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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
AMERICAN TONNAGE.

Statistics OF the Present and Past Docu.
mented Tonnage of the United States
Our Merchant Marine Never Before So
Efficient As Now, Owing to the Steady
the Whaling Fleet.
WASHINGTON, Oct. e.-The annual re-
port of Mr.. Chamberlain, the commits
sioner of navigation, which has just
been submitted to the secretary of the
treasury, shows that the total docu-
mented tonnage of the United States
on June 80, 1897, was 4, 100, 22O tons, and
is the largest for 81 years, except 1898,
when it was 1925, OIL tons Our largest
documented tonnage was 5, $50, 312 tons
on July so, 1861. Considering the speed
and number of trips of steam vessels
compared with sailing vessels, our
merchant feet has never before been
SO efficient as this year.
The total construction for the year,
S9I vessels, of 232, 23a gross tons, is the
largest annual output since 1891.
The square rugged sailing vessel has
virtually ceased to be a product of
American shipyards. The great lake
region for the first time in our history,
has built more tonnage than all the rest
of the country, 100 vessels of 116 937
tons, compared with I'll vessels of only
lis, 296 tons.
During the past decade steam ton
mage has increased SIG, 900 tons, of
which increase SOC, 900 tons belong to
the great lake system. The American
tonnage of the foreigners amounted to
S, 24S tons, the smallest amount since
1874. During the past four years 3S,-
s28 tons of foreign built vessels have
been admitted to American registry,
compared with 64,7 tons for the
previous four years. The tonnage
registered for foreign trade amounted
to 1872, S45 gross tons, the lowest since
1S41.
The whale fisheries employ12, ia tons,
compared with a maximum of 1913, 594
tons in 1858. About 10000 men are
employed in deep sea fisheries, of
whom 6, 500 are citizens of the United
States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
Figures for August the First Full Mont
Under the New Tariff Law.

Figures for August, the First Full Month
Under the New Tariff Law.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-The bureau of
statistics has issued the tables showing
the exports and imports for August.
the first full month under the new
tariff law. These figures show for
that month the largest exports of
domestic merchandise of any August in
the history of the government. The
exports were SO, 400, 264, against $780,.
6s9,9s1 for August 1895. For the first
eight months of the year the exports
were SOL, $40, 900 in excess of the first
eight months of 1896, so that the bureau
officials believe that the exports of this
year will far exceed those of last year,
which was its record-breaking year in
the matter of exports.
The value of all imports, dutiable
and free. for August, was $50, S4S, 312,
of which SIS, 629, 607 were free. These
figures show a decrease of about S10,.
00O, 600 below those of 1895. The de-
crease was due to heavy reduction in
the importation of raw wool, which
decreased from 1851, 900 pounds in
August last year, to 2,S77, ST pounds
last August; manufactured wool from
50, 7O9, 900 to $3.50, 900; wool and manu-.
features thereof from S1,96S, 900 to ST.,
27I 900; manufactures of cotton from
81, 553, 900 to 81, 623, 900; manufactures of
jute, flax, hemp, etc, from 81, 22l 900 to
1929, $50; iron and steel from 81. 766, OCT
to 1887, S44 and sugars from S., $40, 900 tc
81, 956, 600.
The following shows the balance of
trade with the several continents:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
Frances New Naval works.

PARIS, Oct. S.-Vice-Admiral Besnard,
:he minister Of marine. explained to
the budEet committee of the chamber
of deputies yesterday the naval works
to be undertaken by the government
under the authorization of parliament,
which, on July 30 last adopted the
recommendation of the budget COM
mittee of the chamber, granting q
credit of 1000, 600 francs, to be in
eluded in the accounts of the current
year, for commencing new war ships,
expediting the reconstruction of the
navy an establishing q naval base a
BiEerta. a fortified seaport Of TuniA.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS,
As spain May Find to Her Cost, IL She
TrEfes with Uncle Sam.


WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-The state de-
partment has not yet been officially in.
formed of the purpose of the Spanish
government to dissolve the cortes in
November, as indicated in the Madrid
.cablegrams. 1t was expected, however,
that it would be found necessary for the
cabinet to go to the country to secure
the support of a majority for the lib
eral policy toward Cuba, inasmuch as
the present cortes has a clear conserva-
tive majority whenever that party's
scattered elements can be broug hit to-
gether.
Disappointment is felt at the remote
date set for the converting of the new
cOrtes, for it is presumed that any new
programme for the settlement of Gu
ban affairs must be ratified by that
body, and if this is not to meet until
next March. the long delay, it is
feared, will give rise to irritation and
perhaps be result in conditions beyond
the.powers of endurance of the present
administration.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
BRADLEY INSTITUTE.
Mrs. BradIey's Gift to Peoria, ILL.,, Formal
" Dedicated.

ly Dedicated.
PEORIA, Ill, Oct. 9.-The exercises
1edicatory of the Bradley polytechnic
institute, to which a wealthy Peoria
lady, Mrs. Lydia Bradley, has given
81, 500, 900, were of an interesting
character. The building is a very
handsome and spacious one of
white stone, and near by
is another large editice of the same
material, which will be occupied by an
theological institute under the control
Of the same board of trustees. A
number of prominent educators
from abroad, including college presi-
dents, were in attendance. The most
notable feature on the programme was
the dedicatory address by Hon. Lyman
J. Gage, secretary of the treasury.
The institute was presented to the
trustees by the founder, Mrs. Brad
ley. and accepted in their be-
half by their president, Oliver j.
Bailey. An address in behalf
of the faculty was delivered by
W. R. Harper, president of the Uni,
versity of Chicago. who is also presi-
dent of faculty of the Bradley insti.
tute.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
Lde with the several continents:
THE QUESTION OF elMETALIsM.
a Further Delay In the Answer of Great
Britain TO the American Proposals.

LONDON, Oct. s.-The prediction
made to the effect that Great Britain's
answer to the bimetallic proposals
would be delayed, has been confirmed.
Arrangements have now been made to
hold an informal conference between
the chancellor of the exchequer, Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach. and other British
officials on the one side, and the United
States monetary commissioners and
Col. Hay, United States ambassador,
on the other side, for the purpose of
securing u more definite understanding
as to what the United States and
France expect. Consequently the
British government will be unable to
fulfill the promise of the chancellor of
the exchequer to give the United States
commissioners an early reply.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
TeIler,a Deflnition.

Senator Teller has stated the bimetal.
lie principle as follows: "a bimetallic
system of currency, to be completely
effective, must, in view of those who
advocate it, include two essential fea-
lures: la An open mint ready to coin
any quantity of either gold or silver
which may be brought to it; OBJ the
right on the part of the debtor to dis
charge his liabilities, at his option, in
either of the two metals at ratio fixed
hv law
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
The Live Issue.

This is not fight between democracy
and republicanism. Those who vote on
partisan lines are voting a memory
only. The live issue IS between plutoc.
racy and democracy, the latter in the
broader sense. It is between the pro-
ducers of wealth and those who live
off wealth produced by others-be-
tween the industrial classes and those
who live on unearned increment. Let
the lines be carefully and intelligently
drawn.-Western Rural.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
TOOK TO THE HILLS.

The Cody Brothers, Under Sentence Of
Death. ut Large I'm Montana.
BUTTE, Mont, Oct S.-The Cody
brothers. held at Red Lodge for the
North Carolina authorities, have been
released on habeas corpus on the
ground of the insuficiency in the sher-
ifs return. The men are under sem
tence of death for burglary in North
Carolina On their release they struck
out for the hills to escape an officer
from North Carolina, who is on the
way to Red Lodge, expecting to take
them back for execution.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
We Are mig Enough.

Mr.. Newlands, the silver advocate
from Nevada, contends that the
power of this country to restore the
parity of gold and silver by free
coinage is ample. When we reflect that
we have more railroads than all the rest
of the world combined; that the com.
merce of the lakes surpasses that of all
the oceans; and in view Of the great alb
sorbing capacity of a country hungry
for new money, for an increase of its
circulating medium instead of its debts
it is amazing that the power rs not exer.
cised. All that is required is courage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
SPANISH suscEPTIeILITIEs.
They VIII be Satisfied by the Government'l
Reply to the United States.

