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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

THE talCAHAu0uA CANAL
$500 ulsrss1kf 3 me- Oigs6 y. H..
I Cosnpany ma 5 tilssv1no4 Aonsnss the
Government-Tho CAnAl Commisslo1
Touched Up
WAsHrxoroN, March 81 Ex-Senator
Warner Miller. Of New York. appeared
before tho house commerce committee.
yesterday morning and gave history
Of the Nicaragua Canal Go. from IL
inception, down to the present tim e.
He said that his appearances was NOT
for tie purpose or adv0catlng any
Nicaragua canal bill After Travelling
extensively in Europe and the United
States In an endeav0r to educate tae
people to the necessityof the enterprnse'
he said that he found that capitaliSts
believed the canal ought to be gov
ernment affair, and that the govern
ment would sooner or later take pos
session Of it, leaving no profit 20 ~
private investors. BE related these
experiences to the senate committee
and suggested that the government
guarantee the bonds of the company
and for this guarantee take stock TO
the amount of sc, 600. 600 or $50, 00O, OOO,
the company being capitalized at $780,
OoO, 600. A bill to this effect was re-
ported and passed the senate.
The company now feel that they
have grievance against the govern
ment, because from its action In the
matter it has become impossible to get.
money to CONSTRUCT the canal, either
at home or abroad
( Mr.. Miller next paid his respects to-
the government commission, which
went to Nicaragua last summer to In
spect the route Of the canal. He as
serted without qualification that the
movement to appoint the commits
sion was made by the enemies OF
the canal enterprise. He asserted that.
the commission had estimated the cost
Of the canal not as practical business
men, but as men who had the great.
wealth of the nation behind them
The company, on the other hand. esti-
mated the cost at its lowest figure and
with view of keeping the expense
withix the limits prescribed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02
BECOMING UNEASY.
The Administration Anxlous for Definite
Intelligence OF walter DygArt.

The Administration ANXIOUS for Definite
Intelligence of Walter Dygart.
WASHINGTON. March e7.-The state
department still processes to be with
out information from the Spanish au-'
thorities in Cuba, through Consul-Gen-
eral Williams, about the case OF Wall
ter Dygart, of Illinois, who is impris..
oned at Guineze. Telegraph lines are
down and railroads are not in running
order between Havana and Guineze,
which is distant As miles, but the adj
ministration is becoming uneasy over
the delay in answering the consul -gen-~
erals repeated requests for informa-
ton, and is DESTROYS of having some,
specific reply. 5ss,f
1T is believed here that the insur--
gents occupy the country between Ha-
vana and Guineze, and that the Span
ish authorities at Havana are unable
to secure any news from Guincse for
that reason, but are unwilling to adj
nit the fact. Representative Hopkins,
of Illinois, in whose district Dygart-
holds legal residence, has interested
himself in the case, and has urged the
state department to do what can
be done for his constituent
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02
THE VENEZUELAN COMMISSION
Too Busy with Individual Research Ia
Hold . Reg ular Weekly Meeting.

AAoAsA y %AscB 0AoE "0VMAy nASOsaAA&s
90 WASHINGTON, March 25.-The Vene-
xuelan commission held no formal
meeting yesterday, last weeks meet
ing having laid out new lines for in
dividual investigation by the commits
sioners which had not yet been sufi-
GENTLY developed for discussion. tits.
expected that next weeks meeting
will be marked by considerable adj.
vance towards the solution of the
problem. ,ts4
The Venezuelan agent formally an.
nounced to the commission that the
large collection Of manuscript records.
and maps which Venezuela had col
lected in the archives Of the vatican.
the Seville museum and The Hague,
would be presented early next week.
Some of these are said to controvert
the accuracy Of the quotations in the
British blue book, upon which. limpor--
tant arguments depended. A new en-.
larged map Of the disputed territory,
believed to be more accurate than any
hitherto extant, was completed by the
commissions experts yesterday morn.
ing ssf ~
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

