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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
KILLED BY BURGLARS.

Leo Hfrtfl, of Indianapolis, Shot Through
the Heart While Pursuing BurgMrs In
HIS Home.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 2O.-Leo
Hirth, a well-known and wealthy Ger
man citizen, living at 1920 west WASH
ington street, where he conducted a
large grocery business, was instantly
killed at two o'clock yesterday morn
ing by two masked men who were dis
covered in his bedroom and whom he
pursued into the rear part of the house.
Mrs. Hirth was awakened by a noise
in the room, and, rising in bed, saw,
two men standing in the doorway
leading to another room. She gave.
the alarm by calling to her husband,
who was in a deep sleep by her side.
AT the same instant one of the men
leveied pistol at her aud fred, the
bullet entering the headboard just
above where she lay. A second shot
followed an instant later and the two
men turned towards the rear of the.
house.
Hirth was awakened by the first,
shot, but seemed not to realize what
had occurred until the second shot was
fired, when he sprang from the bed.
He then passed into the room back of
his sleeping apartment. A third shot
was fired as the man fed from the room.
pursued by Hirth. Mrs. Hirth ran to.
the front door of the house and made.
her exit, screaming at the top of her
voice for help. a number of the neigh
bors were aroused and came quickly to,
the place, and when they entered the
house Hirth was found upon the floor
with bullet in his heart.
Hirth was known to keep large sums
of money in the house.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
FROM HONOLULU.

,s,.,.t.r uvtr1s. Tnkes Exceptions to . sup
posed Inspired Article, hut - A0nlnss .
Upon Explanation-Ths sugar
Eyade the Payment of Just Taxataon-
Niue Riotous Portuguese Seriously In
iured by the Clubs of tho Police.
,Snecial Correspondence OF the United Press
per steamer Gaelic.l
HoSoLuLu, April 11.-Minister VIII
lis who will sail for the east on
the 10th inst, on a sixty days 1ur-
lourh. paid his Official farewell Visit &c
the executive on April II. After the
customary interchange OF frlendiy
speeches, the minister took occasion TO
express his dissatisfaction with par
arraph in the Advertiser of that date,
intimating that it was the organ OK
the government, Collector J. b Castie
being principal stockholder there.h'-
Foreign Minister Cooper assured ME-.
Willis that the Advertiser was In nc
way controlled or inspired by the gov
eminent and promised to speak to the
editor about the offending article.
which he did. The offending para
graph was one quoted without com
ment from an editorial in the wash
ington Star. the most damaging words
of which were: Minister Willis has
no value whatever in Honolulu. But
if anything he is standing affront to
the people for whom the people OF the
United States feel warm attach
ment."
In the next issue it was pointed out
that the paragraph from the WASH
ington Star was printed without com
ment and asserted the papers absolute
| independence of the government. II
expresses regret that the American
representative should have been mis-
led by rumors, and sincerely hoped
that Mr.. Willis would fully recover
his health, which has been sadly
broken by the nervous strain incl
dent to the trying position he has oc-
cupied.
Since the disagreement of the 18th
of January there has been no direct
exchange of social courtesies between
Minister Willis and any member OF
the executive.
Considerable excitement has follow.
ed the very reluctant pu blication OF
tax lists showing the 81 sugar corpor--
atoms with S37, So, 900 of capital stock
paid last year only SOL, la in taxes,
less than SO per cent. of the lawful one
per cent, if assessed at their nominal
value, which is generally much below
the actual.
OThe sugar barons have done their
utmost to prevent this publication of
the facts. The legislature is certain
TO find remedy for this unequal tax
alton.
A riot of Portuguese took place on
the evening of the 5th. 1t was acct
dentally provoked and had not the
slightest political significance. Nine,
Portuguese were seriously hurt by the
clubs of the police.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
NATIONAL FINANCES.


