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Iron County register., 1899-08-03
ODD BITS OF FACT.

The United States coast and geodetic.
survey has sounded and prepared charts.
of 100000 square miles of sea.
A very novel sight was seen in Bar
nard, VT. on a recent Sunday, when
Mrs. Mary NJ. Gale, with her daughter.
granddaughter and great-granddaugh-
ter (four generations) all walked in
company to church.
The highest mountains of the Philip
pine islands are Halcon (Mindora) S,S6s.
feet, Apo Ciindanao) s,s04 feet, Mayon,
active volcano Uuzon). s.2s3 feet, and
San Cristobal Iuzon), 1878 feet.
Tips to sleeping car porters not ex-.
ceeding 25 cents have been recognized
by auditors of the treasury depart.
ment as a legitimate charge against the
treasury in the expense accounts Of
government officials, but not tips to
hotel and station porters and walters.
A Swiss physician, DIR. Otto Naeceli.
declares that the best way to overcome
insomnia is to initiate the breathing of
man who is asleep. and to make the
head undergo the various movements.
to one side and the other which one oc-
casionally makes while falling asleep-
In sitting posture.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
Census SunerYisOra.

Director of the Census Merriam has
sent in a list of census supervisors
agreed on to the president. The list
for Missouri is as follows: First dis
trict. Samuel I. Harrison, Hannibal; !;
second, 10 Broaddus, ,Chillicothe; third,
James F. Reed, Liberty; fourth, Elmer
f. E. McJimsey, Maryville; fifth, Geo.
]. Baer, Kansas City; sixth, Joseph M,
Pidcock, Greenfield; seventh, blank;
eighth, John w. Nosholl, Linn; ninth,
Charles A. Devault, Farber; tenth,
Frank w. Rauchenstein. Clayton; elev.
enth, Jerome S. Higgins, St. Louis;
twelfth, Benjamin T. Walker, Dexter:
thirteenth, b. j. Morrow, Neosho.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

An era of prosperity has come to the
farmers of Oklahoma. Of all the years
the harvest this year will be the most
bountiful. In the wheat sections the
yield per pore will be from 20 to 80
bushels per acre, and the yield for the
whole territory will not be less than
80, ,O0O, 900 bushels.
The army worm has appeared in
southern Kansas in great numbers,
and has done great deal of damage
to corn and growing crops. Whole
fields have been devastated by these
worms in single day. Sometimes
they take only narrow path through
a fielu, while in other instances they
eat up the whole field.
Secretary Long, on the 2sth. ordered
the cruiser New Orleans detached from
the North Atlantic squadron and to
proceed to San Domingo city. The
Machias, which was at st. Thomas, was
ordered to the same port. These or
dcrs were simply as a precautionary
measure.
The Colorado man Edwards" who
was robbed of $7,000by the panel game
i'll Chicago, has recovered mis- money.
II was given by the two women who
robbed Edwards to third one, who
put it in safety deposit vault. She
confessed her part in the transaction,
and ''coughed up the money.
Upon one scaffold, and simultane-
| ously, four negroes were hanged, in
the Baltimore (Md) city Jail yard.
Three of the men, Cornelius Gardner,
John Myers and Charles James, paid
with their lives for criminally assault
ing Annie Bailey, a13-year-old negress,
while Joseph Bryan, the fourth mem
ber of the quartet, killed Mary Pack,
a negress with whom he had lived.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

Omaha, Neb., July 31.-A special to
the Bee from Fort Dodge, Ia, says:
For ten days past State Veterinary
Gibson has been here conducting dairy
tests for tuberculosis. Several herds
have been examined, and in each case
the presence of the disease has been
discovered. The last and most impor-
tant test was made Saturday, when the
herd of the Oak Lawn dairy was exam
ined The tests revealed the startling
and the tests revealed the startling
fact that IL of them answered to the
test, showing the presence of the dis
ease in 80 per cent. of the animals"
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
Checks Must be Stamped.

All banks hereafterwill be compelled
to demand that checks received by
them shall be stamped before being
accepted. 4 failure to observe this rul-
ing OF the commissioner of internal
revenue at St. Louis will subject the
bank to criminal prosecution. Some
tine ago the same department of the
government issued an opinion author
izing banks to accept unstamped
checks provided they were subsequent
ly stamped by the bank. 1t is asserted
that many financial institutions took
advantage of this ruling and failed to
place any stamps on the checks so re-
received. In order to prevent further
loss to the government the former rul
ing was revoked.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
SAN DOMINGO REVOLUTION.
The Government DemOralized and
Losing Ground-Gen. Gomez Like
Iy to be Made President.

