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missioner ought to keep both his hands
may be right.
An event of more than ordinary i'm
portance and interest to the theater-
goers will be the annual benefit in aid
of the charity fund of the Boston lodge
of Elks, which takes place as usual at
the Boston theater early in March. AS
far as proceeded with the committee
have met with every encouragement,a and
there is no doubt that the affair will
be other than the success which has at
tended this function in former years.
The dogs used in the third act of I'm
der the Polar Star" are the genuine
Eskimo animals, rarely seen in these
ATTITUDES. In fact. with the exception of
a small pack at present at the Smith
sonian Institute at Washington, these
are the only dogs of this breed in the
United States.
Manager George w. Sammis of the CO.
lumbia theater says that during the
forthcoming engagement of the great
and only steve Brodie of ION the Bow
cry fame at this popular house, we may
look for something new and startling on
the part of the king of the BOwery."
The double bill announced at the Castle
Square theater, to follow "Lohengrin,"
will have an additional interest from the
fact that Director JaXon has so arranged
the casts that every artist of the com
pany will appear in either one of the
other of the works announced.
Owing to the impossibility of canceling
dates, Papinta's next appearance at
Keith's will not occur until the week of
April 10 This charming danseuse has
not laid off a week in three years, and
says she does not need to-dancing is
second nature to her.
Boston playgOers are assured a treat
in John Hare's production of Caste"
when that sterling artist comes to the
fremont theater March l. Mr.. Hare was
in the original London cast of Robert
sons charming comedy.
Bob" Hilliard, supported by his own
company in THE Littlest Girl, will prob
ably be at Keith's the week of March l.
Down In Dixie" will follow Robert
Mantell at the Columbia. Feb. %.
Charles Hoyt's new play, "A Stranger
in New York" received its first presen-
tation Monday evening in Buffalo and
will soon be brought to the Park theater
Tor run.
1t is said that "Mesmine" is the title
of Fanny navenport's new American
play with which she will open next
season at the Boston theater in October.
Maud Hoffman, the Boston actress,
has left Augustin Days company and
will for the remainder of the season act
as leading lady for E. S. Willard.
Director Max Hirschfeld is already at
work upon the production of his opera
for production at the Castle Square the
alter during the spring season.
The attraction that will succeed w. H.
Crane at the Hollis will be f. H. Sothern
with play entirely new to Boston, en-
titled AN Enemy to the King"
William H. Crane will be 80 years old
in April. Tie actor was born in Leices-
ter, Mass, end moved to Boston when
he was very Dung.
"Hogan's Alley" will be an early at
traction at the Columbia theater.
NOD.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-02-19

Vice President Stevenson assumed
the gavel and announced the purpose OF
the joint session. He then unlocked the
cherry box and broke the seal of the re-
turns of each state as it was reached.
The formal certificate of Alabama was
read in full by MI. B,aC}-Duln, after
which the reading Of the long certificates
were dispensed with, on The motion of
the venerable senator from Ohio, Mr..
Sherman, the teIers simply announcing
the results, after ascertaining by inspec-
tion that they were in due form.
1t so happened that it fell to Senator
! Lodge to announce the vote of his state,
Massachusetts, and Congressman Gros-
Venor performed the same func ton for
his, in declaring, with soemnity, that
the vote of OHIO had been cast for her
distinguished son, William Mckinley.
A hearty laugh was caused when Sen
ator Lodge, By mistake announced the
vote of Missouri for Mckinley.
AT the conclusion of the state an
nouncements the totals were footed up
and signed by the four telers. Senator
Lodge, on behalf of the tellers then an
nounced the result. Thereupon Vice
President Stevenson arose and ad-
dressed the two houses as follows:
1.-THE state of the vote for President Of
the United States, as delivered to the
president of the senate, is as follows:
The whole number of the electors aR-
pointed to vote for President of the
United States is 447, of which a majority
is 224.
William Mckinley of the state of Ohio
has received for President of the United
States, 271 votes.
William j. Bryan of the state of Ne
braska has received 176 votes.
The state of the vote for vice president
of the United States as delivered to the
president of the senate, is as follows:
The whole number of electors appoint
ed to vote for vice president of the United
States is 447, of which a majority is 224'
Carrot A. Hobart of the state of New
Jersey has received 271 votes
Arthur Sewau of the state of Maine
has received 149 votes.
Thomas e. Watson of the state of
Georgia has received 81 voteS.
This announcement of the"state of the
vote by the president of the senate is.
by law, sufficient declaration that Will
lam Mckinley o. the state of Ohio is
elected Presiden. of the Ufited States,
and that Garrett A. Hobart of the state
of New Jersey is elected vice president
of the United States, each for the term
beginning March 4, 1897, and will be en-
tered, together with a list of the votes,
on the journals Of the senate and house
OF Representatives"
Mr.. Stevenson then formally dismissed
the joint session. A hearty round of ap-
plause, in which the galleries joined |
followed.
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on which General Martins name ap-
pears prominently, has great weight
with saloon keepers, and that the COM
missioner ought to keep both his hands
and name out of the business. Scanned
may be right.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-02-19

