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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

ASSIGNMENTS of major-generals to
commands by the war department
treats the Philippines as if actually I'M
der the control of the United States.
The department of the Pacific is Great
ed, with headquarters at Manila
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

If is reported in Hong Kong that the
Spanish governor of the Philippine ISL
ands is conciliating many of the insur-
gent chiefs with high appointments,
while other chiefs are succeeding in
decorating the rival tribes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
Damage Rx q Flood.

At Galloway, eight miles south OF
Springfield, Bud Hayden lost 10 head of
cattle in the flood. The James river
was two miles wide in places, and great
damage was done to the crops ON the
bottom lands.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

THE navy department posted a short
bulletin, on the Goth, stating that the
department had information, believed
to be authentic, that Admiral Cervera,
with his Spanish flying squadron, was
at Santiago de Cuba.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
Storm Struck ST. Joe.

A terrific wind and hail-storm passed
over st. Joseph at IL o'clock the other
night. Trees, fences and sheds were
blown down and great damage was
done to fruit trees by hail. Many
plate-glass windows were blown in.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

THE will of the dead philanthropist,
Hon. Felix E. Brunot, of Pittsburgh,
Pa, was filed for probate on the Goth.
1t distributes $500, 900 among promi-
nent religious and educational insti-
tutions of the country. Any excess af-
ter private requests is to be divided
equally among several educational in
situations
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
ContrarY to UaaRe.

Contrary to Methodist usage, DR.. John
Mathews will serve another term at the
Centenary church, st. Louis. St. Louis
Methodists are discussing the incident.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

THE cruiser Charleston got under
way for Manila on the 18th. Statutes
were fired at Mare Island navy yard,
and the employees of the yard and citi-
Gems of Vallejo, Cal, who were assem-
bled along the shore vigorously cheered
the departing vessel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

The imperial Ottoman legation in
Washington declares that the dispatch
of the 21st, from Constantinople, pub
ished by the American papers, con-
corning the refusal by the Turkish au-
thorities to allow American citizens to
travel in the interior of the empire, is
absolutely and entirely without founda-
ton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

Up to the Goth more than so regi-
nents of the volunteer army had either
started for or reached the mobilizing
points to which they were directed to
proceed by the secretary of war. Fiji
teen or 20 other regiments had re-
ported their readiness to start for such
points.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

SECRETARY DAY and the Japanese
minister had a conference on the 18th.
Incidently they discussed the situation
in the Philippines. Minister Hoshi Of
ficially disavowed the statement that
Japan intended to protest against
American occupation of the Philip
pines.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
For Good Roads.

The Pettis county court has levied
poll-tax of so upon ali males above
the age of u in the limit of the Six
mile road district recently established
outside the corporate limits of Sedalia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

EULoGIEs of Mr.. Gladstone formed a
historic episode in the British house of
commons on the Goth. There were
more members assembled in the house
than upon any occasion since that
when Mr.. Gladstone himself introduced
the home rule bill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

THE newspapers of Shanghai and
public opinion in general in that city
strongly favor the Anglo-American al
lance as proposed in the speech which
Mr.. Chamberlain, secretary of state for
the colonies, recently made at Birming
ham, England.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

A SPANISH official version of the en-
gagement said to have taken place off
Santiago de Cuba, on the 10Th, previous
to the arrival of the Spanish fleet, says
the American war ships were repulsed
and adds that one of them was dam
aged.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

EvANGELINA CossIo CIsNEBos, the
young Cuban girl rescued from Span
ish prison in Cuba by an American
newspaper correspondent, is soon to
wed Mr.. Carlos Carbonel, the former
Cuban banker, who has been nominated
by President Mckinley to be a lieu
tenant and aide on the staff of Maj
Gen Fitzhugh Lee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

The important announcement was
made in Madrid, on the 10th, that the
Spanish Cape Verde squadron had ar
rived at Santiago de Cuba. The fact
that Admiral Cervera had evaded the
United States squadrons which had
been searching for him for weeks, was
hailed with delight and as an evil
dence that the Spanish commander
was too much of strategist for the
Americans.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

ALL the continental papers pub
lished tributes to the late Mr.. Glad
stone. The French papers were es-
pecially sympathetic, and the Greek
newspapers expressed deepf gratitude
for what Mr.. Gladstone did for that ma
ton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

Bill Roberts, one of the wealthiest
farmers in Christian county, lost his
dwelling and barn during a tornado,
but his family escaped unhurt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Deaths Doings.

Capt ]. FL. Coffey, a veteran of the
evil war, and well known at st. Joseph,
after an illness of three weeks. He
suffered from pneumonia.
John r. Vance, aged 60, a prominent
lawyer of Marshall, after protracted
illness
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
Accidentally Shot Himself.