The Italian senate, on the 26th, by a
vote of 100 to 6, adopted the credit
asked by the government for contem-
plated operations in Africa consequent
upon the defeat of the Italian army at
Adowa- The amount of the credit is
40. 600. 600 lire.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

THE Venezuelan commission held no
formal meeting on the 27th, the pre-
vious weeks meeting having laid out
new lines for individual investigation
by the commissioners which had not
yet been sufficiently developed for dis
cussiOn
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

GEoneE A. BANKER, the welEknown
American bicyclist, rumor of whose
death was published in Paris, recently,
and given wide circulation, was, ON
the Gath, reported to be recovering
rapidly from the attack of typhoid
fever from which he was suffering in
Nice.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

GEN. THOMAS L1ScoLx CASEY, late
chief of engineers &c. s. A. died sud-
denly at the new congressional library
In Washington on the 25th. His death
Is supposed to have resulted from heart
iseased.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

TIE house Judiciary committee. on
the eth, ordered q favorable report on
the Murphy bill establishing circuit
courts of appeals SO as to permit ap-
peals in capital and Infamous cases
from the supreme courts of territories
to the circuit courts of appeals.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

A DISPATCH from Cairo, on the 25th,
said that six members of the Egyptian
public debt commission had Motif ed
the Egyptian minister of war OF their
assent to the governments drawing
upon the reserve fund to meet the ex-
penses of the Nile expedition.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

A CABLE from Havana, on the 9th,
said Walter DyRert. the young Ameri-
can who has been under arrest in Cuba
for month past, and about whose
whereabouts and safety there has been
some question, is imprisoned in the
town Jail in Guineze.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

THE Colony wooden mills, operated
by G. j. Andrews, at Wilton, Conn,
shut down. on the 25th, for an indefi-
mite time, throwing about three hun
dred persons out of employment. The
mills were the most important indus
try of the town.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

MAvRoYENI BEY, son of the sultan of
Turkeys Greek physician, who since
1877 has been Turkish minister to the
United States, has been recelled on
account of American sympathy with
the Armenians.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

NJ C. McDoNAln, the millionaire to-
baceo manufacturer of Montreal. Can,
has just donated 5oa,00O to McGii1 uni
versity for the purpose of providing \
building for the study of chemistry,
mining and architecture. This brings
NcDonald,s donations to this univer
sity up to 8, coo, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

SECRETARY OLNEY received a cable
gram, on the 26th, from United States
Minister Henry NJ Smyth at Port-au-
Prince, Hayti, confirming the report OF
the death of President Hippolyte. No
particulars were given.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

A TELEGRAM was sent to Consul-Gen-
eral Williams at Havana by Assistant
Secretary Rockhill, on the gath, di-
recting him to secure expedition of the
Dygart case and report without delay
to the state department.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

OK the 10th ex-senator Abbott, OF
Morgan county, o., was found guilty
BY jury at Columbus, of bribery in
connection with the pharmacy legisla-
tive bill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

SETTLERS in the western part of Ne
braska fear the bill introduced by Con
gresham Andrews granting to the
state arid lands for reclamation by
Irrigation canals conceals q clause by
which large tracts may be secured by
cattle companies to the detriment OF
settlers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

OK the 27th the Ellis & Lessig Steel
and Iron Co of Pottstown, Pa, notified
its employees of raise of wages in every
department of ten per cent. The
change, to go into effect April 1, will
benefit over 500 men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

A GOVERNMENT dispatch from Madrid
to the Spanish minister in Washing
ton, on the 24th, announced that Col.
Martin had captured all the archives
and documents of the Cuban republic
near Sancti Spiritu.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

THE house of representatives, on the
24th, with only one dissenting vote.
passed Senator Hills bill removing
the last restriction on the statute books
against ex-confederate soldiers or
sailors.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02
RESOLUTION or SYMPATHY

with tho SuHerings Of the Christian Pop
ulation Of Turkey.
: OTTAWA, Ont, March 26.-Mr. Charl.
ton gives notice that he will move the
following resolution in the house Of
common:
Reso1red. That this house expresses its deepest
syl. pathy with the sufferfngs Of the Christian
population In Asiatfc Turkey. but trusts that
European interference win be made SO IS I'd
emeliorate their lot. and that for this purpose
concurrent action by Christian powers all over
the world including the United States Of An
erica. may be secured 5.ss s.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

