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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
order Relrna nc San juan.

San Juan, Porto Rico. Oct. 21.-The
city remains orderly, and all is quiet
elsewhere. Maj.-Gen. Brooke is in
stalled in the palace and Brig.-Gen.
Henry remains as commander of the
district of Ponce. Brighten. Grant
is commander of San Juan district.
Senores Rivera, Blanco, Lopez and
Carbonnel, ministers of the insular
government, have rendered their resig-
nation to Gen. Brooke, stating that
they will perform their functions IL
desired. until their successors are ap.
pointed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
TIE PRECIOUS METALS.
Production of Geld for the Calendar Yeas
I'm the United States-For the
World at Large.

Washington, Oct. 22.-The director
of the mint, in his report upon the
production of the precious metals dur
ing the calendar year 1897, just SUBJ
mitted to the secretary of the treas
ury, deals not only with the produc-
ton of gold and silver in the United
States, but in foreign countries as
well, and draws comparison between
the production of the leading produc-
ing countries of the world.
The sources from which informa-
ton has been derived are the most
authentic and reliable, and the figures
are as nearly accurate as it is possible
to obtain.
The value of gold produced in the
United States during the calendar
year 1897 was S57, 1865, 900. The south
African republic holds first place, pro-
ducing gold to the value of $57, 633, sol;
Australasia, s55,6s4,1s2, and Russia,
$50, 245,763.
Gold Product of the World.
There was notable increase in the
production of gold in the world dur
ing the year 1897 over 1896. The
United States increased $4,275 900; the
South African republic made the re-
markable gain of S13,s54,192 Aus
tralasia increased $40, SOP ,249, and Rus
STA $1,709, 79O. The United States pro-
duced during the year 53,s60,000 fine
ounces of silver. and Mexico 53,903, $50
fine ounces, a decrease for the United
States of 4,974, 500 fine ounces, and an
increase for Mexico of s,256,756 fine
ounces.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
Speculation i'm Red Cross Supplies.

Havana, Oct. 22.-The Red Cross So
ciety's steamer City of San Antonio
sailed Thursday afternoon from Ma
tanzas for New York to bring fresh
cargo of supplies to Havana. Her last
cargo was all landed at Matanzas,
where the officers of the Red Cross so-
ciety remain to superintend the dis
tribution.
Reports are current that there has
been some speculation at Matanzas in
the Red Cross supplies. and these win
be carefully investigated, and the
abuse. If 10 exists. traced to its source.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
Altogether Too Polite.

Wilhelmina and her mother were
about to take train Thursday on
their return to Apledoorn, reporter.
dressed in a bicycle costume, advanced
and offered his arm to the young
queen. He was Immediately arrested.
It was at first reported that the queen
had been assaulted, and great excite
ment prevailed. It appeared later
that the reporter was subject to de-
rangement. He explained that he
merely desired out of politeness TO es.
sort the queen to the train.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
CIRCULAR TO OFFICIALS.
The Civil Service Commission Sends
Out a Hint to Members of
Examining Boards.
INSTRUCTIONS OF 1886 STILL HOLD.
terests of the Service will be Promoted
yNOn-Participation of All Members of
Hts Boards of Examiners in Conyen-
lions or Other Political Work.

Washington, Oct. 22.-The civil serv-
which is being sent to the 700
bo~rds of examiners throughout the
country on the political activity of
federal officers and employees"
Instructions of July Ia. 1886.
1t calls attention to extracts from
the executive instructions of July IA,
1896, which, the circular says, are stih
in force and which are republshed
for the information and guidance of
all officers and employees in the execu-
tive civil service. The circular then
says:
Neither Revoked Nor Modified.
''The postmaster general. in letter
dated August s, 1898, stated that the
order of the president, above quoted,
has neither been revoker or modified.
Those who enter the classified serv-
ice upon the ground of ascertained
merit, as established by the civil serv-
ice rules, and are protected therein,
should be quick to recognize the
reciprocal regulations thereby i'm
posed ard avoid any action which now,
or at any future time, could reasona-
bly, be subject to adverse criticism.
A Broad Hint.
'The commission believes that the
best interests of the service will be
promoted by the non-participation OF
all members of its boards of examin-
ers in political conventions or in the
work of political committees.
"While attendance at a political con-
vention as delegate, or membership
upon a political committee, is not in
itself violation of the civil service
rules, the commission holds that all
partisan activity if sufficient to i'm
pair usefulness as a representative of
the civil service commission, is suffi-
cient to cause removal from member
ship on any of it's boards of examin
ers.
Another Section Quoted.
Section of the civil service act of
January 16, 1888, provides that no per-
son in the public service has any right
to use his official authority or influ-
ence to coerce the political action of
any person or body"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
A TELEGRAM FROM DEWEY.
No Mention of the Capture of More Ships,
Insurgent or Spanish, by the
Admiral.

