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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
MARVELLOUS ENGINEERING FEAT

242-FoOt Iron Span Removed and Re-
placed with steel In Two minutes and -
Half.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1s.-The feat Of
replacing an iron bridge span 242 feet
long, % feet wide and 80 feet depth,
with one of the same dimensions of
steel was accomplished in this city
yesterday in 2 minutes and 80 seconds.
In this space of time nearly roo tons
of iron and steel were moved dis
lance of IS feet and there was not q
slip or hitch in the entire proceed
ings.
This remarkable feat of engineer
ing was accomplished at what is.
known as the connecting railroad
bridge over the Schuylkill, just above
Girard avenue. 1t is the bridge that
bears the tracks of the New York
division on the Pennsylvania railroad.
The time set for the replacement was
4s minutes intervening between the
passage over the bridge of the Chest
nut Hill accommodation train leaving
Broad-street station at 2:47 p. m, and
at 1856 p. m.
A work train crossed, to the eastern
end of the bridge and stopped. The
gangs of trackmen began to unspike
the rails of the west-bound track ON
the old span. This done, the grapplers
of the work train took hold of the
ends of the rails, the engine started
up and the entire length of rails, 24S
feet, was snaked off in short order.
Meanwhile four stationary engines,
one at each end and on a level
with the bridge foundations and an
other at each end on scows securely
moored at the base of the bridge
piers, were putting and emphasizing
their readiness for the work they had
to do. There was said to be less than
1O0-horse power represented in these
four engines, yet so well was every
thing arranged that they moved the
leviathan without any apparent over
exertion. Then the signal was given
for the little stationary engines to as
sert themselves. 1t seemed as if they
all started at the identical instant.
1t was like clockwork. As the edge
of the old iron span began to show be-
yond the bridge piers, the crowds on
the north of the river set up a shout,
and as the breadth of the new steel span
began to disappear behind the piers,
the crowds on the southern coigne of
vantage also joined in the cheer, and
before the cheer had died away the
mighty feat had been accomplished.
In just minutes and S2 seconds
from the time of starting the engines
the new span occupied the exact posi-
ton from which the old one had been
removed
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
CHARLES A. DANA.
The Greatest Newspaper Edleor
since Horace Greeley.
he Passed Away at Glen Cove. L. H. AfseF
an uIness of Several Months. During
which Hls Demise WAS ExPecse0
at ANY Moment by His Family.

New York, Oct. 1s.-Charles A. Dana
died at I:a0 Yesterday afternoon at ms.
home in Glen Cove.
New YoRK, Oct 1s.-Mr. Dana's
death had been expected for several
hours and his family and physicians
were at his bedside when the emu
came. His condition had been snch
for several months that the members
of his family had kept themselves In
constant readiness to go to his bedside
at any moment
On Saturday morning he had q re-
lapse, and it was apparent that recov-'
cry was impossible. Several times,
however, he rallied, but toward night
began to sink. During the night there
were feeble rallies, but they did not
last long. Yesterday morning it was
seen that the end was but few hours
off, and his attendants remained al
most constantly at his bedside. The
end came quietly.
The extreme heat OF Saturday ana
Friday had much to do with fastening
death.
On Friday Mr.. Dana showed signs OF
distress, and everything possible was
done to relieve him. He had been
weakened by his long illness, and dur
ing the summer was several times
thought to be on the verge of a fatal
collapse, but each time rallied. He
did not improve much with the COM
ing cooler weather, and the sinking
spells became more frequent.
On Friday Mr.. Dana was able to take
only the lightest nourishment and
this condition continued. Paul Dana
and his sisters, Mrs. Draper, Mrs I'm
derhill and Mrs. Branan, were at his
home on Saturday morning and We're
warned to remain there. They were
at the bedside when death came.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