comptroiler Eckles Before Cincinnata
Business Men-Some Existing Evils,
as He Sees Them. Pointed Out-Business
Mon should Have . Voice In tho Busi-
ness Legislation Of tho Country.
CINCINNATI, April 1a-Hon. James
Eckels, comptroller of the currency,
addressed an audience of 1000 Cincin-
natl business men here yesterday. Mr..
Eckels' address was on the subject OF
national finances and tho currency,
and was in response to a joint invita-
ton of the chamber of commerce, the
Clearinghouse association and the
Commercial club of Cincinnati.
He was introduced by Mr.. j. 3.
Hearne, president of the Third ma
tional bank, who presented the speaker
in few brief and appropriate remarks.
Mr.. Eckels took the stand at eight
o'clock, and spoke for over two hours.
He said he had no sympathy with that
sentiment which sprang from dema-
gogy and misguided politics that ex-
cluded the distinctively business man
from having a commanding voice in
the settlement of questions which
were wholly of business character.
In the past there had been too much
fear of the hue and cry of noisy agi-
tators and breeders of discomfort and
strife on the part of business men,
and the result was, the nation was
confronted with conditions that were
continual source of harm. The peo-
pie stood in need of complete free
dom from the agitations which had
menaced prosperity and impoverished
the citizen since the war. At no time
within the last thirty years had such
serious conditions confronted the bust
ness world. The business depression
of to-day was caused by legislation,
which gave new power to the free sill
yer advocates and placed larger
burden on the treasury's gold reserve
without increasing the nations gold or
giving the secretary additional power
to protect the same. There never were
SO large investments of foreign capt.
tai in the United States as in the years
Immediately preceding 1890. There
never We're such small as in the years
after that date. The legislation of
that year accomplished what all the
other currency heresies and follies
OF three decades could not do. The
American business world to-day is
witnessing the result of doubt and the
1essening of confidence in us on the
part of those who were the country's
strongest financial allies and it's great
est source of capital. The home inves-
tor was none the less a doubter, and
between them there was almost COM
plete commercial paralysis in every
part of the country. The pernicious
doctrine of fiatism and its kindred one
of initiation caused, in the largest de-
gree, the con tinued looking to congress
for monetary relief. The first essen
tial to the return of prosperity was
the determination of the free silver
fa1
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
ARMY REORGANIZATION.

Favorable Report Ordered on Senator
Hawley's BILL
WASHINGTON, April 1s.-The senate
committee on military affairs has
agreed to report favorably Senator
Hawley's bill for the reorganization of
the army. The bill increases the force
to 10000 enlisted men. to be composed
of ten regiments of cavalry. seven OF
artillery and 25 OF infantry. The bill,
as it will be reported. will also provide
for the continuance of the battalion of
engineers, as provided for by the ex-
listing laws. This provision was omit
ted in the original draft of the bill, but
was inserted in committee
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
A MEMORIAL.

The President and Congress Asked to In
terfere In Behalf of Rev. Alberto j.
DIE.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, April 20.-At the.
close of last evenings services at the
Central Baptist church the following.
memorial was unanimously adopted:
TO the President and Senator's aud Representa-
tires in the National Congress:
WHEREAS. We. the members OF Central Bap.
tist church and Congregation Of Memphis
Tenn, have heard with pain and alarm of the
recent arrest and Imprisonment OF Rev. Al.
terto j. Diaz, naturalized citizen Of these
United States and Missionary of the Southern,
Baptist convention at Havana, Cuba; and
WHEREAS. we nave great reason to believe
that ecclesiastical rather than political infiu-
ences have led to his arrest and Imprisonment;
therefore,
Eeso!red, That We respectfully request that
you do ali that you can consistent with the
honor OF our country to secure his release and
restoration to the work IN which he has been
long and successfully engaged.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
SOME DOGS OF HIGH DEGREE.

