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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20

BY the invitation of Sir Alfred Mil
ner Rear-Admiral Howison and the
officers OF the United States cruiser
Chicago occupied seats on the floor of
the throne room at the opening of the
Cape parliament on the 14th. This is
an unprecedented distinction for for
eigners. They were greeted with the
greatest enthusiasm.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20

Thanksgiving services were held in
the Delmar Avenue Baptist church,
St. Louis, TO celebrate the lifting of
the church debt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20
Under Fellow servant Law.

James Reed has brought suit for
$4,000 against the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas at Sedalia, it being the first suit
to be brought there under the fellow
servant law.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20

Huntington, W. Va, July 17.-Wiu
McNeals, of Monroe county, Pa, was
murdered at Thacker, Mingo county,
yesterday morning, by p. r. Hamm
Hamm is under arrest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20

The Breslau Schlesiche Zeitung de-
clares that the death Of the czarowitz.
Grand Duke George, who died on the
10th. was due to a bicycle accident
While wheeling over the billy country
about Abbas Tuman. in the Caucasus,
the paper adds, mishap caused hiIa
such loss of blood that he died where
he fell
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20

William Waldorf Astor, of New
York, secured from the supreme court,
on the 18th, writ of certiorari d.
recting the commissioners of taxes and
assessments of that city to review their
decision in assessing his personal pro-
erty at S2,OOO.00O. The writ is re-
turnable on the first Monday in Oc-
tOber
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20
Death of Prominent nlinoisun,

Springfield, ILL.,, July Titus Sud-
duth, president of the Farmers ma
tional bank of this city, and one of
the largest land owners and stock
raisers in Illinois, died yesterday. aged
40 years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20
Death of Col. JsAnsfon.

Lexington. KY, July 17.-Col VIM.
Preston Johnston, president of Tu-
lane university, New Orleans, died at
the home of his son-in-law. Hon. Harry
st. George Tucker, yesterday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20

The governor has appointed J. Fl.
Filds, of Gower,a member of the board
of managers of the state lunatic asy-
lum, No. ?, at st. Joseph, vice II. q.
Atchison.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20

y. b. Jones, of Admission, Ala, Unit
Ell States consul TO TuXpan, Mexico.
died at TuXpan on the 18th. The ma
ture of his illr-ess is not known. The
remains can not be shipped home. Col.
Jones was born in Wales. in 1S45. He
was appointed consul to TuNpan by
President Mckinley in October, 1897.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20

The steamer Humboldt arrived at
Seattle, Wash, on the 18th, from
Alaska, with $50 passengers from Dasy-
son, who added over 100000 to the
seasons gold receipts from the Klon-
dixie.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20
Cattle Die of Hydrophohia,

Two hiSh-grade cattle of Edward
Hall. of Jasper county, were bitten by
q IIlad deg and died of hydrophobia-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20
Reward for Graves Murderer..

Gov. Stephens has offered a reward
Of $500 for the arrest and conviction
of the unknown murderers of Thomas
Graves and Lucy Graves in Ray coun-
tx.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20

The Kidder Caldwell county, flour
ing mill, erected in the early history
of the town, was burned down the
other night.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20
James T. Smith, aged so, and we'll
TODD farmer, south of Paris.
Experiments with Texas Fever
Wants a National Convention.

Kansas City's campaign TO secure
the National Democratic convention
was begun in earnest the other night.
Four thousand citizens attended a
mass meeting in Convention hall, the
great structure recently built by pop
ular subscription, and in less than an
hour S31 900 was raised as a bonus for
the convention. 1t is hoped to increase
the amount to $4,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Reeent Deaths,

