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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
(SneciaI Session.l

Especial Session.)
IN the senate on the Sd, the free homestead
bill was considered a proposed amendment
by Mr.. Morgan, giving all the public lands not
occupied by 1900 to the several states and terri
tories, gave rise to heated discussion between
Messrs. Morgan, HawIey and Tillman, after
which the amendment was withdrawn An at
tempt by Mr.. Morgan 70 secure a vote on his
Cuban resolution failed I'm the house q
test vote. having for its object the forcing
Of Speaker Reed to name the committees, re-
suited in the discontinue Of MesSrS- Simpson
and Lewis, who proposed il, the vote being:
Yeas, 81; nays, 124
IN the senate, the 4th, the business Of
principal Importance was the report OF the
tariff bill by the finance committee, which was
in itself in the nature of a surprise, the report
not having been expected for at least q few
days. The bill. as reported, is radically differ
ent from the Dingley bill. many of the import
ant schedules being entirely rewritten ...- The
house was not in session
IN the senate. on the 5th, the open session
was devoted to consideration of the sundry
civil appropriations bill, which was not COM
pleted up to the hour Of adjournment Mr.. De-
Doe, of Kentucky, took the oath Of Office and
was cordially greeted by his republican aSso-
GATES An executive session was held from 2
until 4:20 p. m 1890. The house was not in SeS-
sion.
IN the senate. on the 9th, an amendment to
the sundry civil bill was adopted revoking the
former executives order providing for forestry
reservations aggTegating 100000 acres. An
other amendment agreed to provides for q con-
tinuance of the investigation of the condition
of the fur seals in Behring sea- The bill, apprO-
priating an aggregate of s53 600 600 was passed
In the house a resolution reported by the COM
nittee on rules, providing that the house meet
on Mondays and Thursdays. was adopted
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
TO ANNEX HAWAII.
A Stirring Resolution Introduced In the
House of Representatives.

a SURFING Resolution introduced In the
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, May 7.-Representa-
tive King (dem., Utah) yesterday intro
duced a resolution for the annexation
of Hawaii. The resolution declares that
citizens of the United States, some of
whom reside in the islands, have
extensive financial interests there,
that many of the citizens were former
ly citizens of the United States and by
the ties of affinity and consanguinity
are indissolubly bound to this govern
ment, that the rights and liberties of
the Hawaiian people are guaranteed by
its constitution, but that the perpetu-
ity of the republic is not assured by
reason of efforts to secure European
control or Asiatic domination.
The resolution declares that the ter
ritory may be received into the Union
whenever the government of Hawaii
shall cede it to the United States, the
president of the United States to re-
ceive it by proclamation and congress
to make laws for its government.
It is provided that the laws of the
United States for the exclusion of
Chinese shall apply to the islands, and
no Chinese there shall be permitted to
enter the United States. The appoint
ment of commission of three by the
president to act with a like commission
of the Hawaiian government is pro-
vided for.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
BROKE A TENDON.

Harvard's Best Man on Short Distances
Laid Up for the Season.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, May 10.-As the
result of an injury sustained in the
athletic games Saturday, Jimmy Roche,
Harvard's little sprinter will be unable
to compete again this year. 1t was in
the second trial heat of the 1OO-yard
dash that the accident occurred.
1t was the second heat, and Roche
was close on the heels of Hoffman, of
the University of Pennsylvania, when
he broke a tendon in his leg. Roche
was Harvard's best man in the shorter
distances. He had done the 100 yards
in ten seconds several times last week,
and his loss will be serious one to
the crimson in the Yale games next
Saturday, and at the intercollegiate
games, when he was counted on to do
better than ten seconds.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
CREMATED AT SEA.
Sixteen Persons Lose Their Lives
on q Burning Vessel.
Shut Up in the Hold of n Ship, Like Rats
in a Trap, They Perished Before
Aid Could Reach Them-Ths
Vessel Returns to Part.

