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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.

A factory for liquid air is being
erected az Los Angeles, Cal. for re-
frigerating purposes,
Pipe lines have long beer in use for
conveying natural gas, petroleum,
ETC.. and now one Is In operation at
Utah, for conveying sugar beet sirup.
This line Is es miles long.
A German chemist has analysed the
artificial nutmegs thai are made i'm
Belgium in large quantities, They
include various vegetables and 20 pei
cent. of mineral substances.
By a new process a single expert
assisted by two inexperienced boys oil
girls, can closely inspect 2OO cases of
eggs, or 72,oOO eggs a day. while un
der the old process the handling of 10
cases. or 14,400 eggs, in one day,
would strain the capacity of the best
expert.
The principal cotton mill. in China
T those at Shanghai. They now
number eight, and have 27a.O0O spin
dies and 3,450 looms. At Ningpo
there is one mill at work, with 1000
spindles, and at Hankow there are
two, with 10000 and $4,000 spindleas
respectively.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
.G[RAANY'S PROPOSITION.
The Alignment of the Powers on
the German Proposition
Definitely Stated.
THE DREIBUAD SHOWS A SOLID FRONT.
Great Britain, Russia and France
Stand with the United States,
yhiIe Japan ccupi q Middle
Misunderstanding known of q
New Proposition.

Washington, Sept. 30.--The align
proposition to make the punishment
of the Chinese ringleaders a condi.
ton precedent to negotiations may
now be stated as follows: Great Brit
ain, Russia and France stand with
the United States in regarding this
proposition as inexpedient. Japan oc-
cupies a middle attitude; she is will
ing to follow the German cad if all
the other powers are agreeable, but
only for the sake of preserving har-
moDy among the powers, and not
from a belief in the wisdom of the
German proposition.
shows a Solid Front.
Austria and Italy stand shoulder to
shoulder with Germany, making the
| dreibund a solid front. The first
named two powers do not attempt to
| argue the German proposition, and
their nswer make it apparent that
they nave accepted it without much
consideration.
Nothing is known here officially of
the alternative proposition which is
reported to be preparing in Europe,
If it contains the same feature as
to prior punishment as the original
proposition, it is not likely to re
; ceive approval here.
VIII Not Change Things.
The fact that Secretary Hay is ex-
pected to return to Washington next
! week will not change in any way the
policy of the state department. The
secretary has been in the closest sym
pathetic touch with all hat has been
done respecting China, and the sto-
, ries printed in Germany to the effect
that he is coming back to reverse
those policies is pronounced at the
state department to be absurd. The
officials are impressed, and have been
from the beginning, with the convics
ton that any attempt made to punish
Prince Tuan before negotiations are
undertaken will absolutely defeat all
efforts to obtain a peaceable and sat
i~sfactory settlement.
Cause of Prince Tuan's Promotion.
Indeed, it is believed that the at
tempt of Germany to a~pprehend such
Chinese officials at this stage has
actually been the cause of Prince
Tuan's promotion, rather than any
thing contained in the American re-
fusal of the German proposition. It
is pointed out that an inevitable re-
suit of such an effort would be to
cause the Chinese officials against
whom it was directed TO strike by
every means in their power to secure
the support of the throne, just AS
Tuan has in this case.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
Yung Lu Not Satisfactory.
MISSIONARIES I'm K
Plans of the Group for P~rOsecutinS
Their Educational and Mis-
sionary Work.

Boston, Oct. 2.-The American
board of commissioners for foreign
missions, has received a message from
Rev. G. NJ. Chaplin, one of its mission
aries in Pekin, disclosing the plans OF
the group of missionaries there. IL
is proposed to reopen the Bridgeman
school for girls in Pekin, either in
hat city or in Tien Tsin. The north
China college, which was destroyed in
Tung Che, viii probably he reopened
in Pekin.
Minister Conger has given assur-
ances that he will try to secure the
use of two or more large compounds
which have been used by the Boxers,
and hence. are liable TO co~n6scat;on
for the use of the American board
missionaries. Eight of the mission
aries, chiefly women, feel thai they
need a furlough, and ID are prepared
to remain.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
ANN OFFERED.
Ihs Coal Companies Post Not ces o1erins
an Increase of Ten Per Cens.
to MIXERS.