Robert Wheeler accidentally shot
himself at Dadeville, Dade county,
while playing with a pistol The
wound was regarded as fatal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
santiago wound Not Respona.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 81, &c a. m.
Private telegraphic inquiries con.
corning the Spanish squadrons said 70
be at Santiago de Cuba have failed to
bring any response, though the sable
Is in working order.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

The San Diego Cali cham Der of
commerce, on the 10Th, shipped to San
Francisco a carload of lemons, con-
signed to the Red Cross society for the
American soldiers and sailors in the
Philippines. The fruit was freely
given by the growers in that county.
One box of the finest lemons was ad-
dressed to Admiral Dewey.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
Indicted for Husband Murdel

Mrs. Rebecca F. Lumsden, charged
with the murder of her husband near
Milan, on May 10, has been indicted,
charged with murder in the first de-
gree
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
Fruits Dropping.

Tree fruits are reported dropping
badly in many places in the extreme
southern counties; also complaint that
strawberries are ripening very slowly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
G. A. r.. Omcers.

At the seventeenth annual encamp-
ment of the department of Missouri, G.
A R., held at Carthage, A. G. Peterson,
st. Louis, was elected commander;
Comrade Henry, Kansas City, senior
7ice-commander; T. B. little, Carthage,
junior vice-co1nmander; Rev. e. Terrell,
chaplain; DR.. Bronson, Sedalia, medical
director.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

DENVER, Col, was chosen as the
place of meeting of the next general
assembly of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain church.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

THE annual convention of the SUI
preme council of Royal Arcanum be-
gan at Cleveland, o., on the 18th, to
probably continue for ten days, or
longer, as a large amount of businessof
vital Importance to the order was to be
taken up.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
VIII Take Two Weeks to Send Ali the
. Dewey ReiafOrcementR.

: CHICAGO, May ga special to the
News from Washington says: 1t is
said that it will take at least two
weeks before all the reinforcernents
for Admiral Dewey can start for Ma
nilS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26

THE statement of the condition of
the treasury, issued on the Goth showed:
Available cash balance, SOS, 273, 976;
gold reserve, Sta, 623, 925.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
Chief Harrigan Resigns.

Chief of Police Harrigan rendered his
resignation to the honorable board of
police commissioners, of st. Louis, in
a formal letter setting forth that i'll
health made him wish to be relieved of
the onerous duties of chief of police.
The board accepted his resignation by formal
resolution, and took occasion to express the
esteem with which the major is regarded by
that body. Thus closes the career of Laurence
Harrigan as chief of police
Condition of st. Louis National Banks.
Abstract of condition of national
banks of st. Louis at the close of bust
ness on May 5, as reported to the comp
troller of the currency, shows:
Average reserve, q. 80 per cent against "a 10
per cent on February 49, loans and discounts
increased from S33 OPS 783 to $50, 084 686; stocks
and securietes increased from 1913, 975 to a.
256, 693; gold coin increased from SI,2I4325 to
Sl4l9,63S; total specie increased from S. 1876 10
to IS 3l3, 4oo; lawful money reserve increased
from So, 486, 100 to iii, 1872, 1885,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
Killed FIfs Sweetheart,

The supreme court refused to inter
fere in the case OF John Thomaschuetz,
and he will hang, at st. Louis. He
killed his sweetheart.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
Death of Edward BellRIuy, Author ss4
.LookinG Backward,' Etc.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 23.-lsd-
ward Bethany, author and humsai.
tartan, died early yesterday morning,
at his home in Chicopee Falls, in the
forty ninth year of his age.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
Trying to Prove the Blockade Ineffective.

TrylnE 20 TTOVo CH5 EslOCk8US AHSLz 5CIAVER
MADRID, May 22.-The newspaper
here are making the assertion that the
Spanish auxili airy cruiser Montserrat
.'thr1ce ran the blockade of the Cuban
coast" as the text, the articles claiRa-
ing to point out that the blockade 10
ineffective.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
NIissourIan Killed Himself.

Says a dispatch to st. Louis paper
from Ell Paso, Tex:
George w. Fox, a timer, who came to this
city last January from Missouri, committed
suicide by swallowing landanum. The only
paper found among his effects that might serve
to indicate from what point he came was let
ter OF recommendation written by firm at
Kenneth, Mo-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
During . Storm.

Charles McGinnis, living southwest
of Sparta, lost his house, during q
storm, and every member of the family
Of nine received ia juries.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
ornan Kennedy Kills Hi mseIf.

At Springfield Norman kennedy, son
of Col ID. c. Kennedy, late United
States minister to Malta, shot and in
instantly killed himself with target
ride which happened to be in closet
where the young man was putting away
some chemicals which he had just re-
ceived for use in the study OF medicine.
The shot took effect in the temple.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
House Landed In q Tree.