They VIII be Satisfied by the Governments
Reply to the United States.
Madrid, Oct s.-A cabinet council,
at which the queen regent presided,
was held here yesterday. When the
ministers separated the premier, Senior
Sagasta, announced TO the newspaper
men that no final decision had been
taken in regard to the reply which
Spain will make to the note of the
United States handed to the duke of
Tetuan, when he was minister for
foreign affairs, by the United States
minister, Gen. Stewart L. Woodford.
The impartial, however, says it
learns that the reply of Spain will
satisfy Spanish susceptibilities in MAX
ing clear to President Mckinley the
resolute attitude which Spain main
tains in regard to Cuba.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
AFRICAN LABORERS

Employed on the Panama Canal Return
Ing to Their Homes.
COLON, Oct. S.-All Colon is in a fever
to-day on account of the embarkation
of 500 Africans, bound for Sierre
Leone, on board the British steamer
Holy Rood. Six hundred Of these ma
tives of Africa arrived here under con-
tract year ago, and they are now re-
turning homes in better condition.
The remainder of the party have
either absconded, or more likely. have
died at various places along the canal
route of beri beri.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
WISE PRosPECToRs

Returned from st. 1EIchaels to Avoid the
RIEOrs of Winter.
PoRT TOWNSEND. Wash, Oct s.-The
schooner Sailor Boy, Capt Peterson.
arrived yesterday afternoon direct
from St Michaels, Alaska The Sailor
Boy brought nine passengers from St
-Michaels, who came south to spend the
winter rather than endure the hard
sship incident to life at st. Michaels un-
til the river opens in the spring. The
Iretr-aing passengers went north on
the steamer Eliza Anderson AID the
bark Msrwip.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
DEPOSITED A CASH BOND.

-Fxat Mall Line Between Canada and En-
gland Assured
HALIFAX. n. S, Oct. S-The an
announcement that Peterson, Tate & Co.
had deposited in London the $50, OOC
necessary to bind their contract with
the Dominion government for fast
mail service between England and
Canada was received with great salts
faction in Halifax, where it is regarded
as assurance that the fast line will be
established within the specified time,
about two years. 1t will be valuable
addition to the mail service
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14

In the experience of the oldest set
tiers in st. Clair and adjoining counties
the present drought is without paral-
lei. For two months there has been
practically no rain, and the tempera-
ture has ranged above 80.
The damage done by the drought in
southern Illinois can not be accurately
estimated, but it has been great. The
heaviest loss to the farmers is on the
corn crop.
The Kaskasia river has reached the
lowest stage for years, and in places
can almost be stepped over.
1t has been almost 100 days since q
soaking rain visited many portions of
southern Illinois
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
Fruit of Honest Preaching.

An Indiana man has startled the
world by an extraordinary exhibition
of conscience in returning to the gov.
eminent $3.50 of pension money which
he does not consider himself entitled TO
The silver campaign in the HoosieI
state is indeed bearing fruit.-Denver
Times-Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14

and can not sleep at night, a dose of DIR.
Bells Pine Tar-Honey viii give you
natural rest and refreshing sleep. 1t checks
a cough at once and cures a cold in one
night. 1t heals the throat, chest, and lungs,
cures la grippe permanently, does not
stupefy, is harmless. Children love it. Old
people like it. Good druggists sell it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14

East and north of Niles. Mich. the
terrible marsh fires continue. Farm
ers have fought the flames night and
day for a week, and are utterly ex-
hausted.
Near Berrien Springs, Mich, on
what is known as the Big Meadow, fire
has swept over like prairie fire. and
hundreds of acres of potatoes have
been roasted in the hills
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
EMMETT GIBSON ARRAIGNED.
He il Charged with swIndIIng the Imperial
Hotel, New York.

