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A Curious Omission,

When the proposed amendments to tho
present State Constitution were submitted
to the people in 1894, tho proposition
for the enlargement of New York was voted
on here at the same time. But there was O
curious omission to provide for one con-
tingency. The State Constitution provides
for a Board Of Supervisors "in the several
countless" except In cities whose boun-
daries are the same as those of the coun-
ty, Ito be composed of such members,
and elected In such manner and for
such a period" as is provided by law. In
any city whose boundaries are the same as
those Of a county the duties and powers of
the Board OF Supervisors may be devolved
upon the Common Council or Board Of
Aldermen. Since 1870 there has been no
separate Board OF Supervisors in this
county. that board and the Aldermen being
the same.
OF course the Charter Commission had no
power to alter or suspend an explicit pro-
vision Of the State Constitution, but they
adopted section 1856 for regulating 1.-THE
devolution Of the power vested in boards Of
Aldermen" 1t vested in the Municipal As
sembly Of New York all powers Of local
legislation, but the clause, though inge-
niously drawn, failed to provide for a Board
OF Supervisors in each Of the our counties
making up the city Of New York, as the
Constitution ordains.
To remedy the omission Of the Constitu-
tional Convention, the last Legislature
adopted and the next Legislature will be
asked to approve this proposed constitu-
tional amendment. preparatory to its sub
mission to the voters of the State at the
general election of November next:
in q city which includes an entire county. or two
or more entire counties. the powers and duties of the
Board of Supervisors may be dcvolved upon the
Municipal assembly, Common Council. Board OF
Aldermen or other Legislative body OF the city,"
In other words, when this amendment Is
adopted one collective Board of Super
visors for the four counties now included
in the city Of New York will DO imperative
under the Constitution. A few additional
words in the amendments submitted In
1894 would have made this unnecessary,
but now there is no other lawful method of
attaining the end than the adoption Of this
amendment by two successive Legislatures,
inc the submission Of it to all the voters OF
the State, although tho residents Of fifty
seven OF the sixty-one counties have no
concern whatever in the matter.
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Tho American University.
From he Washington Post.

FTOW ne Warrington TOH.
The semi-annual meeting OF the Board of Trustees
of the American University was held yesterday at
the Arlington Hotel.
At the request of the Chancellor. Bishop @. c. Nc.
Cabe made known to the board that he proposed 10
organize an alliance OF 1000. ministers. who should
pledge themselves to raise 81 900 each, thus seour.
ing for the alone 81 .ooo. 900. Later in
the meeting C G. Glover handed to Bishop Mccabe
Acheok for $1,000. being the hrAt 81. 900 actually
paid upon this 81 900. 900 endowment fund. A sec
ond movement known as the woman's Guild Of the
American University. Will also be inaugurated by
Bishop Mccabe. the purpose of which is to raise q
second million Of dollars.
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which he had been an important factor for
many years. Mr.. BRIoE became tho target OF a
great deal OF the cantinR criticism visited upon
rich Senators; but II would not be easy to name
a member OF that body who obtained Senator
BRlcE's influence in II In so short a time. And
strong as was his craftsmanship as q Democrat
the country has had on moro than one occasion
to thank him for letting II be ruled by tho con-
ficting dictates Of What to him was the duty
Of the patriot.
Aclear-headed and strong heartod American
died In CALVIN STEWART BRICE.
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Now Ineohones to Old 1noohouse.


FT0m Mf HHdnId COMMUNION.
GRIFFIN. Ca, Dec. 12.-No ascret society man has
ever received such 4 tribute as was paid to Judge
Robert T. Daniel here tonight. Judge Daniel has
just passed. out OF ONCE as Great Incohonee of the
Improved Order OF Red Men. To show the high es-
tenn In which he Il held by tho order, the present
Great Incohonee. George Z. Green OF Binghamton,
N. Y, came to Grimm to present to Judge Daniel 4
prepared by the Great Council Of the
United States.
The presentation took place in Grifhn's Opera
House, which was crowded to the doors.
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on the Commission contributed anything to
the results achieved by Judge DAY, Senator
DAVIS and Senator FRYE or wal merely an
embarrassment politely tolerated, is some
thing his colleagues are not likely to tell
upon their return.
And IL does not matter now. The work OF
the Peace Commission Is over, and renown
belongs to those Commissioner whose
presence at Paris counted, and upon whom
fell the burden of the responsibility.
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The Columbia State, a straight Democrat,