Philadelphia, Oct. Am offer OF an
increase of ten per cent. in miners
was inaugurated by the Phlla'
delphia & Reading Coal and Iron Co..
and this move, it is stated, will be FOL
lowed, on Tuesday, by similar notices
at every colliery in the anthracite
region. 1t is said by the operators
that this increase in wages Will De
satisfactory to the men, and they be-
lieve many of the strikers will take
advantage of the offer and return &c
work. Mining operations viii In tins
event be given an impetus, and the
operators expect there will then De
a gradual resumption until the col
ieries will again have their full com
plement of employees. The Phlladef
phia & Reading company operates 81
coIlieries, and of these 81 have beer
shut down owing to insufficient work;
ing force.
Whether the miners viii accept the
proffer of the company and return
in sufficient numbers to operate the
mines can not be foretold.
Report received from several points
in the Schuylkill region, where the
Reading collieries r located, rather
indicate that the mine workers VIII
follow the instructions of their or
ganizing officials and remain away.
President Mitchell of the Mint
Workers received notice of the inten-
ton of the operators to offer the in
crease in wages, and the only intima-
ton is thus given that the miners Or
g%anization will receive no recognition
from the operators.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
A QUIET
Strike Remain at Home
Taking the Pledge.

Strike Leaders Remain at Home
Taking the Pledge.
W~ilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 1.-The mine
superintendents who attended the
conference in this city Saturday night
declined to say anything further yes
terday as to the proceedings.
The day was very quiet al strike
headquarters. The leaders remained
at home. Those who visited the meet
ing place said they bad heard moth.
ing from the national executive OFF,
GERS about the holdingof aconvention
President Mitchell will visit Wilkes
barre, on Tuesday, and an elaborate
programme has been prepared for his
reception. The mass meeting will be
held at West Side park. and Mr.. Mitch,
ell will be the principal speaker.
At st. Johns church, Pittston, yes.
terday morning, Rev. Father Carney.
the pastor, administered the temper.
ance pledge to 1900 members of hia
congregation who II engaged in the
strike.
AT Holy Saviour church, in this city.
Rev. Curran, the pastor. administered
the temperance pledge to 500 men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

William K. Vanderbilt has given his
check for $500, 900 TO his daughter, the
duchess of Marlborough. The gift -
in the nature of a thank offering for
the duke of Marlborough's safe re-
turn from the wal in South Africa.
Great Britain has sent a note of
warning to Holland intimating that if
Mr.. Kruger is allowed to carry bull
lion or state archives on board the
Dutch war-ship which is to take him
to Europe, it will be regarded as a
breach of neutrality.
A dispatch from Gen. Macarthur of
the 2Sth, reports that Capt. pDever-
eaux Shields and 81 men of Company
F, Twenty-ninth volunteers, on board
the gunboat VillaIobes, who left San
ia Cruz, Martinique island, for Tor
rites, on a scout, has fallen into the
hands of the enemy. No particulars.
Josiah r.. Adams, a prominent club
man and lawyer of Philadelphia, COM
mitted suicide, on the 2Sth, in a fash
ionable hotel in the center of the
city. His wife was in an adjoining
room when the deed was committed.
She knows of no reason for the act
George Cress, on a plea of guilty,
was sentenced. at Terre Haute, Ind,
on the e8th. to prison for 20 years
for perjury, in swearing that he saw
Secretary Dick, of the Anti-Saloon
league, drunk in a saloon OF a Sun
day.
Wolf Bros bank, at C~enterville.
Mich. was robbed. on the night of
the 27th. of $4,000. Thieves gained
entrance through the rear of the
building and blew the vault open with
The bank was insured in
tie Bankers Mutual Casualty Co.. or
Des Moines, for $4,000 against loss
by burglary or fire.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
NO CONDITION ATTACHED.
Ten Per Cent. and Arbitration q
Differences

