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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-10

The figures cover period OF six and
a half years or from Oct. /, 1890, to
May /, 1897. The highest index num-
Der is that of Oct. l, 1890, being 114.-
III. From that point there was a
steady decline of two or three points
every two or three months. until, on
Jan. /. 1898, the low point Of 90.797
had been reached.
The next quotation following, that is
of April !, 1898. Cleveland had been
inaugurated March preceding, and
with him had come a Democratic
House and Senate. The country,
which had voted for departure from
the Republican financial policies which
had forced low prices and their couse-
quent industrial prostration, had taken
courage aud prices advanced. The
figure representing prices at the be-
ginning of April, 1898, was 101.790, q
gain of more than eleven points above
the figures at the beginning of that
year. showing the effect of the popular
belief that sweeping change of poll
cy was to come in with the new ad-
minIstration.
How the country was disappointed
is too recent history to need retelling
here. Before Cleveland bad been in
office two months it was known that
his financial policy was that OF the
Republicans, with the addition that
silver was to be still further degraded.
Carlisle began redeeming all govern
ment obligations in gold. The silver
bullion in the Treasury remained un-
coined. And Congress, under the lash
of patronage, gave no sign of effective
resistance to the Wall street conspira-
cy.
Then the reaction set In. Between
April 1 and July l, 1898, prices
dropped from 101.79o TO 1929. and
from there the drop has been continu-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-10

for a good. reliable 'middle -of-the-
road editor" to take his place in the
Comet office. His eyes fell on Mr..
Russell and Mr.. Russell's eyes fell on
him. The editor came and took
charge of the Office. He made his ap-
pearance in jackson with lot of gos-
pei hymn books under his arm and
rushed Immediately into the churches
and they called him Brother Russell.
He sold some of his hymn books to the
various churches for merely nothing
and then gave the others to them free.
When he settled down to his editorial
work he promised heap. He cut a
wider swath than the old Mccormick
reaper used to when it first struck the
country. He organized a church here,
he prayed In public, he projected
four-story brick business house in
West jackson, and advertised for sale
a $38, 900 farm he had in Virginia; he
acknowledged receipt of an order for
a $400 job of printing from Hannibal,
Mo, and thanked his customers for
''a 800 check as part payment" in
advance: he increased the Comets issue
to 1.600 (9 in two weeks time, he had
power press at Hannibal, which he
would bring here shortly, and borrow
ed $50 and got good Populist brother
and a Republican brother to endorse
the note, ETC.. etc. No wonder, then,
when some ten days ago he gave it out
that he wanted to go off and get mar
ried, and was short of funds, that he
had so little trouble about borrowing
plenty of money. Confidence" was
fully restored, and Populists, Republi-
cans and Democrats rushed to the as
sistance of the lovelorn editor. He
departed. and the day he was to re-
turn came but our editor came not.
Then his numerous creditors began to
get uneasy, and each day at train time
they would collect on the public square
in front of the court house aud look
wIshfully down towards the depot.
This was kept up until last Tuesday
when general stampede was made
for the law offices, and constable How
ard was set to work adding attachment
after attachment to the Comets tail
until now it reaches clear across the
sky. Bro. Russell, we believe, claim
ed he was from Hannibal, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-10
IRONTON. MO. THURSDAY. JUNE 1O. 1897. NUN
NUMBER SO.

is too young and the weather cool and
backward. Corn, too. is backward
and the land dry and cIoddy. We
have some light rains but not enough
to do much good except on narrow
strip through the middle of the coun-
try, where good rain fell week ago.
The apple is affected by a sort of
blight that kills the bloom and the
twig that bears the bloom. Some va
rietles are not affected but others are
badly so. Genettins, for example, have
every bloom and twig with bloom on
killed.
Memorial Day was observed as usual
but on the 29th instead of the 30th
with a few exceptions. Manchester,
the next village south on C. & A. kept
the day on Sunday and a delegation of
old soldiers from Murrayville attended.
While listening to the speaker of the
day it struck me as strange that in
this ''grandest success in popular gov
ernment," as he called it, our coroner
was holding the eighth inquest over
suicides while three more have been
attempted. all in Morgan county, and
all since last November. There must
be something radically wrong in a
country where so many are driven into
desperation and despair. This is
sample of the cheap s'soft soap" our
orators paddle every year, while the
country gets worse. True patriotism
would prompt US to find the wrong and
apply an effectiye remedy.
Mckinley prosperity has brought
hogs down to about Sc. Wheat being
killed has caused land to be offered for
thirds for this season. The Dingley
damuation will come in time to protect
us in buying seed wheat.(D 1t Is not
at all hard to tell the difference be-
tween Cleveland panic and Mckinley
boom. Democratic politicians here
are laying the wires to dodge the real
issue, the question of industrial slav-
cry. VIM. CAMM.
June Sd, 1897.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-10

