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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
ART AND ARTISTS.

In 1888 the pictures of Degas,- the i'm
pressionist demon draughtsma8," were
sold for $500 each. Now it is impossible
to secure one for less than $1,000.
A monumental memorial to the late
Lord Leighton is to be placed on the
wall of the nave in st. Paul's cathedral.
II is to cost not less than $40, COO, and Mr..
W. b. Richmond will be the designer.
Aubrey Beardsley's Book of Fifty
Drawings" just published is said to be
appalling in its cleverness and many of
the drawings are likely to provoke un-
limited admiration, though others are
so offensive in their deliberate uglinesR
and so broad in their obscene realism
that 1t is impossible To look through
them without a shudder."
Herbert SchmaIz is a very nonnlar
painter with English philistines, and his
picture. The Return from Calvary. "has
been touring in the British provinces
Tor more than four years. In some
OF the Lancashire towns as MANY 80
1000 persons have visited It In a single
DAY. Sixpence Is the charge and a
sometimes takes the attendants three
hours of an evening to count the CON
pers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

THE porte obtained information, on
the 22d, that the total number of Greek
troops then in Crete was 5000. Photia-
des Pasha was again offered the gov
ernorship of Crete, and finally ac-
copied the position.
ARCHBISHOP THOMAS L. GRACE died
at st. Thomas hospital in st. Paul,
Mimi, on the 22d. He was at one time
bishop of that diocese, but on account
of failing health was succeeded by
Bishop Ireland.
CHARLES B. MCCOY, wanted in Michi-
gan for embezzling 5000, surrendered
to United States Marshal Baldwin at
San Francisco on the 23d. He was as
sistant cashier in the Second national
bank of Bay City, Mich. The money
has been spent.
FIRE, ON the morning of the Gath, gut
ted portion of the Merchants Ex-
change building in st. Louis, in which
for 81 years the Yelled Prophets ball
has been held. Besides the exchange
proper, more than fifty business firms
were located in the building.
QUEEN VICTORIA arrived in London
from Windsor on the Esd. The weather
was bright and sunny. Her majesty
held a drawingroom at Buckingham
palace, on the gath, when several Amer
lean ladies were presented.
NOTWITHSTANDING the objections adj
vanced by the commandant of the mil
itary academy, Col. Ernst, to the
cadets at West Point participating in
the inaugural parade, the house COM
mittee on military affairs. on the Esd,
by a practically unanimous vote.
ordered favorable report on the joint
resolution providing for their attend
ance.
THE city council of Windsor, Ont,
has adopted a bylaw forbidding the
employment on public works of any
one who has not been q resident of
Windsor for six months, under penalty
of 500 fine. This is by way of retalia-
ticn for American discrimination at
Detroit, Mich.
A POLITICAL prisoner named Andres
Delgado, who was imprisoned in com
unicado, has been found dead, hanging
by the neck in his cell, at Sagua, Cuba
CHOLERA has broken out among the
people employed on the relief works of
the native state of Rewah, India In
two days ICE deaths were recorded.
THE Cubans in arms feel that they
have accomplished too much, suffered
too much and been deceived too much
in their relations with Spain, past and
present, to negotiate for peace on any
other basis than absolute freedom.
JOHN d. HART was found guilty in the
United States court at Philadelphia of
setting on foot military expedition to
Cuba in violation of the neutrality
laws Motion was made for new
trial.
THE largest herd of cattle ever or
dered to be slaughtered by veterinaries
reached Wilkesbarre, Pa, on the 24th-
They belonged to Louis and John Pho
let, of Wysox, Pa The herd numbered
16s. OF these 156 were affected by
tuberculosis, and were slaughtered.
The owners loss is $40. 900.
Mrs. JEREMIAH 5. BLACK, widow of
President Buchanan's Encouragement
and mother of ex-Gov. Chauncey F.
Black, died suddenly at her home in
York, Pa, on the gath. She retired in
her usual health and was taken sudden
" i'll and expired ten minutes later.
She was a years old, and had been In
feeble health for several years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
ORIGIN OF PHRASES.