MUCH interest is manifested in Lon
don commercial circles over the an
nouncement that leading iron firm
has made extensive purchases of Ala
bama pig iron, and is arranging fol-
further purchases
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02
Mrs. B.Iiinxton Boob 81 P,...n.-,

Mrs. BsIiington Booth 1T Pittaburrh. p.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, March 2s.-Mors
than 600 people listened to Mrs Bal.
hngton Booth, wife of the deposed
head OF the American Salvation army
andleader of the new Volunteer move.
ment, at the Alvin theater yesterday
afternoon. and as result she1eft for.
New York with $500 and as names Of
prominent men and women from the.
audience. who enlisted their names Il
the new organization. Mrs. Booth'ss
subject, Slum Work in Great Cities.
was treated incidentally. the, burden,
OF her remarks being on the new move
tnent. - /" A.'S
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

Two SPANISH accommodating parties
met in broad daylight in Santa Clara
province, Cuba, the other day, and each
thinking the other the enemy, began
firing. Lieut-Col. Fuenmayer, four
line officers and IL soldiers were killed
and Eve officers and 90 soldiers wound
ed, several moxtally.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

THOMAS A. EDIsoN has found new
nse for confederate paper money. 1t
is valuable to him. The inventer uses
the paper to make carbon for mean
descent lamps. Money to barn." SO
to speak The paper on which the
confederate notes were printed was
made of the pulp of sea grass.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02
MEN OF THE HOUR.

King Menelek of Abyssinia knows
nothing of the Italian tongue exceptin;,
q few "swear words"
DR.. Jameson's medical practice III
South Africa at the time OF his raid
against the Transvaal government was
rated as worth $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Gladstone has never been fond of
speaking French, but he delights to
make use of the Italian tongue, with
which he is thoroughly conversant.
President Kruger. of the Transvaaf,
has taken to bicycle riding. The old
gentleman has been growing obese OF
late and had neglected outdoor exer-
else. ssEs s.
Lord Dunraven 10 really popular in
ireland. His appointment as lord lieu-
tenant of Limerick has given great sat-
isfacticn to the Irish. Dunraven lives
for several months Of the year at Alare
manor. his place in Limerick county.
and he Is said to be very hospltable, and.
Is on good terms with his tenants.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
~. Attornev-EenernI.s f,m,

The AttOrney-(0nerAYs Once.
The following shows the disposition
Of criminal and civil cases in which the
state was party by the attorney-gener-
ais Office during the past three years:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

In reporting favorahly the bill grant
Ing statehood to Arizona, on the 26th.
sfne senate committee on Territories
said Arizona has more wealth and
popuIstion than two-thirds of the
states It the time of their admission.
hasrg taxable property salued at
~. sAdssss, and about 60,o0p inhabi-
4auts."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02
Drowned WhiIo at PLAY.

At Laddonia, Audrain county, the
three-year-old child of John C. Moore,
while at play, was drowned in a cy-
clone cellar which contained water.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02
why wade Goes to Prason

Jeff Wade, of Hinton, Boone county,
VIII serve q year in the penitentiary
for sending obscene matter through
the mail TO his wife.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02
From Hood Poisoninv.

