouth. During the recent thunders
rainfall has been abundant on every
side, but a scope through here hasn'
had rain enough to keep the soil in
working order, and meadows are on a
standstill. Our farmers are nearly all
through planting corn, and some corr
is being plowed.
Leaves on the timber are larger fol
this time of year, than has been known
for many years past.
Solomon Bays, accompanied by his
sister Lucy, made trip to Graniteville
the first of the week. after tombstones
prepared for the tomb of Miss Laura
Anderson, who died September goth,
1895.
Andy Gibson and Sallie, his wife,
visited her home folks last Sunday.
Richard MaIlow has been visiting in
this vicinity the past week.
Rev. Alcorn filled Rev. Brooks ap.
pointment at Pleasant Grove church
last Sunday.
The funeral of Mrs. Augustus Wood
will be preached at Emmaus church
the fourth Sunday in June. by Rev.
Nipper.
r. Bays brought a load of lumber
from Mr.. Shorts mill last Friday.
This, the West End, is called the
backwoods, which isn't pretty name,
but our homes are being made pretty
by the green and blooming flowers and
bushes.
Our wild woods will soon be deco
rated by flowers of every shape. color
and size, and our orchards will soon
be full of fruits.
Thomas Bolick, who has been in
school at Lesterville, visited at Mr..
Yount's last Sunday, returning to Les
tervilIe Tuesday. He intends starting
to st Louis on the 9th inst.
We hear that Mr.. &. B. Thomas is
going to quit the Lesterville school at
the close of the present term, and has
accepted the Vice-Presidency OF
Wayne Academy.
Rev. Nipper has been awarded the
care of Shiloh church on Huzzah. to
go to which will be about 10 miles
ride for him.
G. Mason was at Tolu last Thursday,
on business.
James Beers of near .Keysville.
Crawford county, Mo-, was out on
business with Augustus Wood last
week.
A young man named Freeman. OF
Salem, passed Friday, going to Flat
River to work. He carries the sign of
Flat Rivers character, and says it is
the toughest place he ever saw.
j. NJ. Lucas of Goodwater has pur-
chased new buggy. He received no.
tice of its being at the station just at
night fall, and being so eager to take
a buggy ride, went all the way to Iron
Mountain and back through the night
after it.
Frank Short has purchased a bicycle.
Look out where you ride, Frank! Our
roads are not as wide as main street.
Prof. F. C. Cureton was at Tolu
Friday, on business. TAFFY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

We yesterday received through the
mails letter from the Currency Com
mittee of the st. Louis Commercial
GLIB, proffering us the free use of lit
erature "tending to show the disas-
ters which will inevitably result from
the silver movement under present
conditions" Enclosed in the same
envelope are two speeches, one by
Jno. G. Carlisle, and the other by Jno.
B. Henderson-par mobile .fratrum'.
Gentlemen of the Currency Committee
of the St. Louis Commercial Club, we
don't want your literature, though it
be as free as the air of heaven and as
boundless as the wastes of infinity.
Ia, Ia!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

The NeUs is informed that the Pop
ulists of this county will put a ticket
in the field at the fall election and
they have decided to make the fight for
Office of sheriff and collector. A three
cornered fight in the county will be all
the more interesting and the Populists
have some men in their party that
would make mighty strong race if
they were not elected for these offices.
-FredericEt0Un Nea0s.
Perhaps just strong enough to let in
the Republican nominees for these Off
ces. Hence those honied words of en-
couragement.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
Resolutions of Respect.

Whereas, The silver cord has been
loosed, and the golden bowl broken,
and the spirit has returned to the God
who gave it; therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the death of Sister
THERESA WHITE, the Brunot Epworth
League has lost dear sister and a
worthy member.
ResolUed, That the family have our
earnest sympathy.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread on the minutes of the League;
also copy be sent to the IRON COUNTY
REGISTER for publication.
Resolved, That sister Whites father
and mother be presented with a copy
of these resolutions.
w. W. THOMAS,
E e., o sToksaT. Committee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
ess money will he found to neutralize

less money will he found to neutralize
each other.
The present condition reminds us OF
dispute that two farmers engaged in
about the low prices of horses. One
thought the difficulty was to be at
tributed to electric appliances; the
other thought the bicycle was to blame
A Dutchman CHANGING to pass by was
appealed to in the matter. After
hearing the statement of each, he re
piled ..Zhentlemens, id vas an ofer-
PRODUCTION of jhackasses ad Vashung-
don!n
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

The Republican State Convention to
choose delegates to the National Con-
vention at st. Louis, assembled in St.
Joseph Tuesday. The Filley and
Kerens gangs had a regular cat-and-
dog time of it, but "de ole man" came
out on top. The convention declared
for the gold standard.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

WE regret to learn that Hon. o. l..
Munger has withdrawn from the race
for State Senator in the Twenty-First
Senatorial District. This not on ac-
count of lack of encouragement but be-
cause he could not afford the time and
means for making the necessary can
vass. He would have made an excel
lent and faithful public servant.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

MACAULEY, the historian and essay
list, long ago said: ''If it were to the
interest of the financial classes to de-
ny the law of gravi:ation, that PROPOSE
ton would be ably disputed" Where
could he find language to express him
self, were he living to-day within reach
of the Goldbug press of the United
States?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
PIANO GLASS.

