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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-06-08
Col. whoIIy's Movements.

Col. Wholly, with two battalions of
the F.rst Washington regiment, a bat
talon OF the Twelfth infantry, two
guns of Scott's battery and party of
scouts under Maj. Jeisenberger, left
San Pedro Macati yesterday morning,
and after forting the River Pasig, adj
vancSd northeast upon Cainta. while
Gen. Fan approached the town from
tie opposite
This important movement was kept
SO secret that the public thought the
plan was t. send Gen. Ovenshine's
lines forward against the insurgents
who are intrenched south of the city.
The signal corps displayed admira-
bic enterprise in laying wires with the
troops. but the native sympathizers
cut them behind the army, even within
the American lines.
Killed at Crossing.
Newark, O., june 5.-Harry Jones.
aged 20 years, and Andrew Haines, 81,
were killed yesterday morning at the
Panhandle crossing, one mile east. The
train struck the buggy, dashing it to
atoms. Mercer, the third occupant,
escaped by jumping. Mercer claims
that the engineer failed to blow his
whistle on approaching the crossing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-06-08
NATIONAL Circulation.
What Is Shown by the Monthly
Statement of the Comptroller
of the Currency.
WHAT THE MINIS PUT FORTH DURING MY
A New Phase of the Army Situation
That is Receiving Considerable
Attention-It May be Necessary to
Call for Ten Thousand Volunteers
for the Army.

Washington, June 2.-The monthly
statement of the comptroller of the
currency shows the total circulation
of national bank notes, on May 81,
1899, to have been S242, 064 ,554, Il de-
crease for the month of S649.779, and
an increase for the year of S14, Ash, 1903.
The circulation, based on United
States bonds, amounted TO $2O6, 305,-
954, a decrease for the month of ST.
1888, and an increase for the year
of S10,15O,O19.
Circulation CIassiHed.
The circulation secured by lawful
money amounted to S35,758, 600, au iI,-
crease for the month of 1,O1O, 553, and
an increase for the year of S4,3Ol, $50.
The amount of United States reg
istered bonds on deposit to secure CIT
culating notes was $23O,6GO,3 $40, and to
secure public deposites S71 ,172,94o.
The Coinage for May.
The monthly report of the director
of the mint shows the total coinage at
the United States minis during May,
1899, was S7,S04, 500, as follows: Gold
81, 1902, 400; silver, S2,S79,416; minor
coins, $121,75O. The number of stand
ard dollars coined was 2,214,OO0.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-06-08

Marion Clark, the child is in good
health. She has no hat and her shoes
show much rough handling. Her cloth
ing is also much soiled. The ii,entifi-
cation is complete, even to the red
birthmarF described in the circulars
issued by the chief of police of New
The evening times., 1899-03-16
TRIPLETs TO CELEBRATE.
Their Common birthday To Be OBJ
served in Three Places.


Harrisburg. Pa. March 16.-ShOuld their
lives be spared until March 26. Albert B.
Abergast of Parsons. Kans.; Mrs. Laura
Delhi, of Griggsville, H.. and Mrs. Jose
phine Bloser. of NewviIle. this State. trip
let children OF Mr.. and Mrs George Aber-
CAST, will celebrate their fifIy-sixth birth
day. They are believed TO be the Oldest
living tripleis in the world.
The triplets were born at a little Vi laga
called COnmonstoBn. Cumberland county.
Pa. Their father was a prominent wag 3n-
maker and subsequently a farmer. AMI
died at the age of eighty-nine years. while
their mother, whose name b. fore marriage
was Mary Myers. died at the age of sew
enjy-two years As children they were
the chief village attraction; as young peo-
pie they were the observed OF all Cbssry-
ers when together. but when they married
they became separated. and their many
friends could only talk about their re-
markable closeness OF resemblance and
similarity of action.
Albert D. Arbegast is superintendent OF
the bridge and house department of the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas railroad with
headquarters at DennisOn. Tex. His wife
and family of four children live on their
farm near Parsons. Kan.
Mrs. Laura Delhi is the wife OF Rev Jo-
seph B. Delhi, pastor of the Christian
Church at GriggsviIle Ill She Is the
mother of four children, two OF whom are
married.
Mrs. Josephine Bioser sthe wife OF
Simon Bloser, a carpenter. of Newcastle
this state. The three will celebrate their
fifty-sixth birthdays very quietly at theiI
homes. but in 1890 they may hold joint
celebration al one of their homes
The evening times., 1899-03-16
The Originality of Genius.