NEw YORK, Oct. 9.-Emmet Gibson,
alias George n. Sheridan, was ar.
raigned in the police court on the COM
plant of H. P. Simpson, auditor of the
Imperial hotel. Simpson charges Glib
son with passing a fraudulent check
for S64O on the hotel, besides
swindling them out of 1865 for
board. His swindling, it is
alleged, amount to about $500, 900. Glib
son is lawyer by profession and is 3s
years old. AS a promoter he console.
dated the Akron CO., street railway
companies and at present is said to be
the vice-president of the corporation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
shaIe Tnto Your shoea.

Aliens Foot Ease, q powder for the feet.
1t cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting out of CONS and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery
of the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes tight
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is certain cure
for sweating, callous, hot, tired, aching feet.
stores. 25c. Trial package. FREE. Write to
Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
UNDER THE WHEELS.
Fatally Injured While Attempting Il
Board q Train.


LEBANON, Mo-, Oct. 9.-Robert Ellis,
aged IL, son of Miller Ellis, of Rich
land, Mo-, in attempting to board an
east bound train here at lis p. m. yea
terday, was thrown under the wheels.
and both legs were cut off at the hip
joints.
His mother, sister and uncle, the
cashier of the RichIand bank. arrived
at S:55 D. m, and were with him whoa
he died. The remains were shipped to
Richland last nighR
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
A MURDERED WOMAN.
Her Body Found by an Aged Hermit Nea
PottstOwn, Pa.

PottstOwn, Pa.
PoTTsrowN, Pa, Oct. 9.-Gustave
Hardness, an aged hermit, who lives in
an old hut along the Schuylkill river.
q short distance below this place.
found the body of an unknown womaH
lying in the bushes. The woman had
evidently been murdered. Hes
clothing was torn and diSarranged,
and from appearances she had been
choked, as her tongue was protrudina
from her mouth. The bushes indicat
ed q fierce struggle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14

/ suffered for IS years with a cough, and
spent hundreds of dollars with doctors and
for medicine to no avail until 1 used DR..
Bells Pine-Tar-Honey. This remedy makes
weak lungs strong. 1t has saved my life
j. B. Resell, Grantsburg, Ill. All Druggists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14

Guess from Experience.-She-sS Who was
it that said that woman's best friend was
her dressmakers" He Probably thG
dressmaker Tit Bits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
ThrouChout NIIssourI.

Farmers in northwest Missouri find
great difficulty in securing stock water.
Stock water very scarce and pastures
dusty in Monroe county.
Apples have dried on the trees in
southwest Missouri. The crop will be
so per cent. short in many localities.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14

When the baby cries in a crowd mar
ried man tries to do something for it. The
unmarried man thinks it is a nuisance
Washington Democrat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
Two Total EcIipsea.

A total eclipse of the sun viii occur
May ~, 1900. It win be preceded sew
eral months by the gold standard event,
Denver Nmes-Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
FLAMES AND DROUGHT.