served with rusty knives and forks?''
Perhaps it's because he doesn't use
Scrapolio, which, we are assured,
brings gladstone light to the scullion
and bemirrors everything it touches.
Try Scrapolio, and molasses will not
gum on the knife nor egg cling to the
tines of the fork.
The Fredericktown Democrat has
again changed hands. Mr.. Sander retir-
ing last week, and Prof. r. L. Daniels
taking charge. The REGISTER ex-
tends its best wishes to all concerned.
Poplar Bluff Herald of the 9th: ''Fri-
day night about 1880 burglars at
tempted to break in the rear door of
Winkler's Jewlery Store on Main street;
and no doubt would have accomplished
their purpose, had it not been for John
Spillman, who sleeps in the store. Mr..
Spillmau states that about 1880 he
was aroused by some one trying to
force open the rear door. He immedi-
ateiy prepared to meet them shot gun
in hand. The noise he caused on the
inside must have frightened them
away. as all was quiet until about 80,
when the second attempt was made to
enter the store. Our solitary police
man. at this hour, is on duty at the
depot. as he meets all trains, and this
leaves the rest of the city at the mer-
CIV of the crooks, and makes US "easy
picking" for them. How long our
citizens will tolerate this state of affairs
remains to be seen"
Lengthy as it is, we shall not take
from. nor, complete in all its parts,
can we add to the narrowing details OF
the affecting story told by the jackson
Cash Book. 1t is headed The Editor
Absent"
.Iobn II. Russell, editor of the Comet
has Quit the town, it seems. and nu-
narous creditors are sin the hole. y
He borrowed a lot of money in small
and large sums from various parties,
and about ten days ago packed up his
baggage and took the road. and as
BRO, wilkinson, former editor of the
Comet used to urge good Populists TO
40. Is doubtless somewhere now keep
inc in the middle road"-and as far
from, Jackson as possible. Some time
AGO Bro. Wilkinson, our Cfncinnatus
and former editor of the Comet, having
grown weary of futile efforts to save
the country, and longing to return
again to his pillow and the sylvan re-
treats of his country home, cast about
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-10
Murrayvllle, Ills.

This part of Illinois never came so
near complete failure in wheat as it
will this year. All that the winter did
not kill the chinch are damaging bad
ly. Considerable spring wheat was
sown, but it has to be plowed under to
get rid of chinch. Oats. too are. being
badly damaged by them. 1t is doubt
full, however, whether they can breed
on the secondary forage they have; it
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-10

Gus, with one or two exceptions. as un-
important as they were transient. un-
til the latest marking, that of May /.
1897. less than a month ago. was "a
1913.
And the bottom is not yet reached.
The tendency is still downward. Some
Cay historian will write the record
of this crimo in burning words. Until
then we have these figures to tell the
history of the ruin of a people.-St.
Louis P-D.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-10
Tne Fall In Prices.

The decline in the prosperity of this
country has been coincident with the
decline in prices. In the latest Brad
streets current report of prices this
fact is proved by figures enabling US to
measure our disaster. The figures
cover movements of prices in SO staple
articles. They are as follows:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-10

For sale cheap-the Nemnich prop
erty. opposite Nagel's. Inquire Of
VIM. Rieke, Ironton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-07
PSlice AHair..

Jennie Z. Davis, wanted at Mar
shalltown. Iowa, for grand larceny,
was arrested at the boarding house
OF Mrs. Schneider on Fourth avenue,
between Twenty-second and Twenty
third street, this morning by OH.
Ger Ryan. She was turned over
to Deputy Sheriff w. S. Upton. Of
Marshall county, who will take her
back to Marshaltown. She came
here few days ago with Fred W.
Goulder. from whom she was re.
Gently divorced. and who is wanted
by the Des Moines authorities. He
is still at large.
Gus Peterson, OF Moline, was fined
IS and costs yesterday afternoon by
Magistrate Stafford for assaultiDg
Albert johnson. The cases against
John Ed Otto Eng and Lars Ander.
son were dismissed.
DR.. John +. Freeman, Of Moline,
charged with practicing medicine
without state certificate, was fined
500 and costs BY a jury in Justice
W. T. Schroeder's court this morn.
ing. McCaskrin & McCaskrin prose.
cn,ed and j. b. Oakleaf appeared for
the defense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-07

