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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18
LABOR TROUBLES AT PANA.
The Coal Miners Lockout Results In q
Serious Shooting Ahray-Non-
Union Men In Jail.

PANA, Ill. Aug. 16.-The coal miners
lockout here reached a climax, when a
serious shooting affair occurred on the
highway near the city limits leading
to Spring Side coal mine. Seven nom
union ,coal miners are working here.
They go heavily armed to and from the
shaft, in addition to being under guard
of operators and deputy sheriffs with
Winchesters.
Could Not Be Influenced.
The union miners have been trying
to induce these few non-union miners
to cease work, by congregating on the
roads and pleading with them rs they
would go to the shafts in buggies driv.
en- by operators and deputy sheriffs.
To-day several hundred union miners
were congregated on the principal
highway leading to the mine when Ed
Jones and James Palmer, nom union
men, rode up on horseback, into the
miners lines, and
Without ANY Provocation,
it is said, other than the miners asking
to talk with them, began firing into
the crowd, at the same time retreating
rs fast as their horses would carry
them, but not until they had emptied
their revolvers into the miners ranks.
Andrew Toomey's right hand was bad.
" shattered by ball and Michael Yer.
macavich was shot in the thigh. One
other union miner is said to have been
seriously wounded.
Non-Union Men In jail.
The union miners quickly rallied, anc
headed by VIM. Baker, who had mar
rowly escaped, with shotgun which
he secured at his home near the scene
of the shooting, pursued Palmer, the
non-unionist, to his home, where he had
surrounded himself in his doorway
by his female relatives to prevent
Baker shooting him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18
Early Corn.

Much of the early corn in the central
and southern sections is now made
More or less damage by high winds is
reported from all sections.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18
REPORT CURRENT I'm LONDON.
The British Foreign once to Demand tine
Dismissal of Ii Hung Chang
from Power I'm China.

LONDON. Aug. 16.-The foreign ofhce.
it is reported here. though the report
as yet lacks confirmation, intends to
demand that the Chinese government
dismiss Prince Ii Hung Chang from
power, on the ground that he is re-
sponsible for the recent anti-British
attitude of the tsung Ii yamen.
May Seize the Taku Forts-
The foreign Office. it is also asserted,
has had under special consideration
the question of seizing the Taku forts,
on the gulf of Pe-Chi-Ll, at the mouth
of Peking river, and the city of Tien-
Tsin. the port of Pekin, in the event OF
China refusing to comply with this de-
mand, holding all until compliance is
assured
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18
E,rxt-cr.de CertIficates.

The Sedalia board of education re-
quires frst-grade certificates from all
who teach in the public schools of that
city hereafter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18
To Proceed Against the AmerIc., So,
and Wire Co.

CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 1e.-The a,,o
ney-general has decided to bring an
action against the American Steel 49,. "a
Wire Co. under the antitrust law
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18
Capt.-Gen. August of the Philippines At
Hong Kong.

Hone KoNe, Aug. 16.-Gen. August.
captain-general of the Philippines, ar
rived by the Kaiserin Augusta He re.
fuses to be interviewed and will say
nothing more than that he is going tc
Spain at the first opportunity.
1t is significant fact that while the
fastest German cruiser has brought
Gen. Augusti she brings only a small
package of mail for the German con-
sui
T. The consul is now in Canton, and his
mail matter remains unopened. This
precise facts are not known.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18
By ELI d. AXE.

BRIe.-GEN. EZRA P. EwERs, U. s. ",
has been appointed governor of the
city of Guantanamo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18
Deprecated In sc. Petersburg.

Meanwhile the semi-oficial Journal
de st. Petersburg, in the current issue,
deprecates the tone of the British
press and says: Russia does not con.
template further acquisitions in the
far east. Her only object is to pre-
serve the advantages recently gained.
The Russian government does not de-
sire to injure the economic interests of
Great Britain any more than those OF
any other power.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.