New YORK, May 10.-The Mallory
line steamer Leona, which left her
pier on Saturday, bound for Galveston,
took fire at sea, put back and arrived
in port last night with 10 corpses on
board. The dead were Is steerage
passengers and three members of the
crew, who succumbed to terrible ire
which occurred off the Delaware capes
at an early hour yesterday morning.
The fnll horror of the story can
hardly be told as yet. Those
who are dead were penned
up below decks, and although frantic
efforts were made by the officers of the
vessel to save them, the fire had gained
such terrific Roadway before the dan
ger was discovered that all escape was
cut off. The steamer carried in her
cargo many bales of cotton. 1t is not
certain how the fire originated, but
when is was discovered it burst forth
with such fury that it was impossible
to reach the steerage. Even then
the Storage passengers apparently
were unmindful of the danger. else the
smoke and flames had not reached
them. The saloon passengers were
first aroused and in such a manner as
to occasion little alarm. When it be-
came apparent that the fire had cut off
the Storage the captain and his men
poured great quantities of water down
the ventilator and most frantic efforts
were made for the escape of those
penned up. In this way eight of the
Storage passengers made their escape.
The passengers were all transferred
to the City of Augusta in safety and
the work of fighting the fire was con-
tinued. About nine o'clock in the morn
ing the flames were under control and
the steamer out of danger. The pas
sengers were sent back to the Leona
and the City of Augusta continued on
her way to Savannah. The Leona put
about and returned to port under her
own steam.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

THE Mallory line steamer Leona,
which left her pier at New York on the
Sth, bound for Galveston, took fire at
sea, put back and arrived in port on
the night of the 9th, with 10 corpses
on board. of which IS were steerage
passengers and three members of the
crew. all of whom had been burned
to death while imprisoned below
matches.
THE schooner Annie E. Rudolph,
from Camden, n. J., for Boston, with
iron pipe, was sunk off Nauset, Cape
Cod, on the 9th, by colliding with the
tug Paoli, and Capt. Gardiner and Mate
Smell, both of New Jersey, and sea-
man were drowned. Steward George
Brown and Seaman Johnson were
saved. The tug was unlnjured.
Hon. CHARLES c. BoNNEY, who was
president of the Worlds Fair Religious
congress. has received a formal invita-
ton to a religio-scientific congress to
be held at Stockholm from August 81
to September 4. in connection with the
exhibition of art and industry in cele-
bration of the twenty-6fth anniversary
of the reign of King Oscar.
THE statement of the associated
banks of New York city for the week
ended on the Sth showed the following
changes: Reserve, decrease, 81, S21,65C.
loans. decrease, S911,6OO; specie. in
crease. s24, 300; legal tender, decrease,
Sc, $50. 200; deposits, decrease. ST, 500. 500;
circulation, decrease. 1929, 900.
The Kansas State Social Science fed
Grafton has selected the following
named delegates to the national bien-
NAL federation convention: Mrs ".
L. Moore. Hutchison; Mrs. Toler.
Wichita; Mrs. Byington. Leavenworth;
Mrs. Waterman Stone, Lawrence.
SENATOR DEBoE's call at the White
House. on the sth. was for the purpose
of urging the president to appoint DIR.
Hunter, of Kentucky, to a leading
foreign mission, probably Chilli.
A REQUIEM mass for the repose of the
souls of the victims of the recent fire
at the charity bazar, was celebrated, on
the 9th, in the cathedral of Notre Dame
in Paris.
Iris learned through a private ca
bIepram that Miss Marie de Com eau.
formerly of Staten Island. n. Y, was
among the victims of the late Paris
fire.
ON the sth, the associated banks of
New York city, held S44, 09S, 0T5 IN ex-
cess of the requirements of the 25-per-
cent rule.
PRESIDENT ZELAYA. of Nicaragua,
has signed the law abolishing capital
punishment from and after July
next
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
ANOTHER PARIS FIRE VICTIM.
Miss Marie de COmeau, Formerly of staten
Island. Among the HAT