Did you get a valentine? Somebody
was favored that way from friends Is
Toston, for about one-third of the third
and fourth cass mail matter that arrive
in that department of the local post
office for distribution to outside points
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yet require his a.ten-
r Scanned, who has
. as much of a circus
\ II. p. O'Connor, is
s scalp. He alleges
nily are altogether
e generals position
liquor dealers, and
1t drinks and cigars
b with his official
Further, that a cir
u of these bar goods.
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Ceremony AN Interesting Oue Boston TO
Rec i've a Benefit ! rom River ana
Harbor iiri-SOme Fi4ur"s.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-02-19

For Number. of Years II Has sitpd
the G t, our NJ Lee = at We Srss-ioqis
ing--I endsncy I" tire suburbs is Str"m.
"Tuckerville' > ION 10 Ee founded.
Landlord WhippI-'s Troubles Roger
Scann"I After General Martins >caIp
The Passing show.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-25
"a LIE WELL STUCK To.-
Republicans Adhere to Their Doc
trfne Of EaIseho0d

Republicans Adhere to Their Doc
trfne Of FalsehOOd.
/ Tie republican party, as represented
By Senator Plat and his organs. APP
| pears to be convinced of the correctness
of the old proverb: "a lie well stuck to
is as good as the truth" Ignoring the
welLknown fact TINT. as Senator Can
non says, the ballots counted for Nc
Kinley were ostensibly or really for the
promotion of an international agree
ment to secure bimetallism, which the
majors platform pledged him to secure
il possible, the senator-elect in his
maiden speech laid down these PROPOSE
| tions:
1. The financial question can be in
definitely postponed.
2. The Wilson law "shus down the
mills and reduced the opportunities of
labor and the earnings of investment"
3. The deficit was caused by the Will
son law, and the way to wipe it out and
| to increase the revenues is to pass
higher tariff law.
4. The tariff law must be "based in
every schedule" upon the principle of
protecting the American manufacturer
against foreign competition.
5. The people are clamoring for the
new protective and revenue-raising
tariff.
Every one of these propositions is
false, as all intelligent men are aware.
All persons who know anything about
the situation of affairs know that "a
the financial question must be settled
| Immediately, and that every months de-
To-
more difficult and costly; that (2) what
shut down the mills" ETC., was the APP
preciating standard of values which has
almost destroyed the home market:
that 90 the revenues produced by the
Wilson bill have been larger than the
revenues under the Mckinley bill. the
difference in favor of 1896 as compared
with 1854 being $36, 672, 91O; that the de-
felt was caused by the Mckinley bill,
which was avowedly constructed in
order to destroy the surplus, and that,
as a general rule, it is true that the
higher the duty the smaller the rev.
enue obtained from it; that "a If the
new law, consequently, is to be based
upon the principle of protection it will
not yield revenue, and if designed to
raise revenue it cannot be based on the
protection principle, and that 50 the
business interests of the country, omit
ting a few manufacturers and the I'M
lawful combinations in restraint of
trade, would do almost anything to
avert the continuance of uncertainty
which the threat of tariff tinkering has
produced.
Doubtless Plat knows these things,
too, for Platt is no fool. But the Can
ton clique is determined to pay 20 at
tention to them, and to 60 ahead dis
charging its debts to the trusts and
manufacturers, and Plat thinks it wise
just now to "stand in" with that clique
as far as he can in order to get the fed
eral patronage in this state. So he has
adopted the clique's tactics and is yell
ing at the top of his voice for more rev.
enue and protection, in the hope that
the noise will daze the people and pre-
vent them from recollecting the facts
and seeing how preposterous and dis
honest the programme is.-N. Y. Jour
nal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-25
PROFITABLE GENEROSITY.
The Deaf Between Mckinley and
AlEeP.