There is wide difference between what
a military journal calls a kriegspieler and
a real fighter, and the latter is very well
characterized by a soubriquet which the
Indians have bestowed on General Lawton.
They call him THE Man Who Gets Up and
Fights in the Middle of the Night
This name reminds one a little of Rider
Haggard's kafir name for Allan Quarter
main-Macumazahn. or the Man Who
Watches by Night" At any rate ii ex-
presses the character of the military genius
TO a dot. The characteristic of the genius
in any walk of life is his unexpectedness.
He is always doing something which no.
body ever did before. He is always making
precedents. AS the wise father said of his
small boy, you will be most likely to find
him where he is not likely to be- A part
of General Wheeler's remarkable ef-
fectiyeness in the Civil War was due
TO this very quality. He was always
pouncing on supply trains and cutting
lines of communication at a time
when he was supposed to be in another
part of the country. Hence nothing could
be defended against his hawk-like swoops
and he kept the generals of the Federal
Army in more or less sleepless and un-
happy condition.
This characteristic of the effective fighter
The evening times., 1899-03-16
The Niles Fish Fauna

London Correspondence Birmingham Post.)
| hear that the Egyptian government has de-
cidde To undertake survey of the Nile, with
view TO the determination of its fish fauna The
scheme. which is most important one from
both the scientific and economic point of yiew
has been in the air for some time, and negotia
tions on the subject were opened between Lon
don and Cairo soon after the recent events in
the Soudan threw open a vast field of geological
research | understand that the trustees of the
British Museum have placed the services of Dr.
c. Boulenger, the official in charge of the col
lections of fishes at South Keflsington at the
disposal of the Egyptian government for working
out the material obtained by the survey The
investigation is expected to take at least four
years, and will include the Nile from Cairo to
its 'orgin in Albert Nyanza Stations will be
opened at Berber Khafteum, Fashoda. Sohat,
Gondokora. Lado, and other places on the river
The collecting boxes, filled with alcohol (Which
are, l believe, to be supplied by the authorities
of the British Museum), will be distributed to
these centres. and will be returned to Cairo with
specimens in them, to be transmitted to London
Lord Cromer and DIR. Keatinge (the chief of the
Egyptian Medical Schoo) viii direct the opera
tions, but superintendent has been appointed to
personally patrol the river and look after the
proper working of the survey, while in London
Dr. John Anderson, F. r. s. who has made 20
ology of Egypt his special study viii supervise
the whole project, and organize the machinery
for keeping il in motion
The evening times., 1899-03-16

suspicious as to the democracy and Democ-
racy of the affair. AS he knew the Demo-
cratic party. it was not luxurious. 1t was
seemed more appropriate to that creator
and defender of trusts. the Republican
party.
Still. he made some allowance for the
locality. Perhaps the etiquette OF New
York. where men grow rich on the labor
Of starving women and frail children in the
sweatshops. called for elegance and luxury.
He thought he would enquire into the
Democracy of the concern. The question
and Mr.. Perry Belmont's reply have been
widely published The latter declined to
say whether he had repented of his part IN
the assassination OF the Democratic candi-
date and accepted the principles enumerated
by the party in formal convention, whlch
was equivalent to saying that he still ad-
hered to his heresies while posing AS
loyal Democrat. This was enough. The
two things together-the extravaganza and
the refusal to avow the cardinal doctrines
of the party-made it impossible for any
self-respecting Democrat of unwayering
fealty to attend the blowout
But there is. nevertheless, to be real
Democratic Jeffersonian dinner in New
York on that day. While the aristocratic,
gold-adoring Sybarites are at their Bel
shazzar-like feast, the true Democracy will
be represented at a dinner where one
dollar a plate will cover all the expenses
of the viands. the lights the heat and all
hn inc rfalc hp
many members of Mr.. Croker's alleged
Democratic Club. who have been enlight-
ened as TO the character of the society by
the enquiry of MIR. Bryan and the reply
of Mr.. Belmont. Indeed, it was among
them that the idea of a truly Jeffersonian
banquet had its birth.
The withdrawal of Mr.. o. H. p. Belmont
from the committee on speakers and invita-
| tions of the club of which his older
brother, Perry, is president, ffas caused
some comment. When il was found that
| Mr.. Bryan and other Democrats of national
J fame would not accept the bids TO the
feast it was promptly decided TO announce
| that only New York Democrats would ht
! entertained. II was hoped this would
| serve as an explanation of the absence o.
| Mr. Bryan and others. The subterfuge wa:
so obvious and inadequate that Mr.. o. II
P. Belmont did not want to appear as enc
of its inventors, believing that 1.-The mag
| nitude of the size of the dinner gave
everybody the right TO believe it was in
tended for a national affair. It will gratif!
all loyal Democrats to know that the mem
ory of Thomas Jefferson is not entirely a
the mercy of a ten dollar-a-plate club o
recreant rich men, but that it will be fitl,
celebrated by simon-pure, one-dollar-a
| plate, silver Democrats.
The evening times., 1899-03-16
Education in the Antilles.
(From the Brooklyn Eagle.)