"Adieu" means ito God commend
you," and the familiar "good-by" is g
contraction of God be with you"
Just the cheese" is of original orig
in and comes from the Hindoostanee
word "cheez," meaning thing.
The phrase mind your P's and Q's'
comes from the printing Office and sis
due to the similarity in form of the
lower case or small p and in font
of Roman letter. leading novice to
mix them when distributing type into
the cases.
A ''toad-eater" is one who does the
most nauseous things to please his pa
trons-as in olden times the mounte-
banks boys used to eat toads in order
to show the skill of their masters in
expeiling poison.
ITO sleep like top" is one of the
phrases which seem at first considera-
ton absolutely unmeaning. It is a
corruption of the French proverb dor
mir CONNIE une taupe"-to sleep like
q mole.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
SAVED HIS FATHERS LIFE.
But Sacrificed His Own in the Brave At.
tempt.

But Sacrificed His Own in the Brave At
teupt.
GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. 2S.-Paul L.
Lefevre made an heroic and successful
effort to save the life of his father yes
terday morning, but lost his own.
Eugene Lefevre and son, carpenters and
house movers, were engaged in moving
an old house, but their progress was
obstructed by wire. Eugene Lee
fevre, who was standing on top
of the building, grasped one of
the wires with both hands In
an effort to raise it to the ton
of the hours. Instantly he was
paralyzed.s blue flashes of electricity
few from. his body, his hands were
smoking and the smell of burning flesh
made the on-lookers turn sick. Paul.
who was on the roof with his father.
spang to him and tore him loose. AS
his father fell on the roof. his life
saved, the son fell upon the wires and
his life was sacrificed, although every
effort was made 20 save him. The
young man was IS years old. The elder
Lefevre's hands were fearfully burned
and his escape from death was miracu-
lous and was due to the bravery of his
son.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the senate. on the 27th, victory
for organized labor over capital was
won by the failure of a resolution au-
thorizing the Metropolitan Railroad
Co. of Washington to extend its lines
into one of the suburbs. The remain
der of the session was occupied in the
consideration and passage of the post
office appropriation bill, carrying $685.
SS5, 33s......In the house the anti-scalp-
ing bill was passed, after a hard fight
against it by its opponents, by vote
of 142 to 81. Several bills of local in
terest were passed, and the house con-
CURED in senate amendments to the
Indian appropriation bill, which was
sent to conference.
A SPECIAL. from PlacetaS, Cuba, says:
The Spanish captain-general' personal
campaign against Maxine Gomez in
Santa Clara province is n failure. Wey-
Ter has been outgeneraled, outmaneu-
vered, outmarched and Outfought by
the scattering groups of insurgents"
of which he, in his official dispatches
to the war department at Madrid, has
spoken with contempt.
THE Paris Gaulois says that brutal
tiles and vexations which are being
practiced by the Boer government
against French citizens and French in
dustries are engaging the attention of
a number of the members of the cham
Der of deputies, with the possible re-
suit of intervention by the French
government.
THE weekly statement of the New
York city associated banks for the
week ended on the 27th showed the
following changes: Reserve, increase.
81, S55, OBS; loans, decrease, 81, 137, 900:
specie, increase, 81, 123, 900; legal tender,
increase, 81, los. 500; deposits, increase,
81, 09S, 700; circulation, decrease, S122,-
500.
CAPT. JOHN D. HART, of Philadelphia.
convicted of completely in filibuster-
ing enterprises, is an aspirant for the
position of consul-general at Havana,
provided successor to Consul-General
Lee is appointed.
HAzEN S. PINGREE is still mayor of
Detroit and governor of the state of
Michigan, according to an opinion
handed down by the full bench of the
Wayne county (Mich.) circuit court.
THE wholesale and retail hardware
store of Morgan & Co, at Fort Wayne,
Ind. was burned, on the 2Tth, caus-
ing a loss of $3.50, 600; insurance, $780,
600.
OK the 27th the associated banks of
New York city held S57, Az, 975 in ex-
cess of the requirements of 25-per-
cent rule
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
Game ana r,s1,.