A COMET was discovered, on the 10th,
by G. d. Perrine, of Lick observatory.
1t is situated in the constellation Cam
elopardalis, II hours and As minutes
Greenwich mean time. The position
is right ascension 8 hours and So min
utes. 1t has a declination of north 66
degrees 81 minutes and daily motion
westward in right ascension and nearly
two degrees northwRrd.
THE town of Windsor, the seat of
Hants county, S5 miles from Halifax,
N. S., was wiped out. on the 18th, by
fire. Few buildings in the town were
left standing and 5000 persons are
homeless. Windsor is situated on the
Dominion Atlantic railway, on the
western coast of the province. AS far
as known no lives were lost.
THE steamer Danube arrived at Vic
toria. b. c., on the 18th. ten days from
St Michaels- She brought 50 passen-
gers, most of them men who failed to
reach the mines by the all-water route.
Some of them got as far as Fort Yukon
and had to turn back. There were IL
miners from Circle City who brought
about S79, 600 in gold dust.
THE weekly statement of the asso-
ciated banks of New York city for the
week ended on the 10th, showed the
following changes: Surplus reserve,
increase, 81. 1919, 900; loans, decrease, So
614, 100; specie; increase, S93S, 900; legal
tenders, increase, S24. 600: deposits, de-
crease, S467, 900; circulation, increase.
$50. 400.
THE L'Imparcial of Madrid says that
the negotiations between the Spanish
government and the chiefs of the Gu
ban autonomist party have not pro-
duced the expected results. Rhe min
isterial organs urge the necessity of
energetic action to crush the rebellion
by force of arms
A SPECIAL from Crested Butte, COL,
on the nth, said: "A snow storm
struck this locality So hours ago which
has broken all records here for this
time of year. In addition to 80 hours
continuous downpour, it is still snow
ING. with no Indication whatever of
let up"
The annual report of W. S. ShaIton-
berger, second assistant postmaster
general, made public on the nth, gives
an interesting review of the principal
deveIopments in the entire postal
transportation service of the United
States and connecting foreign mails.
OK the 10th the banks of New York
-itv held s14, GA. 500 in excess Of the
requirements of the 25-per-cent rule
CHARLES A. DANA, editor of the New
York Sun, died at his home in Glen
Cave. L. l., on the nth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
SOME RECENT INVENTIONS.

To catch moles as they run through
the underground passages they have
dug, new trap has a row of sharp
tines attached to sliding rod to drop
and pin the rodent fast as soon as the
trigger entering the hole is disturbed.
Shotguns can be changed into rifles
by an auxiliary which slides inside the
shot barrel and is fitted with a shell
eiector, the rear of the inner barrel
being of the same shape as the shot
cartridge and carrying fiange so it.
fits tightly.
In new propelling device for BIZ
cycles two cylinder air pumps are at
tached to the head of the machine TO
be operated by raising and lowering
the handle bars. A compressed-air mo-
tor il geared to the driving sprocket
wheel 10 run the machine.
A safety pocket, which can be used in
any garment, il provided on one side on
its mouth with fiat spring and on
the other side with spiral spring.
which rests on an elastic strip and
presses tightly against the fat spring
to keep THE pocket closed
Man Is made Of dust--or at least soms7
wives think their husbands are.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
AUToNoMlsT LEADER.

senior GimerRa, a Prominent Cuban, CON-
ferring with Madrid Authorities.
MADRID, Oct. 16.-Senor Gimerga, a
prominent leader of the Cuban autono-
mists, has arrived here incognito, and
has had conference with the
minister for the colonies, Senior
Moret, at which the former
recommended candidates for posts un-
der the proposed Cuban reform adj
ministration. Among the names sug-
gested by Senior Gimerga for an ap-
pointment was that of Senior Bruson, a
distinguished lawyer of Havana.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

