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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

The census bureau announces that
the population of Evansville, Ind, is
59.007, as against 50.755 in 1890. This
is an increase of s,251, or 1926 per
cent.
Edward S. Washburp, president OF
the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Mem
phis Railway Co., died. on the 31st, at
Rye Beach, Me-, where he had gone
for his health.
At Leavenworth, Kas, 600 coal mi
ners IN three shafts struck, on the
31st, for 90 cents a ton. They had re-
received rs cents under last years
contract, which expired, on the 31st,
at noon.
Rural free delivery postal service
was established, on the 31st, at Rocky
Ind; Pennington, Kas., and Venus,
Tex.
The British steamer Valentia left
New Orleans, on the 31st, for Bor-
deaux, France, with the largest cargo
of oak slaves ever shipped from that
or any other port. The Nalentia car
ries $4,000 slaves, weighing $500
ons, and of a value of $4,000.
During the life of the Horton law
in New York the total receipts for
prize fights have been S2.520,000; to-
tai attendance (paid), 1,760,000; fight
ers' share, 1865, 900; promoters share,
81. 6 900; estimated number of fights,
1850. The figures carry their own
comment.
Bob Fitzsimmons intends to be an
actor for a year or so. Later on he
will engage in some other business
in New York. He is having a play
written, THE Honest Blacksmith"
Mrs. Fitz, who is a very beautiful
and the children will also
take part.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
rIFTEEH PERSONS KILLED.
Terrible Results of . Rear-End Collision on
the Philadeiphis . heading
Raflroad.

Philadelphia, Sept. Fifteen per
IONS killed, and Il injured, is the APP
palling record of a rear-end collision
between an excursion train and q
milk train on the Bethlehem branch
of the Philadelphia & Reading rail-
way, this morning. at Hatfield, Pa,
81 miles north of this city.
The Train.
The wrecked train consisted of ten
day coaches, and was the first section
of a large excursion made up of peo-
pie from Bethlehem, Allentown and
surrounding towns to Atlantic City.
This section carried only those per-
sons who lived in Bethlehem and AL
lentown, and left the Union depot in
Bethlehem at 6:05 a. m, exactly SIS
minutes behind the milk train. The
latter train consisted of two milk ears
and two passenger coaches. and had
stopped at every station on h road
from Bethlehem en- route to Philadel-
phia.
Four Killed ON the Milk Train.
At 6:54 the milk train drew up at
the milk platform at Hatfield, and in
less than two minutes the special eX-
cursion train, running at the rate of
35 miles an hour, crashed into the
rear of the milk train. The locomotive
plowed through the two passenger
coaches, and crushed them as e they
had been eggshells, The milk car I'M
mediately in front was also badly
wrecked. Four persons on the pas
senger car of the milk train were al
Elost instantly killed. Fortunately,
there were very few persons on this
train.
Picture of understandable Horror.
The excursion train IA a picture
of indescribable horror. The locomo-
tive was a mass of bent and broken
iron, and firmly held the bodies of its
engineer and fireman beneath its
great weight. Behind the engine, six
of the ten cars were also a mass of
wreckage. The first car was broken
in twain, and the other five car were
thrown on their sides, completely de-
molished.
Eleven Excursionists Killed.
Eleven persons were killed in the
first two ears, and the others in those
coaches We're badly manned.
40 the hetscu@ Oh tine AJtIuEeus
AS soon as the crash came a terrible
cry arose from the smashed cars, and
those who had not been injured quick
1y crawled or jumped from the cars
and went to the assistance of the. in
jured. Many were pinned down by
w~reckage, and had to be freed by the
liberal use of axes. With three or
four exceptions the dead were killed
instantly, the others dying or their
way to the hospitals. All the injured
were first taken to a shed at the Hat
field station. and the dead were re-
moved to a barn.
Relief Train Turned Back.
Messengers were sem TO the
by villages for physicians, and a re-
lief train was telegraphed for from
Bethlehem. With Is doctors and half
a dozen nurses, a special train was
tent from Bethlehem, but before il
reached the scene of the wreck, it was
signalled to return to Bethlehem, as
a special carrying nearly all the in.
iured had started for that place.
On the run from Hatfield to the hos.
D;tal thraa of fba iniured died
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
AFFAIRS AT HAWAII.
MiIitary strength to be
Hawaiian Finances-The
Leper island.

