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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-20
AN AWFUL DISASTER.

Forty Persons Drowned and Many Scaided
by steam by Sinking of the Steamer Pearl
in the brisbane River in queensland
The Disaster Witnessed by Thousands
Difficult Work OF I:escue-Affecting
Scenes.
Pearl, having on board about eighty
persons, met with peculiar accident
yesterday that resulted in the death of
40 persons. The Brisbane river has
been greatly swollen by heavy rains
that have fallen lately and the current
is running very strong. The Pearl
was not powerful enough to stem the
current and was swung broadside
Oh and carried down the river.
Before she could get way enough
on 20 carry her out Of danger, she was
carried athwart the cable chains of
the Lucinda, which was lying at an
Choir in the stream. The Pearl struck
the chains with such force that she
was almost completely cut in two.
Then the current turned her over and
she sank. Before she went down,
however, a vast volume of steam was
seen ascending from her, and it was
afterwards learned that her steam
pipes had been broken.
Many of those on her lower deck
were fatally scalded while forty others
were drowned.
The work of rescuing the survivors
was extremely difficult as they Were
carried seaward with great rapidity
by the flood. Thousands gathered
about the scene of the disaster and
there were many affecting scenes as
the living and dead were brought
ashore. Some of the bodies will never
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-20
THE VENEZUELA COMMISSION.
Appointed Chief of the Clerical Force
On a Cold Scent.

Appointed Chief of the Clerical Force
On Cold Scent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ]4.-The Vene-
zuela commission has appointed Perry
Allen assistant secretary to the COM
mission, to have charge of it's clerical
force. Mr.. Allen was until recently
private secretary to Justice Harlan.
The commission has been devotinG
considerable of the past week to Dutch
authorities bearing on the boundary
dispute, and has become satisfied that
the Lugrin manuscript discovered in
Seattle and forwarded by Sir Julian
Pauncefoe to Lord Salisbury is nothing
but translation of Hartsinck's his
tory of the Netherlands settlements in
Guiana. and therefore valueless to the
commission, which possesses a copy of
Uartsinck in the original Dutch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-20
RUSSIAN OBSTINACY

Responsible for the Awful Work Going
On in Armenia.
LONDON, Feb. IA blue book on
Armenia, issued by the government
yesterday afternoon, shows that Rus
STA from the very first refused to CO.
operate with the powers in exerting
pressure upon Turkey in behalf Of the
Armenians, and also declined to use
force in that direction herself, fearing
that thereby she would assist the aim
of the Armenian revolutionary com
mittee, the esta blisEment of an iI.de-
pendent Armenia, which Russia would
never tolerate
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-20
Curious. isn't it. that q COY

Curious, isn't it, that a govern.
nient loan, not distinctly popular. ana
placed at prices that mean barely three
per cent. interest, should have been SUBJ
scribed five times over by the people of
a country "beggared by democratic
tariff. "-Chicago Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-20

Tho NashviIle, Chattanooga . st. Louis
Railway
win on March 3rd sell one way homeseek-
ers' tickets to all points In the Southeast
Including Florida, at the lowest rate ever
known. On March 10th round trip tickets
to many points in the South, including
Georgia, can be purchased at one fare plus
{2.OO; good for Sd days. For maps, folders
4. Hin, N. P. A., 32S Marquette Bldg, Chi
cago; r. e. Cowardin, W. p. A., 4O5 BY
Exc Bldg; st. Louis, or w. Il. Danley, u.
r. & T. A., Nashville, Tenn.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-20
rennhlicans

-OIu-Ilne fepubIlcaES are the
sickest lot of statesmen now doing bust
ness for this great republic. That Job
lot of senators from the sagebrush
members of the sisterhood are simply
raising hob, and their work is all yerr
properly charged to the g. o. ..--De
troit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-20
Who Kno=SS

I wonder If George Washington.
When he was nine years old.
Turned out his toes and brushed his hat
And always shut the door with care
And did as he was told.
wonder II he never said:
'Oh deari' when he was sent to bed.
>. Nina y. Pratt, IN Youths Companion
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-20
NOT SO BADLY "STRiCkEN."
Republican Ranters AWAY Oh the Iron