Miss Marie de Comeau, Formerly of staten
Island, Among the List.
New YORK, May ct islearned here
through private cablegram that Miss
Marie de Comeau, formerly of Staten
Island, was among the victims of the
Paris fire. The name had appeared in
an incomplete manner in some of the
printed lists. Miss de Comeau was a
daughter of Louis de Comeau, of the
late firm of Derham s. Co., of New
York, who retired from business in
1884, owing to advanced years. Mr.. de
Comeau died shortly after retirement,
leaving six children, three sons and
three daughters
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
The Weekly Crop Report.

The state weekly crop report issued
May said among other things:
Very severe hailstorms occurred in a few Of
the central counties, doing considerable dam
age to gardens and fruit trees over small areas.
A great amount of damage has Deen done
by hoods in number of the nothwest-
ern counties Early-planted corn is gen.
orally coming up well. III some coun-
ties wheat has made no Improvement but as a
rule, what is left continues to do we'll though
only light yield IS expected Oats are gener-
ally doing we'll as are also clover and grasses
In some of the northern counties however, oats
Aaye only just been Sown. In the northern
counties fruit trees are now in full bloom.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
Forest Fires on the Penolxee Range

ASHLAND, Wis, May Fires on the
Peno1ee range have worked their wav
into couple of million feet of valua-
bic board pine and logs belonging to
McPhee and Arthur Bros. The fires
are still burning and it is impossible to
tell when they will stop.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

OFFICIAL reports of the most serious
character have recently come to the
state department regarding the starv-
alton and misery in Cuba, and Secre-
tary Sherman has issued special in
structions to all the consular officers in
Cuba requesting detailed reports as to
the situation in their districts
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
To Continue the Experiments.
Burglar Kills a Brave Woman.

Mrs. Harriet Boillett was murdered
at her home in Ste. Genevieve the other
night at 12 o'clock
She and her aunt, Miss Constance Mangtn,
occupied the house alone, her bedroom being on
the second floor, and that of her aunt on the
first The murderer effected an entrance
through the dining-room door. passed through
the room of the aunt without disturbing her.
and was in the Sitting-room ransackin9
things, when he was heard by Miss Boillett
She arose, took her revolver. and went down
stairs and, 1t is supposed. fired one shot at the
murderer who rushed upon her and in the
struggle succeeded in taking the revolver from
her and firing, the ball entering just above the
heart, killing her instantly. The BODY was
found in the hall a few minutes later by her
aunt There is nothing to work upon as a cIew
the murderer
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

Rev. EDWARD FAIRFAX BERKLEY, D.
D., of St Louis, the oldest Episcopal
minister in the Missouri diocese, passed
quietly away, after 30 years of Chris
tan labor, at his home in that city on
the Sd. He was fully prepared for the
end, which he knew was in sight. DIR.
Berkeley was "a years of age.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

THERE is movement on foot in Mel
bourne. Victoria, to send 10000 sheep
and 5000 bullocks to England in con-
nection with the dinner which the
princess of Wales is promoting for the
poor of the slums of London upon the
occasion of the celebration of the
queens diamond jubilee, June %.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

ALBRIDGE GERRY SPAULDING, known
rs the Father of the Greenback'', died,
on the 5th, at his home in Buffalo, n.
Y, aged IS years. He was one of the
founders of the republican party. He
introduced in congress the greenback
or legal tender act and the national
currency bank act, both of which he
drafted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

On the 7th Prince Constantine said:
'tOur new position at Domokos is one
of great strength. We are resolved to
hold it at all cost. The retreat from
Pharsalos was rendered imperative by
the Overwhelming number of the enc
NV, and was effected without mishap.0
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

THE convention of the International
Association of Machinists in Kansas
City, Mo-, on the 5th, adopted a rule
providing for the initiative and refer
endum. The committee on law in
cluded this in its report, and it was
finally adopted after a bitter fight
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

A SCHEME is on foot to control the
fishing business of the great lakes
through the formation of a company
controlled by English capital. A Sc
cret meeting to discuss the project was
held in Chicago on the 18th.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
Wanted to See the Sights.