Honolulu, Aug. 2s, via San Francis
co.-The events of the past few weeks
resulted in a movement to increase
the military strength of the Hawaiian
islands and arrangements are being
made to add to the force now here.
There are plenty of men and eight
companies are now in existence. The
members of the old citizens guard
will make up two more.
Electric Wires.
Tt is found that under the new con-
ditions of American government Homo
lulu is a very heavy exporter of gold
to the United States, and local finan-
ciers are thinking of mean to stop
such shipments. The expectations are
due to the customhouse collections.
Honolulu has no money except what
comes from the mainland. and The
heavy drain, it is thought, will have
bad effects upon the local money mar
ket.
To Prevent Expectation OF Gold.
Efforts have been made to take adj
vantage of a United States law which
allows for the depositing with assist
ant treasurers of moneys for duties to
be collected in such cases., vouchers
for the cash to be taken by the col
lector here instead of money. As the
cash on deposit at San Francisco
would put an end to heavy gold ex-
p~ortations from Hawaii by the GUS
toms department.
The army transport Siam arrived
here, on August 25. from San Fran
cisco en- route from the Philippines
via Guam. She took coal here and
left to-day.
The Lepers ON Maladai Island.
The board of health has decided
that hereafter the lepers in the set
Element on the island of Molokai will.
have to be fed on canned beef instead
of fresh, owing to the enormous cost
of fresh meat here. All the lepers in
settlements draw their rations from
the government.
Ex-Queen Lis Lawsuit.
The suit of ex-Queen L~iliuokalaui
against C. B. Wilson, her one-time con-
fdential adviser, for $1,000 damages
and to eject him from the premises in
this city claimed by both parties To
the suit, has been answered by Wilson
with a cross-complaint in which he
claims remuneration for 20 years
service as adviser to her majesty up
to 1895. Circuit Judge Humphreys has
granted an injunction restraining the
queen from selling or dispensing of
property until the suit is settled.
The British ship earned L~lewellyn,
Capt. Griffith, arrived here from Ham
burg, Germany, on August %, after an
exciting trip around the horn. Five
members of the crew were frosthit-
ten
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
A VERY PERTINENT INQUIRY.
What Has Become of the Spanish Pa.
~triOtic Fund Raised I'm the
City of MexicOs

Mexico City, Sept. 3.-The popular
organ, La Nacion Espanola, wants
to know what has become of the big
patriotic fund raised here by Span.
iards for the purpose of purchasing
a war ship for the Spanish navy. II
calls for an open statement of the
committees accounts, and declares
that the war contribution account
will not be permitted to be l~iquidated
in silence. The newspaper charges
that there is a deep mystery about
the fund which should be cleared up
The article has caused excitement in
the Spanish colony which literally
subscribed to the fund.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
LIFE AND DEATH STRUGGLE.
Horse Thieves Make a Desperate
Effort to Escape From a Dep
uty Sheriff.

Sturgis, S. d., Sept. Ed. Dittman
and Harris Hanson, horse thieves, whose
capture was one of the most exciting
in the states criminal history, as
saulted Deputy Sheriff Frank Smith,
while he was locking up the cells for
the night. They nearly overpowered
him, captured his keys and tried TO
lock him in. Hanson and Smith were
in a life and death struggle, and the
officer managed to get his arm free,
firing his revolver and fatally wound
ing Dittman. The officer then regained
control and kept his prisoners quiet
until help arrived. Dittman was Just
out of bed from the wounds received
when he was captured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
Adm City seotched.

Victoria, B. c., Sept. 3.-The steam.
er Amur, from Skaguay, reports that
the business section of Atlin City was
nearly wiped out by fire on Sunday
last. Ten of the largest buildings
were destroyed. The loss is over for
ty thousand dollars, with little, if any,
insurance. The citizens worked hard
to save the town, and prevented the
flames from reaching any government
property or building. The news
reached Skaguay by telegraph, and
no details were obtainable when the
Amur left.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

The pension report was adopted by
the G. A. r. convention, on the 30th,
without discussion, it being under
stood that a determined effort will be
made to induce congress to appoint
a court of appeals to have final juris-
diction in matters relating to pen.
sions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