The Columbia State, a straight Democratic
journal. gives this hand OF Ice to the Colonel.
as he thinks he Is contracting expansion:
while we uphold the doctrine declared by BRYAN
and favor the policy he recommends. we have, how
ever. no illusions rs to the result. The Presidential
programme will be carried out. The Democratic
party should put itsoif on record. making no merely
y~exatious opposition. aud abids the result. awaiting
the verdict OF the future"
While waiting for the verdict the Colonel can
continue TO make o few remarks.
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The Hon. WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON. one Of
the LOO anti-imperialists OF Massachusetts,.
chants this alliterative poem:
"The curses OF the crime BY which the nation was
cajoled and cantsd into war"
1t is still impossible to find out whether the
war or football is the greater crime In Mr..
GARRIsoN's estimation.
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CA1yN srEwARr BRIcr. but lntelv a sena

CALVIN STEWART BRIcE, but lately a Sena-
tor from Ohio. who died yesterday in this city,
was described by the Hon. DAVID BENNETT
HILL as "a man h would always do more
than he said he would" Any man In public
life may DO proud to call forth such a comment.
As q wealthy man. who won his seat Ia the
Senate when he had little fame In politics out
aide OF the Democratic organization In Ohio. In
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We fellcitate the Hon. WILLIAM MoKM-
LEY in having so deeply stirred the sympathies
OF the Georgian heart. notwithstanding 1t Is
morally certain that Georgia will vote reso-
lutely against the political principles he repre-
sents when the Republican party meets Bryan
ism again. less than two years hence.
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Two Visits,

From ths Atlanta Constitution.
Thirty'tour years ago Major Mckinley paid 9 visit
to the city of Atlanta. lie Was receieyed with 8 per.
feet cAnnonade.
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II our friends tcho fdvor us pih manuscripts for
publication icish 10 have rejected articles returned, hey
SauIi in all cases tend stamps for that purpose.
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subscriptions by Mail, Postpaid.

PARis-Kiosque No. IL. near Grand Hotel, and
Kiosquo No. 10. Boulevard des oapucincs.
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FrOS. TIE sus Of rss:

From TIE eUs Of fSS:SrddV.
An ovation to McKinlsy-PeOple Of Atlanta 70 wild
over the Presidents speech.
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cRUsHINa arUsH.
Mr.. W. ID. Foui<e's Reply to an Anti.Ex
nnnnionint of the Godhin TNpe.

To THE EDTroR OF THE suN-Sir; A corre-
spondcnt Of the Nation who signs himself
Frank Drew " denies tho possession of the
power Of logical reasoning TO all those who adj
vocato the annexation OF the Philippines. An
other correspondent in the Nation Of last
Thursday declares that every expnnslonist IS
a "rovolutlonist " and q TRAITOR to his coun-
try" A good deal OF that portion Of the press
which IL opposed to annexation has taken this
attitude. and II seems to me that 1t might not
DO improper to express In q short communlca-
ton tho insolence OF such claims. 1 have nc-
cordingly written to Mr.. Drew this open letter.
WILLIAM DUDLEY FouLKE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-07
JOHN PHILLIPS, HERO.
How the brave FrOntiersman Loss
His Life But Saved the Garrison
of Fort Phil Kearny