In England and Wales there are 49,
licensed packs of fsxhounds, having.
6,2s9 couples. in Scotland there are.
nine packs with s26 couples. and in.
Ireland II with s65 couples.
M1lhall says that the largest-known
dog was St. Bernard called .plinlim-.
mon" exhibited at Birmingham in 1884.
The Height of this animal was IS inches
and his weight 214 pounds.
A trained bloodhound has been known
to follow the track of man ON hose
back, and when the rider passed
through bushes the animal jumped un
and smelled at the leaves touched nv
the feet of the horseman.
The shepherd" Of North Europe has.
been known to historians for over .OO0.
years, and it is believed that the 70.
markable dexterity manifested by thi.
animal In caring for sheep il the heredi.
taFy result OF training.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
Internal Revenue Receipts.

WASHINGTON, April. 1s.-Internal
revenue receipts for the nine months
of the current fiscal year. from official
figures made public yesterday by Com
missioner Miller, aggregated s11O, 49,
075. an increase over the corresponding
months of 1895 of S1s3, 9a7, exclusively
derived from tobacco and beer. The
principal items OF revenue were: Spirits,
s6I.525, asa, a decrease of Se,377, AIS;
tobacco, s23. 257, 500, an increase of ST.
Isl. $50; fer.nented liquors, s24, 059, 7s7,
an increase of Sl,75s.0 OIL; oleomargs-
rine. 1896, 329. decrease of S1ss, st2 mis-.
cel,aneons. S340.O46. decrease SIPS. vet
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
THE STEAMER BERMUDA
Has Finally Secured British Papers 70
Release.

Ke1eaEe.
PHILADELPHIA. April 1s.-The flibus-
tering steamer Bermuda has finally
secured British papers for release.
British Consul Clipperton has yielded
to the efforts made to induce him
to regularly enter the vessel in
the consulate registry and give
the noted craft clean bill of health.
All objections against the vessel had
been withdrawn under orders from the
British government.
The crew had been paid off and
claims against the vessel satisfied
without any further delay. On Mon
day she will sail for Puerto Cortez in
command of Capt. Hughes, who has
succeed Capt. O'Brien in command of
the vessel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
Will Make tho Illinois Delegation In Con-
gress SoIid.y Republican.

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-The Down
ing-Rinaker contested election case
was practically decided in the house
elections committee yesterday, after a
hot debate, in favor OF Rinaker (rep.l.
This will make the Illinois delegation
in the house solidlv republican.
The report will be made to the house
Monday if the signatures of the COM
mittee can be obtained by that time.
Five republicans will sign it and pos
sibly six. Three democrats will re-
fuse to sign, and they may introduce q
minority report.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
PLUNGER PARTRIDGE DEAD.

He Made and Lost Several Fortunes in the
Wheat Pit aud Died Rich.
CHICAGO, April led Partridge,
the wheat speculator, who has been i'll
for several weeks with Bright's dis
ease, died at 11:3o a. m. Partridge
first came into prominence on the
board of trade as bear in the wheat
market about ten years ago, and is re-
puted to have made and lost several
fortunes since that time. He left a
fortune of at least a million dollars
He was go years old. He leaves a wild
ow and five children.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

THE house committee on public lands,
on the 18th, unanimously agreed to
recommend an amendment to the bill
providing relief for the settlers in
Greer county, Okla. in giving to set
tiers of March 10, 1896, the privilege of
the free homestead laws.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

VICTOR OSCAR TuGNER. the celebra-
ted Austrian sculptor, died in Vienna,
on the 10th, from a stroke of apoplexy,
only few days before the time fixed
for the unwilling of his masterpiece, a
monument to Mozart. He was in his
6fty-second year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

The belief is growing in Washington
that while Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will be
formally consul at Havana, he will be
really special commissioner for the
president to make q careful report as a
military expert upon the condition of
affairs, and report upon the progress Of
the Insurgents, the strength and equip
ment of the armies commanded by Go
meg and Nsceo, and such other infor.
imation q may be of service 20 the gov.
ernment
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

THE ways and means committee, on
the 18th, ordered favorable report on
the bill of Mr.. C. ". Stone, of Penn
sylvania, repeating outright and I'M
conditionally clause 81 of the Wilson
tariff law, providing for free alcohol
in the arts
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