a.
information as to the leading up to it.
1t is understood, however, to be part
of the progressive policy on which
Corea has embarked, following the lead
of Japan and China. The king is a
member of the progressive party. and
shares the wish of that party to bring
Corea up to modern standards. The
opposition element is known as the
conservative party, and is DESTROYS of
preserving the old traditions and gov
ernmental system of the country.
Mr.. Sob, who recently died here,
was the leading figure of this progress.
sive element while the Corean minis
ter is a member of the conservative
party. The last step taken by the king,
in proclaiming himself emperor. is re-
garded as a final stroke of the progress
sive and modern element. The change
also has another aspect. China long has
asserted a suzerainty over Corea, and
it was this claim that brought on
the Chlna-Japan war. While the
claim is dormant yet China never
has relinquished what she has regard
ed as an hereditary sovereignty over
Corea. With the latter country as
kingdom, some apparent assent was
given to the claim of an imperial au-
thority in China, but with Corea her
self advancing to the rank of
an empire, she throws off every evil
dence of dependence on any outside
power. This independence would
apply also to Japan and Russia,
which have been seeking to
gain influence and control in Corea,
owing to that country's extensive
coast line, and valuable harbors on
the North Pacific. To Russia, in par
ticular, the acquisition of Corea's Pa
cific coast line has been regarded as of
great stragetic Importance. as Russia's
present ports on the Pacific are closed
by ice during the winter, while those
of Corea are open the year around.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
LOGGING CAMPS BURNED.

Destroyed by Forest Fires-Narrow Escape
of the OccupAnts-Outfits Abandoned.
CoUDERsPoRT, Pa, Oct. 1S.-Destruc-
tive forest fires are raging in this sec
ton. Nelson run, seven miles from
Austin, Pa, in the Goodyear district,
was burned Saturday, with a heavy
loss in logs and bark. About twenty
camps were burned. The occupants
had barely time to escape with their
stock, leaving all household goods and
working outfits behind. There are
other fires which, unless checked by
rain, will soon cause additional loss.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
Low Rivers.

Old citizens Of the state declare that
the Missouri river and its tributaries
are lower now than they ever were be-
fore as far as authentic history runs
back. The Big Muddy is sea OF
sandbars through which small
streams struggle, and in places there
is barely three feet of water in the
channel. It more nearly presents the
appearance of a number of small
creeks running through vast plain of
sand piles than one of the greatest
rivers in the world. The tributary
streams, such as One Hundred and Two
river, Grand, Charlton, La Mine,
Usage and Gasconade, are but success
sion OF pools. The Usage is the largest
Of these streams, and with fair water
is navigable for 400 miles. Now it is
said that in many places there is scarce
~ water enough to float a skif.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
NEW SOUTH WALES.

The Losses by Drought In the Last Three
Years.
SYDNEY, N. S. W., Oct. 16.-During
the course of his speech on the presen-
tation of the budget of the New South
Wales, the premier. Sir George Fl.
Ried, referring to the drought of the
last three years, said it has cost the
colony thousands of head of cattle and
%, 500 sheep; but. he added, the pros
poets of agriculture were better, the
wheat area extending over q million
acres.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
KINGDOM TO EMPIRE.
The King Of Corea Proclains Him.
self Emperor.
The Hermit Kingdom Throws on An sem.
blance of Being the yassaI OF Another
Power and Joins the Great Column
of Progress.

WASHINGTON. Oct 16.-The Core an
legation has received an official cable
stating that the King has proclaimed
himself emperor from this date. Octo-
Der Is, 1897"
The transition which Corea makes,
from kingdom to an empire, is felt to
have considerable significance in ORR
entail affairs, although the cable to the
legation gives no details of the change,
and the officials here are without any
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
While She Took In the Parade.

A purse con tanning S10S was stolen
rom the pocket of Mrs. John Richards.
of Rushsylvania, o., while she was
looking at g circus parade in Sedalia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

Mr.. JOHN A. KAssoN, formerly MEM
Der of the house of representatives
from Iowa, and ex-minister to Austria,
has been appointed special agent of
the department of state for the nego-
tiation of reciprocity arrangements
under the Dingley tariff law. 5
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

UNTIL January 1. 1899, when 5000. 900
in taxes will come into the state treas
ury, the treasurer of Kansas will re-
fuse to issue warrants on vouchers
upon him, because the money in the
general revenue fund is exhausted.
The treasurer. on the 18th, marked
S14.O 600 worth of vouchers mot paid for
want of funds"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
PROMPTLY IndIctnd.

