Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-09-24

natl sailed from New York, on the
18th, bound for the Bosporus. She is
expected to overtake and consort the
Bancroft which left a few days be-
fore bound for the same destination.
UNLESS the weather makes decided
change for the worse in the meantime,
it is not believed that the presidential
family will resume their residence at
the White House much before the be-
ginning of November. Such was the
presidents purpose when he started
away on his vacation early in June.
Mrs. MARY g. HARDEs, iE the one
hundredth year of age, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs, f. G. Otis,
at Atchison, Kas-, on the <7sh. Mrs.
Hardes was one of the ohiest women
in Kansas. She represented five gem
erations, Mrs. John A. Martin. widow
of ex-Gov. Martin, being her grand
daughter.
THE largest lump o. gold that has
ever been in New York city was
wheeled down Broadway on the 18th.
1t was taken from the Grand Central
depot to the United States assay office
in Wall street in a common express
wagon. guarded by five detectives.
The big lump weighs 4, 1877 ounces, and
is worth $1,000
A STATEMENT prepared at the mint
bureau shows that the silver coinage
during the month of August aggre-
gated So, $50, 900. This yielded to the
government a profit or seigniorage of
1922, O2T.O3, which represents the diff
ference between the cost of silver when
purchased and the coinage value.
AN engineer, fremen and con-
ductor were killed, and a paymas-
ter, paymaster's assistant, a porter,
bridge uperintendent and trackmas-
ter were injured, on the 18th, by a
collision between a pay car and en-
CINE and a freight engine on the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railway,
west OF Connersville, Ind.
OTTO RIsNAN was killed and John
Cross was probably fatally injured, on
the 18th, by a collision near Midvale,
Pa, between their carriage and car
on the Milwaukee, Etna & Sharps-
burg electric road.
By the collision of a freight and
coal train on the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna 81 Western road near Halstead,
Pa, on the 18th, Engineer Codding-
ton of the former train was killed.
The treasury gold reserve at the
close of business on the 18th stood at
s115. 4@4 ,424. The days Withdrawals
of gold at New York were 500, 900.
Mrs. MARTHA MCCOY, a seamstress,
of Lawrence, Kas.. was found dead in
her bed, on the 18th, death having
been caused by several gashes in the
right side of the head, inflicted with
a Ratchet which lay by the woman's
side. Robbery was the pro bable mo-
tive.
DESPITE the many bank failures re-
Gently, Comptroller Eckels believes
that with judicious management on
part Of the bankers there need be no
fear with regard to the national banks
of the country.
LIEUT.. L. Il. NJ. YOUSG, super
intendent of the Yosemite park, in his
annual report says that trappers and
hunters are still successfully destroy
ing game in the park, in spite of all
precautions.
A HEAVY charge of dynamite was
exploded under the saloon of Mrs
Matty Weisbrodt, of Sardinia, Brown
county, o.. on the night of the 18th,
the building being totally wrecked.
Several persons were injured Anti
saloon workers are suspected.
IL is now said that it is impossible 10
extradite lyman from France to En-
gland on the charge of having been
connected with the Phoenix park muir
ders, as the French statute of limita-
liens intervenes-
E. j. MATTsoN, a clerk at the Ma
tional hotel, Minneapolis, Mimi, died,
on the 18th, a few minutes before a
telegram reached the hotel announcing
that his uncle in New York had died
and left fortune of upwards of 81
500, 900 to himself and his sister.
The jury, at Franklin, Ind, on the
18th, in the case of Frank Shields.
charged with the murder of John S.
Wade at Edinburg, last May, found
the defendant guilty of murder in the
first degree, and fixed his punishment
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