Industry.
The republican party in con gress pro-
poses an addition Of Is per cent. to the
duties OF the present tariff. those on
sugar excepted, pretending that its pu,
pose is to enlarge the revenue and, Incl
dentally, as the ways and means COM
nittee said. to encourage stricken in
dustries." 1t would encourage the iron
and steel industry By adding 5 per cent.
to all tae duties in the iron and steel
schedule, many OF which are even now
prohibitcry and yield no revenue. II
would add Is per cent. to such duties as
those on wire nails and cut nails, for eN
ample, although TIE domestic manrfac.-
urers have IN combination Increased
prices for consumers in this country by
more than 150 per cent. during the last
eight months. and have continued to ex-
port nails to Europe and elsewhere at
the rate CT q. nn0.eOo pounds per ann an1
The American lrci. aud Steel associa-
ton now publishes its report concerning
the output of iron in this country for the
year 1s95. THE total production OF pig
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-20

Hrs head was turned, yet fame had laid
No laurels at his feet,
He simply saw pretty girl
IN. Y. Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-20

"WuY did they let that man go who stole
the bicycle?" s'rhey had to; they couldn't
get a jury to try him-every man in tho
county rides wheel. Chicago Record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-20

BEECHAM's PILLS for constipation lVc and
esc Get the book free, at your druggists
and go by it. Annual sales 6,OOO,OOO boxes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-20
REVOLT IN SEOUL.
The Prime Minister and Seven Othex
Officials Killed.

Officials Killed.
1oSouAIA, Feb. l4.-Dispatehes
from Seoul, the capital of Corea, say
that a revolt took place there on Feb
ruary IL, during which the prime mir
lister and seven other officials We're
murdered. The king and the crown
prince We're compelled to take refuge
in the Russian legation where they are
now being sheltered. The king had
ordered ti.sst all the Corcsn ministers
be killed. The Russian legation is be-
ing guarded 20o Russian marines
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-20

THEY who have light in themselves viii
not revolve as satellites.-Anon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-20
QUAY FOR PRESIDENT.
VIII Allow His Name to Go BEFORE the
St. Louis Convention.

WAsHINGToS. Feb. ii. - Senator
Quay, whose candidacy for the presi
dency was announced yesterday morn
ing by the United Press dispatches, re-
ceived a great many kilograms and let
ters from friends in various parts of
the country.
IT he report sent out by the Unite.:
Press last evening"" said the senator.
lis accurate in every particular.
have consented to permit my name to
be used III the st. Louis convention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-20
IN average audience of hoodlums. T


ton that is appalling. and is showing
an incapacity that condemns the party
that would resort to the methods by
which the republicans have maintained
their majority in that body. 1t is
hopelessly in disgrace, and there, as
in the house, the whole effort OF the
controlling membership appears to be
in the furtherance of political or fac
tional interests entirely divorced from
the general welfare of the country.
In the face of all this the arrogant
machine that is practically the repub-
lican party, talks confidently of Sc
curing entire control of the govern
1nent at the next general election. Our
faith in the honesty, the intelligence
and the love of self-government in the
people does not permit an admission
that this claim is well founded. 1t is
high time that the Platts, the Quays
and the Clarksons should cease to con-
Etitute our national government. The
people should assert their supreme
right, and we believe the time is at
hand when they will thus take control.
II the present congress does not drive
them to p change such as will insure
popular government and competent
management of national affairs, the
fact will be an acknowledgement that
boss rule and incompetent statesman
ship are acceptable to the masses in
this country-Detroit Free Press.
The herald., 1896-07-12

changed. A new stock will be displayed
tomorrow evening and there will be
complete change on Thursday The pic
lures are astonishingly realistic and the
vitascope suggests almost unlimited pos
sibilities When the art of making col
ored photographs is perfected there will
be new field open for the vitascope and
Vt will then become even more of power
in the world of amusement than it is now.
Bimbo and Tehi have been engaged
for another week. They will perform a
lot Of bright new tricks, With the quaint
and weird effect their costumes and the
stage setting lends Hugh J. Emmett,
an exceedingly gifted ventriloquist. will
hold new conferences with his puppets
and introduce new songs and political
joshes.
Three teams who have won high favor
during their engagement here will say
goodby to Los Angeles tonight These
are Lawrence and Harrington, who imi-
tate the Bowery boy and the tough girl
so we'll; the Washburn sisters, song and
dance condolences, and the Meers
brothers, a truly remarkable pair of
acrobats and Wire-Walkers.
The program promised for next week
is a really excellent one. It is one that
appeals to rye, ear and mind, with
enough of variety to keep the attention
of the audience from first to last. Such
performers as Papinta and Sissieretta
Jones demand very high salaries, but
the enterprise of the Orpheum people in
securing such attractions has its reward
in the large houses which have been the
rule all the past week and which the ad-
vance sales promise will continue the
coming week.
The herald., 1896-07-12
The Electric plow Tested