The schools set up by the Spaniartls in their
Antillean possessions were poor enough in all
conscience, yet it is said that the people re.
gardcd as part of Spanish tyranny all attempts
OF the friars and Others TO compel the atten-
dance OF children We must weigh against this
seeming indifference or opposition however, the
poverty and feebleness OF the school system. il
it can be called system. Children who are in
Structed on every Sunday in the elements OF reli-
gion do not need to have the subject dinned
into their understandings ON five other davs in
the week. The schools should be strictly non
sectaIian and should be devoted to the teaching
of things that will broaden, develop, train the
observation, and reasoning power. increase the
faculty of concentration and enlarge the self
resource, self-respect, and usefulness of the
student.
The evening times., 1899-03-16
MRS. PLACE TOLD OF HER FATE
The Prison Warden Tells Her Hope
Has Fled.

Sing Sing, ". Y, March 16.-Mrs. Mar
tina Place was informed this morning that
Governor Roosevelt had refused to inter-
fere with the sentence of death and that
she must prepare for the electric chair
The announcement was made by the war
den, who visited the condemned woman
in company with his wife.
Mrs. Place seemed to divine the news he
brought, and arose with a look of trenu-
ious enquiry. When the information was
communicated she turned and with moan
buried her face in her hands. Then she
asked when the execution would be, but
was told by the warden that the exact date
had not been fixed upon The warden then
expressed his sympathy and retired, ieav-
ing the women together. Mrs. Sage left
the room shortly afterward, a matron
taking her place. Mrs. Place was weeping
quietly by this time, and seemed oblivious
to the presence of everyone.
The sewing materials with which Mrs.
Place busted herself were not given TO her
today for fear she might attempt suicide.
1t is Warden Sage's intention to hold the
execution on Monday. Details have noi
been arranged. but if feasible he will have
| at least one woman in attendance.
The evening times., 1899-03-16
SON SAVED FROM LYNCHING.
Successful Plea of N Mother for Her
Degenerate Son.


Port Jefferson, L. l., March ia
mothers plea for her erring son Tuesday
night turned the purpose of a mob and
saved Edward Davis from death. For a
time it looked as if Port Jefferson was to
be the scene of a lynching. but when Mrs.
Davis appealed to men who had known her
for years to spare her son the prisoner
was released, after being escorted out OF
the village, with instructions never to re-
turn, under penalty of death.
Edward Davis is eighteen years old, and
for years has had the reputation of being
degenerate. His parents have had the
respect of their neighbors, whose only COM
plant was that they had no control over
their son. More than once the lad has
been threatened with dire punishment for
his misdeeds. OF late his parents have been
compelled 10 keep him within doors. as
notice had been served that the limit of
endurance had been reached.
Edward a few days ago conducted him
self in such a way that neighbors COM
planned 10 the authorities. demanding the
arrest of the boy. Edwards parents went
before justice of the peace and promised
that he should be sent away.
1t was learned last evening that this
promise had not been kept. crowd gath
cred and proceeded 10 the Davis home, and
served notice that summary vengeance
would be administered if Edward remained
in the village another hour. Later. the
crowd returned TO the house, and though
told that the boy had gone, insisted upon
making a search, which resulted in dis
covering him under the cellar stairs.
Cries of Lynch him" arose. and it
seemed probable that the lad would be at
once put to death. Mrs. Davis. frantic
with fear. fell upon her knees. promising
to send the boy away for all time if his
life were spared. At this the crowd re-
Tented but insisted upon acting as an es-
cOrt TO young Davis. who. after kissing
his mother goCdby. was faced toward the
West and given instructions TO turn neith-
er to the right nor to the left until he
had left Port jefferson far behind him
The evening times., 1899-03-16
4 Single Rail Railrcad,