Mrs. Mary A. Fletcher, of Marshall,
who was one of the pioneers of central
Missouri. at Sedalia, at the home Of
her son, DIR. T. J. Fletcher, aged 81.
Sylvester I. Buck, who was in the
wholesale boot and shoe business in
Kansas City from 1873 to 1854, at the
Bethany hospital, in Kansas City. As
merchant, Mr.. Buck was known all
over the west. He was 81 years old.
John Franklin Crews, aged IS. vet
| eran printer, reporter, editor and poll
tician, in St. Louis. He engaged in
the newspaper business in ST. Louis,
st. Louis county and various places in
Missouri for half a century. Inter
ment at Fayette.
o. B. Morris, county assessor of Jas
per county.
Milt Ewing, president of the Farm
ers' Exchange bank. of Gallatin. He
resided in Gallatin so years.
Mrs. Rebecca Entwisle, wife Of one
of the oldest Methodist preachers of
the ST. Louis conference, at Carthage,
aged IS.
w. G. Ellis, prominent citizen, lat La
Grange.
James T. Smith, aged so, and we'll
TODD farmer, south of Paris.
Experiments With Texas Fever.
The Missouri state board of agricul-
ture will soon issue its report, giving
results of the experiments with Texas
fever during the last year. The work
has attracted wide interest, especially
among stockmen throughout the coun-
try, and the bulletin in question will,
perhaps, be the most important of any
yet ISSUED by the station. Last Janu-
airy 40 bulls were immunized at the
station and shipped to Texas for the
improvement of the herds in that
state Only two of the animals thus
treated have died, whereas heretofore
DO per cent. of the bulls imported from
the north have died within a few days
after becoming infected with the ticks.
Wants a National Convention.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29
AN EASTER BONNET.

Where lilies hid the Latin text,
And smilaX wreathcd the altar,
And every head was Eravely bent
Ger sacred psalm and psalter,
And all the front was pink and white
With roses Strewn upon it,
He saw little maid in gray,
Who wore an Easter bonnet
lie walked behind her from the church
And viewed her girlish graccs,
And brcathed the vague, delicious scent
OF dainty bows and laCCS.
A prayer-boOk was In her hand
She kept her glanCcs on it,
Till came a gust of froliC wind
And whisked away her bonnet.
Her eyes We're full of April tears,
Her scarlet lips We're smiling;
The sunny CurlS about her brow
Were made for mans beguiling.
Her face was like a dCwy rose
lie paused to gaze upon ii,
And found that he had lost his heart,
As she had lost her bonnet
But now a spray of orange flowers
Is wreathed about the Latin;
The little maid is all in white
A dream of lace and satin.
And, as he takes her slender hand,
And slips the ring upon it,
He murmurs softly in her ear
A blessing on that hOrnct!
--NIinna Irving, in Frank Lcslie'S Popu
lar Monthly for April.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29
Time to Quit Haggling.

'rhe ado Of the Times over the $l75Oo
street repair contract rests ostensibly
on the assertion that the work of re-
surtacing the streets and keeping them
in subsequent good repair can be done
for less money. It's accusation that
The Tribune tavors monopolies at the
expense of the people is Il characteristic
lie uttered deliberately.
The Tribune cares not a fig for the
Barber Asphalt company or any other
asphalt company and it would be heart
lily glad if the city could let con
tract for street repairs to a response
hlc bidder for oue-half the sum now
asked Rut when the Times talks
about Other companies beng ready to
offer lower bids it talks simply for ef-
feet. when the bidding was in order
all thr asphalt companies in creation
had a chance To- put in lower figures
ana they didn't ito it, Then was when
these mythical H5-cent asphalt concerns
should have stepped up to the captains
office and made themselves known.
our position, briefly put, is that
the time has arrived when the streets
must I've repaired. Each driver suffers
Inconvenience and peril under the eX-
isting pnt-hule conditions. The city
itself in liable in damages and each
DAY OF delay increases the liability as
well as the costs of repairs when re-
pairs cone to br made. The city
plant scheme. as we have shown, in
wolves d2laH until bond issue can
hr voted upon and a loan doated; it
involves cost in excess of the bid
nov: it involves jobbery, eXtrava-
Eanco and endless waste and as a
business proposition it therefore is p'e-
posterous.
Unless Il lower responsible bid from
capable private enterprise is forthcom-
ing-and we have heard of none-the
city should stop its foolishness and
order the repairs to proceed. Councils
have evidently taken this view and in
taking it they undoubtedly reflect
public opinion.
"Coin" HarveY's resignation from the
ofIrce Of trust at the National Demo
cratic headquarters was doubtless
caused hy the absence of coin in sui.
ticient quantities in the contribution
box
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29
Cuba and Annexation.