All BoWmanville turned out one after
noon last week to show it appreciated
the honor of being the scene of the first
experiment with an electric ploW On
the Budlong farm they saw a plow trail
up and down lot without any visible
means of locomotion except wire which
followed after it.
Israel Hogeland is responsible for this
advance in science. Promptly at 9
o'clock he stepped on a rough-looking
affair which bore some resemblance to a
ploW. Then he ushered on another man
and he told third man to turn the cur
rent on, and then the plow started. 1t
plowed, too, and the population of Bow
manVlle looked on in undisgused Won
der. Up and down a lot it went and a
boy walked behind it and carried the
electric wires which transmitted the
electric power from Mr.. Yerkes' trolley
wires near by. Technically speaking. it
was a four horsepower motor. and it
moved fourteen inch plow, which cut
furrow six inches in depth. The motor
car was three feet long and twice as
wide, and weighed 500 pounds
Inventor Hogeland was happy over the
result of his experiment and he felt con-
fident that before great while electric
ity as a motive power would supersede
the horse in all farm work. He said the
machine was the greatest of the many
things he has invented in his So years Of
life. Another member of his family has
likewise achtevej renown. He is Col
Alex Hogeland, living in Lincoln, Neb.,
and it has been his fate to have much
to do with the curfew laws in the western
towns, which say all children must be of
the streets at the hour of 9 o'clock al
night.-Chicago Tribune.
The herald., 1896-07-12
pLAY6R5

monologuist who does his turn in black
face. For years he was end man In
Primrose & Vests minstrels and the
star feature\ of the troupe.
Another new act is that of the Stew
art sisters. They are cOmely and YER
satile pair of young women whose spe-
oalty is a running fire of fepartee that
comes with bewiIdering rapidity, inter-
spersed with bright and catchy songs
of the kind that linger long in one
memory, so bright and popular is the
swing of the music. The two young
women are said to have an unusually
attractive stage presence.
Papinta is quite the most enchant-
ing dancer who ever gyrated for Los
Angeles audience Her act is a marvel
in its revelation of the possibilities Of
mirrors and colored lights and whirling
draperies. when manipulated by such
an artist as Papinta. In answer to
numerous requests from people who
have gone to the Orpheum again and
again just to see Papinta dance, Man.
ager Petrich has engaged her for an
other week. She will give new dance.
beautiful in itself. and with the added
attraction that it has never before been
given in public except at q special per-
formance in San Francisco exclusively
for members of the press.
She calls it the lily dance. While rem
derlng IL she wears wonderful gown,
Just imported from Paris in which there
are 500 yards of delicate silk. This is said
to be ten times what any other dancer
wears. The draperies are so voluminous
that Papinta needs large stage to afford
her room to send the filmy clouds float
ing and eddying hither and thither.
Feminine folks like to see pretty cos
tunes and Papinta's marvellous gown
will satisfy their souls. The new dance
is said to be even prettier than the love-
ly ones in which Papinta has hitherto
appeared-Margerette The Butterfly,
The Fire, The Firmament and The Rain
bow.
The vitascope is proving itself a tri-
umph of ingenuity. The popular inter-
est in the machine is kept up by the fire.
quency with which the pictures are
The herald., 1896-07-12
Rhodes, Rand and Rant

To the Editor-Sir We, the under
signed, having read with the deepest
emotion the statement in the Daily
Chronicle that I'VE must as a nation cut
ourselves adrift from anything like
buccaneering," and. in the Spectator,
that IAN enterprise undertaken chiefly
for the sake of securing the possession
of gold would be a shock to the con-
science of all decent Englishmen," should
be glad to be allowed to express through
your influential columns our sincere and
thorough going sympathy with the
above noble sentiments, and to add that
we are individually and collectively
shocked and disgusted by the recent
conduct of certain eminent Englishmen
in the colonies and at home. We remain,
sir, yours regretfully,
The shades below
FRANCIS DRAKE,
w. RALEIGH,
JOHN HAWKINS,
CLIVE.
ANSON,
(And othres)
st. James Gazette.
The herald., 1896-07-12