There were thousands of visitors in
st. Louis during the recent funniest.
The st. Louis newspapers state that
the breweries, the Jail and morgus
were thronged with visitors.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
University Visitors.

The governor has appointed the fol-
lowing as university visitors:
Hon. Charles E. Yeater, Sedalia: c. B. Cor
Urn. Boonville; Wallace Estill. Estil; J. N Bal
lard, Montrose; Hon. w. c. Aldredge, Latham.
It is the duty of the board to visit and inspect
the university, to inquire into its financial
needs. and to report to the governor. This re-
port is published with the biennial report of the
board of the curators. The law requires that
two of the board shall be graduates of the uni
verSity and three shall be farmers
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

A DISPATCH from Athens, on the sth
said: The intervention communica-
lions from the powers have not yet
been presented. 1t is said positively
that if the powers insist on the with
drawal of the Greek troops from Crete
as a condition of mediation, Greece will
reply that she prefers war-even to ex-
termination.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
Big PIIea nf Inmher

Conservative estimates place the
amount of white pine lumber to be re-
ceived in rats in st. Louis this season
from upper Mississippi points at IS. OOO,-
600 feet. A fair estimate of the cost of
this immense amount of lumber is put
at 81, 500, 600.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

DR. J. II. HoLLANDEB has been APP
pointed secretary of the International
Bimetallic conference commission. He
is professor of economics at the Johns
Hopkins university and French and
German scholar.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

A PARADE of the unemployed at De-
troit, Mich, had been largely adver-
tized for the I'd, but of a crowd of
1000 idle men who gathered at the rem
devious in front of the city hall, only
800 or 600 consented to be marshaled
into the procession. Those who
marched were all foreigners.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
FOREST FIRES,
Devastating a Large Stretch of TerrIt Dry
Died While Fighting the Fire.

Died While Fighting the Fire.
PIKEvILLE, KY, May Forest fires
have broken out afresh in the noun
tains of eastern Kentucky and West
Virginia, and are devastating a wide
stretch of country. At least four
farm houses are reported to have been
burned on the Virginia side before the
farmers could check the advance.
The new church in fine eastern part Of
this county was destroyed. A noun
taineer died from exhaustion while
fighting the fire.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

A SENSATION in official circles in Gin
cinnati was created, on the Sd, by the
revelation that John c. Milestone,
secretary of the water works, and Al
bert Ensline, one of the receivers, were
short in their accounts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

SENATOR ALDRICH presented the tariff
bill in the senate, on the 4th, and gave
notice that it would be called up on
the 18th. The time for the bill to take
effect is made July 1, 1897, instead of
May /, as provided by the house, and
the words in the first paragraph, ''or
withdrawn for consumption" are
stricken out
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

THE report of the expert accountant
who has been examining the books of
the Surety Building and Loan associa-
ton of Philadelphia, shows shortage
of So, 600 instead of $4,000, as was at
first supposed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

The president has nominated Gen.
Benz. NJ. frentiss for postmaster at
Bethany. Gen. Prentiss is one of the
few surviving federal major-genera1s-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
A Cunningly-Devised Escape.

Two prisoners from Cameron, serving
Jail sentences for assaulting an officer,
escaped from the county Jail at Platts-
burg. by holding up the deputy sheriff
with an imitation pistol, cunningly de-
vise0 from wood and covered with tin
foil
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
The San JacInto Battle-Ground.

The Texas state senate has concurred
in the house amendments to the bill tn
appropriate $4,000 to purchase the San
Jacinto battle-ground
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
Firhsinr the FLAMES.