Representative Pope, of Cole, has in
PRODUCED an act to amend the fish and
game law by providing that it shall be
unlawful at any season of the year for
any person to gig, spear or shoot any
fish in any waters of this state; also.
an act amending the game law so as &c
give jurisdiction of the game law tc
every grand jury, granting the game
warden power to employ special coun.
sci, giving bounty of &c. for every
gar or turtle killed; requiring owners
of milldams to provide fish ladders and
fixing a penalty of IS for any person
who shall put sawdust in any waters.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

DURING a fight between Cretan in
Eurgents and Turks on the hills east of
Canea, on the 21st. six vessels of the
feet of the powers lying of the town
opened a murderous fire of shell upon
the Christian troops, which, after ten
minutes. hauled down their Tag, when
the firing ceased. Afterwards, while
carrying of their dead, the Cretans were
fired upon by the Turks, but were too
much dispirited by the attack from the
feet to return the fire.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
Child Labor.

Senator Busche's bill has passed tn.
state senate providing that no child un.
der IA shall be employed in any manu-.
featuring or mechanical establishments
where steam, water or any other me-
chanical power is used and where the
work might be dangerous to the health
of the child.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

THE National Zeitung says that the
plan for the pacificatio n of Crete by
granting autonomy to the island. was
proposed by Russia and agreed to by
Germany without reserve Austria and
France were the next to accept the
proposal and the adhesion of Great
Britain was received last of all
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

INregard to the Ruiz case in Cuba,
It was said at the state department, on
the 22d, that his naturalization was not
wholly incontestihle; that his natural
iZation papers, as matter of fact, have
not yet been approved, and to this cir
cumstance Is attributed his long impris-
>nnment without trial.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

A CIVIL SERVICE promotion system
was promulgated by Secretary Herbert,
ON the 26th, covering all persons whose
duties are wholly or partly clerical in
the navy department and all the navy
yards BY its regulations the efficiency
record of each clerk is a public matter
and open to general criticism.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

NARY ELIZABETH is the name given
little Miss Harrison, who arrived. at the
indianapolis home OF Gen. Benjamin
Harrison and wife ON the 21st- Had
the newcomer been a boy it would
have received the name of its great
grandfather. William Henry Harrison,
the victor at Tippecanoe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

AcoTToN mill company, to be operated
entirely by colored labor, has been Or
ganized at Concord, N. c. Warren
Coleman, the originator of the idea,
and a wealthy colored man, is secre-
tary and treasurer. All the officers are
.colored and the capital was subscribed
by colored people.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

CAPT. II. o. HEIsTAND, Maj. McKin-
ley's confidential secretary, who has
been ill with grip, left Canton for
Columbus, o.. on the Esd, to arrange for
the shipping of his household effects
to Washington. He had been ordered
by the secretary of war to report for
duty in Washington.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
Female Suffrage Defeated.

Cold water was thrown ON the female
suffrage movement in the state senate
the other morning. The Powers bill,
providing for the election of women to
boards of education, was defeated by
an overwhelming majority.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

An unforeseen obstacle to the prompt
ratification of the Anglo-Venezuelan
arbitration treaty has been encoun-
tered in 3 provision of Venezuela's con-
stitution neceSsitating the use of the
Spanish language in documents pre-
sented for consideration of the con-
gress- A new copy in Spanish viii be
immediately forwarded to England for
Lord Salisbury's signature.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

THERE has been a great surprise at
Berlin in the discovery that Berlin
pork, duly inspected and stamped by a
government officer as free from trichi-
nae, has, nevertheless, been found to
be infected in several cases lately in
Berlin and Spanda-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