Fleming and her counsel have declined
to say what are her plans for the future.
1t has been reported that Mrs. Fleming
and Ferdinand Wilckes will be married,
but both have denied this.
Mr.. Shaw said that of the trust estate
of $4,000 held for her by the city cham
berlain. Mrs. Fleming will have remain
ing but $50, 900 after paying the expenses
of her defense and of the proceedings
in the supreme court to compel the city
chamberlain to pay her the money. Her
lawyer will at once make application to
the city chamberlain for the balance of
the money.
The cost of the trial to the county
is estimated approximately as follows:
Recorder Goff's salary for two months.
s2300; Jurors fees, 100 talesmen who
We're summoned, $4,000; fees for experts.
Vaughn, Mott and Scheele, SO 100; fees
for Drs. Fischer and o 'Hanlon. $780, for
DR.. Bullman. $500; stenographer' fees
for transcribing 1.500, 900 words. $4,000:
witnesses fees, $1,000; salaries of clerks
and court officers. S2500; salaries and fees
of prosecuting officers, S4500 This makes
a total cost of S31 500
The herald., 1896-07-12

Mr. and Mrs. Thilo Becker's musi-
Gales are always priced by those who
are privileged to attend. Mr.. Becker
can at present boast the most promis-
ing piano students in the city, and his
work is as faithful as it is quiet ana
uppretentious The most delightful
feature of a charming evening last week
was the exquisitely delicate interpreta-
ton by Mr. Becker of a couple of
'trihes" by Liszt.
The herald., 1896-07-12

had achieved success in America with
out their permission. Sarah Bernhardt
seems to have struck up quite a fancy
for the new Carmen and gave her un-
mistakable evidence of appreciation,
which will probably set some people to
thinking. Sarah Is not in the habit of
taking up artists who do not possess
merit. AS special evidence of her IA
for she gave Miss Nethersole her own
play, La Duchesse Catharine, for pro-
duction in this country. In view of
Bernhardt's Endorsement, Miss Neither
sole can well afford to smile at the sour
saying Of various and sundry writer's
IT..
Frank l.. Per1ey has signed q contract
with Victor Herbert, according to which
Mr.. Victor Is to compose new opera
for the Bostonians. and for which Harry
b. Smith will probably supply the IL
bretto. The lbretto is to deal with an
oriental subject. Getting an opera built
nowadays is a good deal like ordering a
suit of clothes. The artist in shears
takes the measure, ships out the suit,
sews up the seams, puts his label on the
collar not forgetting to charge $40 ex-
ira for that incident. and the thing is
done. Usually it does not fit without
lot of tinkering, which also reminds
one of the made-to-meaSure opera. Once
opera writing was matter of inspira-
tion. now-well, now it isn't.
Walter Whiteside will commence his
tour next season at Norfolk, Va, play
ing for the first time ia his career the
southern territory. Since last seen here
he has added to his repertoire Cousin of
the King, which was produced with
great success late last season, a curtain
raiser, The Old Guard, and DRAMATIC
alton by Paul and Won Kester of WELL
known story.
The herald., 1896-07-12

This evening the choir of the First
Methodist church. under the direction
of c. S. Cornell, will give grand praise
service. The choir will be assisted by
Miss Molie Adelia Brown, soprano;
Mr.. Cogswell, baritone, and the Ladies
quartet. The program will be: Buck 5
re Deum Tin c.; Arise Shine, by Buck;
Sing. o Heavens, by Taurs; Hail TO the
Lords Amounted, by Mendelssohn;
solo by Miss Brown; duet, Miss Went
worth and Mr.. Cogswell: duet, Miss
Brown and Mr.. Cornell; Ladies' quar-
tet. As Pants the Heart, by Cornell.
The herald., 1896-07-12
Grsen Room GOSSIP