Grant Stubblefeid's residence, two
niles from Cassville, Barry county,
was landed in tree 100 feet from its
foundation. Mr.. Stubbletield and fam
lily had barely time to reach the cellar
when the house left. Mrs. Porter, an
aged lady in the neighborhood, was
severely injured, and a child of Noah
Brattin was not expected to recover
from it's bruises
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-26
what the Women win DO.

Seventy five well-known women OF
st. Joseph has decided not buy French
goods until France learns to '.o2t fair
with America
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

ident, Hon. D, e. Dozier. of Defiance, O.;
secretary and treasurer. Mrs. Jennie Kepler,
of Cleveland; recording secretary, Mrs. w.
]. H. Doake of Des Moines, Ia; Mrs. Mary
p. Thurman, of Oneonta, n. Y; G. A.
Johnson. of Brownsburg. Ind: w. Bogardus
Strong. of Lincoln. Neb.: "A. A. Van Rirer,
of Hamlet, Ind; c. w. Kaufman, of Villa
Nova, Ont; Miss M. b. Strong, of Cham
paign, ILL.,; J. w. Drake, of Kingsville, Ont;
Alice Pierson, of Madela, Neb.; A. N. Yant,
of Forrest, o.
These officers will also constitute the
board of directors A resolution was adopt
send a committee to Holland to look after
the money interests of the heirs there. In
the latter part of the sixteenth century,
William, Prince of Orange, Anneke Jams S
country in trust for his heirs of the sixth
and seventh generations. The income was
to be collected and placed in the Orphans
Chamber and accumulated at per cent IN
terest until the time of distribution should
arrive This money has been accommodating
for over 200 years and amounts to $50, 100000,
now held in the Bank of Holland, successor
to the Orphans Chamber. The Anneke
Jams heirs are going after this money, ana
will push their claims with great vigor,
they say.
lions which will revert to them if the 1872
acres in the business district of New York
city, which, they claim, is a part OF the
Anneke Jams property, the heirs have n few
more millions in sight. They claim that over
1000 acres of land in upper Harlem Is also
a part of the estate. This properly htty
years age was valued at $S0ONVOh the
heirs declared last evening that they were
going to take steps at once to get posses
sion of the Harlem part OF the estate ana
close 1t up.
secret 1t was adjourned TO meet at the
call of the board or directors
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
Kentucky lawyers Enterprises.

Indiana Law Journal.
Southern Indiana lawyers have troubles
of their own Not the least of these arises
out of the fact that they are compelled to
enter into competition with Kentucky
lawyers in the struggle for that alluring
class of business known by the general
designation OF damage suits" From the
following il may be seen that our Indiana
brethren had as well throw up the sponge.
Mr.. Thomas IL. Johnson. formerly Il resi-
dent of Rockport, Ind, and a conductor on
the Airline Railway, removed to New Al
bany early in 1897. and resided on Ninceanes
street between Elm and Oak streets. While
employed by the Illinois Central Railroad
June % 1897 he was instantly killed by
train i'm western Kentucky. The Borrowing
relatives were awaiting the arrival Of the
remains the next day. when the postman
appeared on his regular round with a. let
ter addressed TO the widow. 1t was from
Kentucky lawyer rendering his services for
the purpose of bringing damage suit
against the railroad, and assuring her that
there was urgent necessity for his being
employed This enterprising proceeding on
tho mart of the attorney excited much in
dignation. which did not diminish when the
casket containing the body of the lnfortu-
NATE conductor reached his late home. For
an opening the coffin. a letter of the same
tenor from another Kentucky lawyer was
found safely inclosed therein. 1t is proper
to add that neither of the letters was writ
ten BY the attorney who afterwards
brought the suit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