PROF. BIoNDIN, the celebrated tight
rope walker, who was the first person
to cross Niagara falls on a tight-rope,
which feat he performed on August II,
1859, died from diabetes, on the ed, at
Falling, a suburb, of London.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

TIE last meeting but ore of the
Cleveland cabinet was held on the
e6th. It is said that personal affairs in
cident to the close of the administers
ton formed much of the subject mat
ter diseased.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
To Break In : Onntnrn

The state senate has passed Senator
Martins bill 70 compel sherifFs and
county marshals to send prisoners Ia
the penitentiary rs soon as convictions
have been secured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

The Venezuelan commission held, ON
the 26th, what was probably the last
session of that tribunal. The meeting
was in the nature of a winding up'of
the affairs of the commission and q
closing up of its business.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
Remembered the Ornhans,

The Baptist orphans home of st.
Louis has received a donation of 81 200
from Mr.. Aaron McPike. He is So years
old, and, though he began life in pow
erty, he has given altogether more than
$500. 900 to charity.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

ITwas announced in Constantinople,
ON the 23d, that the Cretan difficulties
had been settled upon the basis of au-
toromy for the island, the porte NOM
mating the governor of Crete under the
assent, and approval of the powers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

NOTHING had been heard at the Of
fees of the Cuban junta in New York,
up to the 25th, of the alleged death OF
President Salvado Cisneros of the Gu
ban republic. The officers of the junta
were inclined to doubt the story.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
A Third Bridge for st. Louis.

st. Louis is to have third bridge It
can not be located nearer than three
quarters of mile of one of the other
bridges, and will be for foot passengers,
wagon traffic and street cars.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

THE Michigan council OF the Ma
-donal Business Mems league has pre-
sented a memorial to the ways and
means committee asking that the new
tariff be conservative and so framed as
to promote general rather than spe-
riaI interests.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

CHAIRMAN HANNA, of Cleveland, went
60 Canton. on the 23d. for final con-
ference with Maj. Mckinley before the
inauguration.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

TIE one hundred and sixty-ffth an
aiversary of Washingt0n's birthday
was generally observed throughout the
country. The national colors were dis
played from public buildings and priv
ate residences.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

1T was reported, on the 25th, that
Gomez, after successfully crossing
Weyler's lines near Sancti Spiritus,
was last heard from passing near Man
icarazua, south of Santa Clara city,
with 4, 1000 men, marching west.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

THE powers have agreed that the
granting of autonomy to the island OF
Crete must be preceded by a complete
cessation of Greek interference In the
island
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
Was Once Rich, Died Poor.

BENZ. R. Bacon, who few years ago
was one of the wealthiest men in Kan
sas City, committed suicide the other
day, firing a bullet into his brain.
Dependency following business re-
verses is supposed to have been the
cause.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

JUDGE WIN. T. THOMPSON, ex-treas-
urer of West Virginia, died in Hunting
ton, w. Va, on the night of the 21st.
Judge Thompson was a shrewd demo-
cratic politician, and was frequently
mentioned for governor. of that state.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

TIE report gained currency IN Ha-
wanna, on the oath, that American war
ships were approaching that city and =
wild and indignant scare ens1ed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND returned to
the house, ON the 22d, without his ap-
proval two bills-one granting PEN
sion to Mrs Mary Freeman, the other
q pension TO Mrs. Mary A. We'll
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

A DISPATCH from Athens, on the 26th,
said that King George and his cabinet
had proclaimed their resolution to
maintain their present policy. They
declared that it was impossible for them
to recall the Greek troops from Crete.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
NKIssourf's Militia.

Should call be made upon Missouri
for organized militia in the event of
war with Spain, about 2.25O men could
be pat into the field within AZ hours
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

Powdered alum applied to fever sore
will prevent it from becomingunsigbtly
or noticeable.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
Husband and Then the wife,

Mrs Annie Waterman, aged 6S, died
in Moberly. Her husband, John Wa
terman, died of the same disease (pneu
uonia) just week before.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
End of q Long Life.