Frank Crider was caught, it is al.
legged, in the store of Dan II. Mudd, in
Wildwood, Lincoln county, at two
O'Clock in the morning. He had driven
there with stolen horse and buggy.
He was taken to Troy and promptly
indicted by the grand jury.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

EvANeEIINE CossIo Y CIsNERos has
adopted this country as her home.
She signed her declaration of inten-
ton to become citizen of the United
States on the 18th. Under the terms
of her oath she has renowned all al
legiance to Spain.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

I4th, said: 1.-The president apparently
has not decided yet on the appoint
ments that Justice Fields retirement
will occasion, save that Attorney-Gen-
eral McKenna will be nominated for
the supreme bench unless some cause
intervenes between now and December
to prevent it"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

WILLIAM DANIEL, one of the leaders
of the prohibitionist party in the
United States and its candidate for
the vice-presidency in 1884, died sud-
denly at his home in Mount Washing
ton, a suburb of Baltimore, Nd, on
the 18th.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

THE twenty-frst annual meeting of
the American Humane society began
at Nashville, Tenn, on the 18th
There was a good attendance, and rep
resentatives of societies in many states
were present President John G.
Shortall, of Chicago, presided.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

On the 14th Associate Justice Stephen
]. Field, after the longest service on
record, formally retired from the SUI
preme court of the United States. His
resignation was rendered in April last
and accepted by President Mckinley
on October Q, but does not go into eff
feet until December !.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
Sentenced TO He Hanged.

James Albright, charged with the
murder of Prosecuting Attorney George
E. Elliott, at the Mattingly farm, in
Mississippi county, while the latter
and deputy were trying to arrest him.
has been convicted of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to be
hanged.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

THE interior department contem-
plates the founding of a new city in
Alaska to be known as Weare, on the
Yukon river. between the boundary
line of British Columbia and st. Mich
aels, with the design of making it the
capital of the proposed new territory
of Lincoln
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

THE retirement of Col. A. G. Robin
son, assistant quartermaster-general,
on the 18th, resulted in the following
promotions in the quartermaster's de-
partment: Lieut.-Col. James ellis to
be colonel, Maj. Charles f. Humphrey
to be lieutenant-colonel and Capt. Sam
mel Z. Jones to be major.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

ACCORDING to DIR. Williamson, of the
San Francisco board of health, the first
case of real typhus recorded on the
Pacific coast was discovered at st.
Luke's hospital, in that city, on the
18th. The patient. E. ii. Miller, aged
%, was taken to the pest house.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

A SPECIAL from Bismarck, n. D.,
ON the 18th, said that an attempt had
been made to murder Editor Moffatt
of the Settler, five shots being fred by
some one unknown. This was the Sec
ond attempt on his life, and three
weeks before his presses and type were
dumped into the Missouri river.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

20 reopen the case of Mrs. Carew, con-
vieted before a consular court at Yoko-
hama, Japan, of poisoning her hus-
band and sentenced to death, which
sentence was subsequently committed
TO life imprisonment. This revives the
hope that like clemency may be ex-
tended to Mrs Florence Maybrick,
whose case is almost identical with
that of Mrs Carew.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

State Mine Inspector Evans says
Missouri's production of coal for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1897, exceed
ed that of 1896 by 9241 tons. for which
the operators received $50. 954 less than
in 1896. During 1897 41s coal mines
were operated in the state. giving em-
ployment to 7,746 men during winter
and 5, 36S during summer. There were
s fatal and 81 non-fatal accidents. The
total output was 2. 429. 1888 tons.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

CAPT. WILLIAM Fl. PERRY, died at AS
bury Park, n. j., on the 18th, aged IS
years. de was a cousin of Mrs Hetty
Green and grandnephew of Commo-
dore Perry. He served with distinc-
ton in the federal navy during the late
war.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
Lived in 80. ,Joseph Mauv Year..

