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Iron County register., 1900-02-01
TWO sAFE-BLoWERs KILLED.
Third Badly WOunded-.tn EHcst-
ing Cunning Fight in Hotel
Identity Unknown.

Quincy, ILL.,, Jan. 29.-Quincy police
officers, Saturday night, killed two ex-
pert safe blowers supposed to be from
Chicago, and wounded another badly.
The tragedy included running fight
through a hotel in which the armed
burglars were pursued by the officers.
The men are believed to be those who
recently operated in Galesburg, Free
pert and other Illinois cities. making
a speciality of cracking safes in build
ing and loan offices.
On January the safe of the Adams
County Building and Loan association
was blown open at the noon hour and
cash and securities amounting to $20,-
0t'o taken. Saturday three men came
to Moecker's hotel. and registered from
Kansas City. The proprietor recog-
nIZcd their handwriting as being the
same as that of the men who came
her" January ), and whom he after
wards suspected OF being crooks. He
warned the police. and when one went
OF: he was shadowed by Detective
George Koch. The stranger acted
qUeerly. and the officer finally ap-
peared, showing his star and asked the
suspect to go TO the station and ex-
plair himself.
TIE man drew pistol, and pointed
il at the officers heart. but as he did
So, Koch flashed his own and fired four
stcts. Three took effect. and the man
fell dead instantly.
THIS happened at IL o'clock Saturday
night.
Meanwhile. the officers had examined
the baggage of the suspected men, and
found that it included burglar tools,
sl,eit ton keys, dynamite sticks aud
nitru-glycerin.4.
Wren the other two men returned 10
the hotel at two o'clock yesterday
morning they learned of the tragedy,
and found the hotel surrounded by otfi-
ers. They ran into the hotel saloon
aud loaded their revolvers Then there
was a running fight in the hotel cor
ridor. One man reached the street pur-
sued by Chief-of-Police John Ahearn.
He turned to fire, and, as he did so.
Ahearn sent a bullet crashing through
his skull. He died in a few minutes.
The third man was shot on the stairs
by Officer Charnhorst. and sank to the
floor with broken hip. He was cap
tureG, but refused to say who his ac-
completes We're. The men were all
well dressed. had diamonds and other
jeNelry and p enty of money. Skeleton
keys were found on all of them.
When the t yo came here January
they registered as J. NJ. Burt and HI. F.
Crowley. Saturday Burt was registered
as {. III. Rogers. From letters found
on him it appears he also has the
name of c. II. Prince. of Chicago, and
has a woman friend in Des Moines.
The wounded man refused to give his
name. The men are believed to have
been three of the most-skilled workers
i'll the country.
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
DRAWING THE LONG BOW.
A Minnesota Notable Who Couldn't
Prove in Practice What He
Declared in Public.

Col. Thomas Lowry came within an
ace of winning a reputation. Going
down Leech lake with the eXcursionists
recently, the talk turned to the primi-
| tive method of hunting with bow and
arrow.
when I was a boy" remarked the
! colonel, Il could hit five-cent piece at
a hundred yards with my bow and ar
row.
! The crowd was visibly impressed.
AT the Pillager village a small Indian
| appeared with long bow and bunch of
arrows. There were cries for Lowry
Immediately. The colonel came up at
| once, smiling his blandest. When he
caught sight of the warlike weapons
the smile died out in a very peculiar
''lost my last friend" expression. The
din was tremendous. An immense
| crowd gathered to see the shooting.
The Indian boy put up a stake at so
yards with a five-cent piece, eontribut-
ed by President Shonts, of the 81, L.
l." railroad.
isn't that a little far?" faltered the
western railroad magnate.
when I was a boy" began Mr.
Shonts.
That's all right about your boyhood,
bring it nearer and watch me-"
The stake was placed at IL feet anc
the exhibition began. Seventeen shots.
and the five-cent piece remained. Then
the colonel dropped the bow accidental
ly and before he could recover it al,
Indian boy of about four summer.
picked it up, ran about 40 feet, then
turned quick as a flash and slipped his
bow. There was a whiz and a shout
which could have been heard in ST.
Paul. He had dislodged the fve-cent
piece the first shot.
That bow and arrow cost Mr.. Lowry
about five dollars, which the diminu-
tive savage eventually deposited in the
deep recesses of greasy pair of jeans.
st. Paul Globe.
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
GEN. SCHWAN'S COLUMN.
Insurgents Driven From Their In.
trenckments. with Heavy Loss,
at San Diego and Elsewhere.