Jonathan Nesbitt, for many years q
leading member of the st. Louis mer-
chants exchange, and prominent rail-
road man.
G. Mcintyre. at his home in East
Oregon, Holt county, at the age of "a.
He was for many years judge of the
county court.
j. Ernest Baugher, a prominent and
successful young business man of Sui
livan.
Mrs. Levina w. Brooks, a native Of
Franklin county, Va, but for more
than fifty years a resident of Galloway
and Pettis counties. atSedalia, aged 80.
G. r. Waddell, one of the oldest and
wealthiest citizens of Pike county. He
was born on the farm ten miles from
Louisiana on which he lived and died
and was buried. He was twice mar
ried, and was the father of - children,
all of whom survive him, and are scat
tered all over the country. He was
worth, probably, 500, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18
Non-Union Men In jail.
Arrangements for the Evacuation of Camp
Alger Practically Complete.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 16.-According to
information received by Adjt. Gen.
Corbin yesterday, arrangements have
been practically completed for the
abandonment of Camp Russell A AL
ger, near Falls Church, Va.
A telegram was received from Gen.
Graham, commanding the second army
corps, comprising all the troops at that
camp, saying that he had arranged for
the departure of his headquarters and
a battalion of the Ninth volunteer in
fantry which has acted as guard at
Headquarters for Middleton Pa.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18

To Prevent Use of Metal Tamping Bars.
Il shall present to the next legisla-
ture of Missouri" said State Mine In
spector George E. Quinby; "a DILL, the
provisions of which will apply wholly
to the lead and zinc mining industry in
the state. One provision of the bill
will be a section making it a felony,
with a penalty of not less than
two years in the penitentiary, for
any person, company or corpora
ton to use, or permit the use of. a
metal tamping bar in mining. 1 am
atisfed, from careful investigation,
that there would be large decrease in
the number of accidents, many of them
resulting in death, if the wooden bar
were substituted for the metal bar for
tamping powder in the drill holes; and
l shall press the passage of such a
Measure
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18
The Engineer and Ordnance Bureaus VIII
Push Projected Defense Work.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-The cessation
of hostilities win not make any differ
ence with the engineer and ordnance
bureaus of the war department in the
matter Of pushing work on fortifica-
tions. The engineers will be as active
as ever and the ordnance Office will
continue it's work in manufacturing
and mounting the big guns on the
Notifications. The ordnance bureau
will not be as active as heretofore in
getting together a supply of small
arms for the infantry and cavalry and
field artillery.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18
A Profitable Eccentricity.

In the death of Col Jonathan Mes
bitt, general live stock agent of the
Chicago & Alton, the ST. Louis railroad
fraternity loses one of it's best-known
members. He was IS years old, and
had been continuously in the service of
the Chicago & Alton road for 81 years,
IL years of which time he had been
in charge of that company's live
stock department. He located in
st. Louis in the Cos, was a member
of the Merchants Exchange Be
nevolent association, the Legion of
Honor and affiliated with local Masonic
bodies. He was a self-made man, and
leaves an estate valued at $780, 200.
Among Col. Nesbitt's many business
eccentricities was one never to be in
debt to anyone. At the time of his
death. Notwithstanding his many in
vestments and business deals, it is
probable that his liabilities in the ag-
gregate did not amount to $50. He
was a stakeholder in the Chicago q
Alton,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-09
UNIFORM PRESS LAWS.
Committee Appointed to Work for
Them at Denver.

Denver, Col. Sept. 9.--The National Ed
itorial association has long been DESTROYS
Of securing the adoption of uniform legis-
lation with regard to the press and plan
as outlined in the paper of AZel f. Hatch
of Chicago meets the enthusiastic indorSe-
ment of the members. committee was
appointed to further the plan for uniform
press laws. Mr.. Hatch presented codi-
various states, embracing provisions of
complete law regarding the public press.
The general aim is expressed in the title;
IAN act for the better protection of pri-
vate character and for more effectually
securing the liberty of the press and for
better preventing abuses in exercising said
liberty
Among the important provisions is
careful definition of the various classes of
privileged matter which the press is pro-
tected in publishing and the publication
of which the public may expect of the
press as a duty; severe penalties for
threatening to publish libelous matter, or
offering to withhold such publication for
compensation; making the furnishing of
false information to newspapers a INSIDE
meanor; means of remedy where wrong
full publication is made through error; the
right to rebut the presumption of malice
in actions in court: the right to prove the
truth in justification, and the right to con-
sOlidate actions where two or more are
pending in different counties on substan-
TALLY the same libel. The larger portion
of the proposed statute is in force in New
York, Minnesota and California, and con-
siderable portions of it in Massachusetts,
Indiana and several other states
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-09
REFUSE TO GUARD THEM.
Texas Militiamen Pack Up and Go
Home From Galveston.