GREEN BAY, Wis. May 7.-Foresl
ires have broken out along the Chi
cago, Milwaukee Sc St. Paul tracks
north of here and are causing great
deal of trouble. The railway people
are fghtin~ The flames.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
Death Did No. Pa-, ~

After being lovers for half a century.
and married IS years, Mr.. and Mrs.
Solomon Leopold, of New Orleans. died
on the same day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
Montgomc-y-s New Depot.

The contract for building a new un-
ion depot at Montgomery, Ala, has
been closed by the Louisville &c Nash
vile company. 1t will cost $500, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

TIE International Association of Ma
chinists- at their convention in Kansas
City, Mo-, adopted the report of the
committee on resolutions favoring an
eight hour law.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
A Mysterious Cave.

A mysteriouScave was discovered the
other day by miners working in the
Pelican mime in Chitwood hollow, near
Joplin, and explored for 1,5OO feet.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

FAILURES throughout the United
States during the week ended on the
9TH, as reported by RIG. DUMB Co., were
221, against 2SS for the corresponding
week last year. For Canada the fail
ures were SO, against "a last year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

News has been received of the death
in India, from the black plague, of
Rev. NJ. L. Garrison, of Vernon coun-
ty, who was missionary to that coun-
try.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

LAST year the Gould estate was as
Sessed in New York city at S4S5, 200, and
they removed to Tarrytown to secure
reduction. This year the estate is taxed
ST5O,OOO as real and personal tax. and
to this is added: Howard Gould, $780,
600 personal; Frank Gould, $500, 900 per-
sonal; Helen Gould, $500, 900 personal.
This makes the total for the Goulds
81, $50, 600.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
Surprised a Footpad.

DR.. Augustus H. Schott, of st. Louis,
plunged the blade of a sword-cane in
the shoulder of negro footpad, and
thus saved himself from being robbed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

David Blanton has been named by
the state board of agriculture as but
terine inspector for Kansas City, and
will enter upon the work at an early
date.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
For CounterfeitInR.

James Baldwin, who claims Mont
gomery county as his home, was sem
fenced to three years IN the peniten-
tiary. in the federal court at st. Louis,
for counterfeiting.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
A Monster Elevator.

The Louisville & Nashville railroad
has decided to erect monster grain
elevator at Pensacola, Fla. with a
capacity for half million bushels.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

THE first case of prostration from
heat this season occurred in Chicago
on the 9Th. Charles Wilson, q milk
wagon driver. unloading cans from his
wagon. fell to the street unconscious.
He was removed TO the hospital. The
weather bureau Thermometer regis
tered so degrees during the day. On
the streets in the business portion of
the city It was from three to ave de-
rrees warmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
Webster Davis Plum

The president, on the 4th, nominated
Webster Davis, ex-mayor of Kansas
City, to be assistant secretary of the
interior. There is a good salary at
tached to the position.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

lister to the United States, left Wash
ington for New York, on the I'd, en-
route to his station at st. Petersburg.
He was booked to sail on the Sth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

THE resignation of VIM. W. Aiken,
supervising architect of the treasury,
has been asked by Secretary Gage. 1t
is understood the reasons for this re-
quest are not political.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
Bought "GoId" Brick

Phil johnson, one of the wea1tLfzst
cotton planters of Georgia, whose home
is in Sumter county. it is said recently
bought gold" bricks; out Sill
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

Ex-Gov. ALBERT G. PORTER, of Ind
lana, died on the Sd, at his residence
in Indianapolis, after protracted ILL
ness, aged 70 years The immediate
cause of his death was cellulitis, with
complications.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
Forty Years for wIfe-Murder.

Mason Smith. accused of killing his
wife, was found guilty of murder in
the second degree, at Nevada, and
given 40 years in the penitentiary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13
VIII Inspect Oils ut Columbia.

c. w. Dinwiddie has been appoin ted
by the governor to be inspector of oils
for the city of Columbia for . term Of
two years. from April 90. 1891