AlEer.
When the history of the Mckinley
campaign is written one of the most
interesting chapters will contain the
story of how Alger obtained the offer
of place in the cabinet.
No one familiar with the career of
Michigan's great political plunger was
satisfied with the explanation that he
was asked to take seat in the cabinet
in order to reconcile Foraker to Han
mas ambition to go to the senate. The
story lacked the essential ingredient of
an Alger deal; there was no Doodle in
the bargain.
Far more convincing than the Hanna
explanation is the information sent
from Chicago that Ayers name occu-
pies a conspicuous place in the list of
the wealthy and generous friends of the
president-elect who lifted him out of
the financial bog into which he was
plunged by the Foster failure. 1t is a
fair presumption, also, that Ayers
name is in the contribution book of the
Hanna syndicate.
Gratitude is a good thing, but is not
Mai. McKinley's gratitude for Gen. AL
thing? A glance ut the lumber schedule
of the Dingley tariff bill shows that
the lumber interests, in which the Alger
fortune was made. are favored with rich
plums. Gratitude Stops over when the
generous contributor is rewarded with
both political honors and the gift of a
great deal more money than he paid
out. Generosity pays usurious interest
when the bread cast on the political
waters returns in the form of pie and
cake.
Mai. Mckinney is said to have all the
men who dropped something into his
contribution box slated for good things.
His gratitude is creditable, but we must
protest against his manner of showing
it. If he pays all of them as he proposes
to pay Gen. Alger, the American people
will be bankrupt in honor and pocket.
ST. Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-25
A PROFITABLE DITCH.
But the Flag OF Our Glorious Union wal
Not s'In It."

But the Flag of Our Glorious Union was
Not elm It."
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The business
of the year just passed was the most
remunerative ever experienced by the
Suez canal, the traffic aggregating al
most $4,000, 900. According to a re-
port of Consul-General Penfield at
Cairo, to the state department, Great
Britain supplies two-thirds of the
traffic, and he declares it a regreta-
BILE fact that not one ship under the
United States flag passed through the
canal during 1895, although in 1925
four American war ships and yachts
showed their Stars and Stripes in MAX
ing the passage.
The total number OF steamers using
the canal last year was a. 457, having
a tonnage of 1894, 307, and the traffic
receipts were SIS, 800. 435. The receipts
were abnormally enhanced by the
number of Italian soldiers going back
and forth to the Abyssinian war;
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-25
OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

The Ohio republicans call the
GAINESVILLE meeting love feast" The
emblem of love in Ohio is a knife up the
sleeve.-St. Louis Republic.
As far as can be ascertained at
the present juncture, the new tariff
scheme most favored by congress is con-
structed on the old-fashioned, crazy
quilt pattern.-Chicago Record Qnd.) b.
The problems OF cabinet making
are hard enough, when undertaken in
dependently. But when president has
% select a cabinet subject to the APP
provaI of state bosses the perplexities
are infinitely increased.-Utica OBJ
server.
Those who are in a position to get
in on the ground floor of republican
protection are now eagerly looking for
ward to the 18th OF March, when an
extra session of congress viii begin to
rip up and tear up along tariff lines.
Prosperity must take back seat for
the Observation-Disclosures IN. 70
Leader.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-25
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Omcers Elected by the National Body In
Session at Washington.

OhcSES EACcGeO the national BODY In
Session at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1o.-The supreme
council of the National Farmers alli-
ance, in session here, has decided that
the question of the aid degree having
charter of it's own, or continuing to
operate under the charter of the alli-
ance, should be referred to the aid de-
gree for a vote, and the council agreed
to abide by the result of the vote.
The bylaws were changed so as to
permit a second term for president.
A resolution was adopted to petition
congress to retain gypsum rock or
land plaster upon the free list. The
list of demands adopted year ago
were affirmed.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
President-Mann Page, of Virginia.
Vice President-C. Vincent, Indian.
spolis.
Secretary and Treasurer-W. p.
Rricker, Pennsylvania.
Executive Committee-Mann Page,
Virginia; R. A. Southworth, Denver,
COL; John Breinig, West Virginia; A.
B. WEIGH, New York, and Hon. w. a.
Stokes. of South Carolina.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-25
INCIDENT OF THE REVOLUTION.
The Famous Chain Stretched Across
the Hudson River.