Washington, Oct. ga telegram
was received by the secretary of the
navy yesterday from Admiral Dewey
at Manila saying that the collier Nero
arrived at Taku, on the 10th, with her
coal on fire, and suggesting that as he
has no further use for the vessel, she
be sent home. Admiral Dewey said
nothing with regard to the political
situation in the Philippines, or the cap
ture of any more ships belonging
either to the Spaniards or to the in
surgents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
Free Home. I'm western Florida.

There are about 1,0O000O acres of Gov
eminent land in Northwest Florida, subject
to homestead entry, and about half as much
again of railroad lands for sale at very low
rates. These lands are on or near the line
of the Louisville & Nashville RAILROAD, and
Mr.. r. j. Wemyss, General Land Commits
sioner, Pensacola, will be glad to write you
all about them. If you wish to go down
and look at them, the Louisville & Nash
vile Railroad provides the way. and the
opportunity on the first and third Tues
day of each month, with excursions at only
50 over one fare, for round-trip tickets
Write Mr.. C. p. Atmore, General Passen-
ger Agent, Louisville, Ky, for particulars
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
secured Additional SPACE

Paris, Oct. 22.-When Ferdinand W.
Peck, the United States commissioner
to the exhibition of 1900, arrived in
this city, the space allotted to the
United States at the exposition
grounds was IT'S, 900 feet. Mr.. Peck's
first gain was 5000 square feet, and he
has just secured $4,000 square feet
more, by means of a direct order from
the French governmenton the director
of the exposition, making the present
total 2o3, 900 square feet.
Germany has 100000 square feet. It
is not known yet how much space has
been allotted to England or Russia,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
A SOLDIER MURDERED.
sergeant-Maior Calvin McCou of the Third
Alabama. Murdered and Robbed at
Montgomery, Ala.

Nashville, Tenn, Oct. ga special
to the Banner from Montgomery, Aa.,
says:
About three O'CLOCK this morning
Calvin McCou, sergeant-major of the
Third Alabama regiment, was found
dead on Jackson street. He had been
shot, the ball entering the left ear. He
was seen Thursday with considerable
money on his person, and when found
his pockets had been cut out and the
money was gone. The coroner is in
vestigating.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
INDIA AND CANADA.
The Gold Standard i'm These COun-
tries-A Probable Run ON the
Bank of England.