G. o. Metsinger. aged ~, prosper.
ous farmer of Dent county, died from
the. effects of blood poison resulting
from breaking his leg.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02
He Was Nearly Mobbed.

worth SAT-. 25; 1885 nickels, $94. IS. >
The above is the way an advertisement read
in St. Louis paper. also inviting people who
possessed such coins to call at certain place
on Fourth street. Early the next forenoon the
sidewalk was thronged with people anxious to
get in, and when a boy appeared and opened
the door there was great rush.
did you advertise for 1885 quarters and
ntckels?" was asked by every one The boy
said that he had put in an "ad.," stating that
1885 quarters were worth sl7l.25. and 1895 nick.
els e94.25. well. have one" said q raw
boned young fellow on the outside who had
been fighting his way to the front with indif-
ferent success.
Then the young fellow explained that 1855
nickels would amount to sa42a, and that many
quarters to t47I25. Then the crowd got
next" and it looked like the mob was going
to lynch the boy, but policeman happening by
scattered them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

Arthur Taylor, a young farmer west
of Linneus, committed suicide the
other dav by hanging. He: had been
sick and mentally unsound.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02
While On Her way to Church.

While Mrs. Henry Nieder was on her
way to church at Pennington, she was
seized with an attack of heart trouhle.
and died almost instantly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

Obediah Griffith, aged 90. the oldest
man as well as the oldest mason in Ma
con county, died at the home of his
son-in-law, Robert Powell.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02
ColumbiH's Choice.

Whenever the people OF Columbia de-
eide to put up S25, 900 there will be
railroad connection between Columbia
and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail-
road
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02
Fooled with Uncle sam.

Ex-Postmaster 81. E. Baker, of Rolla,
was tried at Jefferson City on the
charge of embezzling from the govern
ment, and given two years in the peni-
Tertiary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02
The jury rallied to Agree.

The case of Mrs Todd, for murder
ing her daughter, sent to New London
on change of venue from Hannibal,
was tried in New London, the jury
failing to agree
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-02

Mrs. Anna E. Filley's will was fled
in st. Louis recently. After making q
few small requests, she dev1ses all her
property, real and personal, to her
husband, Chauncey /. Filley,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22
OCEAN FREIGHrs.

Cotton-Market quiet; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds: Boston. per bale 81 .25;
New York. per bale, $.00; Philadelphia,
per bale, 800; Baltimore. per bale. 81 %:
To Liverpool, via New York, 32c; Bremen,
via New York, 3Oc; Antwerp, via New
York, &C; Havre, via New York, 3Sc; a M
sterdam. via New York. age; Genoa, via
New York, 43c. Reval, via New York. 53c;
Hamburg. via New YORK. 33c. Direct:
Barcelona, 49c; Genoa, Ale; Bremen, 32c;
ST. Petersburg, 4Jc; NorrkOping. 4jc.
Lumber-By Sail-Freighrs are steady
at ruling rates. Foreign business Is more
or less nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted al 81 251p
$50 for range including Baltimore and
Portland, Ne Railroad tIes base a feet
Ice. Timber rates, 50cGSl.OO higher than
lumber rates. To the West Indies and
WindWard, nominal; 10 Rosario 12yGp
1900, Buenos Ayres and Montevideo, 5000
Gu.C0: 10 Rio Janeiro, Sli00; TO Spanish
and Mediterranean ports. Sn.30Mil.J9; 10
United Kingdom for orders, nominal for
lumber, 4-poUnd IS standard
l5y Steam-To New York, 500; 10 Phil
adelphia, 500; TO Boston, $500; to Balti-
more. $500.
Naval Stores-Rv Sail-The market Is
quiet. Large sized, Cork fer orders are IS
I'd: Genoa. 2s 3d4Ss Cd: Adrintic. 2s GAO
IS Sd; South America, rosin, 65c per bar
els Of 280 pounds twise--S team--To
Boston, lie per 100 pounds on rosin soc on
spirits: TO New York rosin. S1kc per 100
pounds, spirits, Soc; to Philadelphia, ros-
in, 7kC per 100 pounds, spirits. SOC; TO
Baltimore rosin, TIC per 100 pounds, spir-
IFS Toe
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22