An English inventor has built railroad on
which trains regularly at the rate of JOG
miles an hour. and frequently attain a speed oi
from two to three miles minute. And il is a
practical achievement, with ful-sized cars ca
pable of carrying 100 passengers EACH so
practical, indeed, that F. b. Behr, the inventor.
has just formed syndicate for constructing a
line on this system between Liverpool and
Manchester He calls it the Lightning Ex-
press Railway" 1t will make the distance oi
about thirty miles liz twenty minutes, including
stops Between stations the cars will frequent
ly attain speed OF two miles minute
The trains single rail, set several
feet above ground on trestlewOrk, and the mo-
tive power is furnished by electricity. The cars
somewhat resemble big, oblong bun, turned
upside down, with wheels set thick along the
part that answers for the bun crease and
heidged about with guide wheels, so that it can
not jump the track along which it is propelled
Work the Liverpool and Manchester Road
viii begin within a few months. The first line
of the kind built by Mr.. Behr near Brussels. Bel
gium, has been in operation several months.
The evening times., 1899-03-16
The Gentle Voice.
From the Grand Rapids Herald

NipHi tlie N'iiiu hapiis
King Lear described Cardelia's voice as '.ever
soft, gentle, and low, an excellent thing in
woman. Cne cannot travel in the South with
out noticing with pleasure the SOFT modulated
tones OF Southern women, and many mothers in
the North are sensbly taking their daughters in
hand with a view to toning down their harSl
noisy voices. Literature is full OF alluson 10
the sweet music of human speech. Sweet voices
indicate culture. There is an understandable charm
in cultivated tones, penetrating quality of sooth-
ing rest and calm. The sufferers living from week
to week little white hospital cots are min
stered TO quite as much by the gentle voices
of the nurses by medicines. 4 harsh. iarring
voice at the social party in the drawing room
spois the evening.
The voice is susceptible of wonderful devel-
opmen1 Though ones tones may CRATE nat
urally, patient work viii so culture them that
the harshness goes and music takes lis place
How much public speakers owe to refinement of
voice. One voice rests another tires us. one
draws us into the speakers affection, and makes
us at one with him, another repes like opposite
electric poles Culture which softens speech,
turning noisy voices into modulated, liquid tones,
is noble.
The evening times., 1899-03-16
The Beef Enquiry.

