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Iron County register., 1897-10-07
4 Warning to American Shippers Taking
Careoes for GuadaIoupe.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The United
States consul at Guadalupe, w. L,
sends to the state department a warn
ing for the benefit of American ship
ping interests He says that the mas
ter of the schooner Charles J. Willard,
Capt. ]. FL. York, was compelled to
leave the port without a cent of his
freight money, and he advises ship
owners in the United States not to
charter vessels for the island without
first collecting their freight in the
United States Finances in the island
seem to be in bad way.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

A DISPATCH from Washington, on the
esth, said: ''The September monthly
statement OF government receipts and
expenditures viii show q material de-
crease in the deficit as compared with
August. The increase that will be
shown in the receipts from internal
revenue sources seems to justify the
expectation of the treasury officials
that by January next the deficit will
have been reduced to 3 nominal
amount"
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
BY an Explosion of Giant Powder.

Alfred johnson, track raiser, en-
ployed by the Lexington Coal Co., was
killed by giant powder explosion at
the Riverton shaft, near Lexington.
He was popular among his fellow
wOrkmen, and was past chancellor of
the Lexington lodge. Knights of
Pythias, by which order he was buied.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
Half the Town Burned.

The entire west half of Green CITY,
Sullivan county, was destroyed by fire
few nights since. There had been
no rain for several weeks, and the
buildings were dry and infamma BILE.
The merchants had just laid in their
fall goods, and all had large stocks.
But little insurance was carried, and
the losses will be heavy.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

SECRETARY OF WAR RUSSELL A. Al
GER and Assistant Secretary Meikle-
John will visit Little Rock, Ark, dur
ing October, for the purpose of inspect
ing Fort Logan Ii. Roots, with the
view of deciding upon the advisability
of increasing the new fort to a regi-
mental post.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

WITHIN the seven days ended on the
Both there were 60 deaths from the bu-
bonic plague in Bombay. The dis
ease has reappeared in Kurrachee, and
is gradually spreading. The Indian
government regards the situation as
serious.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
The Governors Mercy.

Gov. Stephens has commuted the
sentence of ten years assessed against
Geo. w. Dawson, of Clay county, Octo-
Der, 1894, for forgery, to three years
without benefit Of the three-fourths
law. Dawson is over so years of age
and his health is much broken.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

A popular subscription has been
started in Sedalia for a fund to pur-
chase school books for at least 800 chill
dren whose parents are to poor to buy
books for them. Those children who
are in need of clothing will be supplied
by the associated board of charity.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

THE Manchester England) Guardian
says the foreign office has received
cable dispatch from the British embassy
in Washington denying that Gen. Wood
ford, the United States minister to
Spain, has presented any sort of an ul-
timatum to the Spanish government
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

A CIRCULAR has been issued by the
post office department inviting persons
who have new designs for cancelling
postage stamps to submit them to the
committee recently appointed for the
purpose of devising a means of secur-
ing better results in this branch of
post office work.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
Knled q Mulatto school-Teacher.

Charles Webb. half Indian and hall
negro wanted in ST. Louis for the muir
der of Mallie Wade, a mulatto school
teacher, in 1895, was captured by the
Terre Haute Qnd.) police, and turned
over to st. Louis officers. He has been
returned to st. Louis, and confesses
the crime.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

SECRETARY WILSON of the agricul-
tural department will, in his forthcom-
ing annual report, ask congress to
make material increase in the appro-
priation for at least three branches of
the work of his department. These
are: The bureau of animal industry,
the farmers bulletins and the weather
bureau.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
MINISTERIAL CHANGES
In Spain VIII Not Affect the Instructions
TO Gen. WOodford.