James B. Bernard, aged SO, one of the
oldest residents of st. Joseph, and for
many years prominent business man,
died recently.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
THE COMPETITOR CASE
Considered by the Spanish Cabinet with :
View to Final Settlement.

View to Final Settlement.
MADRID, Oct. 16.-The Spanish cab
met yesterday discussed the case of
the American schooner Competitor,
which was captured in Cuban waters
On April Is. 1896, consideration of
which, owing to the fear which Pre-
mier Canovas del Castillo had of stir
ring up action upon the part of the
congress of the United States. was
postponed by the government The
cabinet yesterday ordered the minis
ters of foreign affairs, the navy and
the colonies to examine the documents
in the case with the view of its event.
nal settlement by the courts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

THE son of the duke and duchess of
Marlborough, born September Is, will
be baptized on the 18th, at the chapel
royal, st. James. The prince of Wales
will act as sponsor. and the princess of
Wales will attend the ceremony il she
is in London.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

In the choice between reputation of
the national debt and the release of
Cuba for reasonable sum, it was an
nounced, on the 14th, that the Spanish
government, under pressure at home
and abroad, had about decided upon
the latter course.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

THE Bank of British America in New
York city recently imported $500, 900 in
gold, and sent the gold to the sub
treasury, asking for greenbaclzs- The
treasury officials declined the PROPOSE
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
Youtb Tx1le,1 ia = Runavax.

Tyler Bartlett, aged 10, son of Isaac
Bartlett, a merchant of Karl Junction,
Jasper county. was killed in runaway
accident.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

The Swiss national council. by q
vote of 191 to 9, has adopted bill max
ing insurance against sickness compul-
sorry in the case of all persons not hav-.
ing independent means.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

ATTORNEY FITZGERALD of
California, in the United States SUI
preme court, on the 18th, moved to ad-
vance the hearing of the case of w. H.
T. Durrant, under sentence of death in
California
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
While working ON a Church.

Geo. Konefes was killed by the fall.
ing of q timber at the new German
Catholic cathedral at st. Clement, four
miles south of Bowling Green.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

VIM. Rogers. aged %, was run over
by a passenger train at West Plains.
both legs being cut off. He b1ed to
death in three hours.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
Newspapers in Public Schools.

Newspapers may soon be used in the
Kansas City public schools as text
books. At the regular meeting of the
school board J. NJ. Greenwood, super
intendent of schools, instructed the
principals to keep up an interest in
current events, and to encourage the
reading of good newspapers. II will
Introduce system whereby newspa-
pers will be used as text books little
later" said Mr.. Greenwood. 81 am
getting the teachers prepared for it
now
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
Death of Q Nflning Operator.

Charles ). Hepburn, for a number of
years superintendent of the McKordle
Hill Mining Co., and prominent min
ing operator at Webb City, died of apo
plexy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
Missouri synod.

The Missouri synod of the Presby-
terrain church met at ST. Louis, and
transacted important business. Thers
was a good attendance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
Without Ball.

Frank Wade, who killed Alex. Schan-
mel near Excelsior Springs, September
s, in dispute about a fence, was held
at Liberty, without bail.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
Two Plums for MIssourians.

President Mckinley has appointed
George w. Shoemaker and John q.
Grems postmaster at Albany and Ma
ryville, respectively.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

RESOLUTIONS favoring equal repre-
sentation of laymen aud preachers in
conferences were adopted by the an
nual Rock River Qll.) conference of
the Methodist church on the 18th.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
Stabbed and Killed.

John Pincaird, aged 81, son of .
farmer four miles southeast of Slater,
was stabbed with knife by his BROTH
er-in-law, VIM. Haley, and died.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21

FAILURES throughout the United
States during the week ended the 10th,
Rsreported by R. G. Dun Il Co., were
22S, against 1928 for the corresponding
week last year. For Canada the fail
ures were SO against 10 last year.