Manila, Jan. 25, 9:45 a. ma part OF
Gen. Schwan's column, consisting of
six commands. with some artillery,
drove a force of 500 insurgents from
their intrenchments at San Diego, near
San Pablo, on Sunday. The enemy Oifi-
ci0lly reported that they lost 81
killed and many wounded. Our casu-
alties were one killed and II wounded.
the injuries in most instances being
slight. Another battalion. while exc
cutting a flank movement. came upon
100 other rebels in an intrenched po-
sition and routed them, killing Is. The
American had two wounded.
Gen Schwan moved against Maiay-
jay Laguna province, Tuesday. He
founu its position almost impregnable,
but by lowering men down the steep
river banks by ropes. fianked the
enemy and drove them out. \ part of
his command proceeded to Santa Cruz,
killing six insurgents
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
LAYING FOR TRAIN ROBBERS.
Policemen and Detectives Sent ON a
Train Marked for n HOid-Up
ON the Missouri Pacific.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 2S.-In antici-
patton of a ''hold-up'" six local police
men in citizens clothes and number
CT P;nkerton detectives occupied the
express car on the Missouri Pacific
passenger train leaving Kansas City
al 9 p. M, fer St. LOUIS. The officials
of the road had. ii is said, received in
formation that an attempt would be
made to rob the train. The officials re-
fused to make known the point at
which the attack was expected to take
place. Up 20 II o'clock no report had
been received in this city from the for
tilted train.
Leeds and Crackerneck, desolate
places. situated in the woods few
miles out of Kansas City on the Mis-
souri, Pacific, were the favorite stamp
ing grounds of the James boys and the
gang that more recently worked out
of Kansas City under the guidance of
John Quail Hunter) Kennedy, whose
1T-year sentence to the penitentiary
for robbing a train at Macon, Mo-,
has just been affirmed.
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
Causes for Suicide In China.

So far as / have been able to ascer-
tain, the causes of suicide in China are
not, as in Europe, profound melan-
cholia, heavy losses. or disappointment
in love, but chiefly revenge, and the de-
sire to infiict serious injury on another.
Suicide enables a Chinese to take a
truly terrible revenge, for he believes
that his spirit will Indignantly haunt
and injure the living; and the desire to
save suicides life arises in most cases.
not from humanity. but from the hope
of averting such direful catastrophe.
II a master offends his servant or makes
him ''Iose face" or a shopkeeper his
assistant or apprentice, the surest re-
venge is to die on the premises, for it
not only involves the power of haunt
ing and of inflicting daily injuries. but
renders it necessary that the body
should lie where death occurs until an
official inquiry is made, which brings
into the house the scandal and turmoil
of a visit from mandarin with body
of officials and retainers. 1t is quite
common for man or woman to walk
into the courtyard of a person against
whom he or she has grudge. and take
a fatal dose of opium there to insure
these desirable results.-Mrs. j. +.
Bishop. in "Yang-tse Valley and Be
yond"
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
THE PART THE NAVY TOOK.
Rear-A fmiraI Watson Reports the
Part Taken by the Navy in
Gen. Schyvan's Operations.

Washington. Jan. 27.-Admiral Wat
SOL has cabled the navy department an
account of the part taken by the navy
in the splendid campaign now being
made in southern Luzon by Gen.
Schwan. The admirai's dispatch refers
to the engagement. or rather series of
engagements, which took place along
the eastern and southern shores of
Lake Taal a week ago. There is no
outlet from Lake Taal into the sea
ma. gable for warships, but the Ma
rietta took up position close to the
narrow neck of land which separates
the lake from the sea, and threw shells
across into the insurgents defenses.
The G6imiral's account of the affair
is as follows: THE Marietta. with
Cheer commanding, on the 10Th, CO.
operated with the army in the capture
of Taal. Enfiladed the insurgent
trenches at about 1,5OO yards. Lieut..
Price landed with Colt gun. Gheen
reports that battalion of the Forty
sixth, under Maj. johnson, carried the
bridge and town very gallantly, facing
artillery and rifle fire.
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
GEN. KoBBE's EXPEDITION.
Eexeral Towns ON Catandua uanes ISL
and Captured-The Navy Took
Active Part.