Galveston, Tex. Sept. 9.-The Houston
Light Guards, who. with their eating
guns. have, been guarding the Mallory
wharf for the past week, have gone home.
The negroes who took the places of the
Mallory longshoremen have also returned
to Houston. 1t is not likely that either
force will return. Captain Rolf of the
militia company last night informed
Mayor Fry that the guards would no
longer serve.
The Mallory line he said. had declined
to do anything toward adjusting its diff
ferences with the strikers, and had also
refused to load vessels at night because
night work would cost a little more. The
Mallory people would give no idea to the
militia as to when they could go home.
The militiamen did not feel like neglect
ing their families and their business for
the steamship line. especially as the Mall
lOry people refused to bear any part OF
the expense of keeping the militia here.
Traffic Manager Denison, when asked
what he would do in regard to furnish
ing transportation for the militia to re-
turn home, said he had no authority to
pay for it. ThereupOn Secretary Ba1ly
of the wharf company said if the NAL
lory line refused to pay he, personally,
would see to it. The Mallory wharf is
deserted. Another vessel is due Sunday
The Houston negroes say they will not do
any more work in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-09
A WATERWORKS PLANTS
Are Owned by Municipalities in Kan
sas at Present.

There are few people who know how
the municipal ownership idea is grow
ing, especially in Kansas. The records
in the office of the labor commissioner
show that there are A water plants in
the state owned by municipalities and
that the same number are owned by
private corporations. Two or three of
the private plants named are being
changed to public plants and several
new public WaterWorlxS systems are in
process of construction.
The complete list is as follows:
Private Abilene, Argen-
tine, Arkansas City, Atchison, Belle
VILE Beloit, Burlington, Caldwell, Cher
ryvale, Columbus, Coolidge, Council
Grove, Dodge City, Ell Dorado, Florence,
Fort Scott, Fredonia, Galena, Great
Bend, Harper, Harrington Horton,
Hutchinson, Independence, Kansas City,
Kingman, Larned, Lawrence, Leaven-
worth, Mcpherson. Marion, Marysville,
Minneapolis, OswegO, Ottawa, PaOlas
Parsons, Pittsburg, Salina, Topeka,
Weir, wellington, Wichita, Winfield.
Municipal wnership-Anthony Bird
City, Blue Rapids, Bunker Hill, Cha
mute, Cherokee, Cimarron, Clay Center,
Coffeyville, Concordia, Conway Springs,
Cullison, Downs, Ellsworth, Emporia,
Garden City, Garnett, Girard, Green
leaf, Greens burg, Hanover, Hiawatha,
Junction City, Kinsley, Lansing, Man
haitian, Medicine Lodge, Newton, Nor
ton, Oberlin, Olathe, Osborne, Peabody,
Phillipsburg, Pleasanton, Pratt, Seneca,
Smith Center. Springfield, Sterling,
Stockton, Udall, Valley Falls, Window.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-09
THEY DISAGREE.
Miss Rhea and Her Manager Differ
Over Stage Business.

Miss Gay Rhea, the young lady who IS
showing how clever she can be at the
Crawford theater this week, and Mr.. l.
E. Streeter, her manager, are about to
part company. Miss Rhea knows now
she wants her company managed and
doesn't think Mr.. Streeter does. He knows
how he would manage it, but that doeSn' I
help matters. After engaging in nuIner-
Gus tits during rehearsals at the thea
have agreed to disagree
During rehearsal at the theater this
morning Mr.. Streeter took it upon himself
to prompt one of the actors. You should
advance toward me as you speak those
lines, he said.
He did it exactly as I told him to-"
said Miss Rhea quickly
"Oh, beg your pardon, madam, said
Streeter, in an offended tone and pro-
nouncing madam as he would before
the footlights, I suppose you know how
it should be-
I think do said Miss Rhea.
of course, I have nothing more to say
them said Streeter.
This was but sample of what had been
occurring at the rehearsalS every day
The whole trouble is the fact that Miss
Rhea and Mr.. Streeter have different
ideas.
Mr. streeter takes a prominent part in
the company's pieces, and he will not leave
Miss Rhea until she secures someone to
take his place. His wife. Grace Ray
Miss Rhea is having the usual troubles
attendant on the organization of new
thee trical company. As soon as things
become settled she will have one of the
best repertoire companies on the road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-09
PRIVATE CORDY ALIVE.
Surprises His Family Who Thought
Him Dead. at PRAYER.