The recent remark Of Postmaster
General Smith that the greatest need
# Cuba is recognition Of the fact the /
stable government has been pledged by
IN" United States and will be estab-
lished and maintained under any and
all circumstances has led many to sup
puse that this necessarily means an
neEation. In the long run it probably
does; for when Cuba is developed aue-
fciently to maintain a stable indepon-
dent government she will he developed
sufficiently to realize that an indepen-
dent national existence would be more
costly and not half as advantageous as
incorporation with the United States
But the recognition Of this fact must
come to the Cuban people by process Of
natural education aud evolution; we
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29

should not want forcible annexation
OF reluctant subjects.
The fact that cuba $ chief crop Is and
will he sugar makes annexation ulti-
mately inevitable. therefore American
advocates of 1t need not fret with i'm
patience Cuba cannot sell her sugar
20 Europe because the European mar
ket is already supplied with bounty
fed beet sugar. Cuba's natural mar
kct is the United states; but If Cuba
elects to go ii alone she will have to
run the risk of going up against the
American protective tariff which Porto
Rican and Hawaiian sugar growers,
being citizens Of the United states, will
avoid. TO survive this discrimination
the planters of Cuba must have either
liberal reciprocity or annexation. Re-
ciprocity means the continual danger
Of a change i'm tariffs and involves the
necessity of giving as well as taking
in which each side is liable to haggle
for special advantages and thus gener-
ate delay friction and uncertainty.
Annexation, on the other hand means
immediate and permanent possession
of all advantages incident to free entry
into American markets and It would
put the planters of Cuba at once on
Easy street. Where business interests
point So unerringly to annexation racial
differences. which will naturally dis
appear as free schools and American
immigration invade Cuba, must event
ually give way. The dream of the Cubar
independents for a Latin republic is al
emotional fancy but the necessity of
the Cuban business man for free trade
relations with the United States is a
practical and compelling reality. When
the dream and the reality come into
direct antagonism the dream will dis
appear.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29
The Next Census.

The statisticians are already guess
ing at the population of the United
States to be shown i'm the next census.
Some claim growth in the past ten
years of q per cent, or enough to give
an so O0O,OO total exclusive Of the popu-
lation of the new dependencies, about
10, 600 600 more, Put the probabilities do
not seem to favor any such increase.
In nine states which have taken CEN
suses half way between the decennnial
federal censuses the showing is as fol-
lows.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29

Analyzing this table the Philadelphia
Press points out that Minnesota and
Wisconsin are the only Western states
which made large gains between 1880
and 1926. The first state gains about
20 per cent. and the latter about Is per
cent. MichiFan's census was taken in
1884, but its gain is only per cent,
and Iowas is about the same, Kansas
loses and Oregon gains about II per
cent. The most surprising gain made
is in New Jersey and Massachusetts.
The former state increased about 10
per cent. between 1890 and 1895 and the
latter state over II per cent. in the
same time. Rhode Island also showed
an increase of II per cent. in it's popu-
lation. The average growth in these
nine states in the FIVE years from 1890
to 1895 was about 10 per cent. If it is
the same between 1895 and 1900, the
average per cent. of growth over the
United States proper would be 20 per
cent. for the decade between 1890 and
1870, or an increase of about II 800 900.
This added to the 81 622, ,250 population
in 1890 would indicate a population of
about 75,OOO,OOc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29
The Genuine Merit System.