Manila, Jan. &c. 6:45 p. ma dis
patch from Sorsogon, dated Thursday,
January 25, says Brighten. kobbe,s
expedition has occupied Sorsogon,
BuIan, Legaspi and Virac, on Cantan-
| duaEex island. The only resistance was
az Legaspi, when five Americans were
| wounded and is dead and Is wounded
Filpnos were found.
l. is estimated that there are 125,000
bales of hemp in the ports of Sorsogon
al Legaspi. The United States gum
beat Nashville's shrapnel burned 5000
bales in Legaspi.
The expedition arrived off Sorsogon
January &c, and the town displayed
white flags. Ge.;. Kobbe and Col.
Howe, with u battalion Of the Forty
seventh infantry, landed and raised the
United States flag. The insurgent
force, numbering 800 men, evacuated
the place. The natives were passive.
During the morning of January %
the Nashville and Venus, with four
companies of the Forty-seventh infan-
try regiment, under Maj, Shipton, ap-
preached Legaspi. Filipino flags were
flying. and the trenches were crowded.
A detachment of $50 picked men, led
by Maj. Shipton, landed on the beach
about mile north of town. The Nash
vile bombarded the trenches, and the
enemy retreated to Afbay, where they
were easily dispersed to the hills.
About 200 insurgents armed with
rifles forced 600 unwilling villagers,
armed with bows and arrows, to serve
in the trenches in the close-range
street fighting before the enemy fed.
The Filipino dead were mostly Will
ayers, who were attempting to flee.
The expedition will proceed to Sa-
mar and Leyte, where the Forty-third
infantry and a battalion of the Third
artillery will be distributed.
The natives complain of lack of food,
resulting from the blockade. They are
strongly opposed to the return of the
fr;ars. Native priests are officiating
in the churches.
Lieut.-Col. Webb c. Hayes has de-
feated an intrenched force of the enc
my at Sariaga. One American was
killed and five wounded. A record of
II American prisoners was found. Capt.
GraciC and the enemy were driven to
Talay. One American was killed and
one was wounded.
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
A SWORD FOR WAINWRIGHT.
The Gallant Commander of the GIOu-
cester at the Battle of SAN
tiaEo Given Recognition.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Commander
RIchard Wainwright, who was in
Charge of the gallant Gloucester (the
yacht Corsair converted into a cruiser)
al the battle of Santiago, was present
ell q sword of honor and a silver cerv-
ice by committee representing the
citizen ms of the District of Columbia,
in the Columbia theater. Wednesday
evening.
President Mckinley and Secretaries
Gage and Hay and Gen. and Mrs. Miles
occupied boxes.
Secretary Long and Admiral Dewey
had seats on the stage with Comman-
der Wainwright, Immediately behind
whom were the officers of the Glou-
ce~ter. in full uniform.
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
KILLED WIFE AND CHILDREN.
Horrible Deed of IA Nan Suffering
from Hereditary Dementia-
Applied the Torch.

Cincinnati, Jan. 29.-In an Over the
Kline" tenement yesterday, Charles
Bartruff, a tanner, killed his wife, his
son Carl, aged ); his daughter, aged 3,
and then tried to set the house on fire
BY overturning the hot stove and pill
ing furniture on it. The skulls of all
the victims were crushed with a blunt
instrument.
No one saw the deed but its perpe-
trator. Bartruff remained in the burn
ing room until arrested by the police.
His intellect is said to be of the lowest
type and he suffered from dementia,
which he seems to have inherited from
his father, who died by suicide. His
five-year-old son Carl was an imbecile
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
ROBERTS WAS EXCLUDED.
The Represent iativeEIect From Utah Nos
Permitted 10 Take His