M spAIA W III -NUI zAILeOb bhAB AhBIruCLHOnN
TO Gen. WOodfOrd.
MADRID, Oct. 4.-The ministerial
changes will not affect the instructions.
which United States Minister Wood
ford originally received from President
Mckinley. Both Gen. Woodford and
Senior Sagasta, the premier, maintain
absolute reserve on the question of
American relations to Spain.
Leading liberals, however, declare
that Spain can never officially accept.
American mediation in Cuban affairs.
Senior Sagasta had a conference with
the queen regent yesterday, and it is
expected that the new liberal cabinet
will be completed to-day.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

THE first annual conference of the
mayors and councilmen of the United
States, the Canadas and Mexico, was
called to order at Columbus, O., on the
2sth, by Mayor Black of that city,
about 100 regularly-accredited dele
gates being present
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

A DISPATCH from Madrid, on the 2sth,
said: "a powerful Spanish squadron
will Immediately proceed to Cuba on
the pretext of attending the installa-
ton of a new floating dock at Havana,
but really as an answer to the dispatch
of the American flotilla to Florida wa
kors1
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

NEGOTIATIONS between Russia and
Abyssinia continue with the object of
establishing a league to oppose the
British advance in Africa, and it is
added that Russia is about to reach an
understanding with the United States
with the view of arresting the exten-
sion of the British empire in the Pa
cific
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

FLOODS in the Salton basin in southern
California are said to be caused by the
waters breaking through from the gulf
of California. separated only by sand
bars. If this proves to be true, Calltor-
MIA will soon have the largest inland
sea on the continent.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

OK the 1st Director Preston of the
mint bureau reported to the secretary
of the treasury the value of foreign
silver coins which will be followed in
estimating the value of foreign mer-
chandise exported to the United States
As compared with the report of July
last, there had been a reduction in
the price of silver of S0.o4S56 per fine
ounce.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

MISS EDNA WHITNEY, of Chillicothe,
Mo-, whom the 400 of Kansas City
turned down because she worked for
her living, was given a reception on
her arrival in Topeka, Kas-, on the
2Sth, of which president might have
been proud. She was made queen of
the Karnival Knights.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

PROF. LANDEREB, of Stuttgart, Wur-
temberg, who has been experimenting
for wears in the treatment of tuber-
culosis, has treated 400 patients with
q soluble salt of cinnamic acid. He
believes that almost all the patients so
treated have been permanently cured.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

The hostility of Germany toward the
United States is shown by a dispatch
from Berlin which says that Germany
is certain to object strenuously to
any weakening of her hold in Samoa,
and the complete cession of the group
of islands to great Britain would meet
with far more support in Berlin than
would American occupation of the
islands.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
Then John woke Up.

John Kenney, of st. Louis, dreamed
he was taking part in a walking
match, and walked through a second
story window. He will recover.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
Matttngly Murder Mystery.

The murder of Miss MattingIy, at
Miami, September 9, is still mystery.
The coroner's jury adjourned, failing
to find evidence to cause an arrest.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

EDWARD J. HUNT and Julius 1. Bertz,
of San Francisco, who recently re-
turned from Guatemala, warn Amerl-
cans against going there on account OF
the inadequate protection afforded life
and property.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

The Spanish ministry. headed by
Premier Azcarraga, rendered their res
ignations, on the 29th, to the queen re-
gent, who accepted them, but asked
Gen. Azcarraga to continue in office
until a solution of the crisis was found.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

THE three European cities OF Dub
lin, Ireland, and Barcelona and Mad
rid, Spain, are to be equipped with
trolley systems, all the cars, motors
dynamos and appliances for which are
to be made in America
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Oct. 1.-Bexar
county's quarantine against all Texas
cities has been raised, and passenger
and freight traffic is resumed.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

On the 3Oth, the president announced
the appointment of ex-Congressman
Hosa Townsend, of Silver Cliff, Col, as
United States judge for the southern
judicial district of the Indian territory
To succeed the late Judge kilgore.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
Gave Himself Vi

Ex-Policeman John Reidy, the de-
faulting treasurer of the Police Relief
association of st. Louis, surrendered,
and was released on s., 900 bond.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
President Diaz' Son.

Don Porpiro Diaz, Jr., SON of the
president of the republic of Mexico.
was in St Louis recently, on his way
home from Europe.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
For Free Distribution.

State Geologist John A. Gallagher
has several hundred copies of the re-
cent report of the geological survey on
hand, which he will distribute free.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
Left No Will.