Kingston, Jamaica, July 31.-A pri-
vate cable dispatch received here by
way of Cape Haytien reports that the
reyolution in Santo Domingo is pro-
pressing favorably. The dispatch says
that the real reason for the deten-
ton of President HeureauX's body at
Santiago, and its interment there, was
that the country between Santiago
and Porto Plata is occupied by the in
surgents, who, abandoning their plan
of occupying Moca as a base of
operations, are concentrating to
attack Porto Plata, which is
feebiy garrisoned. Great excitement
prevails, owing to the fact that the
government has not been able to ascer-
tain the extent of the ramifcations of
the revolution, and is growing demor-
allied through the death of the presi-
dent.
In the event of the revolution sue
ceeding still, according to the privare
cablegram, it is probable that Jiminez
and Jitones, the reputed leaders of the
revolution, will agree to retire, offer
ing the presidency to Gen. Aiaximo
Gomez, who would prove acceptable
to all parties. A deputation, it is re-
ported, is going to Cuba to confer with
Gen. Gomez.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
Not Denying Newspaper Reports.

Trieste, July 31.-Admiral Dewey,
when seen by a press representative
yesterday regarding the report of an
terview published in a New York
paper, in the course Of which the ad-
miral is quoted as saying: "Our next
war will be with Germany" said:
ST long ago gave up denying or af-
firming newspaper reports
Admiral Dewey remained on board
the Olympia yesterday, taking lunch
with Capt. Lamberton, the commander
of the cruiser, and afterwards receiv.
ing United States Consul Hossfeld.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
Latest Report From the Home.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. IA message,
from Gov. Woodfin, of the soldiers
home, at Hampton, says that there
have been three death from yellow
feve, since Sunday and 80 cases are
now under treatment. Expert sur.
geons and immune nurses are being in
stalled and rigid quarantine regula-.
tionc are enforced. He does not think
the disease will spread beyond the,
hcme The most plausible theory of
the introduction of the disease is
that the germs were imported on the
transport that brought sick soldiers.
frCm Santiago.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

August Mattingly, aged II; Pearl
Cheaney, IA, and Marion Onana were
drowned in the Ohio river in front of
Evansville, Ind, on the 2Sth, and three
OF their companions narrowly escaped
the same fate. Miss Onana was one of
the leading society bellies of Hender-
son, KY, and would have been married
in a month.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
The Situation Is Critical.

Puerto Plata, San Domingo, July 81
The situation is critical. An out
break is momentarily expected. The
friends of the government are under
arms and ready for action to protect
property and preserve the peace. A
feeble attempt was made to seize the
body of President HeureauX by the
assassins Ramon Caceres, Manuel Ca
ceres, Horacio Vasques and Domingo
Pichardo, who are in the country about
Moca with their followers. The burial
of President Heureaux was conducted
with fitting honors.
Gov. Pepin has assembled troops in
Moca, and the governor of Lavega Peal
has 1000 men. The minister of the
treasury has arrived at Moca in hot
haste.
The government is taking steps for
the protection of business and the
finance of the country, and expects
to carry out the contemplated cancel
lation of the state bank notes. In
Puerto Plata there is an urgent &C.
mand that the government send a suf-
ficient force to Moca to hunt down the
assassins of the president.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
Hansen, the Long-Distance Bicycle
Rider. Breaking State Records

Minneapolis, Mimi, July a1.-A. Fl
Hansen, the long distance bicycle
rider, started at 6:10 o'clock yesterday
morning on his attempt to break the
1,000-miIe world record, travelling over
the Minnetonka-Fort Smelling course.
Last evening the indications were that
he would be successful. The record
is 105:19, held by T. A. Edge, of En-
gland. and Hansen is trying to bring
this below 100 hours. Hansen rode the
first 100 miles in 5:25, and 600 miles in
Has, breaking state records.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

J. ]. Noel, a colored man from New
Orleans, who arrived at San Francis
co, on the 27th, on the steamer Colon,
says that he and $50 others went to
Guatemala to work on the Northern
railway, under the belief that they
were to receive Sc per day. Instead,
they were given S1.5O day, with in
sufficient food.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

\ special from Tacoma, Wash, says:
"Ihe Great Northern has decided to
dismiss it's 1000 Japanese laborers.
Trey do not work well, and the Mon
tana labor unions have demanded that
white men be employed.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
New Doctors and Smallpox.

The report of the secretary of TIE
state board of health shows that AS
physicians have registered since the
last meeting, April 5. The report also
shows that there have been 237 cases
of smallpox within the state since tho
first of the wear.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

The drafting committee of the in
ternational peace conference at The
Hague, on the Goth, decided upon the
form of a convention on the laws and
customs of war and the adaptation of
the Geneva convention to naval war
fare, as well as formula for acces-
sion to the arbitration scheme by
non-signatorY powers.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
Good Crop Assured.

~ fine rain fell over northwest Mis-
souri, the other night. The ground was
thoroughly soaked and farmers say a
good corn crop is now practically as
sured.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

August 70, the first anniversary of
the day on which the American flag
was raised over Hawaii, will be OBJ
served as holiday III the islands. This
was decided on at a recent cabinet
meeting.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

Mrs. Lucy Parsons widow OF An
archist Parsons, appeared in the Chi
caro- insane court, on the 27th, and tes-
tilted against her son, Albert r. Par
sons, whom she claimed to be men
tally unsound. The young man an
swered all questions in an intelligent
manner, and claimed his mother was
trying to place him in the asylum to
get possession of his property. Sew
eral friends testified in his behalf, say
ing at no time had he displayed any
signs of insanity. Notwithstanding
all this, the jury adjudged him ih
sane, and he was ordered sent to the
Elgin asylura.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

After interviewing the American del
egates to the peace conference at The
Hague, Editor William Stead writes
this to his paper, London Truth: 'The
relations between the American and
other delegates, notably the English.
German and Russian, was extremely
friendly. The Englishmen and Amer
leans acted throughout almost like a
joint delegation. This was due to no
arrangement or direction, but solely
because both nations found common
ground of defense, common interests
civilization and humanity"
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
VIII Seek surcease in New England.

Washington, July 31.-Secretary Long
expects to leave the city to-day for
vacation of some weeks in New En-
gland. Assistant Secretary Allen, who
returned to the city yesterday from his
cruise along the Atlantic coast, will
have charge of affairs during Secretary
Longs absence.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

The funeral of the late Lloyd Tevis.
of San Francisco, took place, on the
26th, from the family residence in that
city. The simple, but impressive serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. r. C.
Foute, rector of Grace Episcopal
church. No eulogy was delivered and
there were no pall-bearers. A conserv-
ative estimate places the value of the
estate at SIS 5,0O0, 900.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

Admiral Dewey entertained Freder-
ick Mossfeld, the United States consul
at Trieste, Austria, and a number OF
Americans, ON the 25th, at a concert on
the Olympia by the ships band.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

The war department has ordered
Troops a, C, ID, E, F, X, L and NJ,
Third cavalry, to proceed to Seattle,
TO embark for the Philippine islands.
These troops go from the following
posts: Fort Myer, Va; Fort Ethan
Allen, VT; Jefferson barracks, No.,
and Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

The United States ambassador to
England, Joseph H. Choate, gave re-
ception at his residence, on the oath,
to the Yale-Harvard atheletic team
the Stewards, Messrs. Wendell, Brooks
and Sheriff., and Walter Camp. A
large number of Americans were pres
en+
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
A Hospital Ready II Neeses

Washington. Aug. 1.-Secretary Al
ger has directed that the Josiah Simp-
son hospital at Fort Monroe be turned
over to the marine hospital service if
it is wanted. This hospital contains.
1,00C beds and was fitted up for the.
troops stationed at Newport News last
summer.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

Daniel Hane was killed by lightning
at Napoleon, o., on the 25th. Eight
others, composing a threshing gang,
We're knocked senseless by the same
bolt, which also set fire to the barn
where they had taken refuge. Two
will probably die
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

Ten thousand men were thrown out
of employment and work was stopped
on 2OG buildings in the course of erec-
ton in Chicago, on the 2Sth, the sec
ord day of the strike of the union
brickmakers of Cook county.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
Pastor and Teacher.