Canada cannot merely have a GOLD
standard without gold currency; she
can maintain her gold standard with
| out any currency at all. She uses ad
libitum United States currency; her
York, Detroit and Chicago; one of the
| busiest and best banks in Chicago is
the Bank. CT Montreal.
If India had a gold standard COM
munity, say, so times as wealthy as
herself, containing (as four is to
eighty, say, 6,0O0,0O0,000 of inhab-
itants, separated from India by an i'm
aginary frontier 5000 miles long, and
Cid India use the currency of this vast
predominant partner" the argument
from analogy would be Ineligible.
But if Canada had been saturated
with coined legal tender silver for a
hundred years; had she practically no
banks, and therefore no system of pa
per credits; had one-half of all the
silver produced by the worlds mines,
after being coined, shaken down into
the boards of her myriads; were those
boarding myriads only waiting for the
importa ton and scattering of gold
sovereigns to convert a depreciating
silver into an approaching gold cur
rency, then it is safe to say that Cam
ada could only satisfy her ''auri sacra
fames' by the wholesale suspension OF
specie payments by other nations.
Let me put the argument in this
way: To give India gold standard
means that any Indian with Is rupees
II h. Ill - g.
them on demand. If he cannot get
sovereign for Is rupees, but is obliged
to give 16 rupees, then gold is at a
premium. the standard is ineffective
and the exchanges fiuctuate as to-day.
Now, we have in all England less than
a hundred million sovereigns, and the
boards of India have been reckoned to
contain $50 crores of rupees-that is,
$500, 000, 900 of rupees, or the equiva-
lent of 156,000,00O sovereigns, at Is
rupees to the sovereign. The govern
inent of India, by shaking confidence
in the existing currency of India, by
declaring that she drifts to insolvency,
has done, and is doing, everything pos
sible to encourage future run upon
our Bank of England reserves. The
government says to the native: "You
kave got rupee worth only ten pence
in silver; offer you in my new gold
currency, which is far more safe and
convenient for you to hoard, 16 pence
for what is only worth ten pence, and
presently likely to be worth only six
pence" The natives will indeed be
fools if they fail to throw out rupees
and suck down the British sovereign
until there is such a drain of gold to
the east from the only market (ours)
which gives gold freely, as will demon
strate the criminal absurdity of offer
ing new lamps for old.-Moreton Frew.
en-, in st. James Gazette nondon).
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
MASsACRED BY CHINESE.
A French Missionary and Several Chimes
Catholics Massacred or Burned to
Death at Pak-Lung.

Paris, Oct. 21.-At the cabinet meet
ing the minister of foreign affairs, M.
Delcasse, read a dispatch from the
French minister at Pekin, NJ. Gerard,
announcing that French missionary
and several Chinese Catholics have
been massacred or burned to death in
a chapel at PAX Lung by a riotous
mob. NJ. Gerard Immediately demand.
ed reparation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
The Mechanics and Traders Bank OF
New York City SustaIns a

New York, Oct. 22.-The Mechanics
and Traders bank, concerning which
there developed some adverse rumors
over night, made its exchanges as u.s.
ual at the clearinghouse yesterday.
Among the bank presidents down
town the belief prevailed that the bank
is perfectly solvent, and that it viii
go right on, although there might be
some change in the management. At
directors meeting late in the day,
President Baltoes was deposed and
Vice-Preisdent Lee Schlesinger made
president.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
An Arrangement Reached Between France
and England In the Fashoda Matter

Paris, Oct. 22.-While the newspa-
pers here-and, judging from the Eng
lish dispatches, the London journals
as welfare full of the most sensa-
tional stories about preparations on
both sides of the channel for war about
this wretched Fashoda business, the
fact remains that an arrangement has
been reached between the two coun-
tries in connection with the matter, in
consequence of which there was very
sharp rally on the money market, both
here and in London, before business
closed for the day yesterday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
A Loving Task for the People of Peoria

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. ga letter has
been received from Granville Kimball,
/. S. n, of the ship Leonidas, written
at Guantanamo bay, Cuba, suggesting
that the citizens of Peoria take meas
ures for the removal to this city of
the remains of George III. Ellis, for
mer resident of Peoria, who was chief
yeoman on board the flagship Brook
lynn, and was the only man in the
American navy killed during the en-
gagement between men-of-war during
the war with Spain. His body was
buried at Camp McCalla
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
An Absolute Necessity.

The immense increase in the pro.
ductive power of machinery would be
accomplished by a corresponding in
crease in the comfort of the people,
but for two things: % Combinations
to shut down factories and control
supply, (2) combinations to restrict
the supply of money. If the supply Of
money increased as does the produc-
tive capacity of machinery, prices
would advance in spite of the great in.
crease in production. There could be
no such thing as ''overproduction," rs
long as want exists in the world. But
with gold cornered and held out of
circulation; with silver demonetized,
and trusts controlling our factories,
we will go from one period of depres-
sion to another. Free coinage is an
absolute necessity of business. SIX
teen to one or bust is a condition and
not theory. - Mississippi Valley
Democrat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27

Vancouver, B. c., Oct. 21.-Ivan
Kraus, an officer of the Russian army
at Port Arthur, China, who arrived
here on board of the Empress of Japan
as a stowaway, has been arrested.
Kraus was discovered making maps
and plans and Notifications at Port
Arthur and fed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
Disastrous Typhoons In Japan.