The Famous Chain Stretched Across
the Hudson River.
There are not many people whowould
recognize in the name of Samuel Wheel
er a person who did valuable service for
our country in the war of the revolu-
ton. 1t was he who made the famous
chain that was stretched across the
Hudson river to stop British warships
from ascending the stream. At the
lime Gen. Washington was puzzled about
defending the river.
Il wish l could get a chain made, but
that is impossible" he said, and Gen.
Mitf1in, overhearing the remark, ex.
claimed:
Not so. We have man in the army.
n townsman of mine, one Wheeler, who
can make such chain''
Gen. Washington had Wheeler brought
to him. and said:
''Iwant chain TO put across the North
river to stop the British ships. Can you
make it?''
Il can replied Wheeler, "but I can
not do it here
Then" said Washington, ST viii
cheerfully give you dismisston from the
army to do so, for. badly as we want
such men as you, / cannot afford to keen
you"
Mr.. Wheeler made the chain. and its
links were hauled across New Jersey. To
be finally strung across the river, where
il did good service. BY building a fire
under one of the links and then using a
sledge hammer and a chisel, it was ulti-
mately cut apart.-Harper's Round
Table
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-25
DIR. zERTucHA SLAIN.

The Man Responsible for Gen. R1aceo's
Death Askasslnated - Cuban Patriots
Vowed Vengence-1f Reports Are True
They Have Kept Their Oath-Zertuchass
Stories OF the Maceo Tragedy Did Not
Hang Together Well.
MADRID, Feb. IA dispatch re-
ceived here from Havana says it is re.
ported there that DIR. Zertucha, who
was Gen. Antonio Maceo's physician
and accompanied him at the time the
insurgent leader met his death, has
been assassinated.
All Gu ban patriots and their adher-
ents held DIR. Zertueha responsible
for the death of Maceo, which they
claimed was brought about by Ter.
tucha's treachey. They charged that
the doctor, acting under plans laid by
some person in authority at the palace
in Havana, enticed Maceo across the
trocha into Havana province from
Pinar del Rio, where his army was en-
camped, by means of letter. presum-
ably written by the Marquis Ahumada,
second in command of the Spanish
forces in Cuba, asking Maceo to a con.
ference, in order to see if some settle
ment of the war could not be agreed
upon. Maceo fell into the trap and, &C.
eompanled by his personal staff, which
included the alleged treacherous ply
stefan, set ont for the meeting place,
which was just beyond the trocha in
Havana province.
Accounts differ as to how Maceo and
his followers crossed that celebrated
line. One of these declares it was by
water, the party embarking at night
in small boats and using muffled oars.
This account is ridiculed by the Span.
ish naval officers, who declare that
Maceo crossed the line on land.
Maeeo, after crossing the line, went
direct to the supposed meeting place
OF Ahumada and himself. Instead of
finding the Spanish general he and his
staff walked unwittingly into an am
bush prepared by Spanish battalion
under Maj. Cirujeda and all were shot
down in cold blood excepting DIR. Ter
tucha. Among the dead was Gen.
Gomez son, who is said to have COM
mitted suicide by the side of Maceo.
DR.. Zertucha's escape from death
and the lenient treatment accorded
him by the Spanish, led the Cubans to
at once accuse the doctor, whose pre-.
vious reputation had been somewhat
unsavory, of treachery. This Zertucha
strenuously denied, and in his efforts
to clear himself of the imputation he
made several conflicting statements as
to the manner of Maceo's death.
The patriots swore they would
avenge Maceo's death, and the report
from Havana seems to indicate that
they have kept their oath.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-25
THE CONSULAR SERVICE
hin Before the House for Its ReorgAnIsn.
tiOn.