The new librarian of congress, Mr..
Herbert Putnam, is, it appears. be-
lever in civil service reform, but not
the Chinese brand, His idea is that
the wav to find out whether an appli-
cant for place has merit is, after
reasonable examination of credentials
and recommendations to give the ap-
plicant a trial. He once said: Il
would lay stress on the proposition laid
down by business men generally, that
there is no need Of an examination to
tell them who is the best man for a
particular place; and still less need of
an examination to tell them what men
should he promoted | think the Ii
brarian himself can tell better than any
other person
In anticipation of his assumption of
control over the library at Washington
the men now in charge have prepared
tables giving the records of each per
son employed in the library. These
will be submitted to Mr., Putnam and
from them he will doubtless select a
number for promotion and number fol
dismissal It is understood to be his
intention to select for heads of the var
ious departments men of special ability
i'm whose Judgment, fidelity and execu,
tive capacity he has full confidence, af-
ter which they must assume a large
share of the responsibility for the work
ings of their particular departments
Mr., Putnam is to be a general mana.
ger aiming tu secure good results ant
politics in the ordinary sense is to have
no part OF parcel in the library's af
fairs.
If the new librarian can secure free.
dom 10 work out these ideas of man
agement without having necessary ap,
propriations held up by jealous sena
tors who utilize this method of show,
ing their pique over the failure of theil
attempts to unload favOrites on the H.
brary pay roll he will erect a monu
ment to himself and to the genuine
merit system more enduring than mar
hle. His is evidently the common
sense plan. 1t would be the way tn,
library would be managed if it wer,
a private institution conducted by in
telligent directors. And there is nee,
of just such system in the publi
service. We trust that it can be eff
ciently established and steadfastl,
maintained.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29

1922 Sweden. fl11?0; Poland, &C.
$685. Bohemia, S9,2SO; Norway, 1850; Eng
land. A. 223: Russia. 3S 9S7; Canada. 3LgO1;
Italy, 23,O51: Scotland 22,9l2; France, d.
500; Denmark, l16l; Holland, l9.1iS; Hun
gary iij2; Switzerland, liol; Wales,
3,I1i; Belgium, 22ll; Greece l,GiI; lithua-
MIA, 1lll; Spain, jGS.
The total imports of merchandise, since
the adoption Of the constitution, are $40
99,96l, 49, and the total exports, So9j2,-
2O29S5, making the excess of exports of
merchandise 1912 4gS. The total i'm
ports of gold and silver are Sl9l0 ljO,"2O,
and the exports. J,iOO, 623jSl making the
excess of exports of specie $4jO, lI3,26l, or
an aggregate excess of specie and mor-
chandise exports of 81 1872, ilL1o9 The fig
urcS showing the value of imported mcr-
Chandise are based on the cost of goods
abroad but, adding the cost Of trans
pUrtation would make their real value
S3,102 2GO l39, sum which about equals
the value Of the merchandise exported.
The earnings Of foreign capital invested
In the United States have recently been
estimated at sSO,OOOOOO per annum, and
the expenditures abroad by American
citizens at $jOOOO,OOO per annum. There
is spent $2O,O0O,OOo per annum for liduida-
tion of the principal of our foreign in
debtedncss, showing the cause of our
excess of specie expectations.
Says the Norwich y. y, sun: 1t has
just leaked out that our esteemed towns
man, jefferson w Carr. was when a boy
a playmate of Admiral George Dewey.
Mr. Carr says that when he and Dewey
were young they went to school together
and i'm the school there was a sweet
young girl whom both he and Dewey
adored The damsol liked them both very
much. and would 20 with either himself
or the pride of Uncle Sans navy when
ever she met one of them. one day
| Dewey was walking home from sCnoo
| with the the girl and Carr met them com
| ing up the street This made Carr very
| angry. The two boys came face to face
A fight cnsued, and after the struggle
| Carr had his victory and the girl won
| Mr.. Carr says that he walked home witt
| the girl after that whenever he chose tC
| and Dewey never again tried to cut hin
| out.
| We have made Dewey an admiral anC
| given him present of a sword, but al
| that. says the Utica Herald seems small
! when cOmUarcd with what England ha'
! done for her great naval heroes. There
! are only two perpetual pensions in exist
once i'm England, the holder of one belnt
! Lord Rodney and the other the earl o
| Nelson. Lord RodnCys pension amounts
/ to Go, 900 per annunl and Is for naval ser
vice rendered by his celebrated ancestor
Admiral Rodney while Lord Nelson
! pension amounts to G2j,0O0, and is to con
tinue as long as there is any bearer o
! tho title of Earl Nelson, only ceasinj
! when the pCcragc by reason of the fail
ure of male heirs. becomes extinct. |
may be added that the Nelson family i
very prolific Of male heirs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29