Cincinnati. May 2l.-Flour dun, winter
patents, y310u390; spring patents. $1,000
$50. Wheat barely steady; No red, Csc
sample, red track. use. Corn quiet: No
yellow, JGZ94c; No white. 3liRc. Oats
easier; No. 2 white, 23tc; No. 2 mixed
2ll2c. Pork easy, mess $500. Lard easier;
steam leaf and kettle lard. i7sc. Bacon
quiet loose shoulders and short rib Sizes
4Ac; short clear, 4&c; bellies, SIC. Dry
salt meats easier; shoulders. &c; short ribs
4Bc; short clear sides, 4hc; bellies. 4isc;
boxed meats, hc more. Whisky unchang-
ed, at $l.22
ST. Louis, May 2l-Flour dun. unchang-
cd. Wheat lower; July. 5S3sc; September
s3c, nominal Corn lower; May z63sc: Ju-
~ 25Hc bid; September, Csc asked Pork
standard mess, new T.55; old. S725. Lard.
prime steam, A.l2la choice, A 22Is. Bacon,
shoulders, A#c; longs, 41ac; clear ribs. 4s4c;
clear sides, 4Mc. Dry salt meats; shout
ders and longs, 4c. clear ribs 4Mc: clear
SIDES, &c. High wines steady at sl2
Oats lower; May, lSMc bid; July, 1Slhc
bid August, 1870 asked
Baltimore, May 2l.-Flour dun. Wheat
inactive No. 2 red. spot and May, G8h0
bs9sci July-August, 67h46H4c; southern by
sample. G3nlle. Corn, dull; mixed spot
and May 33M03ic; June 34M0AM; July,
54a453c; steam mixed, 32hG 32Ac SOUTH
ern, 5ic bid. Oats. quiet; No. 2, white
western, 2594 U2Gc; No. 2 mixed do, 2phc
bid. Rye, dun; No. 2, nearby, Alc; wcs-
tern, i3c. Hay dull Grain freights steady
sugar dull; granuiated, 530c. Other ar
t;cles unchanged.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

New York, May Strawberries. Mary
land and Delaware, quart Sa2Oc; do,
North Carolina. quart. 76tSc; do Norfolk.
quart. 4Ql2c; beets. Florida. crate, 5OcG
$L0O; do. Charleston 100 punches. 3a6c;
do, Norfolk. 100 punches, 3ff4c: cucum-
bers, Florida crate S10l@225; do, Charles
ton. crate, Sl5O@2.50 Egg plant. Florida.
bbl $2.GOq4.00. Peas. North Carolina, basket
2gy@75c; do, Norfolk, 2 bbl, 50cQBi25; do,
Maryland, y bills, SL25qtl.50. String beans,
Savannah, basket. 50c0Sl0 90: do, Charles
ton, basket. 5oc0sl.OO. Squash, Florida.
crate. i0QG0c; do. do, basket. 50G75c. To-
matOes, Florida, carrier, $.25 Potatoes.
Florida $12jQ400; do, savannah, 81 ESD
375; do Charleston, 81. 25d3.75. Cabbages,
Florida, crate, 7JcGCs1.25 do savannah,
crate, N.25a1.50; 90, Charleston. crate.
81. 2501.75; do, North Carolina. crate, $1,000
10; do, Norfolk, Dbl, 15c0$l.50.
What do you think of my work with
the camera?" asked the young man, VINO
is an enthusiastic amateur photographer.
IT'S splendid, in its way, replied the
girl who means well. IT'S better than
any of the professional caricaturists can
do."-Washington Star
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22
THE MARKETS.
NAVAL STORES STILL IN GOOD DE-
MAND AT FIRM PRICES.

spirits TurDentine Selling Steadily
at 24ls Cents GaIIon-RoSin in
Good Demand AT "a Part Advance
on Water NVhEte-COtton Dull and
the Market NegIected-The whole
sale Markets Quiet and steady.
Savannah, May 21.-There was no fea-
ture Of special interest IN the local mar
Eets to-day. a good demand and far
transactions characterized the naval
stores market, prices being unchanged.
with the exception Of an advance or
water white rosin. The cotton market
was dull and neglected. with no transac-
lions reported. The wholesale depart
ments were quiet. the only quOtable
change being a decline of > points in sU-
sar The following resume of the differ
emit markets Will show the tone and the
quotations at the close to-day: