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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
NEWS AND NOTES.
4 Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY-FouRTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.

Is the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Morgan (Ala-)
spoke for more than an hour advocating i'm
mediate Intervention in behalf Of Cuba. using
very strong language in urging his point The
resolution previously offered by him request
ing the president to communicate papers reia-
ting to the condition Of affairs in Cuba was
agreed to. The pension bill Of Nancy G. Ala
bach was passed over the presidents veto, and
the house joint holiday resolution was con-
CURED in. IN the house. consideration of the
bill to amend the postal law relating to second
class matter was begun. The bill TO authorize
purchasers OF the Atlantic & Pacific railroad
to form new corpo Rtion, with the rights,
privileges and obligaJIe-s OF the old, was
passed
In the senate. on the 18th, the resolution to
take up the Dingley bill for consideration was
the subject of a very warm discussion between
several senators, which resulted in n complete
acQuiescence on both sides of the chamber in
the fact that the Dingley bill could not posi-
bly, be passed at the present session $500 In
the house nearly all OF q four hours session
was devoted to consideration, in committee Of
the whole, Of the army appropriation bill for
the year ending June 60 1925 and an amend
ment cutting of the Hot Springs (Ark.) hospi-
tai was agreed to. When the committee rose
the point OF no quorum was made and sus-
tanned and the house adjourned.
IN the senate, on the 18th, the bill to amend
the immigration laws occupied the attention
Of the senate during nearly the whole OF the
session Among the amendments passed was
one providing that the act shall not apply to
Cuban refugees during the existing troubles in
Cuba. The bill was passed and conference
asked In the house the usual bills in fur
therance of the inaugural were passed, as was
the army appropriation bill, the latter with an
amendment cutting of the appropriation for
the maintenance of the Hot Springs (Ark)
hospital. Half dozen District of Columbia
bills were passed, and the legislative, execU-
tive and judicial appropriation bill was taken
up in committee Of the whole.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
"NoBLE" swlNDLERs

Come TO Grief in Chicago After y Sad
Abzoad-Thelr Victims Ghosea Med
from the Fair and Susceptible Sex
Thousand Dollars Secured from n
of Dressmakers.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-Two pria
who claim 10 be descendants of for
nobility, are locked up at police D
quarters on charges of su
They are Count Henry King, OF 8
burg, Germany, and Prince Loref
Mabes, of Naples, Italy. Whoel
they are, the police say they are Gle
confidence men and that they
wanted by the authorities of u
large cities of this country and
rope, including London, Paris, Nail
New York and st. Louis. TheT q
been living here some time, it is sa
or the proceeds of their last swindA
They came to America from Strash&
several months ago, and during
trip met Camille Boussart and
Smith, who intended to open
making parlors in Chicago.
After spending some little tn
New York and other eastern cite
where they are said to have opeVatd
swindling schemes, they came on
Chicago and took up their residence
the same hotel where their female 81
quaintances were living. Recentl
the noblenen disappeared from th
hotel, after having secured S., 900, it
alleged, from the dressmakers. an
without having settled their boar
bill. Complaint was made at polio
headquarters, and King was arreste
yesterday afternoon as he was leavin
one of the theaters. He said that hi
companion, Mabes was at the Eurek
hotel, on Adams street. Detective
found him in the parlor entertainin
a number of ladies with the piano. Ii
speaks fiuently five languages. aud
highly accomplished.
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A SENSATIONAL CHARGE
Given by Judge Pond to the Minneapolis
Grand Jury-Corruption Alleged.

Given by Judge Pond to the Minneapolis
Grand Jury-Corruptson Alleged.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Dec. 17.-Judge
Pond, of the district court, yesterday
morning in charging the grand jury,
called its attention to the al
legged malfeasance OF City Clerk Haney,
now absent, and for whose arrest a
warrant has been issued. He also di-
rected the grand jury to inquire into
the alleged corruption in the city
council. 1--WE all know" said the
judge, that aldermen receive salary
of only $500 a year, devoting their en-
tire time to the city, and yet manage
to wear better clothes and live in bet
ter style than most other people could
with much larger incomes. / leave
you to understand, if you can, how
they can do it."
The court also reminded the juryI
that it was a common rumor tina
there had been corruption in tn
school board. Even the courts, b |
said, were being disgraced by ope
rumors of briberS end tampering via /
witnesses and jarors. The jury VS.
also instructed that they must X
anime into the rumors of straw bods
given by official The judge yeser-
day afternoons ghformed the glnd
jury that he had been informed 9at !
it (the grand jury had already Oeen
tempered with by persons who are In
danger of Indictment.
Much excitement prevails in the city
over the matter. 1t is conf IDENTITY pre-
dicted that some of the aldermen Will
be indicted for soliciting land taking
brides in connection WIN city con-
tracts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
BANK OFFICIALS n DlcTeD.

serions Cbarpes A~ainst Officers of the
Defunct First National BtA AK OF busoe'
Mont.
BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 17.-fThe United
States grand jury at Helena yesterday
morning returned four lndlctInenes
against officers of the deNfnnct fSs
national bank, growing gu OF the re-
cent sensational failure. Two lnoieC'
ments are against +. ID. E. gerton. Tor
mer manager and Weep Resident, anu
now receiver of the insti tuition, charg
ing him with making fi Use entries 10
the comptroller of the currency re1a-
tive to amounts allo we'd TO De oua
from other banks, misai pplylng Iunu4
and making unlawful pa yments WIZ
bank funds.
The other Indictments re Jolne,y
against Edgerton and Geor e II. hili'
assistant cashier. Both men NYere ar
rested on bench warrants. ne IN
dictments were not unexpect u, on
the grand jury's report on tn oao
management of the bank creat
sensation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
SERIOUS CHARGES
Against Acknowledgement of Ohio n. A.
Axline.

Axline.
COLUMBUS. o., Dec. 1Z-CoL A d.
Colt, of the Fourteenth regiment, o. N.
G., in an interview published yester-
day, makes very serious charges
against Adjt. Gen II. A. Axline in
connection with the expenses of the
state encampment at Cleveland last
summer. Col. Colt takes the items in
order and declares that the prices
paid are outrageously extravaganza and
intimates that the money was not
spent as the statement shows at all.
AS for his regiment, which is the larg-
est in the state, it got none of the
things Col. Colt suggests that money
was spent to pay the board of some
of the officers at hotel and for priv.
ate livery bills. 1t is rumored that
Col Colt and the regimental quarter
masters will file charges against AK.
line with Gov. Bushnell, aud scl1sa-
tiional disclosures are expected.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The senate was not in session on the
18th. In the house, it being private
bill day, 81 private pension bills were
passed, and the remainder of the af-
Uernoon was occupied in discussing
war claim bills, one of which was
passed. The report of the conferees
extending until ten days after the be-
ginning of the next session the limit
within which the joint congressional
committee on regulations for the free
use of alcohol in the arts and manu-
features might report, was agreed to.
An evening session, for the considera-
ton of private pension bills, was held.
A SENSATIONAL scene occurred in the
Italian chamber of deputies, on the
18th, upon the occasion of the discus.
sion of the allowance to be voted for
the use of the prince of Naples, crown
prince of Italy. A general fight took
place, in which many of the deputies
were roughly handled. Finally bill
granting an annual allowance of /, O0O..
600 francs was awarded amid great
confusion.
WHILE repairing the timbering in
the shaft of the Virginius mine, near
Ouray, Col, on the 18th, the cage con-
tanning the five workmen became de-
tached from the cable and dashed to
the bottom of the l,400 foot shaft.
crushing the men into shapeless masses
and breaking the cage into thousands
of pieces. Each of the victims leaves
family.
ApvIcEs from Chile are that the po.
litical situation is still strained, and
that predictions of a revolution are
openly made. unless President Errazu
riz agrees to reforms demanded by the
liberals. The chamber of deputies is
lAtifT-necked and will not compromise
tMhile the president is equally deter
Fmaned.
i pMETHINe of a sensation was created
j iisRashington, on the 18th, by the ac-
Atid4pf the senate committee on foreign
Eeld pns in ordering, by practically
naIsnous vote, favorable repo.A &c
saate of the Cameron resotntioE
sIking the independence 6f the
sRf Cuba.
throughout .flle United
prted by Z G. Dun &
eiS~e ended ON the 18th,
INST ST for the CORE
last year. For Canada
IRE Al, rgainst a2 last
court of appeals. on
an order commanding
IN cansassers to award
blican candidate, the |
eetior 60 congress ia |
PISTON n district. "a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
Made a Normal School Regent.

The governor has appointed Scott ].
Miller, of Chillicothe, member of the
board of regents of the state normal
school, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Robert n. Bodine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
A Tip for oHics-Seekers.

Gov.-elect Stephens was greatly ben.
efited in health by his stay at Hot
Springs.
In answer to an inquiry the other day as to
further appointments under the incoming ad-
minIstration, Mr.. Stephens said he did not
think he would consider any more applications
for office until after his Inauguration.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
SAYS II Is Not tienuIne.

Probate Judge Rassieur of st. Louis
holds that the Sublett bill, -alleged to
have been made years ago. disposing of
big slice OF st. Louis, is spurious.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24

A Dozen students of the Kansas
medical college at Topeka, have noti-
fed the Caban junta in New York that
they are ready to take the field at any
time as surgeons in the cause of the
insurgents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
Not Wife Abandonment,

The st. Louis court of appeals de.
cides that where man leaves his wife
and children, but contributes for their
support, it is not wife-abandonmenk
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
Was Prominent In Jasper County.

Mrs E. Robertson, Carterville, died
recently of general debility, aged 90.
She was one of the oldest and most
prominent residents of Jasper county.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
Victory for BOOKSELLERS.

The supreme court has decided that
the act entitled IAN act to prohibit
bookmaking and poolselling at any
place other than upon the premises OF
race-courses, with emergency clause"
is unconstitutional, as it is class legis-
lation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24

AS A result of the experiments of the
board which is investigating battle
ships steel, nearly the whole amount
how in the Newport News (Va-) Ship
Building Co. s yards may be con-
demned.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
Gave a Dead of Trust.

The firm of Shepard & Co., one of
the largest dry goods houses in John
son county, has given a deed of trust
to secure all Of their creditors.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
An Old Resisent Gone.

DR.. John II. Coshow. pioneer of st.
Charles county, died at his home in St
Charles. aged 81. Deceased was born
in St. Charles county.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24

SEVERAL trained nurses of Mime
apolis, MIMI, have volunteered to go
to Cuba, agreeing to pay their own ex-
penses, If some one VIII arrange mat
tiers so that they can get there.
Eighty men have volunteered.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24

NINE inches of rain in II days, fol-
lowing the fall floods, caused the high
est water ever known IN the valleys of
southwest Washington, and wrought
great destruction to property and
some loss of life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24

JoHx STUART BLIGH. sixth earl of
Darnley. died suddenly at his home,
Clifton lodge, Athboy, County Meath,
ireland. on the 18th, aged 6S. He sat
In the house of lords as Lord Clifton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
Golden Wedding AnnIversarv.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holtzclaw, OF
Chillicothe, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary the other even
ing. Among those present were s.
England and Mrs. Joseph Stone, who
were guests at the wedding in Mercer
county, Ky. so years 400.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24

In the French chamber of deputies,
on the 18th. Premier Meline said that
he was unable to extend any hope that
bin for the increase of the sugar
bounties would pass at the present
session of the chamber.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
No More Sunday drave-Diggins.

The cemetery aspirations of st.
Louis have notified undertakers that
the digging of graves on Sunday is
hereafter prohibited.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
They Got NOTHING.

An attempt with dynat nite was made
by robbers on the hank at Lock
Springs, Daviess conntk bat the safe
refused to yield -.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
No Court-8fartiais in Iowa for Cuban
Volunteers.

Dies MONIES, Ia, Dec. 1s.-Iowa SYM
pathizers with Cuba are diligently at
work. Gov. Drake yesterday declared
his sympathy for the Cubans and de-
clared that there would be no court
martials of Iowa military officers who
were sympathizers in the cause.
The local junta announces that a
large party of men will leave here to-
day for gulf coast points, where they
will rendezvous and be taken thence
to Cuba
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24

cLAy BAscosa. of Troy. n. Y, died
cxsonville, Fla, on the 14th. Mr..
pm was prominent leader of tile
ibition party.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
Cuban volunteer. Organizing In Idaho.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec 1s-A
company of volunteers is being organ
lied at Pocatello, Idaho, by DR.. C. N
Rocker, TO go to Cuba to join the in
surgents. Fifty men fully armed and
equipped will be ready to leave for
New York on Saturday, from whence
the plan is that they will start for
Florida, ostensibly to work in the
mines, but in reality to be landed on
the island of Cuba Rocker is noted
western character. He will head the
band, and claims the possession of au-
thority from prominent Cubans in the
east to organize a company.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
DOUBTLESS the senate will approx
he bill passed by the house to ALLOW
he use of private postal cards of tn
anne size and weight of those fur
lished by the department, with tn
Lddition of a one-cent stamp. Man,
business houses will then compete il
striking postal cards of thei
'wn, and the poster artists will have
lew field in which to display thei
A MOB of about half hundred mel
tempted to lynch Elmer A. Weather
loltz, the wife-murderer, at Wood
took, Va, on the 18th, but the sheriff
,luffed them off.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says tina
he negotiations with Great Britain fol
general treaty of arbitration cover
ng all subjects of difference between
he two great English-speaking ma
ions have advanced almost to compile
ion.
Hon. T2AvIs PHILLIPS, of Aurora, Ill.
eft recently for Los Angeles, Cal, tC
pend the winter, and had proceeded
s far as Reno, New, when he became
u and was taken from the train, and
led 4 few hours later.
IT is said 5O,O soldiers will be need
d to put down the instruction in the
philippine islands.
~ SON of George Hart, a pioneer
of Marshall county, Ia, was
htantly} KILLED, on the morn.
nnsS a burglar whom he
house and grappled
sidents of Chicago
Confucius on the
FOO, editor of the
ing as high priest.
SIS outlining the
ais for the con-
correspond
Sper, on the
ated that he
in order to
are hocking
ma.
to the SEN
Sons: Chas.
o be an in
hssioner, vice
Second Lieu
ELK, of Massa-
htenant in the
Also a lcug
he navy, made
Igress. ~
&c, on the 14th,
Detroit, Mich,
at of his wife,
his own throat
wounding both.
lines was pur-
from c. q. Conn
Hon. John II.
dian commission
Arge.
81 bank of Holli-
he 18th, suspended
heavy run made
The bank was or
apitalized at $50
w. Oldest national
States
~ sell-known
a, who had been
ems in New York
fsrned on the 14th.
besnEering from an
noohr Edith, Capt.
csw Il 30 men
be 9Th. nine days
Wash. from the
feca s0und, and
Ia ttnt some mis-
owing to the Sc
mtE steiner Marie
IL Il islaIa of Alder-
ism Ahann on the
crew IA ben we're
Of Cd Un,t@ states
ia IN cincinnatipn The
Cuba. viheA
S, D feos Aueses
is RivV l, - I.
The leiI
Wsyle Aay'
Is hn 81
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
hwy URGED DELAY.

b the Foreign Relations commit-
tee TO Go slowly.
Narov, Dec 80 The Post
rhe secretary Of state has eau
the members of the committee
ign relations to go very slowly
ard to the Cuban question, and
II action be postponed in congress
hAeend of the present campaign,
sif the Spaniards are not sue
ne believes. as recommended
.sidentss message, that some
ractlcaI intervention should
S, ~ by the unised States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24