A recent pension bill recalls the he
roic act of John Phillips, who lost his
life in saving the garrison of Fort Phil
! Eearny from massacre by Indians. On
December 81, 1866, Fort Phil Kearny,
commanded by Col. III. d. earring ton,
located under the shadow of the Big
Horn mountain and orer 200 miles from
the nearest telegraph line, was the ex-
treme outpost in that part of the north
! west. The savage Sioux, under Red
Cloud, had been lowering in the vicinity
of the post for some time, and had been
seen in large numbers on Tongue river,
| northwest of the fort.
The bIoodthirsty Sioux were COM
manded by Red Cloud and outnum-
| bered the garrison by 90 to /. They
surrounded the fort and an attack was
hourly expected. It was we'll under
stood by the garrison tina: if the In
dams were successful in taking the fort
ii meant death for each and every one
Realizing the terrible fate that awaited
them, the women and children begged
piteously to be placed in the powder
house and be blown up in case of a sue
cessful attack by the Indians.
At this juncture when the brave men
felt that the only possible hope for the
garrison was in sending news of their
beleaguerment to the nearest post and
not a soldier could be found who would
brave the attempt to break through the
, savages and ride to the nearest outpost,
4 distance of 225 miles, John Phillips, q
hardy scout and hunter, volunteered to
7
ing a few biscuits in his pockets, lay
ing on his saddle a small quantity of
feed for his mount, he quietly left the
post at midnight, and by hard riding
and escaping many perils on the way
he succeeded in reaching Fort Laramie
five days later. The country across
which he rode was absolutely uninhab-
tied by white men, and the ground was
covered with snow from three to five
feet in depth.
His sufferings will never be told
The weather was exceedingly cold, the
thermometer reaching 20 degrees be-
low zero. When Phillips delivered the
dispatches at Fort Laramie, hardy,
brave frontier man as he was, he fell
in a dead faint. Immediately upon re-
ceipt of these dispatches troops were
forwarded from Fort Laramie, and the
garrison at Fort Phil Kearny was re-
lieved. Subsequently Phillips became a
fully naturalized citizen of the Unitd
States. He was now broken in health
by the exposure and strain of his long
and perilous ride. One night, feeling
that his end was near, he called to his
bedside his wife and child. Taking the
hand of each he pulled them nearer to
him. They heard him family Whisper:
II did the best 1 could" And he was
dead.-Atchison Globe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-07
4 Courageous Horse.

Two men accompanied by fiercs
mastiff were going across a field one
day; the dog broke away from them
and bounced on a harmless donkey,
seizing the poor animal by the throa;
and dragging him off his feet. The dog
then began to worry the donkey in a
way that seemed to give small hopes OF
his ever being able to rise again. The
men did their utmost to call off the dog
but he would give no heed to their com
mands or their sticks. Now, a horse in
a neighboring field saw the whole af.
fair. and he apparently made up his
mind that without timely aid tie don
keys fate was sealed. At once he
bounded over the hedge and made for
the spot On reaching it he seized the
dog with his teeth and tore him away
from his prey. He then wheeled around
and flung his heels at the dog. That an
imal, not liking to receive a drubbing,
however much he liked to give one,
skunk off with his tail between his legs.
The brave horse then strutted round the
donkey. seemingly proud of his victory
and indeed he had good reason to be,
st. Louis Republic
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-07
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
Five is the great sacred Chinese nnn

Five is the great sacred Chinese nnn
Der.
The most recent estimate Of the
wealth of Great Britain and Ireland il
e IL, sO6, OOO. 900.
In st. Petersburg there are $4,000
Protestants. OF these 900 are Ger
mans, half of them Russian subjects.
Within the last ten years the number
of railway stations in Germany has in
creased from 6,376 to $500.
Experiments with oil fuel are being
made for the first time by the British
admiralty on the torpedo boat SurlJ
at Portsmouth.
Female commercial travellers in Ber-
lin make their rounds on tricycles
which are arranged to carry samples OF
their goods.
Johann Strauss, the elder, and 10
seph Lanner, the creators of Nlennese
dance music. are to have Il combined
monument costing 10000 in Vienna.
Antwerp has just been the scene OF
an important art sale, the pictures IL
the Kums museum having been sold fol-
l,35O,OOO francs, about S270.000.
Coolgardie, in West Australia, wants
to hold an international mining anC
industrial exhibition" to celebrate the
fifth wear of the town s existence.
In Paris accident insurance policie!
are issued guaranteeing the holder
against the consequences of any dam
age he may inflict on others. They art
taken out chiefly by cab drivers.
Yachtsmen can enter Russian har
bors for ten years to come without hav.
ing any duties to pay. 4 recent ukase
abolishes duties an amateur sea-goine
steam yachts as well as dredgeboats
ice breakers and floating docks.
After spending $4,000 in repairing
the torpedo boat destroyer Thrasher
which recently ran ashore on the Cor
nish coast, the British admiralty find:
that she can make only "a knots ar
hour instead of the 80 knots she made
before the accident.
Pennsylvania, in the southeastern
corner of Hungary, is suffering from ar
outbreak of a skin disease resembling
the pellagra of northern Italy. It il
supposed to spring from the SAME
causes as pellagra, insufficient nourish'
ment, due to bad harvests and an eXclu.
sive diet of widowed corn meal.
Plymouth, England, has outgrown al
last the water supply provided for the
town by Sir Francis Drake 300 years
ago. The old sea rover built Leaf, Oh
open aqueduct, 20 miles long, to bring
water from the hills of Dartmoor tc
the town. \ larger reservoir is to be
built.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-07
PITH AND POINT.