ity is equal to 1853 feet a second. the muz-
zle energy is equal TO 15.9 tons and the per-
foration is an inch and a half at the muZ-
zle. c55 inch at one thousand yards. and o.S9
inch at two thousand yards.
POWER OF THE ONE-POUNDERS.
The heavy one-pounder weighs 120 pounds,
is fifty-five inches in length, but only throws
projectile weighing one pound a little over
a mile. Ii takes a charge of four ounces of
black powder, and the initial velocity is
1880 feet, the muzzle energy is ga tons and
it's perforation is Las inches at the muzzle.
two-thirds of an inch at one thousand yards,
and half an inch at two thousand yards.
A three-pounder weighs Asa pounds is
eighty inches in length. and throws u projee-
tile weighing three and third pounds.
This gun, like the one-pounder, can be fred
with black or smokelesS powder, but is most
effective when smokeless powder IS used
With black powder the charge is twenty
eight ounces, the initial velocity at the rate
of two thousand feet a second, and the
muzzle energy equal to ninety-two tons. Its
power OF perforation is Al inches at the
muzzle, two inches at one thousand yards,
and IL inches at two thousand yards
When smoxeesS powder is used the charge
weighs only fifteen ounces, and the muzzle
velocity is equal to 1852 feet "a second. The
muzzle energy is rs tons and its perfora-
ton AS inches at the mGZzle, "a 1ncheS at
one thousand yards. and 1.5 inches at two
thousand yards, These guns will carry
about q mile and a half.
The six-pounder its name denotes, Will
throw projectile weighing six pounds, and
it will carry about three miles. The gun
itself weighs S05 pounds, and the shot leaves
the muZZe at the rate of $40 feet second.
The energy of this shot at the muzzle Is
equal to 14512 tons. At the muzzle it will
penetrate Is inches, at one thousand yards
it will penetrate IL inches, and at two
thousand yards 9 inches.
The marines on the ships are armed with
a very powerful rifle called the Lee straight
pull rife. This is a magazine gun of .236
caliber and it uses srnokeless powder in its
cartridges and a steel pocketed bullet. The
$3.50 feet a second. 1t will penetrate sixty
two inches of dry pine wood fifteen feet
from the muzzle of the gun, and it will kill
at more than a mile. The pressure on the
gun when fired is sixty thousand to the
square inch. Forty-five shots minute can
be fired with it,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
The Many Millions the SeIf-CaIIed
Anneke Jams Heirs Want.

Cleveland (O.) Leader March 81.
The convention of the Anneke Jams heirs,
which has been held in the Jennngs-av-
enue Disciple Church the last two days, end
ed last evening. and the one hundred dele
gates who came from points outside of
Cleveland viii scatter to their homes all
over the United States and Canada this
morning.
All the heirs were pleased with the work
of the convention, all the proceedings of
which were carried ON with almost perfect
harmony. The leaders were especially
pleased. and they asserted that now that
the heirs are all in harmony and presenting
q united front their chances for getting
possession of the hundreds of millions
worth of property to which they claim
membership are greatly increased.
At yesterdays session the idea of organ
izing an international stock company was
dropped, and the organization of the heirs
reverts TO where il was two years ago when
new international association of heirs was
formed, to be known as the International
Union of Heirs of Anneke Jams Bogardus
and 1T was decided TO adopt the same con-
stitution and bylaws as the Pacific coast
association of the heirs.
A telegram was sent from the convention
to the Pacific Coast Association Offering
to consolidate interests with that body
which Is very strong both in members and
financial resources. The following officers
of the new Organization were elected. Pres
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
Franklin Pierce.s Ring.
New York Evening Sun.

New York Evening sun
The ring treasured by the descendants OF
Franklin Pierce, President of the United
Statea. il interesting for several reasons
For one thing, it weighs nearly pound. IL
was presented to him by his friends in Cali
fornia and has no equal in the world. III IS
of gold dug from California mine, the cir
cular portion is cut into squares. which
stand at right angles TO each other, ana
each is embellished with an odd design the
entire group representing pictorial history
OF California There is a grizzly bear IN a
menancing attitude, a deer bounding down
Il slope. an enraged snake. a soaring eagle
and a salmon. Upon another square is an
Indian with bow and arrow and native
mountaineer on horseback throwing his
lasso. Next peeps out California tent and
a miner at work with his pick. These de-
signs are surmounted by two American
flags with the poles crossed and groups Of
stars in the angles The part of the ring
reserved for The seal is covered by q deeply
carved plate Of gold. with California arms.
surmounted BY the flag and inscribed
Frank Pierce" in old Roman characters.
This lid opens with a hinge and shows be-
meath a square box divided by bars of gold
into nine separate compartments, each con-
tanning q pure specimen of the varieties OF
ore found IN the State. The inscription
within reads. Presented 10 Franklin
Pierce the fourtneHtn President Of the
United States TIC ring IS valued AZ
5000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
won,t raik Into a Phonograph.

Mr. Edison has persistently refused TO
register his voice upon a photograph cyln-
der for reDetition To some friends who
urged him Ia talk into one of these ma
chimes he gave his reason: 1T would make
me sick with disgust to see placarded on
monographs everywhere ! turn: Drop
nickel i'm the slot and hear Edison talk
No no: none of that for me- The tone of
Voice in which he stated his objection made
il clearly apparent that he could neither be
coaxed nor dragged into granting the re-
quest even though he has had an offer OF
S1O 600 for a five minutes talk Ia perfect
ing the monograph he has, of course, been
obliged to talk into the machine frequently,
but the cylinder is always scraped so that
his voice cannot be reproduced. To one
close friend however, he reluctantly gave
q cyln7er recording a few of his words
and To a young man who particularly inter-
ested him he gave another on which Is
recorded his favorite story. These are the
only two In existence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

ity is equal to 1863 feet a second, the muz-
zle energy is equal TO 15.9 tons and the per-
foration is an inch and half at the muz-'
zle, Cos inch at one thousand yards. and oo9
inch at two thousand wards.