Mrs. DR.. H. T. Morton opened a
school for Piano Music, March I'd.
She has taught music in several Col
leges and has taken rank as first-class
teacher for twenty-five years. Room
in the Tong property.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

TO-DAY the St. Louis Post-Dispdtch
will issue the initial number of its
Weekly edition. 1t will be welcomed
by old-fashioned Democrats every
where.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

AND the Illinois Goldbugs are threat
ening a bolt in advance! After all
their buster, the State is lost to them,
and their only hope for sending gold
delegates to the National Convention is
by holding separate State Conven-
ton. which they now promise to do.
Facihs est descensus AUerni
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

FILLEY hogged the whole mess at
st. Joseph. The Republican party OF
Missouri is nothing without its Bosses,
and Chauncey 1. is Boss Paramount.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

EGGS FOR. HArCHING.-Five cents
apiece. Barred Plymouth Rocks, and
Light Brahmas. Best winter layers.
Inquire of Henry Adolph, Ironton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

WOULDN'T ..de ole man" rattle
around in Senator Vests seat like a
navy bean in a dried bladder?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

SENATOR VEST talks good sense and
good Democracy three hundred and
sixty-five days in the year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

For ReHt-Three large rooms. up
stairs. Inquire at Adolph's Jewelry
Store.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

For sale cheap-the Nemnich prop
erty. opposite Nagel's. Inquire y
VIM. Ricke, Ironton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

For SALE-Pure Berkshire pigs.
Apply to DIR. F. w. Lowry, Ironton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

For fine healthy Cabbage Plants
call On John Newman. All varieties.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-11-18
DULUTH SHOULD USE
VermSlion and Mesaf,a Ores Says An Au-
thority on the Subject.

'sThe Production of Iron Ores in
1885, a monograph by John Birkin-
bine, has just been issued by the
United States geological survey. Five
maps are presented to illustrate the
condition of iron ore mining in the
Lake Superior region at the time Of
this report. The map Of the Mime
sofa district, illustrating the location
of the producing mines in Minnesota,
was compiled from data supplied by
Robert Angst c. E, chief engineer of
the Duluth & Iron Range railroad,
and W. j. Olcott NJ. E., general man.
ager Of the Lake Superior Consolidat-
ed Iron Mines. This map does not
indicate a number Of properties on
the Mesaba range that have been
sufficiently explored TO determine, by
the approximate extent and character
of the ore. their availability for min
ing operations. Mr.. Birkinbine says.
however, that some Of these explored
areas give promise of adding largely
to the supply of iron ore obtainable
from Minnesota. Only those mines
are indicated on the map that have
produced ore and reported their out
put to the United States geological
survey
The report shows that in 1895 the
Lake Superior districts produced 62-3I
per cent of the iron ore supply of the
United States. In 1894 the proportion
from the Lake Superior region was
e.. SIS per cent. and in 1893 it was 54.44
per cent. The term lore supply" in
cludes ore imported The total pro-
duction mo imported ore included1 in
1896 was 49,, GA gross tons, and OF
this amount lo,26s,9sS tons, or 64-32
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-11-18