What lot of self-confidence q foo.
has!-Atchison Globe.
Winter comes before the fall-in tn.
price of ice.-Chicago Daily News.
The more we weigh our conversation
the heavier the words Will become
Rams Horn.
What must a man do, doctor, to at.
tain a ripe old age?" ''Lire."-Stray
Stories.
The Spaniards at Manila were quite
struck with the accuracy Of our Yam.
kee sailors aim.-L. A. W. Bulletin.
Definite Conductor
IF you want to smoke in here you've
either got to put your cigar out or elss
go outside. London Judy.
THE doctor would like to see you
inside" said the maid to the caller who
was waiting in the reception room
Not much!" said the startled patient;
'-he can't try any X ray on me. "-Yon-
kers Statesman.
Hadn't Fixed It.-''See here, I only
got one piece of meat in my order to-
day. l always get two" Head Waiter
That's so. Guess the cook must
have forgotten to cut the piece in two. y
-Fliegende Blaetter.
Surprising. = She - "Supposing you
were going to propose to a girl, what
would you say?" He-'Oh, something
simple and direct, like Will you be my
wife, Surprising you were the girl
what would your answer be ?"-She-
''Yes."-Harlem Life.
Professor discussing organic and in
organic kingdoms)-"Now. if should
shut my eyes-so-and drop my head
so-and remain perfectly still, you
would say was a clod. But move.
leap. Then what do you call me?'
Voice from Rear-"A cleChopper."-
Tit-Bits.
When there Is Swell in the Uniform
look here" said the young lieuten.
ant of great father, this uniform yor
have made for me is entirely too large"
That's all right explained the tailor;
when you get it on you'll feel so big
that it vol be a perfect fit."-Philadel.
phia North American.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-07
LEGAL TENDER CURRENCY.
Amount Required I'm Any Country
Depends Not Alone on the POpu-
lation-England'sP Policy

The per capita of leSal tender cur
rency required in any country depends
not simply upon the population, but
lance and cost of transportation to mar
ket.
The United States requires more per
capita than any other civilized nation,
in consequence of the extent of terri
tory, intelligence and activity of the
people, but it actually has less.
If the United States, as shown by w.
C. Jones, had only the average per cap
tia of England, France and Germany,
there would now be $50 per capita of
available legal tender currency, amount
lg to $500, 900, 900, instead of one
tenth of that amount.
A gold standard and currency con-
traction has been the avowed and per-
sistent policy of Great Britain for near
~ a century.
When, by accumulated wealth, she
became the creditor nation of the
world and was in the market for the
purchase of raw material and bread
stuffs from foreign countries, her bank
ers and statesmen perceived that her
policy was to make money scarce and
dear.
The result was to increase thereby
its purchasing power, and, as her most
eminent statesmen and leaders have de-
clared, TO enable her to purchase bread
stuffs and raw materials at half price
and secure from debtor nations in re-
payment of loans twice as much as was
received by them when the loans were
contracted. This was eminently sue
cessful, but not honest.-H. Haupt, in
Chicago Dispatch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-07
SIGHTS AT THE AQUARIUM.
The Sort of Things the Majority Of
Visitors at the Tank Seem
to Like Best.