New York, Sept 9.-After being
mourned as dead since the battle of
San Juan, Private Leroy Cordy, a
member of the Seventy first regiment,
suddenly appeared before his parents
on Wednesday night, and their sorrow
was changed to joy. Private Cordy,
who is only 10 years old, is a son of
John Cordy, of North Eighth avenue,
Mount Vernon, n. 7.
The young man, after enlisting in
the SeVenty-drSt regiment, was assigned
to the hospital corps for duty. He was
reported killed at the battle of San
Juan, on July g
He said today that his absence was
due to his assignment to convey wound
ed Spanish prisoners to the Ell Caney
hospital. He was kept there for duty
until after the Seventy-first regiment
had left Santiago. He arrived at Mon
tauk Point on Saturday last on the
transport Berkshire, but was in the de-
tention camp until today, when he
started for home.
No one noticed him leave the train
at Mount Vernon in the evening, and
he walked to his home, quickly ascend
ed the piazza and gazed into the light
ed reception room. There he saw a sight
which brought tears to his eyes. Knee1-
ing on the floor were his father, mother,
sisters and brothers, engaged in prayer.
He restrained himself until his father
had concluded the prayer, and then
rushed into the room, eXclaiming: II
am back from the war, father, safe and
sound
The soldiers mother, who had been
made i'll by the report that her son
was killed, wept with joy. The news
of the young mans arrival spread
quickly through the neighbOrhood, and
friends crowded into the COrdy home
stead to congratulate Private Cordy on
his safe return.
1--WE thought Leroy filed an IN
marked grave in far-off Cuba said Mr..
Cordy, but nevertheless, we prayed
,ierI,f
prayers, am glad to say, have brought
US our reward"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-09
KAVANAUGH'S MEN HOME.
Only Two Deaths in the Regiment
Since Called Out.

Chicago. Sept. 9-The Seventh Illinois
infantry, Colonel. Marcus Kavanaugh's
regiment, consisting of 1880 officers and
men arrived here today from Camp
Meade, Aiddletown, Pa, over the Bal
tirnore & Ohio railway.
Outside of 20 men who had mild cases
of typhoid fever, but one being serious,
the soldiers were pictures of health.
There have been but two deaths in the
entire regiment since the men were
called out. The regiment is composed
entirely of Irishmen. Before the men
disbanded and went to their homes they
marched through the business section
of the city and were given an enthusiast
tic welcome Afterward they were ad-
dressed by Major Carter Harrison on
behalf of the municipality and States
Attorney Charles S. Dennen delivered
an address of welcome on behalf of
Cook county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-09
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal
Chicago. Sept. 9.

Chicago, Sept. 9.
WHEAT-A sharp advance at Liverpool
today and moderate receipts both here
and in the northwest started wheat at call
price. The export business from New
York continued to increase and that, to-
ing that houses there with Russian con-
nections were active buyers of wheat OPP
tions on account of the poor crop in that
country, started buying here. Apparently
everyone wanted to buy One house alone
took half a million bushels of Decemb Der
wheat Offerings were limited and as a
result of the sharp competition that en-
sued prices were bid up rapidly. The EVea-
Their in the northwest was showery and
traders generally were of the opinion that
the movement for sometime to come wou d
against 269 cars last year, and the arriv
ais in the northwest were S44 cars. as
compared with 1876 a year ago Septeam-
Der opened 14Q$sc up at 627sc, rose to $3.50,
December started sg@Ikc higher at $50
rs ADVANCED to 6l7s912e' back to 6l14c'
CORN tons OF. frost tonight in
dqW Low M1nnesqta' Michigan Wisconsin VS. iS
bulls in corn and they took on long lines,
which resulted in forcing prices up quick
advanced prices, and that was also an in
huence. DECEMBER began 14Q$sc up at 30A
GSsc and sold up to 305sc;
OATS-Foilowed the other grains: May
opened unchanged to 1sc up at 12%z a &c
and sold up 70 223Ac.
but declined on free selling by comm ssiOn
houses. December pork opened SC lower
al $S.S5 and declined to ss.471s. December
ened to $4.95. December ribs unchanged
Eseptember. 45c: October, 48c; De-
cember, 4213c; May. 4414c.
BARLEY-No. 2. September, 4c.
ELAXmGash northwestern, 9012c.
80 TT TT dMOTHY-September, $3.50; October.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-09
QUEER RULING.
That a Watch is Not Necessary in
Ones Business, Made by
Judge DOlman.