The testimony taken by the Board of
Enquiry into the beef scandal at Chicago
yesterday is in line with the worst that
has been charged The correspondents re-
port that it was apparently very unpleas
ant to all the members. This should not
be construed as a desire on their part TO
encourage only evidence for the meat men.
1t is natural and most creditabIe that they
should be deeply moved and unpleasantly
impressed by the revelation that our he
roic soldiers, who offered their lives for
their countrys honor, should have been
robbed of their fundamental right to good
food, and should have been subjected to the
dangers of disease from the consumption
of decayed beef
Unless some new kind of evidence is
brought forward for the packers. We must
consider the case as virtually closed
against them. The repeated assertions of
persons in the service of the Commissary
Department that all the rations handled by
them were first-class might be accepted as
conclusive but that it is met by the con-
trary affirmations of officers and enlisted
men who could have no known motive for
misrepresentation. Nor is this all. There
has been a mere unsworn denial of the
affidavit of Mr.. Thomas Dolan which is
supported by the recital of another employe
OF a beef concern. Back of these. too. is
the sworn statements of the former secre-
tary Of the Illinois board to examine live
stock and also the admissions of Gov
ernment inspector as TO the possibility of
fraud in the packinghouses
1t is positively charged that the creation
of the Board of Enquiry was urged by Sec
retary Alger in the hope of disposing of
General Miles: that trusting TO the predic-
lions of a member or of members of the
Alger Relief Commission that a case could
be made out against the Commanding Gen
eral Secretary Alger had no fear that it
might prove a boomerang. By suggesting
to General Miles that he employ counsel TO
represent him, the Board seemed to imply
that he was on trial. He accepted the sug-
gestion and has succeeded in placing on
trial not only the beef companies but also
the Commissary Office of which Eagan was
the head; the Adjutant Generals Office,
which crippled the inspection service So
that the beef scandal was concealed for a
time. and the Secretary of War under
whose maladministration the crime against
the soldiers was consummated.
1t is not easy to think of any kind of
evidence that can be presented to nullify
that of the many officers and men who have
appeared before the Board or whose affida-
Wits are of record. Indeed, unless it can
be proved that there was a conspiracy in
volving all the regimental commanders in
Porto Rico and officers and men elsewhere.
the decision must be in favor of the strict
accuracy of General Miles charges This
means the prosecution of the offending
beef companies and of the War Department
officials under whose authority the crime
was committed. There has been no paral-
lei to this scandal in all the history of our
Government Even in the days when cor
ruption in Office was regarded with less of
indignation than now. nothing approaching
the horror of this was ever known.
The evening times., 1899-03-16
RIsKED LIFE FOR HIS EGGS
\ German ycnder struck by a Loco.
motive Pilot.

New York March 16.-In attempting 10
save a basket of eggs which he had drop
ped in the middle of a track of the Rari-
tan River Railroad. near New Brunswick
Max Senkler, a German, nearly lost his
life late Tuesday afternoon.
Senkier was walking to New Brunswick
to dispose of the basket of eggs. when the
handle of the basket broke and the eggs
fell TO the track. While the man was
picking up the eggs which had not been
broken by the fall a train approached.
Senkler thought he would have sufficient
time in which to pick up all of the good
eggs, but miscalculated the speed of the
train and remained on the track too long
The engineer of the train whistled loudly
for him to get off the track but still the
German continued in his task OF rescuing
the eggs.
Just as he picked up the last egg the
pilot of the locomotive struck him, and he
was thrown to the side of the track The
man was picked up by the crew of the
train and it was found that he had es-
capped with slight bruises. He was re-
moved to New Brunswick, where he re-
ceived medical attention, after which he
was able to return to his home.
The evening times., 1899-03-16
CLERKS SEEK REINSTATEMENT
Discharged War Department EN-
plOyes in Evidence.

Discharged War Department En-
ployes in Evidence.
Many of the employees of the War De-
partment who received their discharges
yesterday were lettering in the corridors
of the building this morning.
The majority of them were seeking to be
reinstated. The Secretary of War received
a number of written pleas from the dis
charged employees in his mail this morning,
and every effort is being exhausted by
them to- secure reappointment to their cid
po5itions.
runhor was current in the corridors this
morning to the effect that the places Just
vacated would be refilled, and that the
persons discharged were gotten rid of only
in order to make room for applicants with
strong political influence. Many of the
discharged clerks were very bitter in their
criticism of the department officials that
they should be deprived of their positions
for such a purpose. One woman went SO
| far as to see Acting Secretary Meiklejohn
and give him her opinion of the disgrace
full manner in which the clerks had been
treated.
AT the beginning of the war with Spain,
, the extra amount of work accruing from
the increase of business necessitated the
employment of about two hundred clerks
! This additional force was selected from !
number of applicants for positions, accord
/ ing to the officials idea of the aptitude
| shown by the applicant. Naturally many
{ poor slections were made and it is these
{ that the department has got rid of.
| Instead of appointing other persons tc
! fill the vacant positions. however. fur
ther reduction in the force of the War De-
partment is contemplated. 1t was stated
/ by an official this morning that the dis
! charges and promotions were made strictly
! upon merit basis. The appropriation FOL
( the payment of the clerks of the War De
partment amounts to S50.O00 for the month
/ of March. The payroll of the department
! now exceeds that amount. In or
der that the Office may be conducted within
! this limit it may become necessary to dis
charge several of the more importan
- ri