Many desperate cases of kid ney
diseases pronounced incurable have
been cured by Foley's Kidney Cure.
Many physicians use it. For sale by
T. II. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-07

Ladies' Dongola. button or lace.
Ladies' Dongola, button or lace. :.
Ladies' Dongola, button or lace.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-26
WANT SENATORIAL PRIMARIES.
Old Dominion Democratic Club
Meeting Last Might.

lively meeting OF the Old Dominion
Democratic Club was held at Thons Han
last night. The attendance was large
and number of legislative candidates
were on hand and made short addresses.
President Wood occupied the chair ana
Mr. W. II. Mullen acted as secretary.
After the transaction OF a considerable
amount Of routine business. the following
resolutions. offered by Mr.. Henry Cohn
were adopted:
Resolved. That the Old Dominion Demo-
cratic Club heartily endorses and ratines
the action Of the Roanoke convention
except in so far as the election OF United
States senators by Democratic primaries
is concerned.
Resolved. That il IS the opinion OF this
club that the people have a constitutional
right TO direct representation in the
United States Senate; that this method
will best serve tho wishes OF the public
service.
Resolved. That this club unanimously
endorse the splendid nominations of Ty-
Ter. Echols, and Montague. and with It's
old-time vim will do all that lies within
its power TO secure their triumphant cleo
ton in November next.
The club was then addressed by Messrs.
Charles NJ Wallace, Jr., and James
Lewis Anderson. candidates for the House
of Delegates, and Mr.. William II. Beve-
ridge, an aspirant for the state Senate.
Captain John A. Curtis made a few re-
marks in advocacy of the candidacy OF
Mr.. b. 3. Munford for the Senate. that
gentleman being absent from the city.
Several new members were elected, and
the club adjourned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-26

little louder tltser IL heard. This game
In played to the decentralization of the
bells until nearly all the party Is gone.
The motormans arm Is 80 tired that he
has to get the conductor to tear his hair
for him. and that individual is In a frame
OF mind to accommodate him.
INFLUENCE OF A WHISTLE.
This amusement. yet. Is the outcome
Of an older and still very popular form
OF enjoyment to the very beginnings OF
creation and evolution--the small boys
at the expense Of the patient carmen. II
Is inexpensive to whistle as every boy
knows however much better IL would be
for the races. IL IL were a very costly
performance. And TO have fun with no
outlay OF pocket change and street-car
tickets is something a wellbred boy cam
not forego. Most OF the conductors use
metallic whistles, OF the shrlllest make.
TO inform the motorman OF the beginnings
and ends of their passengers. And, as
soon as a small boy OF musical ear hears
a whistle, he begins to practice with his
lips how 10 make the sound He Is dill
gent, and when the car makes its next
trip, he gets at a convenient distance.
both near and from the conductor anu
stops the car. The conductor blows
twice, and on she speeds. Another and
quicker, sharper whistle comes from the
boy, and again the car stops with jerk
Ugly words attend the second starting.
but the cause OF the mischief has died
away amidst a city full OF noises, and
the boy is far away practicing for the
next time.
The conductors say there is a little hos.
little scrap OF fellow. with long. flow
ing brown curls. living I'm the West End.
who can stop any car on the line, and
that he does not fail to WELD his magic
wand at his own pleasure. and at the
most lnopportune times.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-26
BURGLAR CAUGHT RED-HANDED.
Negro Employed by Mr. Bull Breaks
Into the store.

Charles billiard, a negro boy employed
by Mr.. George Bull, the fish-monger. was
caught early this morning IN the act of
rifiing his employers cash-drawer having
first broken into the store through the
back door.
For some time past sums OF money
have been missed from the cash register.
In spite Of every precaution, cash left
in the drawer overnight has disappeared
by the time that the store has been
opened in the morning. The thefts have
evidently been committed by those who
know the store well, but all efforts TO
trace them have been futile hitherto This
morning shortly after O'Clock, Mr..
Herman Nolte j. p, who lives Mar
shall street, opposite Mr.. Bulls store.
was sitting at his window, being unable
to sleep, and finding the night oppressive.
The light in the store was burning low.
but Mr.. Eolte had his attention attracted
by two figures moving towards the phi
yate office. He saw the boys go to the
cash register, and hastily dressing, ran
to the Second Police Station. and gave the
alarm. Two policemen were sent to the
store, and arrived just as the boys were
coming out. one of them escaped, but
the other was captured. Both boys have
been in Mr.. Bulls employ for some time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-26
Local Brcvities.