The majority of the visitors at the
| Aquarium like best the creatures that
| display the greatest life and animation,
| and best of all those that give indica-
tions of possessing some sense of
humor; that have some fun in them.
There is in the Aquarium sturgeon of
| remarkable size to be kept in captivity
it is eight feet in length. It is a
noble specimen, in excellent condition,
very notable exhibit, but it attracts
very little attention; comparatively
Few people linger long to look over the
rail Of the pool in which it finds home.
For the big sturgeon is slow and de-
, liberate in movement; it doesn't much
more than get steerage way on itself
and it never does anything but move
about in this slow and commonplace
way.
But nine out of ten of the sightseers
stop to look at the little fiddler crabs
in a dry tank on the salt water side of
the gallery tier. They are attracted by
the little crabs great activity; they love
to see them scuttle off in their queer
fashion across the sand. Among the
majority of the sightseers the liveliest
somewhat clumsy West Indian seals,
because the seals have got lots of life in
'em. The seals bite at each other. fall
over one another, tumble about in the
water and make all the commotion
they can: then they separate and swim
around the pool, while the onlookers
keep en- eye on the big seal especially.
Presently they see him, while gliding
around the pool. dip his head under,
filing his mouth.
At the first time around, maybe, aft
er filling his mouth, when he comes to
the end of the pool he rises half his
length out of water, bringing his head
above the stone coping of the pool.
takes a good look around, and singles
out somebody to squirt at. When he
has selected a victim he slides back into
the water again, and resumes his cir
cling of the pool.
He may rise again and squirt the
stream the next time around. or he may
90 around three or four times more,
first; but sooner or later up he comes,
quick and true, and on the instant up
rises the stream as well-Cefined as
stream from a pipe, three or four feet
into the air. to fall outside perhaps
upon the pavement. or it may be upon
the seals selected victim. Then the
seal drops instantly and swims on 81
lently around, as though it never
suuirted water in the world. while the
AQUARIUM echoes with hearty laughter.
N Y SIM
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-07
Frenchmen and EngIishmen.

Nothing is so curious and instructive
as to observe the Englishman when
travelling in comparison with the
Frenchman. The former is calm, pune
tual, precise and with only the neces-
sary quantity of baggage. He will
Journey through China with merely a
valise. He is not impatient. He loves
travel. 1t is to him an inclination and
a felt want. On the other hand, the
Frenchman when journeying is rest
less, nervous. impatient, bored; the en-
tire time he spends looking furtively at
his watch. or consuming the railway
time table. He is always crowded up
with parcels, in addition to his port
manteaux. He is as a rule encountered
with many useless articles. In fact, he
dislikes travel, which he finds an ennui
and a fatigue.-Chicago Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-07
HUMAN NATURE LIKES PETS.
This Is Especially True of Human Ma.
turc That Goes Into Camp
Pets of the Soldiers.

They call them mascots il the Ian
guage of the camp. The word is the
cover for the expression of the soldiers
affections. The brawny Missourian. car
rying about in the hollow of his arm 6
half-grown rabbit, and occasionally
touching it with a caress so delicate thai
the shy creature forgets to shrink
hasn't any thought of luck to come
from the possession. He has found
something which affords a vent for the
sympathetic and emotional of his ma.
ture. You can't take a young Anne 1icar
volunteer away from home and socia,
surroundings and make him in a weeL
a machine to fight and kill. 1t is human
nature for the regiment to have pets
and the fresher from home the com.
mand the more in number and extrav.
ugant in character the pets. by misno
me- called mascots. The Missouriani
who received from the hands of little
girl at Athens, o.. her rabbit as they
came through to Camp Alger have pre-
served it and tanned It until the bunny
hops among the tents and refuses al
opportunities to escape. The self-ap'
pointed guardians take it out in the
woods to pasture on the tenderest grass
and It hops back to camp with loyalty
to its possessors which is wonderful.
As interesting as the lavish expires.
sion of the soldiers sentiments toward
their pets is the appreciative response OF
the brute creation to the enforced adop-
ton. There doesn't seem to be any
representative of animal creation which
will not take kindly to camp life and tc
men in uniform after the first strange
ness wears off OF course. the mascot
dog is at the head of the list. There
is in the canine disposition liking foI
vagabondage which answers quickly &c
the invitation. When the volunteers
visit Washington for Gay off the dogs
follow them back to camp. The higher
the strain of blood. the more luxurious
the home kennel of the dog. the more
willing he seems to be to quit his com.
forts and enlist with the soldiers at
snap of the fingers or an encours cling
look. You may see on the curDstone in
Washington a group of soldiers gath.
ering strength for the long tramp tc
Georgetown, and over the aqueduct
bridge TO the Falls church electric cars,
Beside them will squat the foxhound of
costly pedigree looking up in their
faces with admiration and confidence
And when the soldiers slowly get upon
their feet ard move off the dog follows
with an air of whittier thou goes l will
gO."-St. Louis Democrat.