Forest Fires I'm Manitoba Break Out Worse
Than Ever-CrOssing the Line IHtO the
States-Loss of Life Reported and Thrill
ing Escapes Noted : The Marshes of
Northern Indiana Ablaze - Fires and
Drought i'm Other Localities.
WINNIPEG, Man.. Oct S.-The forest
fires that have been raging in Manito-
ba, close to the boundary line, Cor the
past ten days, have broken out more
furiously than ever. Ten or twelve
persons are reported to have been
burned to death. and the fire is rapidly
spreading over the boundary line into
Dakota
FIGHTING FIRE NIGHT AND DAY.
Farmers have been fighting the
1ames night and day. trying to keep
:hem from getting into the more thick
y-populated districts. Hundreds of
thousands of dollars worth of timber
1as been destroyed, and considerable
grain as well as some farm buildings
SPREADING TO THE UNITED STATES.
Up to this time the fire has been con-
ined to the Canadian side of the
boundary, but the swarth line between
the United States and Manitoba has
been obiiterated, and great fears are
entertained that the fires will get be-
yond the control of the settlers. The
dames are driving hundred of wolves
and coyotes out in the open country,
and large focks of geese and ducks
nave been seen flying over the burning
forests.
LOSS OF LIFE.
Near White Mouth. H. Laundry, a
trapper, was burned to death. A Ger
man woman living near where the fire
was the most furious is supposed to
have been burned to death, and her chill
dren are missing. All the telegraph poles
for several miles east of White Mouth
are down and trains are tied up. At
Broken Head, Man., the country is on
fire, and enormous damage is being
DONE Mr.. and Mrs. Young, living
south of there, only saved their lives
by standing in the river for IL hours.
Their home was destroyed. At Beauz-
jour, Man., seven persons have been
burned to death.
In Northern Indiana.
The big marsh near Tassinong, Por-
ter county, is on fire again. The fire
has swept over acres of lands, destroy
ing everything in their path.
The Kankakee marsh fire is rapidly
spreading in Porter county, though the
farmers have given up all work, and
are fighting it all hours of the day.
The fire in the tamrack swamp,
near La Grange, has increased, but the
farmers are so organized that they an
ticipate no great damage unless the
wind suddenly changes.
Forest fires are raging over the en-
tire northwestern portion of Adams
county. Entire fields of shocked corn
have been swept away by the flames.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
M Won Arc RestleaN

As long as girl lets you see the address
on her letters there is nothing serious going
on-Washington Democrat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
Coughed rs years.

If we ever invent anything it will be
salt cellar that always has salt in it.-Wash.
ington Democrat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14

Whenever a mans business begins to
drop off, others say it is a judgment for
crooked dealing-Washingto Democrat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14

Star Plug Is strictly High Grade.
No expense is saved-no false economy Is
practiced-in the manufacture of Star plug
tobacco. 1t is strictly high-grade in every
particular.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14

From any cause bruise is cured
BY St. Jacobs Oil. Use it promptly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
In Wisconsin.

Old settlers of Kenshoa say this has
been the driest season for years in this
part of the country. Vegetation has
been parched and crops blasted.
Prairie fires in Somers and Britsol,
caused by sparks from passing engines,
destroyed considerable property be-
longing to the farmers. All kinds of
means have been adopted to stay the
advance of the flames.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14

Can't cure? Try it. That means
Rheumatism cured by St. Jacobs Oil.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-14
In Arkansas.

Drought and forest fires are playing
considerable havoc, and the situation
grows worse every day.
Stock in nearly all sections of the
state is suffering from the scarcity of
water, while in some places there is
not enough Obtainable to supply the
people with drinking water.
The forest being as dry as finder, the
ground covered with dry leaves and de-
caying vegetation, have furnished
splendid material for fires, and from
all sections reports of disastrous forest
fires are being received. Miles of fences
have been destroyed, saw mills and
cabins burned.
Flames have been communicated to
large fields of open cotton, which,
with the dry weeds, have been burned
over with startling rapidity, entirely
destroying every pound of cotton in the
fields.
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A FEW STRAWS.
rl>s Journals and the Worlds Poll OF
Greater New York.

NEW YORK. Oct. S.-The Journals
poll of Greater New York voters now
includes So. 400 names, as follows:
The times., 1897-11-04
a Pleasant entertainment,

At tie Methodist Episcopal Church at
Langdon musical and literary entertain
ment was given last night. There was
large and appreciative audience present,
and the program rendered gave excellent
satisfaction. Miss Dolly Houchen gave
two numbers ON the piano. Mrs. d. Olin
Leech, Miss Gertrude Dana and Miss Belle
Carpenter sang solos. as did Master Rob
ert K:eiter, willie the latter also helpe his
seven year-old brother, Monroe, in two
biaCo duets. Mr.. Arthur Middleton sang
q bass solo. and Mr.. c. L. Henney ga We an
excellent euphonium solo: Mrs Florence
Russell Lyon and Miss Ada Townsend
each responded to encores with recital tions.
Mr. Hayes convulsed the audience with
character and dialect pieces.