The encouragement furnished patri-
otism by the Scranton school board the
other night will not be apt TO stimu-
late n rush for glory on the part of
those connected with school work in
future.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29

According to recent reports Aguinal-
do has placed Il limit upon the drub-
bing that he will stand at the hands
of the United States troops before ac-
bnOwledging defeat, and it is believed
that the limit has almost been reached
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29

k%S &j W.
\ child born on this day will rejoice
that there are only eleven Spaniards on
the Scranton school board.
Many persons spend so much time look
ing after future joys that they miss all
of the fun of the present.
The crop Of April fools promises to be
unusually large this year.
1t does not look as though the depart
ure of March would be of the kind re-
quiring mint sauce accompaniment.
The "lOyal 'lcyen" school directors arc
probably all anti-eXpansonists.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29

In the JeffersOnian banquet ContrO-
versy there seems to have been g stud
led effort to relieve Hon. Arthur Sc
wall of all responsibility.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29

These birthday dinners are enough to
make the ghost of jefferson dyspeptic.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29

Mr.. Croker's Jeffersonian dinner has
already been given an advance flavor
of wOrmWoOd and gall.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29

Severe as IL may seem, it is probable
Winchester have beer more effective
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29

1t is reported that they are catching
fish in the vicinity of Pittsburg that
have legs. This may explain the ac-
ton Of some oc the Allegheny states
mnn al narrishnrg.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29

The inspectors Of rifle practice in the
Philippines acknowledge that the Penn
sylvania troops continue to do good
work
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29

than a dozen trials by jury in placing
check upon the operations of q Ger
tain class of criminals that infest this
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29

The Americans have just had a war,
It was a war in which they lost no
ships, no flags, no guns, no prisoners,
and not even skirmish yet they
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29

As question after question of gov
elnment, problem after problem, has
come uu, the Americans have met it
squarely and settled it wisely.
Throughout the American domain
there is the machinery Of orderly gov
ernment, and it has grown and is
growing more efficient with the pass
age of time, Cities rivalling in their
magnitude urban communities of Eu-
rope many centuries old have sprung
into existence, and they have been ad-
ministered with like efficiency; even
If there have been defects inseparable
from such uneXampled rapidity of
growth, no other progress made IN
government has been so notable as in
that OF those cities. They are still
improving steadily, and i'm certain Of
their features they are superior to any
others in the world, as the London
engineering functionary lately sent to
study them has reported to his am-
ployers,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-29
Yankee Hptifude
Tor Large Tasks
From the New York Sun,

From the New York Sun,
GT7 HE London Spectator remarked
recently in the course of a
friendly discussion of the new
u responsibilities of government
brought to US by the war with Spain,
that the Americans have an idea, an
idea derived from the melancholy eX-
perienCe of their great cities, that they
have not the men they can trust to
govern we'll" Thereupon it proceeded
to suggest kindly that we "underrate"
our capacity for fitting the supply to
the need" THE Americans" hoWeV-
er have no such idea" as the London
paper attributes to them. Nothing in
their past history has tended to create
any such notion. If anything has been
demonstrated beyond the possibility of
cavil it is that the Americans" can
be trusted to govern Well" They
have carried along this republic from
a feeble beginning until in a single
century it has become one Of the fore
most powers Of the world They took
scattered colonies, with diverse inter-
ests and opposing jealousies, and
welded them into great nation. They
began with a territorial area of less
than a million square miles and in
the course of a few generations eX-
tended it to nearly four million square
miles. over all this territory they car
ried rapidly the reign of law and civil
lied order, built up out Of it great
states, and never flinched or failed
because of the magnitude and diff
0cIltN of the tasks involved They nm
rooted and destroyed slavery, though
it had been ingrafted in their social
and political system, so that to tear
it out seemed to risk the existence of
the whole; and now, generation after
its destruction, the very region where
it was ingrOwn most deeply in the So
cial and political life. is far advanced
in wealth and civilization beyond the
highest standards Of the old days Of
slavery.