Rev. Frank Russell, pastor of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church Of
Knobnoster, and Mrs. Mary Sanborn, a
teacher in the Warrensburg state
normal school, were married recently.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

Information from the Klondike up
to June 20 has reached the state de-
partment from United States Consul
McCook at Dawson. The consul says
that S1O,OO0,OOO instead of $4,000, 900
in gold win cover the gold product for
the past IL months, and adds that re-
ports from Alaska indicate that more
gold will be found there than will
come out of the Klondike.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

Gen. Ulysses HeureauX, president OF
the Dominican republic, was assas-
sinated at Moca, Santo Domingo, ON
the 26th, at 4:3O p. IN. The name of
the murderer is Ramon Caceros. lie
succeeded in making his escape, but
an energetic pursuit was at once be-
gun,
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

South Methodist ministers in the ST.
Louis conference, according to a st.
Louis paper, want the number of dis
t1icts reduced, reducing expenses for
pre- esiding elders.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

The conspiracy case against ex-Brit-
ism officers at Pretoria has been with
drawn, and the remaining prisoners
were released on the 25th.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

The date for the Inauguration of
President-elect Hadley of Yale has
been decided upon for October s. n
committee is perfecting elaborate ar
rangements for the occasion.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

Baron Russell of Killowen, lord chief
justice of England, and member of
the Venezuelan arbitration comm1s-
sion, entertained his colleagues of the
commission at dinner in Paris on the
26tl.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
Large Sea Turtle.

A sea turtle feet long and feet
broad, was received in st. Louis, re-
Gently. A turtle of that size will make
soup enough for 1000 persons.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

Samuel Ketchum, the train robber
recently arrested at Cimarron, n. NJ,
died in the penitentiary at Santa Fe,
of blood poisoning, resulting from a
wound in the arm, received in the
fight with the sheriff's posse.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
The Corn CrOp,

The early corn is laid by in good
order and promises large Yield. The
cultivation of late corn, especially on
the uplands, is not far advanced.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
Esterhazy Refuses to Appear.

Paris, July 30.-Maj. Esterhazy has
irally declined to testify at the Drey-
fus trial. This was anticipated by the
defense
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
To Resist the Law.

The department stores of ST. Louis
are making arrangements to resist the
enforcement of the department store
law.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
Their Golden Wedding.

f. c. Cluster and wife celebrated the
fiftieth anniversary of their wedding
at Farber, Audrain county.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
Missouri Apples.

The northwestern part of the state
is probably the only section that will
produce good apples this year. Other
places they are wormy.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
the SIayers of Charles A. Brandt.

The St. Louis police believe they
have the murderers of Charles y.
Brandt, who was killed by highway
men year ago. Brandt married
young woman secretly, and because he
could not make enough money to sup
port her as her father had done, they
agreed to a divorce, which was pro-
cured. But Brandt had married for
love, and his divorced wife soon learned
that she preferred Brandt and poverty
to luxury without him. Then her ia,
ther relented. They were to have been
remarked in few days, and after he
was murdered letters of very endear
ing nature from her were found in
his pockets. Brandt was an exemplary
young man. This murder was most
cruel, and there is feeling OF gladness
III St. Louis that the moose is tighten
ing around the scoundrels who COM
mitted the deed.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

Theodore Taylor, well-known as
civil engineer. and who served under
Price in the confederate army, in ST.
Louis.
Judge E. V. Dyson, at his home near
Williamsburg. He was one of the
wealthiest and most promenent men
of Galloway county, and had beer
judge of the county court for many
years. He was 20 years old and 3
bachelor.
Miss Nora Joyce, aged 101, the old
est woman in Buchanan county. She
was the mother of the late Mrs. Alice
Horigan, very wealthy resident Of
st. Joseph.
Mrs. Polly S. Quirk, at her sons
home, south of New Florence. She
was born in Virginia in 1923, and had
lived in Montgomery county over six
ty years.
Mrs. Anna Keeney, aged 81, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Chas:
Pierce, near Oregon, Holt county. She
came from Kentucky and was one of
the pioneer settlers in the Platte pur-
chase. She left lage family of chill
dren, grandchildren, great-grandchil-
dren and Observation-Disclosures.
Mrs. John Genevay, an old settler
and wife of prominent farmer, at her
home few miles south of Butler.
IN. Jump at Ozark, Ark. He was for
nearly three-quarters of a century one
Of the most prominent citizens of Pike
county, and has a large family con
nection in Pike county and state.
Asburry Goldman, rs years old, a
highly respected pioneer, at his home
near Laynesville, Saline county.
Joseph L'Ange, one of the oldest res
idents of Carondelet, ST. Louis, at the
advanced age of Sc. Mr.. L'Ange came
from Strasburg, now German terri
tory, many years ago, and located in
CaronGelet, which was then iamiliarly
known as 'Vide Poche," or empty
pocket.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
YELLOW FEVER BREAKS IN.
Thirty Cases, with Several Deaths
reported, from the Hampton
tVa1 Soldiers Home.