Vancouver, B. c., Oct. 21.-Disas-
trous typhoons, sand storms and
floods have caused a fearful loss of
life and property in the orient. In the
district watered by the River Feng, in
Japan, hundreds of villages have been
swept away, and 1000 people have
been drowned.
Another report says $50 towns are
under water. Thousands of refugees
are flocking to the cities.
Over - Thousand People Drowned.
The Ishikari river has also over.
flowed, drowning over 1000 people.
Seven procedures were destroyed.
In a terrible typhoon off Formosa,
happening the same time as the
floods, great damage to shipping was
done. At Tenant eight junks were
wrecked and 100 lives lost. Twelve
junks were driven to sea and lost.
The steamer Rensi Maru was piled up
on shore.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
Hoods pills cure sick headache .sc
Beware of Ointments for CafarrA
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy, the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole sys.
tenn when entering it through the mucons
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they viii do il
often ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo.
o., contains no mercury, and is taken inter.
naily, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen
uine. 1t is taken internally, and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney & Co. Testf
nonials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
NEWS FROM THE Orient.
Eight Subordinate Chiefs of the
Kwangski Rebellion Beheaded
at WI Chow, China.
The EXECUTION MADE A GALA OCCASION.
Disastrous Typhoons, Sand Storms and
Floods, Accompanied by Fearful Loss
| of Life, In Japan-Life Insurance In the
Latter Country Proving Disastrous to
Insurer and Insured.

Vancouver, B. c., Oct. 21.-According
to the latest mail advices from China,
eight subordinate leaders of the
kwangski rebellion have been behead-
ed at WI Chow. They were carried in
baskets through the principal streets
as a warning spectacle, amidst the
laughter and jeers of men, women and
children
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
woman, Lovely woman.

Mattie-That idiotic young Softleigh had
the audacity to propose to me last night
Helen-Did he, really! / always thought
he was a little off in the upper story, but i
had no idea he was as bad as that.-Chicago
Evening News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27
Ten Thousand witnesses.

Ten thousand people witnessed the
decapitation, and made it gala day.
Little children copied their parents,
who joked at the dying rebels second
before the AK fell. When all was over
the children played among the head
less. bleeding corpses, and made sport
with the black, disigured heads.
Children Romped Among the CHASTITY Re-
mains.
Mandarins and headmen improyised
a sort of Maypole, and the heads of the
rebels were placed on top in tiers, the
children dancing around them. The
governor advised the mandarins to
make the beheading as festive as pos
sible, SO as to inspire disgust for the
rebels in the hearts of the people. A
banquet was afterwards spread.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27

Vancouver, b. c., Oct. 21.-The Hyo-
go (Japan) News says that with the
exception of the Meiji Teikuku and
Hyosai Life Insurance Co., every life
insurance company in Japan is in diff
culties owing to basing their actu-
airy tables too closely on British and
Americans lines. None of them can
even pay their bills. Every two or
three months, owing to the enormous
disasters involving great loss of life,
an insurance company suspends pay
ing. AS there is no system of deposit
ing guarantees with the government,
holders or heirs lose the benefit, and
extensive frauds are suggested.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27

A mixed pain has bruise and sprain. st.
Jacobs Oil cures the twain.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27

Beauty is like cooking stove-no good IL
the fuel gives out.-Chicago Daily News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27