THE District of Columbia court of
appeals, on the 18th, granted the writ
of error asked for in the case of Broker
Everton R. Chapman, the recalcitrant
sugar trust witness, and admitted the
defendant to bail in the sum of S., 1000,
until the supreme court takes action
On the matter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

THE school census of Chicago, now
practically completed, shows the city
to have a population of. approximate
". ITO. 900. This is an increase of 2O0,-
600 over the school census of two years
ago. The directory estimate for 1895
was sos, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

HENRY C. FRIcK, chairman of the
Carnegie Steel Co., will build mag
nifcent hospital for children on 40
acre lot at Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh,
Pa, within the next year, at a cost OF
e5OO, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

MARSHAL YAMAGATA of Japan, on
the eve of his departure from New
York city for Europe, on the nth, is
sued a statement thanking the Amer
lean people for the friendly reception
he met all over the country.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

SENATOR JUSTIN S. MORRILL,, of Yer
mont, the venerable father of the SEN
ate. was SO years of age, on the 18th.
and at night gave a reception to politi-
cal and personal friends to celebrate
the OCCASION
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

On the 10th the president issued his
annual Behring sea proclamation,
warning sealers from plying their vo-
cation during the closed season from
May to August 1. The proclamation
is similar to the others issued in past
wears,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

FAILURES throughout the United
States for the week ended on the nth,
as reported by r. G. Dun & Co., were
223, against PAL for the corresponding
week last year. For Canada the fail
ures were Sc, against "A last year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

On the 18th the committee on post
offices and post roads ordered favor
able report on an amendment to the
the sundry civil bill throwing open to
competition the contract for printing
postage stamps.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

MoNs1eNoR CRKroN1, papal nuncio to
Madrid, has been instructed to pro-
pose to the Spanish government that
Spain accept the mediation of the
pope; or, falling that, to endeavor to
secure the acceptance by Spain of the
mediation of the United States to the
end of obtaining the pacification of
Caba
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

The Greater New York bill was
passed by the New York senate, on the
18th, over the vetoes of the mayors of
New York and Brooklyn. The vote
was "a ayes to IA noes
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

THE president, on the 18th. sent to
the senate 800 typewriter pages Of
correspondence in reference to affairs
in Cuba, from November, 1875, to 1878
in regard to the attempts of the United
States to offer mediation or interven-
ton in the first Cuban rebellion. which
was called for by resolution adopted
March "a last.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

ELLIS ISLAND, N. Y, was crowded,
ON the 14rh, by the advance guard of
an invading horde Of pauper Italian
immigrants. Right on top of the
swarm Of nearly 1,4OO unloaded from
the Bolivia, there came another hun
cry contingent of 1850 landed from
the steamer Alesia-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

THE house committee or territories
held special meeting, on the 18th, at
which favorable report was ordered
on the bill admitting Arizona to state
hood. The vote was five to two.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

The first election in New Jersey to
vote on an appropriation for the con
struction of a cycle path took place in
Asbury Park, on the 14th, and the
wheelmen carried the day by vote OF
21s to 81. The path will be six feet
wide, and will extend from Asbury
Park to Trenton, a distance of sc
miles
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

THE Massachusetts, legislature, on
the 18th, side-tracled, after a hot fight,
the bill to erect statue Of the late
BENJAMIN F. Butler on the statehcuse
grounds The committee on ways and
means. in giving its reasons, objected
toincurring the expense at present, and
said: I'VE believe that a true regard
for art and economy requires further
deliberation."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

THE recent contest for mayor and
members Of the city council at Gaylord.
Kas.. in which the women won a sig
nal victory, electing their entire ticket,
has engendered a bitter warfare be-
tween the men and women. Mrs An
tonette Haskell, the mayoress. has
threatened to make . clean sweep in
appointive Offices.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
By ELI ID. AXE.