Newport News, Va, July 31.-There
are so cases of what is believed to be
genuine yellow fever at the national
soldiers home near Hampton, and
ttree.deaths from the disease were re-
ported yesterday. There were several
other deaths at the institution Satur-
fiay, but it cannot be stated that all OF
Newport News and Hampton will quar-
antine against the soldiers home this
morning. The government authorities
at Old Point have already adopted this
step, and no strangers are allowed to
enter the reservation.
Quarantine Officer Hobson, of this
port, went to the soldiers home last
night, and verified the statement that
there are now 80 case of the disease
al the home, and that there were three
deaths from the malady yesterday.
While no one outside of the soldiers
homo knew anything about the exist
ence of yellow fever until yesterday,
II is said that the disease made it ap-
pearance three days ago. The most
rigid quarantine regulations win be
enforced to prevent the spread of the
malady.
The news has created great excite
merit in Newport News, Old Point and
Hampton, and the most vigorou meas
ures will be resorted to to prevent its
spread. There are 1000 old veterans
at the home, and several large excur-
sion parties went last week.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
Saws She Talked with Ingersoll.

A medium at the Spiritualistic meet
ing at Springfield claims to have COM
municated with the spirit of Robert g.
Ingersoll.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
Prompt Measures Adopted.

Washington, July 31.-Surgeon-Gen-
e1al Wyman of the Marine Hospital
service was informed of an outbreak
of what was feared was yellow fever at
the national soldiers home at Hamp-
ton, and Immediately dispatched sur
geons in the service from Wilmington,
n. c., Norfolk and Washington to in
vcstigate the sickness there, report on
its character to the authorities here,
and to take measures to prevent the
spread of the disease.
DR.. Wyman himself will go to
Hampton in n few days to take charge
of the work of preventing Il spread of
the disease if it develops into genuine
yellow fever.
Two of the surgeons dispatched to
the home reported yesterday that the
symptoms very much resembled those
of yellow fever, and that while they
could not be positive In their diagnosis
as yet, they were inclined to the belief
the illness was the dreaded Yellow
JacL. The government viii adopt
strict precautionary measures to pre-
vent a spread of the disease, and will
fight its progress with all the skill and
resources at it's command.
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
original Plans Enlarged Upon.

The expedition visited all points as
originally planned, and in addition
made the trip through Behring sea to
Siberia, and was in all respects a sue
cess. Several thousand photographs
were taken, and there will be revela-
ton of magnificent scenery, even to
those who have seen the better-known
portions of Alaska
Iron County register., 1899-08-03

Washington, Aug. 1.-Surgeon-Gen--
eral Sternberg has received the follow
ing from Lieut.-Col. Dewitt. at Fort
Monroe, regarding the outbreak OF
yellow fever at the soldiers home at
Hampton, Va:
Iron County register., 1899-08-03
Hospital officers Astounded.

The marine hospital officers are as
tCnished at the presence of yellow
fever in that locality. The last epi-
demic of the disease occurred at Nor
folk in 1855, having been brought into,
port on the steamer Ben Franklin on
June Z of that year, and in the cpl
dcmic which followed there were 1907
dfnfhS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-03

Among the many peculiar customs
prevalent among the people of Central
America is that of parting for one year
after the marriage ceremony has been
solemniZed. This custom has prevailed
among the Jarnos from time immemo-
rial. There is no courtship allowed to
be carried Oh between the parties prior
to the wedding. When a man selects q
woman, he obtains the consent of the
parents on both sides, and If this is
given they are at once married
The reason, however. for their not
living together as man and wife for
one year after marriage is in order to
permit of the parties visiting and
staying with their respective friends
in different parts of the country, which
is customary thing and occupies the
time specified. Ninety-nine out of 100
of these marriages turn out well.