Henry Il. Culver, who died in st. Louis
recently, left no will, aud his wife will
be appointed administrators. The es-
tate is valued at about 500, 900.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
An Ared Cftlnen al Hcnry.

DIR. T. A. Wisely, an old and we'll
known citizen of Henry county, died at
his home in Blairstown, q few days
ago, aged IS.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
Stock Barn Burned.

Hill Langtry's stock barn near Aux
vase, Galloway county, was burned;
loss about 81, 500. The fire is believed
to lave been of incendiary origin.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

THE bronze monument that is to be
erected in Portsmouth square, San
Francisco, to the memory of Robert
Louis Stevenson, the novelist, has been
successfully cast in that city.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

BoorH-TUCKER left Denver, Col, on
the 1st. for the east. He said before
starting that Colorado capitalists had
offered little encouragement to the
colony project as yet, although a few
hundred had promised to contribute.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
This Man Cant Get Hurt.

At Clinton, while partly asleep. Lem
Brooks fell out of a second-story win
dow on brick pavement without re-
ceiving a scratch or broken bone.
Three years ago, while working on a
building in Kansas City, he fell three
stories with similar good luck To the
physicians who examined him he said:
This is getting monotonous; I wish
I'd break my neck"
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

Paul Cousse applied to the free en-
ployment bureau established by the
skate in st. Louis for 3 job as preacher
for some church
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
Russia Reaching Out TO Check Enxl,

kussla heaeulnB Out 90 CHECK England.
PARIS, Oct. 1.-Negotiations be-
tween Russia and Abyssinia continue
with the object of establishing league
to oppose the British advance in Afri-
ca, and 1t is added that Russia is about
to reach an understanding with the
United States with the view of arrest
ing the extension of the British cn.
pire in the Pacific.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
Producsion OF oIeomnrrarine.

WASHINGTON, Oct. The produc-
ton of oleomargarine during the last
fiscal year amounted to 4s,53I, 2o7
pounds.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

State Senator Theodore Cash, OF
Barry. Clay county. and Mrs Lucinda
Wente were married ut Palmyra, few
days ago.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
Fatal NuttInE.

Ross Stewart aged nine, of Brown
ing, while gathering nuts, fell from a
tree, was carried home, fingered some
hours and died.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

SIX customs officials were arrested in
Constantinople. on the 2sth, for circu-
lating pamphlets of the Young Turk
party.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
FIFTY Thousand WIN BE rbere.

The new city hall in st. Louis will
be occupied soon after New Years. In
all probability there will be big ball,
to which the governor and other dis
tinguished people will be invited.
Mayor Ziegenhein (UncIe Henry and
wife will lead the quadrille. Fifty
thousand people will be present, and
full dress will not be enecessary-every-
body wear their best clothes Uncle
Henry says the affair will not be in
charge of the st. Louis -Four Hun
dred."
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

Business of the Secretary of States ONCE.
A statement of fees and corporation
tax received by Secretary of State Lee
sueur and paid into the state treasury
| during SeDtember is as follows.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
FrancIs MARION Wade Arrested.


Francis Marion Wade was arrested
at farm four miles south of Nevada,
Vernon county. The arrest was eff
fected by Sheriff Ewing and a posse
of deputies. Several weeks ago Wade
emptied both barrels of his shotgun
into the body of his neighbor. Alex.
Shammell, on the latter's place, two
miles from Excelsior Springs, Clay
county, killing him instantly. Iney
were neighbers, and had frequent
quarrels over division fences and their
live stock. The killing followed Bit
ter quarrel. caused by ShammeI talk
ing up some of Wade's horses. After
his arrest Wade made no effort to con-
ceal his identity. He broke down
when put in the Jail, and cried like
child.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07
Northwestern Missouri Bankers

The annual meeting Of the bankers,
composing group No. 1 of the Missouri
Bankers association, will be held at
Hannibal October 21. Group No. en-
braces 70 banks in the territory COM
posed of the counties of Clark, Scot
land, Schuyler, Putnam, Sullivan, Lew
is, Knox, Adair, Marion, Shelby and
Mason. j. r. Hume, of Kahoka, is
chairman. and c. E. Leslie, of Mem
phis, secretary.
Iron County register., 1897-10-07

By ELI ID. AXE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-19
COUNTY GRAND JURY.
Its Final Report Filed-Seventy-Fiv
Indictments Found.