Ten Per Cent. and Arbitration of
Differences offered.
Scranton, Pa, Oct. 1.-At every col
liery in the anthracite region a notice
will be posted Tuesday morning an
nouncing a ten-per-cent. increase in
wages based on the present scale, eff
fective October 1, and hat the opera
tors will arbitrate any grievance their
employees may present. There is nc
condition to be attached as to the men
returning to work before the arbitra-
ton shall begin, so it is to be inferred
that the men T privileged to meet in
convention and adopt any plan of ac-
ton they may deem advisable before
entering upon arbitration.
1t is supposed the miners will come
together as members of the union, fix
the minimum of the concessions they
will be content with, and then go
forth as individuals to treat with
their employers through committees
of employees. The arbitrations being
concluded satisfactorily, if they will
be, the committees of employees will
report back to the convention of Unit
ed Mine Workers hat they have come
to a settlement, and the strike will
then be declared off. This would
avoid the recognition of the union by
the operators, and at the same time
permit the union to regulate the
terms of settlement.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
IMPORTANT DISPATCHES.
Consul McWade, at Canton, and
Minister Conger lat Pekin, Have
Been Heard From.
TAoTA sHEaS's STATEMENT VERIFIED.
OficiaIs Responsible Tor the LATE
Massacres to he Punished-fer-
sonnel of the Chinese Members OF
Peace Commission
tatively Announced.

Washington, Oct. MIR. Wu, Chi
nese minister, has received official
confirmation of the issuance of an inn
perial decree degrading Prince Tuan,
Kangi and other officials for their
course in regard to the recent troub-
les in China. This information agrees
with that contained in a dispatch re-
ceived by the state department yes
terday from Consul McWade, at Can
ton.
The minister has heard nothing of
the designation of officials reported
by Minister Conger to act in concert
in peace negotiations, but he has no
doubt it is correct.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

At Frankfort, KY, on the goth, the
jury in the ease of James Howard, on
trial for alleged completely in the Goe-
bel assassination, returned a verdict
of guilty. Howard did not display
the least agitation in the court room,
but later, when writing to his wife,
broke down and wept bitterly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
THE RISE IN TRINITY RIVER.
1t In Unprecedented and Many Farms
in the Valley are To-
tally Ruined.

Fort Worth, Tex, Sept. 30.-The un-
precedented rise in the Trinity river
continues with no immediate pros
poets of receding. The waters have
inundated the entire bottoms in the
valley and many valuable farms are
totally ruined. The Rock Island
bridge over West Fork, near Newark,
was washed away Friday night.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

The 120 cities of the country of over
thirty thousand inhabitants e~achshow
a total population of 18,266,s7 By a
curious coincidence this is almost eX-
aetly the total population of the 3,175
cities and villages OF the United States
of 1000 or more inhabitants in 1890,
which wa 1S,235,672.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

A dispatch from Pekin, dated the
21st, says: All the foreign ministers
have addressed notes to Prince Ching,
suggesting the return to Pekin of the
emperor and the court. The notes
were informal and the writer's do o
consider them binding upon their re-
spectiye governments"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
A Historic Flag.

New York, Sept. 30.-A historic flag,
which will recall the early life of Adj
miral Sampson, has been forwarded
to him by E. W. Hill of Rochester.
This flag f1oated on the Patapsco, of
which Admiral Sampson was COM
mander at the time when it was sunk
in the Dutch Gap canal in 1862.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

The Ventura, the third and last OF
the big freight steamers that are be-
ing built at Philadelphia for the
Oceanic Steamship Co., was launched.
on the Goth. at Cramps shipyard. Miss
Elsie Cronsmiller, niece Of John ID.
Spreckles, president of the company.
christened the vessel. The Sierra and
6onoma are the Ventures sister ships,
Inc all three viii ply between San
francisco and Australian unrts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
Disastrous Attempt at Suic
Miss CockreII a Favorite.