Washington, Jan. 26.-The last day
nf the debate in the house on the Rob
ertS case showed the interest unabat-
ed. Large crowds again filled the gal.
leries when the house was called to
oTder at IL o'clock.
Some minor business was transacted
Before the debate was resumed
TIE case of Brigham II. Roberts, the
Mormon representative-elect from
Utah, which has occupied so much of
assembling of congress, was decided
by the adoption of resolution to ex-
ciude him by vote of 26S to so. The
exact language of the resolution vas
as follows:
That under the facts and circum-
cts, representative-elect from the
state OF Utah, ought not to have or
hold a seat in the house of representa-
tives, and that the seat to which he
was elected is hereby declared vacant"
The amendment to eXpel Mr.. Rob-
er:s without seating him, offered by
Mr.. Lacy, was ruled out on a point of
order and the house only voted upon
the resolutions of the majority and
minority of the committee. The lat
ter to seat and then eXpel Mr.. Roberts,
was defeated, 81 to 244. An analysis
of this vote shows that 10 republicans,
72 democrats and two populists voted
against it, and IL democrats, six repub-
republicans for it.
The majority resolutions-to exclude
Mr. Roberts and declare the seat va
cant, were adopted, 26S to so. The af-
firnative vote was divided as follows:
Republicans 164, democrats 90, popu-
lists 4, and the negative vote, demo-
Gratis AZ, silver republicans ?. popu-
list 1.
There were over a score of speakers,
aud the closing speeches on each side
were particularly able.
Mr.. Lanham (Tex.) closed for the
majority, and Mr.. De Almond (Mo.)
fo:- the minority.
Mr.. Roberts was present throughout
the day, and only left the hall after
the result of the last vote had been an
ncpnced. AS he did so he gave out
statement justifying his retention of
his plural wives on the ground that
his moral obligation was more binding
upon his conscience than technical
obedience to statutory law, and that
there was little excuse for the extra
ordinary efforts to crush a system al
ready abandoned and practically dead.
He said he was a martyr to 'spasm
OF prejudice" He would not. he said,
attempt to run for congress again, al
though he would go back home with
light heart, confident of the future.
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
Reduced the Price of Gas.

New York, Jan. 25.-The board of
directors of the New Amsterdam Gas
Co. held special meeting yesterday
and reduced the price of gas from
$1.05 per 1000 feet, to the old price of
65 cents. The rate is now common with
all the companies in the city. 1t is
said the reason for the reduction at
this time is that the New Amsterdam
Co. supposed when it raised the price
that the other companies would fol-
low suit. AS the other companies did
not do so it found it was losing many
and decided on the old rate
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
THE CAMPAIGN IN LUZON.
The Enemy Driven Out of Luzen0
TayabnS and Adjacent Towns
-SpaniardS Released.

Washington. Jan. 27.-Gen. Otis re-
port of Thursdays movements in the
campaign i'll Luzon is as follows:
''ManiI;I,Jan. 25.-Hayes' cavalry, re
ported at Santa Cruz, drove the enemy
out of I-uzena. Tayabas and adjacent
towns, rescued 20 Spanish prisoners
and five women; other Spanish pris-
oners moved back in small detach-
ments into the mountains, the enemy
dispersed and the greater part be-
licved to be seeking their homes al
TayabaS. Found a reccHd dated the
18th instant saying II Ame an pris-
oners leave tomorrow; know net 10
what place; Hayes casualties, one
killed, three mortally wounded, two
slightly wounded. OTIS"
Iron County register., 1900-02-01

Washington, Jan. 27.-The census
supervisors concluded their meeting
yesterday. The conference, it is be-
Eeved, will have valuable results be-
cause Of the interchange of opinion as
to the best manner to secure an emu
IaeratIon.
DT. Fred Wines, assistant director of
the census, within a few weeks, will
travel through the south as far as New
Orleans, stopping at the principal
cities, where he will call conferences
OF supervisors in the work OF taking
the census
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
For n Better Consular Service.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The house for
.ign affairs committee yesterday gave
hearings to the representative of
boards of trade and merchants asso-
riaIions of Boston, New York. Cleve-
land and Chicago, in favor of the re-
organization of the consular service.
All al gued that better consular serv-
ice would advance our foreign trade.
State Senator Garfield, son of the late
President Garfield, represented the
Clev leland board of trade. and advo-
Gated the passage of a bill prepared by
himself
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
A Brutal Roer sympathizer.

Chicago, Jan. 29.-As a result of a
fight over the South African wal
Charles Glassbrook, an Englishman, re-
ceived ten scalp wounds yesterday, and
was rendered unconscious. His as
sailrnt, Francis Edwards, was arrested
and Glassbrook was also locked up af-
ter he had spent some time at the
county hospital. Glassbrook and Ed
wards met in saloon, and during a
discussion over the Boer war came tc
blows. Edwards seized a hammer and
struck Glassbrook OH the head reraat.
sdly, knocking him down
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
A Practical Question.