The county grand jury yesterday made
a final report for the December term to
the Criminal Court. The jury recommended
the discharge OF the following persons for
lack of evidence to indict: Albert FinkeI-
stein, receiving stolen goods; Samuel North
cut, attempted criminal assault; Charles
Brennan, grand larceny; Charles Hopney,
petit larceny; Frank Keupf, receiving stolen
goods. During the term the jury examined
245 witnesses and returned seventy-five in
dictments. The indictments reported yes
terday were as follows:
Matte E. Payne, Dec, s. larceny of a
locket and chain valued at $40 and a dia-
mond ring valued at 800 from leila Slo-
cumb 526 North Pennsylvania street.
Manuel Childs, Nov. Is, larceny of BIZ
cycle valued at $50 from Arthur Preston,
$40 North Meridian street, musical director
First Baptist Church.
Thomas COddington, alias Thomas Moy"
alias Texas Tom Oct IL, larceny of BIZ
cycle valued at SIS from Walter j. Pollock,
2l50 North Pennsylvania street; larceny of
one bicycle valued at $40 from William L.
Higgins, 933 North Meridian street; larceny
of one bicycle valued at $50 from William
H. Hobbs, Wright block.
William Goodman, Aug. q, larceny of 1914
in money from the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company; Nov. IS, larceny of 81 in
money from Charlotte Jones, 1922 Lafayette
street.
John O'Brien, Thomas Harrahan, Arthur
Melvin, Harry Haynes and Harry O'HTien,
Dec. 1, assault on Frank Ripe, 1868 North
Clifton street, and larceny of So worth of
personal property; Nov. 81 assault on
Willard Grayson and larceny of Sill in
Taylor Mclaughlin and Samuel Cook.
Dec. 10, entering car to commit a felony
and larceny of IS worth of merchandise
from the L., n. "A & G. Railway Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-19
COLD WEATHER AND GAS.
Company Officials Had Plenty of the
Precious Fuel.

There was some complaint of short fuel
on the part of gas patrons in different parts
of the city yesterday. The temperature was
low all day. The superintendent of the In
dianapolis Gas Company said last night they
had had less complaints yesterday than any
cold day thus far this winter.
Had we been able to get cur pumping
station by telephone" said the superin-
tendent 1--WE might have so regulated the
pumps that there would have been plenty
of gas. AS it was we were Practically cut
off from the station q great part of the
day because the telephone wires were down.
There was really little complaint from the
central part of the city to-day. There We're
some complains from the extreme ends of
the system where there is not a good cir
culation."
The superintendent said the gas came up
lively at 6 o'clock yesterday evening He
said he had plenty Of gas in his own house
1t is claimed by the indianapolis Company
that within the next two weeks they will
add new pump to their plant and will then
have an abundance of gas The Consumers
Trust Company said no complaints had been
filed by it's patrons. The mercury fell IS
low as degrees above zero yesterday. The
weather grew warmer towards evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-19
MARRIAGES AND BIRTHS.
The Former Show n Decrease for the
Year and the Latter an Increase.

The State Board of Health report has this
to say of marriages and births in the State
during the last year: Total number of mar
riages, 20,419, a decrease of $40 from the
previous year. The marriage rate for this
year per 1000 of population was III The
foreign born grooms numbered 900 and the
foreign born brides 755; number of brides
Under twenty, 5,O2s; number of grooms un-
der twenty, 435. The total number of births
for the year was S2.274; males 1911; fe-
males, 1857: excess of males over females,
1,160. There were 6S1 negroes bern, being
pei, cent. of the whole number of births.
Of American parents &C. us were born; of
foreign parents, 763. The greatest number
Of births were in July. the least number in
June. Five sets of tripletS have been born
In Indiana during the year. Legitimate
births numbered 5S3, an increase of thirty
one over the preceding year. Nine coun-
ties show no illegitimate births. There was
an increase of 696 births over the preced-
ing year. 1t is noted while the marriages
are fewer this year than the preceding
year. the births, both legitimate and
Legitimate. have increased. Clark county
shows the highest marriage rate in the
State and stands fourth in birth rate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-19
NOT STOLEN. BUT TAKEN
FINE DISTINCTION ABOUT THE GRAB
BING OF RAILROAD PROPERTY.
LitigatiOn--County Grand
Jury Makes It's Final Report
Seventy-Five Indictments.