Probate Judge Dolman has decided
that Oscar Woolverton's gold watch IS
not wearing apparel and is not neces-
sary instrument or tool in his business
and is therefore not exempt from at
tachment proceedings in aid of execu-
ton on a judgment
The case was submitted to PROBATE
Judge Dolman by P. H. Butler, of Sill
yer Lake, through his attorney, Archie
Williams.
When Oscar was launching himself
in the race horse business last year, ne
made the purchase of a horse from Mr..
Butler In part payment he gave MT
Butler his note for something over $1U0-
This note became due and was not pa4d
Mr.. Butler secured a judgment against
oscar Woolverton in the district court
The case in the probate court was IN
the form of supplementary PROCEEDINGS
in aid of execution. The court was asked
to issue an attachment for the gold
watch owned and carried by Oscar
Woolverton. This brought up a neat
law point Assistant District Attorney
Harry Bovine represented Mr. Wool
verton. He claimed that the watch was
wearing apparel, was necessary in his
business, and was therefore exempt
Judge Dolman decided that 1t was
not, and that as Oscar Woolverton was
a clerk and not the proprietor 1t was
not necessary in his business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-09
Furnished by the Wickham Commission
Co., 112 East Fifth St. Topeka, Kan.

Furnished by the Wickham Commission
Co.. 112 East Fifth St. Topeka, Kan.
Liverpool: Wheat Esd higher, corn I'D
Receipts of hogs: Chicago, 10000 strong;
Kansas City, 5000 higher; Omaha, $500,
steady.
Receipts of cattle: Chicago 5000. steady;
steady.
Chicago receipts today: Wheat 191 cars.
grade cars; corn 429 cars grade 30S cars;
oats $50 cars, grade 26 cars.
Northwestern receipts: This year, Min
neapolis 346 cars, Duluth 498 cars, total S44
cars last year, Minneapolis 27O cars, Du-
luth 226 cars, total 1876 cars.
New York: The action of the St. Paul
road yesterday on the dividend question
was more potent in creating a bearish
sentiment than was all the talk about
tight money in the last two weeks. This
action was certainly a disappointment to
spectators and it induced extensive liqu-
dalton of stock held on margin. It also
led to extensive selling for short stocks.
The average run of traders think the St.
Paul incident will at least temporarily
hurt the general list. The action of the
st. Paul directors distinctly improves the
investment status of St. Paul common.
The conservatism of st. Paul gives an as
surance of stability to the maintenance of
per cent year on the common stock.
The course of foreign exchange continues
steadily downward and gold is again
Exports four ports: Wheat, 900 bush
els; flour, $500 barrels; corn. $4,000 bush
els; wheat and flour equal to 231 900 bush
els.
Forecast: For Kansas City and vicinity.
increasing cloudiness this afternoon and
tonight, with colder. possibly a sprinkline
rain tonight. Saturday fair and cold For
Kansas, partly cloudy tonight and Satur-
Second Liverpool cable: Wheat Ad
higher for the day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-09
FOR A TRANSPORT SERVICE
In Times of Peace, Says Secretary
Allen, Prepare For War.

Washington, Sept. 9.-Acting Secretary
Allen of the navy has suggested to Sec
rotary Alger that as the war department.
was without transport ships it would be a
good scheme for that department to pur-
chase some of the auxiliary cru. sers which
it is the intention of the navy department
to dispose of. During the war the off,
Gals of the war department experienced
great difficulty, either in purchasing or
chartering vessels to be used for trans
porting the troops, and it was suggested
by Mr. Allen that this contingency should
be provided against in the future.
Unlike other countries, the United States
has never maintained a regular army
transportation service. and it is believed
that plan will be reversed in the future
The vessels purchased by the army to be
used as transports will be retained. and
with them Quartermaster LudingtOn will
form nucleus for a transportation de-
partment.
Secretary Allen would like to see this
department Immediately increased in size,
and for that reason made his suggestion.
The war department would be enabled to
purchase these ships much cheaper from
the navy department than it could if it
went into the open market with others
bidding against it. 1t is believed the. plan
will be adODted. as Secretary Alger looks
upon it with great favor.