few weeks bringing up the question
Of the permanency Of the present
basis. Action viii depend largely on
the result Of the billet meeting. In
Cleveland. this week, the Merchant
Bar Iron Association had the largest
meeting in months, and it was decid-
ed, in view Of enlarged inquiry and
the better business ahead, that the
mills could not afford to I'll up on a
Lose basis, valleys and Cleveland.
An advance Of 81 ton was made, or
TO l.l5c, Cleveland, in Car lots. There
are reports, also, that some action by
the steel rail association will follow
the New York meeting Of steel manu-
facturers. Advices we have received
from representative iron and steel
companies in various parts of the
country the past week tell Of signs Of
confidence restored. with some
tangible evidences Of industrial re-
vival. 1t is the general expression,
also, that 1897 will be year of pros
perity. But there is as yet no such
volume of new business as will
guarantee steady operation of the
mills in the near future, the approach
Of the winter season making it entire
ly unlikely that the present squirt of
orders previously held back by election
uncertainty, will be followed by
enough to employ full forces. Oper-
ations in the next few months may
therefore be somewhat spasmodic
Many iron manufacturers deprecate
the exaggerated reports that have
been published, since they are likely
to cause disappointment later, to
those who have looked for an unrea-
sonably quick recovery from 50 long
period of depression. A vast deal
has been done for the iron trade by
the easing of the money market, the
strain there having become very
severe. Changes in prices the past
week have been chiefly in pig iron.
Angles are stronger and there is an
advance of about 81 ton by some
mills on steel bars. on certain grades
of plates and on sheets. But the
large amount of unemployed mill
capacity makes any material change
improbable for the present. Pig iron
is firm, with an advance of % to 50
cents by Southern producers, on 1897
deliveries. Bessemer is strong, with
SLID and Sll s. in the valley the
basis Of latest sales. There are QUO
tations of 3D. to Sl2.25 but transac-
tions at these figures cannot be
verifed.-Iron Trade Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-11-18
THE MARKET At LARGE.

The activity in iron that anticipat-
ed the election by two or three weeks
has been more marked since Nov. 3:
but it is well known in the trade that
the assumptions of mills have been
due to the removal OF the one con-
dition attached to pending contracts
and to the sending of specifications
on old orders, more than to business
actually originating since election.
Aside from the news Of reviying
industry that has been plentiful
enough, the week is Of special interest
in iron and steel circles from the
meeting Of the billet and other asso-
Citations, and the rumors that are
current as TO their future operations
The meeting of the steel billet asso-
citation began at New York on Tues
day and the important questions
under consideration were still in the
hands of a committee Wednesday
night, according to our Geographic
advices. The probabilities then were
that one or two days might elapse
before complete agreement could be
reached. The adoption Of the ingot
basis is predicted as one result of the
meeting, in case all the discordant
elements are harmoniZed, but the
outcome Of the movement for lower
price is more doubtful. The beam
association is to meet in New York
also, some price cutting in the past
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-11-18
RAINY LAKE COUNTRY.
/ On the Verge of a Boom-Outlook Very
Bright

John McAuliffe came down from the
Rainy lake and Seine river gold dig
ging on the Dixon this morning says
the Duluth Herald. The trail be-
tween Tower and Rainy lake is a
little risky at present, because many
of the streams are beginning TO freeze
up. Consequently he had to go from
the Seine over to TT. Francis, then
down Rainy river on the last boat OF
the season to the Lake of the Woods,
over that body TO Rat Portage, over
the Canadian Pacific to Port Arthur
and then to Duluth on the Dixon.
Starting from point about 100 miles
from Duluth he travelled go miles to
get here
He brings some wonderful reports
of the gold camps, for all of which he
youcheS, and which he gathered dur
ing his four months stay there. The
gold region is on the verge Of big
boom, and the great hindrance to
mining there, lack Of capital, seems
to be partially done away with. This
done, there seems to be nothing in
the way OF the aforesaid boom. In
deed, it has already begun, and Rat
Portage, after sleep of eight years,
is awakening TO it in good shape. In
the last ninety days real estate has
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-11-18
The Chandler Mine which has been Idle for
Three Months Again Resumes
Operations.
Four Hundred Men Put on for the Present
With Strong Prospects of Increased
Activity Soon.

1t was with rather joyous feel
ings that our citizens listened to
the musical tones of the Chandler
whistle at noon today, especially
after II was known that orders
had been received from c. P. COT
fin. president Of the Chandler
company, to begin operations after
an idleness OF three months. The
larger part of the people knew
what the continuous blast meant
and within very brief space OF
time several hundred laborers
were on their way to the Offices TO
secure employment
Manager Pengilly on being
questioned as TO the number of
men to be put on, answered that
about 400 would go to work to-
morrow Thursday morning and
that married men would be given
the preference. He also stated,
that in view of the large amounts
of unsold ore at the lower lake
docks, the mine would not be
wrought to its fullest capacity for
short time. but that as fast as
conditions improved mere men
would be put on. He also said
the Chandler had something like
10000 tons on the stockpiles but
that room enough was at command
TO stock fair sized winters out
put, new grounds having been
cleared at No. 2, 3 and 5 shafts,
No. 4 having been cleaned up be-
fore shipping ceased.
He gave as an actual loss to the
company during the idle period,
the sum of $40. 000-this not in
Guiding the loss from the non-sale
of ore-but actual loss by reason
Of re-timbering, repairs, ETC., in
the not working mine. 1t is a
well known fact that wear on a
mine is heavier when not being
worked than when running full
capacity. The work OF repairing
has been going steadily on and at
the present the mine is In first
class condition.