Rudolph AronsOn returned from Eu
rope last week. He secured the rights to
Won Suppe's opera, Das Model, and has
also engaged Nine. Teresa Carreno, the
pianiste, and Mark Lowensohn, the
cello soloist for concert tour next sea-
son. And so the procession of artists
from over the sea is to resume operations
along with the early frosts and yellow
pumpkins. No wonder money is scarce
in this country, since we donate most of
our spare cash to foreign stars.
Victor Herbert and Harry b. Smiths
opera. The Wizard of the Nile, has been
accepted for production next season by
Director Jauner of the Carl theater, VII
emma. The book has been adapted by
Al Neumann, and the orchestral parts
are to be enlarged by Mr.. Herbert for an
orchestra OF fifty. Possibly Mr. Herbert
may go to Vienna to conduct the first
performance. There you are, now Who
says that America cannot furnish the
whole world with anything from pigs to
poetry?
The grave digger's remark in Hamlet:
Your tanner will last you seven years"
has created great, trouble at the Come
die Francaise. owing to the fact that M.
Faure, the president, was once a tan
ner, and that the term of the presidency
is seven years. The actor was, there
fore, ordered to say Eight" in place Of
seven" years. Unfortunately he forgot
to make the change and stuck to the
text, to the great amusement of the
public. Since this misadventure the line
and some following ones have been
omitted
While the London critics We're scoring
olga Nethersole, possibly because she
The herald., 1896-07-12
COST OF THE FLEMING TRIAL
The Acquitted Woman Is at the Home of Her
Lawyer With Her Four Children

Mrs. Mary Alice Almont Livingston
Fleming is at the home of her lawyer,
John G. Shaw, at Finderne. N. J., where
she will remain several days before she
makes definite plans for the future. Her
four children are with her. Her eldest
son, Walter has been at Mr.. Shaw's
home for several months. and when she
left the Toombs yesterday she took with
her the baby boy, her second son. Aver
i'll. and her daughter, Grace. who. by or
der of Recorder Goff, was delivered over
to her by the Gerry society. Both Mrs.
The herald., 1896-07-12

William Piutti, VINO has been ap-
pointed dean of music in the University
at San Jose, is to be feted and farewelled
this week On Wednesday evening the
Zingari give him a reception at the
Nadeau hotel and on Saturday evening
h will give a farewell piano recital at
the Blanchard Fitzgerald hall. MI.
Piutti has prepared a comprehensive
program, including numbers from Bee
thoven. Chopin, Schumann, List,
Grieg, Raft and Kontshi.
The herald., 1896-07-12
Something Hanna connot Decide

chairman Hanna says that the tariff
VIII be the great issue of the campaign
There is no doubt that Chairman Hanna
intends to make the tariff the prominent
issue. but with all due respect to his
managerial abilities Mr.. Hanna will
have no influence whatever in the mat
ter The people will decide what are the
issues of the campaign, and Mr.. Hanna
must fight 1t out on the issues which they
determine.-Boston Globe
The herald., 1896-07-12
Their Day nf liSefuI1ess Past

A number of the southern delegates are
stranded in st. Louis, being without the
means to reach their homes. 1t seems
that Hanna pays the freight but one
way.-New York Journal.
The herald., 1896-07-12

Try our port ana sherry wines at rs
cents per gallon. II. Vache a. Co., Com
mercial and Alameda streets Tele-
nh M 300
The herald., 1896-07-12

We recommend the use of Angostura Bit
terS to our friends who suffer with dys-
pepsia, but only the genuine, manufactured
by DIR Siegert & Sons.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-27

They will occupy the pretty cottaxs on
Bedford avenue. owned by Mrs. r. IL
Saunders.
Mrs. w. s. Graves has accepted the
position as principal Of school AZ Lees.
burg. and has left 10 assume charsu %
the duties.
william and Gordon Jones. the eldes'
sons OF Rev. T. W. Jones, have ieit lo'
Roanoke College. Lloyd. the third son
will shortly go to New York, to enter tn'
navy. reporting to the trainingsnip yer
mont.
Mrs. II. c. Hopkins and family nave
removed to Roanoke to reside.
Mrs. Baldwin, Of Richmond. VINO na'
spent the summer here, has returhs'
home.
Miss Lizzie Roy. OF Washington Is ,h'
guegt OF Miss Claiming Goodc. Mr
Adam Tredwell, of Norfolk. was also th'
guest OF Miss Goode during the week.
Mrs. s. VI. Oliver and her daughter
Miss Maggie. who spent the summer a.
Lynchs, have returned.
Large numbers of cattle are bought II
this county every fall and shipped ,'
various points This week SOI mead "er'
sent to Baltimore. consigned by I. IL
Newhouse, OF Culpeper.
Misses Maud ana Florence MCKINNEY
and G. w. Branch. of Richmond, are th'
guests OF Miss Salle Wilson.