DIR. Paulus \. Irving has returned to
the city.
Mr. ] r. Gates left Tuesday for Baltl-
more and Washington
Miss Eva Stuart Willis is visiting
friends in Charlottesville.
Mrs r. C. Traylor is quite sick at her
residence 307 Randolph street.
Mr.. Luther Libbey. deputy clerk OF the
Law and Equity Court, is at Rockprldge
Alum Springs.
Mr. Samuel d. Davies has returned to
the CITY. after an absence OF seVerai
weeks in the country.
Mrs w. c. McConnal OF Norfolk, Is
WISHING her mother, Mrs. A. a. Splt%er'
4OS north First street.
Colonel Gus A. Breaux, OF New orleans
Is i'm the city for few days Vlsi'iiis MS
son. Mr.. Gus "A. BreauX.
~. George Pickrell, Of the United
states navy, Is visiting MS iatheT' a. W.
Pickrell. on Floyd avenue.
Misses Mary Dante and Virginia splitter
,as.n returned from a delightful visit 10
the latter's sister, In Norfoik'
uessrs w. B. and L. Greenwald win
49, today for Baltimore and other
noints for a few weeks vacation.
pov Homer Wilson. of Fort Worth.
., nv lii occupy the pulpit OF the
Administered Christian church septem-
Der 18th.
Drassrs WILDER c. and Percy Il. Traylor
have returned TO the city, having spent
de,iehtful time in Petersburg ana DIN
widdie county
Mrs X II. Stone. Of New York city. IS
,-nacteS In Richmond the last OF THIS
,,,eelS 70 visit her son, Mr.. X. Hoyt stone
NJ stone will stay week or ten days.
,,rs r II. Dansey and her charming
,,,,ia daughter. Mabel, left last SATURDAY
tt'o - Old Sweet springs. where they
LII spend the remainder Of the summer
co,ore, f. l.. Edmondsont wife. and
aangbter. Miss Eva, OF stanton; ~ aIe :,
'i.s1tinV friends at No. SlI SOUTH MI, ~
siSe"t They viii be in the city ABOUT zen
daYs.
nuas r. Fannie and Master w >.
on MIS- jr are spending their yaeano,n ~
a. Now York, and will visit irle eni,h, ~
III W., Rrunswick. n. j., ana fhliaueiDhi"'
pa. before they return
The BOARD Of Managers OF the het d az
CO.. The Sick urge full at'enuan0t
t to managers and directors az in s,r mi
p,at io-day at Ii O'Clock. IL Is uesiIay 1,,,
pllai ,ne business on hand shall be nhaiiy
settled at this meeuhs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-26
HAD TO FACE DEATH.
BRAKEMAN T'RNE" MEETS A
uounIpLE FATE ON THE TRACK.
MS FOOT WEDGED BETWEEN RAILS.
shifting Engine OF the James
,t,er Division Of the &. & o. Pass
cd over HIS Body-Efforts of Ply
t.taus 10 Save Him Futile.