AT the suggestion of Senator Vest,
on the 18th, the senate committee on
finance decided to defer until after
the holidays consideration of the NOM
ination of David r. Francis, of Mis-
souri,. to be secretary of the interior.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24


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sces - omsnitl
qus's 60. vas present.
$3.50 $500 fore the COM
sat;on in the
- ,,,rtment He
~ - very fully
ssAeed - ar,;ristrat;on
'ne 49, nctpated 1t
ana s,t;t,,aa towards the
- ae4;an r,,ba No member
us. - ia corgrS II. s. willing to make
= sen,fsnt to what MIR. Olney
~ each lsslss Inc mon his state
sf go con st;al natter between.
ps'O-e esarrs - the committee.
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colmitte the iniormala9n i -.
froaf Consni-uener"i - 80
souAs that has been steaqkaa
fronshe general public. -.
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greaist respect througnou'' anu s"e
dialofe was trlenaiy'
MrQlney s argunlene uio mo- l'p0aA
to hve much weight Win Inc coii'ui'
tee.f it was against the passaRe y
thesesolution. for immediately upon
~ withdrawal, the resoiutloh was az
Efore the committee Tor actlon. Anefe
vas no yea and nay VOTE oue 'he resV
iutiob was agreed to without 2
senting voice. The only poihe % ~. ~
was as to whelher eio ''esloA
Of the committee should DC lhaue puo
lie atNpnce or withheld until Monuay'
One s4nator thought action OF any
sort SHOULD be postponed until ateei
The holi4ays, but the wiz oA 'uo A =.
Iority prHevaiied ana there was n
al unanR snaity in the vote. 9eh''vol : :.
Gray an9' Dan we're ooth absent pu'
t is sajs 'n'se ~ ~ them are laF 'f
Die $50 the ac'ion by the com
mlIeee' ,,strnc,
SENATOR e" 80. .,,11 Ia y
prepare the repoto 49,
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looked upon as an eNeos.lns s =
documents ana goes ~ " sas : ELL,
history % 'ne - !, tha natter Of
70 snow ou' p Go fawad.
recognizing ne" ''" snnrastod
ditions anu aleSl 49,. - ~ committee.
oy oenei ~. 4ha soma.
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ave Mo.eS' 800 - 49,, ,,,osnec,
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congress oo.oie .A - !, A..
wnlle the sieuastoN - IA, -
velops during ehe nolauaS = :.
doubleday anecs 1ne n'aA
congress on the resoiupi .. a.,
adverse suggeselons 'NeAe A1
committee on Tue ol'A's1 % 80. 80,
Both Oh these counso'0 ..,-.,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
a DESPERATE WOMAN

Makes a Second Unsuccessful Attempt q
XIII Her Husband.
CHICAGO, Dec. l7.-Mrs. +. A. HarpeN
wife of a west Washingten aet0f1s
who has recently been admitted TO
bar, made a second attempt to kill d
husband yesterday in Hollands drt
store at Madison and Desplaine4
streets. She saw him on the street
and followed him into the store a.
soon as she closed the door she drew
a revolver from her dress and fred at
her husband infiicting scalp yronnd
only.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24
WIthafna1l the E

An attempt was made ! other rsstvas
&p blow the safe of the il st Chnla.
! sEsin9ston county, but 4 safe uiths
Aood the shock.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24

Mrs. CHANDLER TITCosfB and Mrs.
Charles Abbey left New York, on the
18th, for Canton, o., as representatives
of the Brooklyn Woman's Republican
Union league to present gold vase as
a gift from the league to Mrs. Mckin-
ley
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24

IS. MISSOURI
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24

The Madrid Ell Correo Militar de-
Msnds that Gen. Weyler be recalled
2 Cuba and replaced by Gen.
Gen. Macias, now in command
mkroops in the Canary islands,
the marquis of Ahumada,
command.