Physician-You are living too high.
Patient-That's so; I've got to get .
cheaper doctor.-N. Y. Vim.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-08-03
PLUNGED DOWN.
A Santa Fe Passenger Train
Jumps the Track in Arizona.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 3.-The west
bound overland on the Santa Fe due
here tomorrow morning, met with SER
ious wreck near Winslow, Ariz, at $50
this morning. Twenty miles east of
WinslOw, the train struck a broken rail
The engine, mail and express cars cross
ed in safety, skipping the break, the day
COACH chair car and the Pullman sleep
ers being caught. All four left the
track and ran down an embankment in
to the Rio Puerco. %
Ray Gooding, son of the Santa Fe
station agent at Kfngman, Ariz., was
the only person, so far as heard from,
killed outright, although several persons
received injuries more or less serious
Physicians and necessaries were sent to
the scene. All the passengers were ta-
ken to WinSlOW where their wounds
were dressed and they were made as
comfortable as possible. At railroad
headquarters here the statement was
made that there were 43 passengers on
the train, nearly all of them having
been more or less scratched and bruis-
ed. The authorities declined to give
out the list of passengers
Assistant General Superintendent
Turner said today that no definite in
formation concerning the wreck had
been received. A request for another
chair car to take the place of the one
destroyed was received at Headquarters
but nothing was said about the loss of
life.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-08-03
LARGEST WHALEBACK.
Lake Vessels May Soon Sail Di-
rect to Europe.

West Superior. Wis, Aug 3-The
largest whaleback ever built, the steam
er Alexander McDouga1l, has left the
slip at the barge works and gone to
the Mesabe ore docks to load with
5000 tons of ore for her maiden trip
down the great lakes.
Captain McDouga1I, the inventor of
the whaleback, is of the opinion that
boats will soon be going direct from
Superior to Europe. He said:
Next year the new Canadian canal
will be opened and it will offer a broad
er field for lake carriers. Boats carry
ing 1000 to 2,2O0 tons will be able to go
direct from Duluth to Montreal and
Quebec and thence to England and
European ports. The. new canal will
long and drawing II feet of water. Yes
sells of this type can sail on the lakes
during the, season of navigation and
can then go to the sea and remain there
in commission all winter, when freight
rates on the ocean will demand it.
Within the next five years I expect to
see a fleet of at least 100 boats of this
class trading between Duluth and Eu-
rODRan ports.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-08-03
TOPEKA BOY AT SANTIAGO.
A Letter Telling of the Fighting Be
fore the Surrender.

Earl G. Anderson of Topeka. son
of John Anderson, is with the Twen-
tieth regular infantry in Cuba and
writes as follows to his father under
date of July 18:
In front of Santiago: Have had no
paper to write on so I answer on the
back of this one. We are still in the
trenches and we will all be glad to get
out of this.
Another flag of truce is on. We fight
half a day and then have a flag of
truce I am writing this letter on top
of a sand bag which forms part of the
breastworks.
I can look across and see the Span
ish forces working on their trenches.
1 hope we will not have to charge them
before they are shelled. One day we
hear they are going to surrender ana
the next we are fighting.
1.-The night cf the 18th I was on guard
and 1 never saw such a rain. Many
home will never see the boys again and
it seems bad for them to have to charge
the block houses.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-08-03
ASKED DEWEY FIRST.
German Newspaper Report of the
Manila Incident.

Berlin, Aug, 3.-The semi-officiaI North
German Gazette publishes a statement on
the subject of German policy at Manila,
based on official reports, explaining that
this was done with the view of correct
ing MISREPRESENTATION in foreign news
papers,
It says. that for the purpose of afford
ing the German colony immediate shelter
IN case of need some chartered steamers
were anchored near the German warship
irene IN the Pasfg river, under the prOtec-
ton of the armed boats. The French and
Brltlsh colonies, the statement continues,
followed this example.
Aguinaldo, according to the North Ger
man Gazette, gave Rear Admiral Dewey
a written assurance that the Insurgents
would act humanely, and at Aguinaldo S
request and with Admiral Dewey's ap-
proVaI, the commander of the Irene took
four Spanish ladies and six children from
the province of Bataan under his protec-
t1on and placed them on board the char
tered steamer. every step being taken
with thoroughly friendly understanding
with Rear Admiral Dewey and Captain
General August The paper then adds:
The imperial consulate at Manila has un-
der its protection not only German resi-
dents. but subjects of Italy Austria
Switzerland, Holland and Portugal, to ali
OF Whom protection of the warships would
II necessary, be similarly extended