horrible and revolving railroad TRACE
ID. ,,os enacted on the James-River Divi-
.on OF the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
last evening at $50 O'Clock. which cost
MI Wythe A. Turner. a brakeman OF
,hai road. his life. and bereft mother
OF her son and wife of her husband.
Wythe Turner was formerly "a motor
man Of the Richmond Railway and Eloc-
tr.- company, but for the past six months
had been employed by the Chesapeake
and Ohio as brakeman on the shifting
trains OF the Richmond yards Ycster-
day evening, a moment before the de-
rl0rable accident occurred. he was run
ming ahead OF his train across the draw
bridge over the dock at the foot OF
Twenty-seventh street. He had reached
ihc other side. and was sim on the track
and short distance only in front OF the
great engine. Here the road curves
sharply. and besides the track rail paral-
Del and close alongside Is a guard-ran.
Between the two the mans foot became
nrmly wedgcd.
COULDN'T GET HIS FOOT LOOSE.
The engine. then bearing towards him
as fast as a man can run. was close upon
him. The agony Of moments which fol-
lowed no pen can ever describe. Turner
saw his fate in a moment. He must
wrench his foot out from its fastenings
or In few heart-beats more be crushed
20 death beneath the grinding wheels Of
the engine. lie exerted all power to free
himself: the desperation Of dying man
was his. but to no avail. The tortures
and horrors Of martyrdom can hardy
exceed the mental suffering Turner en-
dured at that instant-the awful realiza-
lion Of the death that must inevitably be
his He was chained upon the track by
the flesh and blood Of his own body.
An awful. indescribable moment of an
f,uish. and the cup Of physical pain had
been drained by this poor man. The en-
sine struck him and passed over his form
leaving him prone upon the ground, his
n leg and his left arm severed from
his body.
Friends soon gathered around the un-
fortunate man. and Dr. Hugh NJ. Taylor,
a physician Of the railroad. was sum-
u0ned. and was at his side in snort
while. The ambulance was also called
and responded. with DR.. Baughman i'm
charge. Or. Taylor advised that the IN
ured man he moved 10 the Retreat for
The Sick though 1t was only too evident
that life was ebbing fast.
Turner was tenderly laid in the ambu-
lance. and it was rapidly driven away
20 the Retreat. But life was far spent.
End ten minutes after the brakeman had
heen placed upon his cot In the hospital
ne was dead.
Later the body was removed from the
hospital and prepared for burial.
The unfortunate man was about 80 years
Of age. and resided, with his httle
family Cwife and motheD on Church
street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-26
VISIBLE SUPPLY OF wAsHINGTONs.
American Brand Scarce, But Eng
land shows I'd Some Remnants.

IChfcago Chronicle)
woman. whose husband belongs 20
the family from which George Nashlng-
ton sprang. registered at the Auditorium
ttotel under the name Of Mrs. Nelson
Washington, of London, England. one
v,as accompanied by her daughter NIT
Poland. Of Toronto. ontario. Mrs, Masn-
ington Is the wife Of Or. Nelson Washing
ton Of Milwaukee, WIS, formerly ol ~
ronto She is travelling in this country
Tor recreation and health, with her
Daughter and son-in-law Her husband
she saws is the great-gredt-sredt-sla iiu-
SON OF stephen Washington. who left Eng
Iond with two brothers, one of whom was
the ancestor Of George. who Is the fatneI
of his Country. Georges ancestors st'ueu
In Virginia and Stephen settled IN Ohta-
rio Canada. As time sped on. the ash.
ingtons i'm Canada gradually decreased
until now only one man In that country
hears the glorious cognomen he Is IL
John Washington. OF Goderich' Ohta,lo,
great-great-gran or Stepnen, ana
cousin not far removed from me i Hnnitar
tai George His only son, Dr Nal'sr
Washington rs practicing medicine III
Newark. y. j. He and his father ana Dr;
Nelson Washington, his uncle are s pau
to be the only male persons on TINS con-
tinent related to George Washington VINO
hoar the family name and can prove their
tItIe 10 H. AS George fought 10 deliver MS
country from the thralldom wnicn trea.
Rrftafn put upon IL, so MS uhcle S'SPHSH
IN Canada and his cousins fought 70 pre-
serve the Dominion. or at least the on
10 rio settlements. 10 the mother country
mo correspondence ever ensued be-
tuoen the descendants OF the two fami-
lies after that time" said Mrs. Washing
Ton sand the American Washingtons
we've unaware OF the existence Of any or
their kinsnen across the border, although
Inc latter have always used the insignia
~ the Washington family In England and
Ir this c0unf.y-the three stars and Fh2ee
stripes-as their crest On their stationery
and effects.
..some years ago my husbands familys
title TO the renowned name was disputed
In Canada, and 10 set ~ rest all sucn
calurnnies DR.. John Washington Journey
ed 70 England TO the old seat OF the fami-
ly and there secured the family tree.
proving conclusively that brother Of the
ancestor OF George Washington went 10
Canada shortly after his two brothers
settled in Virginia. BY tracing up the
family I'm ontario he has added branches
20 the family tree until the pedigree has
assumed large proportions He proved for
ali and evermore to his countrymen that
he was related 10 the Washington family
| OF Virginia, and since his trip TO England
no one has disputed hts claim
Mrs. Roland the daughter of DIR. Mel
son Washington. does net bear much re-
semblance TO the Father OF his Coun-
try" She is pretty, OF medium height.
blonde. and carries no doubt with her as
10 her relationship with the first P2esl-
dent Of the United states.