G. r. Glenn, superintendent of pub
lie instruction of the state of Georgia
tells this story:
One day he explained the power OF
the X-ray machine to gathering OF
"oarkies" who had assembled at a
school commencement. After the
meeting was over negro called him
aside, and wanted to know if he was
in earnest about the machine. Mr.
Glenn assured him that he was.
''Boss, / wants ter AK you eff er mig
ger eft chicken kin yer look in HIN an
see chicken?"
''Why, yes, Ephraim,' said Mr.
Glenn.
well, boss, 1 wants ter ak you one
mo- question. Kin you look in dat mig
ger an tell whar dat chicken cum
from ?"-Memphis Scimitar.
Iron County register., 1900-02-01

TIE readers of this paper will be pleased
DO learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure IN
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hs'Fs
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires o
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls EamiiY Pill are the best.
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
The Dead Man.
DROPPED TO THE BASEMENT.
Collapse of n Portion of a Large
Three-StOry Building on a
Denver Business Street.

Denver, Col, Jan. 2S.-One-half of
the three-story building at 1437 and
1439 Lawrence street, occupied by w.
A. Hover & Co., wholesale druggists,
collapsed at $3.50 a. m, the three floors
above the street level. with their con-
tents, dropping into the basement The
city building inspector, after a hasty
examination of the ruins, said that the
building had been overloaded, causing
the joists to break. Mr.. Hover said
that the firm carried stock worth
about S115,OOO, and that its loss would
not fall short of $4,000. Nobody was
injured.
Iron County register., 1900-02-01

Leaves Grand Central Station, New York,
by the New York Central, every night in
the year at 9:l5, and the fourth night there
after this mail is at San Francisco, ready
for delivery or transfer to the steamers for
Hawaii, Australia, Philippines, Japan and
China.
See the new Ground the World" folder
just issued by the New York Central Lines.
A copy will be sent free, postpaid, on re-
eeipt of three cents in stamps, by George II.
Daniels, General Passenger Agent, Grand
Central Station New York
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
JUST LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE
azine in the Huntington C0un-
~ tO.I Oil Field.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Jan. 27.-A nitro
glycerine magazine, belonging to the
Findlay Nitro-Glycerine Co., was
blown up at 10 o'clock Thursday
night, three miles from Warren. in the
Huntington county oil field. For miles
the country was convulsed as by an
orally. No ona was hurt. The cause
OF The explosion is unknown.
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
Must Not Discriminate.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Mr. Trace
we'll, the comptroller of the treasury,
has rendered decision to the effect
that common carriers which do an in
terstate business and give party
rates" to theatrical and other organ
izatiOns must give the same rates to
the general public under similar con-
ditions, and also to the government in
the transportation of troops.
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
A NEAR NEIGHBOR TO HADEs.
Torrid Weather In Australia-The
Heat Records OF the Past All
Broken.

Chicago, Jan. 2s.-A special to the
Record from Vancouver, B. c., says:
The weather in the vicinity of Mel
bourne, Australia, has broken all rec
ords for heat recently. On New Years
day five deaths occurred from prostra-
ton, and as late as five o'clock in the
afternoon the thermometer stood at
ia in the shade. In the sun tempera-
ture was recorded as high as 156 de-
grees and it stood at that point for sew
Prai hours
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
Those Dear Girls.

Miss Squaller-At the little gather.
ing this evening just got up and sang
without making any excuses. Wasn't
that much better than to have hemmed
and hawed and said / couldn't sing?
Mss Caustique-Certainl it was
my dear. Actions speak stronger than
w0Ids.-Judge.
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
Lynchins in Colorado.

Canon City, Col, Jan. 2s.-Reynolds,
one of the convicts who recently es-
capped from the penitentiary here, at
which time night Capt. Rooney was
killed, was captured near Florence,
Col, Friday, and while being taken
back to the prison was seized by mob
ard hanged to q telegraph pole.
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
The Anarchist. Weakened.

Chicago, Jan. 29.-The expected an
arckist demonstration did not take
place yesterday at the burial of Ed
ward a. O'Connor, who was killed DUR
ing an alteration with a non-union
man, at the factory of Winslow Bros.
Five hundred men followed the re-
mains to Waldheim cemetery. The
red flag of the United States metal
workers, of which O'Connor was a
me mber, was carried in the procession,
but was furled and preceded by the
Stars and Stripes in the hands of D
nOlicRmau
Iron County register., 1900-02-01
Give the children n Drink

called Grain-O. 1t is a delicious, appetizing,
nourishing food drink to take the place OF
coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all
who have used it, because when properly
prepared it tastes like the finest coffee but
is free from all its injurious properties.
nerves. 1t is not stimulant but health
builder, and children, as well as adults, can
drink it with great benefit. Costs about as
much as coffee. Is and 25c.