Mrs. Lucia Marotte lesson, widow of
Edward P. lesson, aged 50, well known
and highly esteemed, died in St Louis,
where she had resided since 1882
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

The annual charity ball at the Tootle
opera house. st. Joseph. was well at
tended, and the charity fund of the city
largely augmented.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
Quarantine AGAINST Arkansas

The state board of agriculture has
announced the establishment Of cattle
quarantine lines for the state on the
lines established by the general gov
ernment, with the exception of the state
of Arkansas, which is quarantined
against entirely.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
Has Had His Lesson.

The president has restored citizen
ship to Henry Mullaney, OF st. Louis,
who, nine years ago, was found guilty
of fraudulent registration.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04
State BOARD of DECENTRALIZATION.

The state board of equalization is in
session, with Gov Stephens as presi-
dent. Railroad and telegraph property
will be passed upon in April.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-04

The assessed valuation of property,
real and personal in st. Louis is S241,-
s67, $40.
OF this amount s293. 1898. ITO is on real estate,
and S4S,274, 40 on personal property In sub
uniting his report the assessor adds: Despite
the great losses entaiIed by the tornado this
years assessments are somewhat in excess of
the last year, and this means more revenue to
he city,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
MRS. PAINES WILL MISSING.
HER HUSBAND SUED BY HIS sIsTER-IN-IA" TO
DISCOVER WHAT BECAME OF THE DOCUMENT.

HER HUSBAND SUED BY HIS sIsTER-iN-hA" ~
n,srov-rr WHAT BECAME OF THE DOCUMENT.
An order signed by Justice Truax In the supreme
Corr, was filed Yesterday In the County clerk
oNsce Amounting Richard H. Clark, OF NO oil
C,hambers-st to take The deposition OF WINS
paine before his departure for Egypt anu otner
Eastern countries. in suit brought asai's' nm.
and others by Henrietta T. Blatchforo' OF no o.
p,varside Drive 10 establish the will OF her sister
pin, Tuden Paine the wife OF the defendant, VINO
a,oa last December leaving an estate the value OF
which the plaintiffs estimate at about S'o"V' hl9
Paine had no children, and, aside from her nus
hand her next of kin were her brothers ana SIS
tiers. These Mrs. BlatchloFo "Iaho'
IN her action.
In her complaint Mrs. Blatchford says 'na'
nrior to the death Of her sister, Mrs PANE the
latter. lived with her husband the defendaht' a'
No 155 West FIfty-eighth-st. and that she cine
plaintir) is informed by her sister. Susan l. saoin'
and Emily r. Tilden and H. Tilden Swan that on
Nav 1s 1884, they were present In the apartments
OF Mr. and Mrs. Paine. In west fllty-elsh'h-s''
and that In their presence Mr.. and Mrs. PANE re-
ferred 10 the fact that they had made their Wills
Il, an,icination OF their departure upon european
twin and that Mr. Paine took both Wills to place
in a safe-depost vault before sailing abroad MITE
Rlatchford declares that several occasions since
then she had talks with her sister MIS-: zane e.
the fact that she had made her will, ana that UNI
der lis provisions she had beQueathed her properly
rhraa weeks after her sisters DEATH MIS-
Biatchford alleges nothing having been done tow e
az ia on Ser brother-n-aw Mr.. Paine. In com
psny sister and mat vaults pane to se
me u,iN hut on opening the strong box there no
YIN could be found Thsy W sheh se beer RE
ami except that they found two draft Wits IN her
sisters handwriting. These drafts after Hia a6 M
q wear 10 her husband. MI Paine, left the residue
OF the estate 20 Mrs. Paines brothers and sisters;
MIS- Blatchford Gays that Paine Is now unaDie
10 ind the viii. and has applied for and received
letters Of administration on his wife's estate