Writing from Paris to the Wash
ington Post, Z. B. Hay, a well-known
lawyer, describes a number of prom
inent persons, and says of Miss Cock
relI: None has been more the de-
lightful recipient of generous atten-
ton that Miss Cockrell. the daughter
of Senator Cockrell. who, as a beau
tiful girl, has won great admiration.
Tall and stately, she has walked ike
a queen through the grean salon OF
the hotel"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
I'M. oRTANT DISPATCHES
Tending 10 Confirm Events
in Previous kilograms

Tending 10 Confirm EVents necoE1ch
in Previous kilograms.
Washington, Oct. 2.@Severai I'M
portant dispatches were received
from China. Generally they tend To
confirm the events recorded Satur-
day. From Canton. Consul McWadr
reports the issue of the decree pun
ishing Tuan and his colleagues. 50
that there is no longer doubt as Ia
the accuracy of Sheng's statement on
tina point. Mr.. Conger also has re-
ceived official notification of the
Chinese peace commission which was
forecasted by Minister Wu's adviceS
several days ago. Mr.. Conger made
10 reference to the condemnatoTT de-
cree, hence it is inferred that il was
not issued when his dispatch was seat
last Thursday. The text of these two
dispatches is as follows:
Consul Mcwade's Dispatch
Canton (China), Oct. 1. 1900. SER
rotary of State, Washington-Decrees
Just issued. Emperor blames ministers
for whole trouble. Orders TuIn,
Kangi and other officials degraded
Uid BuiiiohCu " ihlPCliol SONA =. h-AA
peror holds Tuan and Others entirely
responsible for ~bloodshed.
ISignedl "McWADE."
Minister COnger's Dispatch.
"Pekin, Sept. % (via Taku), Sept.
30--Secretary of State, Washington;
Have received notice to-day lron
Prince Ching that he, Ear Ii. jung
Lu and Viceroys Tin Kun vi and
Chang Chip Tung will act in concert
in negotiations for peace. Jung Lu is
in the interior. Ii Hung Chang is AZ
Tien Tsin.
[Signed1 "CoNGER."
what the Dispatch Indicates.
1t is evident hat the two v~iceroys
mentioned are Liu Kun III, the vicerOy
of Marking, and Chang Chip Tung, the
viceroy of Wu-Chang, the difference in
spelling being in telegraphic trans
mission. There has been some ques-
ton as to Yung Lu being a member
of the commission, out Mr.. Congeras
report settles all doubt. Minister WI
already has received an edict naming
Yung Lu as one of the commission,
but this was questioned in other Chi
nese quarters.
Yung Lu Not satisfactory.
The appointment is not likely to be
satisfactory to any of the powers, as
Yung Lu has mad himself almost as
offensive as Prince Tuan. He is gem
eralissimo of the imperial troops. aisd
is regarded as mainly responsible foT
the persistant fight on the legations
during the crisis. The other commits
sioners are highly acceptable. Earl LII
and Prince Ching are already avor-
ably known, and the two viceroys are
among the most pacific, enlightened
and pro-foreign men in the empire.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
Wheat Sowing.

in some of the western counties is
nearly completed. Some early-sown
wheat is up and looking we'll. In a
few of the central and eastern coun-
ties seeding will be delaped to avoid
injury by hy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

A large number of warrants r
issued. on the 2sth, to officials of the
New York city health department for
the arrest of persons charged with
violating the smoke ordinance by
burning bituminous instead of an
thracite coal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

The national convention of the
Young Peoples Christian Temperance
union opened in Kansas City ON the
evening of the 2Sth- Delegates from
all parts of the country were present.
A choir of 200 voices sang rally songs.
The 2Sth was the anniversary of the
birth of Miss Frances Z. Willard, and
the meeting was in commemoration of
the daY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

Lieut.-Gen. Miles, on the 2sth, issued
a general order TO the army intended
to secure Improvement in the morale
and physical condition of the force.
The order particularly directs the ln-
culcation of patriotic principles, the
celebration of national holidays by
patriotic readings, strict attention to
sa1utes, respect for the flag and at
tention to good martial music, esPe-
cially vocal music.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
Commftted Suicide.

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. Warner
NJ. Newbold. superintendent of the
South and North and Birmingham
mineral divisions of the Louisville &c
Nashville railroad, committed suicide
at his residence in this city, yester-
day by shooting himself in the
mouth with a 3s-caliber pistol.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

Capt. Frederick Dent Sharp, U. S.
A, retired, nephew of Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant, died in Kansas City, Mo-, On
the 27th, from an overdose of brom-
ide, taken for the purpose of relieving
nervousness and pain Capt. Sharp
was totally blind, and it is supposed
that he was unable to properly guage
the quantity of the drug taken.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