CHARLES 81. VooRHIs, an ex-member
Of congress, committed suicide In his
law Office, in the Davidson building,
Jersey City, n. J., on the 18th.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
National Guards to be Nfohrl,za,

New YORK, April 20.-Aspecial cable
to the Herald from Valparaiso, Chilli.
says: The government is about to.
mobilize 1000 of the national guards,
recently enrolled.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
Resulted IN !. killing.

Robert Morgan was shot and killed
by w. B. Mathus, six miles south of
Ava, Douglas county. They quarreled
about q boundary line.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

Dropped Dead Far From Home.
Samuel Logan. an old and promin-
emit citizen OF Palmyra, died at Park
crsburg, w. Va He dropped dead on
the street of that CITY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
I tested viii, BURGLARS.

Fayette has been suffering from a
raid OF burglars. Five houses were
entered in one night recently, and con-
side-a BILE booty secured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

James Reese Boaker. prominent
mule raiser of Fulton county, dropped
dead from apoplexy the other day.
He was ~ years of age
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
Found Big Money in a Boot.

Jim Edwards, a farm hand working
for Frank Vincent. in the southern
part of Stoddard county, found $500 in
an old boot under Vincent's house. Ed
wards let five of his com panions into
the secret, and with them lived in
such luxury as to arouse the sus-
picions of the community. Harry Wat
son, one of these, went to Bernie few
days ago and got drunk, and while in
toNicated gave away the secret. Vim
cent had $500 in the boot, and had not
missed it till Watson's spree at Bernie
About one-half of the money was re-
covered
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
A Veterans Good Luck.

j. A. johnson, of Sedalia. a veteran
OF the late war, received information
the other day that he had fallen heir
to the fourth of an estate valued al
500, 600. by the death of a bachelor
uncle in Pennsylvania Mr.. johnson
has been an invalid for many years.
and draws a pension for total disa-
Dility.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

At Clinton. Mrs. Maria Moore. wife
of Campbell Moore, has sued William
Porter. of Ulrich, Henry county, fer
SIS, GOO for alleged SANDER.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23

New University Academy Building.
The management of the University
academy, at Columbia, has concluded
for the erection OF a
new building. 1t will be two stories.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
Shooting of Banker RusselPS Wife.

Circuit court convened in special ses-
sion at Palmyra for the purpose of try
ing Teddy Kenny. charged with enter
ing Banker Russell's house some two
years ago and shooting his wife. The
states witnesses were found to be
weak in their evidence, and the prose-
cutting attorney nolle pros'd the case.
A cellmate of Kenny's in the Chester
Qn.) penitentiary caused KeEny's ar
rest as the perpetrator OF the crime on
his release from that institution.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-10-03

-
The DEMOCRATIC RALLY.-Slnday,
OctobM 18th, has been fixed for the
grand Democratic rally and ,atifica-
llon meeting to he held 10 this town.
The meeting will take place in tho
afternoon, to suit the convenience of
people living Mt a distance. 1t is iM-
possible at this writing to give q list
q the names of the speakers but it is
10 contemplation to have speakers Of
iefossn for the occasion. There will
e one or more speakers who will adj
'dfess the audience in the French Lam
suasp.
let every II make a note of the
oale, time and place, and get ready to
a1send and hear sound doctrines ex-
pounded.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-10-03

Court Will adjourn to-day after a
uasy session lasting the whole month.
lie court opened with 81 prisoners in
lsa awaiting trial ; the grand jury did
Seod work and during the three
weeks jury the Jail was practically
seaAed There We're two convictions
y which motions in arrest of judy
neht Mere sustained for the reason
.aat the statute under which the
accused were tried had been repealed
anu II enacted since the commission
y ~ she otiense, without Il saving clause.
lug oversight of the legislature oper-
a'sG as legislative pardon
lae whole of this week was taken
W with the trial of civil cases, the
,aost important of which was the
''isa.l0n over the final account in the
sasesssloa of the late r. H. Allen.