Bill Before the House for Its ReorgAnlzA-
tiOn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-The house
foreign affairs committee yesterday
reported favorably on the bill of Mr..
Adams. of Pennsylvania, to reorgan-
ize the consular service by a commits
sion to be composed of two senator's.
two representatives and an officer of
the department of state. The reor-
ganization covers all offices in the
service; consular clerks are to be
viee-consuls and commercial agents
consuls of the second-ciass.
The salient features of the bill are:
consul generals of the first class are
to receive annual salaries of SO. 600: Of
the second-class, 5000; consuls of the
frst-class, $4,000; of the second-class.
~. 500; vice-consuls of the hrst-class.
81, 500; of the second-elass. 81. sac.
of the third-class, 81 .2oo-alI of whom
shall be citizens of the United States.
All fees are to be covered into the
treasury. and the sole compensation
shall be the salary fxed by law.
No person shall DO eligible who In
less than 81 or more than so years Of
age, excepting persons who have been
employed In the service four years,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-25
MY BIRTHDAY.

The little folks came in last night
And stood beside my chair
Then boldly climbed upon my knees
And safely nestled there.
''This is your birthday, don't you lznovv7..
ventured my surprise;
They brought their little presents ont.
looked with wondering eyes.
eve think you're just the incest man
That ever lived" they said.
"And we intend to stay until
It's time to go to bed
by thoughts ran swiftly back ana forth
As shuttle through the loom;
Old memories with dusk came in
And filed the silent room.
saw the farm gate open wide.
The lowing herd pass through;
The lilac bush and climbing rose.
Drenched with the morning dew
The cornfeId. rich with tasseIed brown
And cherry-colored silk;
The shepherd dog, the flock of sheen
With fleece as white as milk
The cabin home, with low-roofed porch
And window on the side.
Where purple morning gIories trafIed
As robes of queenly bride
The locust grove. with odor sweet
From silver blossoms white:
The old crab orchard on the hill.
Where birds sang on till night.
Ny mother, in her rocking-chair,
Beneath the morning sheen
And heard her sing Sweet Fields Beyond
Stand Dressed in Living Green
] started. for the fire burned low;
The ashes, white and free,
Were crumbling, and the little ones
Were sleeping on my knee.
The hour was late; the gifts they'd brought
Had fallen to the floor:
! turned from scenes of yesterday
Into the open door
OF better years and nobler things
Than ever / had seen,
Content to look from faded past
To Hills of Living Green"
"A. IL. Bruner, in Chicago Inter Ocean.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-25
A SCOTCH VERDICT

Against the Ex-CIty Hall Gang OF Dss
MOlnes, Ia, Charged with MaIfeasancs
In Once.
DIES MONIES, la, Feb. 90 Tho grand
jury yesterday after two months
investigation declined to indict MEM
bers of the ex-city hall gang for al
legged malfeasance in Office. Ex-Clerk
Hooker, ex-Auditor Waters, ex-Physi-
clan Matthews and others were charged
with conspiracy to defrand the city
by allowing bills for goods never
received by the city, or that were
grossly excessive. The jury returned
long report on the investigation,
condemning severely the methods of
conducting city business, but returning
he Scotch verdict that there was no
evidence sufficiently definite to base
indictments upon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-25
THE NAVAL STEEL BOARD.

it's Duties Transferred to the Steam En-
cheering and Construction bureaus.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Secretary
Herbert's final act before leaving for
Charleston yesterday was to sign an
order abolishing the naval steel board
and transferring its work TO the bu-
reaus of steam engineering and con-
struction. This board, which was con-
stituted by Secretary Whitney, has
been for nearly II years the source of
continual trouble in the navy depart
ment, and the subject of drastic crit
eism at all times.
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FOR VETERINARIANS.
Examinations tn be Held for the Position
of Meat Inspector.

of Meat Inspector.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The United
States civil service commission will
hold an examination in Washington,
d. C. and other large cities where there
are applicants, commencing on Febru-
airy 20, to obtain eligibles for the posi-
ton of meat inspector, bureau of
animal industry, department of agri-
culture. Applicants must be gradu-
atcs of veterinary colleges. The num-
Der of veterinary surgeons eligible
for the position of meat inspectors
has not hitherto been quite equal to
the demand, and this examination il
held to replenish the registers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-25

The Electrical World says that
certain little mechanical device is called
in Germany ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
plat tenbliizshutzvorri As ita
name clearly indicates, it is an appara-
MISUNDERSTANDING ainstlight
mirrorglassactinga uto-
matically. In this country we are in the
habit of calling this simple device q
"cutout."