A special from Valley City. \. d., on
the 2sth, said: Judge j.. NJ. bennett
has lust returned from the Cascade
mountain district of Washington,
bringing samples and news of the To-
cation of vast fields of pure anthra-
cite coal. The veins located by him
are 10 feet thick and underlie a square
mile of ground. He estimates the
quantity of coal in sight at 2~5,OOO,oOO
tons"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

The steamer Farallon sailed from
Vancouver, b. c., on the 2Tth, for the
north with one of the largest and
costliest single shipments of mining
machinery EVER shipped to the Klon-
dixie. Almost six hundred o n of all
kinds of hydraulic plants and other
gold mining machinery made up the
cargo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

In a letter to friends in Santo Do
mingo, Gen. Maxine Gomezsays, among
other good things: I'm the nation
al convention Will originate two PO-
litical parties, which will focus the
views of all good Cubans. l have
lo1Iged eagerly for the moment now
about to arrive. With the convention,
the work of revolution will termi-
nafas
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
The

Pastures are still very short in
many of the northern and eastern
counties, but where good rains have
fallen they are improving. In many
of the central and western counties
they are reported in excellent condi-
ton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

Dispatches from various points in
the Rocky mountains, on the 25th,
showed that there had been a heavy
snowfall. At Red mountain, near
Ouray, now was reported three feet
deep. At Leadville there was about
two inches on the level. The snow was
accompanied by a high wind which
made the weather decidedly disagree
able,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
MUST WAIT FOR ORDERS.
Mitchell VIII Hold Out for RecOgni.
tfon from tho Operators.

Shenandoah, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE no.
tees of the Philadelphia & Reading
Coal and Iron Co., offering miners an
increase of ten per cent. in wages
were to-day posted in this town, at
Mahanoy City and other places. Upon
reading the notice Organizer Harris,
whose headquarters are at Mahanoy
City, issued instructions to the presi-
dents of local branches of the United
Mine Workers to warn the miners
against returning to work until so or
dered by the officials of the union.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04
Order of the Fed Eagle.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 30.-Emperor
William of Germany has bestowed the
order. of the Red Eagle on Mai-Gen.
Stoessel, commander of the interna-
tional forces at Taku and Tien Tsin."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

Mrs. Octavia Abduction was sem
fenced, at Clayton, to serve two
years in the penitentiary upon her
plea of guilty to charge of having
stolen money from her brother.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

Fifty per cent. of the 5000 coke
ovens in Mcdowell and Mercer coun-
ties, in West Virginia, ave been put
out of blast recently, throwing u of
employment 1,5OO men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

The statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund, exclusive of
the $15O,OOO,0 900 gold reserve in the di-
vision of redemption, issued on the
2Sth, showed: Available cash balance,
S137,245,052; gold. $sO,9O1 ,6O4.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

Mexico's congress has declared the
result of the late presidential cleo
ton. Gen. Porfirio Diaz was unani-
mously elected, and will be inaugural
ed next December.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-04

Potatoes are still rott1ng badly n
some of the southern counties, and
in a few of the southwestern counties
there is complaint of second growth.
To Vote ON New Courthouse
The county court of Bates county
ordered an election November 6 for
the purpose of voting upon a propo-
sition to build a $50, 900 courthouse.
To Prevent Typhoid.
Officers of the ST. Louis health de-
partment are e~ndeavoring to prevent
the spread of typhoid fever. and urge
the boiling and fItering of water.
Receiver for Oregon County Bank.
Judge w. \. Evans has named Hon.
J.. p. Woodside, a Thayer merchant.
as receiver of the Oregon County
bank, which closed August Is.
The Apple Crop.
The cooler weather has been more
favorable for apples, but they are
still dropping to a considerable ex-
tent. Picking has commenced.
A Grave Dfgger's Celebrations.
August Limberg, of St. Louis, held
a celebration in honor of the twenty
fifth anniversary of the beginning of
his work as a grave digger.
Thinks He is n Millionaire.
Mike Mcnamara, motorman on .
st. Louis owl car, is trying to estab-
fish a claim to a million-dollar estate
in Pennsylvania.
n-xxa- S4-a04 Emsw
The contest for king of the Butler
| street fair carnival resulted N the
election of Frank Koontz.