Judge Woods yesterday approved the de-
cree entered by the United States Court at
Louisville cleaning UP the right of way of
the New Albany Belt and Terminal, re-
Gently purchased by the receiver of the Air
line. BY the terms of the decree, which
was entered by agreement, the Belt road
gets about 1850 feet of right of way that
was in a muddle, and about half the New
Albany & Portland ferry property, and the
receiver of the K. & I. turns over the stock
of the Belt road to the auditor of the Air
line. In consideration of all this the Air
line guarantees the bonds of the Belt and
pays to the K. & I. Company $1,155. The
leading up to this settlement was
Did the K. & I. Company steal all the
right of way and other property belonging
to the Belt?" was asked of w. L. Taylor,
attorney for the Airline.
mo-" replied Mr.. Taylor, smiling. THAT
is a harsh term. They took it. That's the
better word to use"
The Airline people believe they made
quite coup in purchasing the New Albany
Belt. When JARVIS was made receiver of
the Airline it was six miles from Louisville,
and had to pay the Pennsylvania Company
and into the Fourteenth-Street depot. Now
the road has its own tracks and crosses the
K. & /. bridge, going direct into the Sew
station
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-19
AFTER THE RAILROADS
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS DEMAND
A TWO-CENT-FARE LAW.
Plan of Retaliation for the Hated
Mileage BOOk-Oficers Elected
and Reports Approved. g

The members Of the Commercial Travel
ers Association of Indiana had plenty of
good nature on tap when they assembled
for their annual convention at the Board
of Trade yesterday morning, but they were
in fighting trim and had their knives whet-
ted for the railroads. 1t is all on account of
that mileage book that cOmpelS the CONNER
cial traveller to tie up one-third of MS mon
ey with the roads until they fit to re-
lease it, and has lot of red-tape provi-
sions that are an endless source of annoy
ance. They started in the fight in bust
nesslke way by appointing a committee to
urge upon the next Legislature the passage
of a 2-cent-fare law and vowing that they
would vote for no candidate for representa-
tive who will not pledge himself in advance
to vote for such bill. The committee is
composed of c. G. Yeim, of Lafayette; w.
c. Van Arsdel of this city; Charles r.
Duffin, Of Terre Haute; l.. G. Bobilya of
Fort Wayne; Charles f. Worth, and G.. H.
Stubs. The members met at the Denison
House after adjournment and determined to
employ a competent attorney to draft the
measure.
The meeting was opened with prayer by
Rev. B. A. Jenkins. Mayor Taggact made
. brief address Of welcome, in which he
Sdlu IG hiIcW the travelling Iu6H W US u
noble, generous nature and told them that
indianapolis was a good city to come to.
Thomas Dean, of Chicago, in responding to
the welcome, declared that Indianapolis was
one of the best cities in the country. Presi-
dent Thomas Swain, in his annual report,
declared that the association was never in
better financial condition and called stten-
ton to the increased membership. He de-
clared that there should be some organized
effort to further increase this and advised
all travelling men to remain loyal to the
home institution Notwithstanding the fact
that other associations had come into the
State soliciting membership. The report of
the directors showed that the total assess
ments for the year were s15,556 and the bene-
fits paid $4,000; that the association has in
vested in bonds $32, 47S in cash $1,013 and
in the reserve fund $6,SS8. The total member
ship is 100, an increase during the year of
fifty-one
The following officets were elected for the
ensuing year. President. James II. New
man; secretary and treasurer, William f.
Henley; board of directors, Carey McPher-
son, Jefferson Caylor, George w. Geiger,
Frank E. Floyd. The other members, James
r. Ross, r. II. McClelland, w. H. Rhode
hamel and J. G. Jewar, are followers on
the board.