For four hours and a half, on the
2sth, the thinning ranks of the Grand
Army of the Republic passed in re-
view before their leaders and before
probably a million spectators, packed
in almost solid masses along the four
miles of the line of parade, which
marked the ptincipal feature of the
grand encampment at Chicago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

Returning delegates to the interna-
fional convention of the Young Peo-
Piles Society of Christian Endeavor,
in London, tell of very bad treatment
by n tourists agency which, for q
consideration, agreed to provide all
things necessary for their stay in Eu,
rope, and deserted them, many OF
them penniless, thousands of miles
from home. Their trunks were sent
home in advance, leaving them with
out a change Of linen.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

AT the direction of the president,
DR.. Thomas, of Washington, was, on
the 31st, detailed to serve in the Of
fee of the United States consul 1T
Glasgow to assist in the enforcement
of the regulations of this government
so far as they affect outgoing passen-
gers and traffic coming to our ports.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
Lesueur's ReDort.

Secretary of State Lesueur reports
having received and paid into the
state treasury taxes and fees for Au-
gust, as follows: Notarial commits
sion, 1885; domestic corporations tax,
$4,035; foreign corporation tax, S43O;
miscellaneous fees, S34O.O5; land de-
partment fees, $3.50; recording rail-
road contracts, 1870; bank inspection
fees, S 1,09o.10. Total, $6,667.65.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
Did Well in This Country.

The little German band" known as
"The Hungry Six" each of whose
members, by agreement, lived on Is
cents a day, goes back to Germany
with $4,000 apiece after three years
in st. Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

Albert I'll. Wiggin. vic~e-president of
the National Park bank, of New York,
on the 30th, said hat the bank had
been approached by representatives
of the Swedish government with in
quiries as to the chance of placing a
$4,000, 900 loan in this country.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
A Love.

A telegram was received at Mary
Vile, the other day, announcing the
sudden death of James McGill at
Jetmore, Kas. When it was delivered
to his mother, Mrs. Mary McGiIl, she
read it and moaned "Poor Jimmie
and sank into her chair. Ten min
utes later she was dead. She was 6S
wear old,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

The Union Pacific passenger train,
second section No. 3, was held up by
four men, 5s miles west of Rawlins,
Wyo., on the goth. The express and
baggage ears were forced open and
the safe blown to pieces. The rail-
road company says the loss vas nomi-
nal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

Among IS tramps arrested and
jailed at Marshalltown, Ia, one.
named Gray, was positively identified,
on the 2Sth, as the man who killed
Joseph Williams, the colored dray-
man, while the latter was defending
two young girls from the assaults of
a gang of tramps.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

The statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund, exclusive of
the S15O,0OO, 900 gold reserve in the
division of redemption, issued on the
31st, showed: Available cash bal
ance, $13s, I'll, 4s5; gold, SOS, 795, 1928.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
Nelson Morrt, q Co. sued.

Suit has been filed, at ST. Joseph,
by the Third national bank of Spring.
field, Mass, against Nelson Morris &
Co., meat packers, to recover $4,000
for the alleged conversion of 226 four
year-old steers in November, 1895. The
suit grows out of the Grant C. Gillett
failure.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

Peter W. Corbett, assistant secre
tary of the Northern Pacific railway,
while walking along the street, in St.
Paul, Mimi, on the 31st, was sudden
ly stricken with heart failure. He
was at once conveyed to st. Luke's
hospital, but survived only a short
time, death ensuing at 4:3O p. m.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

A cyclone that visited Mafeking, on
the Both, did more damage than the
seven months bombardment. 1t blew
down or unroofed numerous buildings
and leveled the military camp hos
pital, causing much suffering among
the sick and wounded. One person
was killed and two were injured, and
there were many narrow escapes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
Death of q Once Noted Characters.

Leayenworth, Kas, Sept. 3..Charles
FL. Miller died yesterday at the homs
OF his daughter, the wife or Capt.
James r. Lindsay, q. S. A, at Fort
Leayenworth. He was a noted char
acter in the early days of Kansas, and
was United States marshal under
President Grant.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
Fire at KNOXVILLE.

Fire at Unionville, a few days since,
in the hardware and furniture store
of Miller &c Wentworth, damaged the
building and stock to the extent of
az ono
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

The new Peruvian cabinet was ofh
cially gazetted on the 2sth. 1t is made
up as follows: President of the coun-
Gil of ministers and minister of for,
eign affairs, Senior Ribeyro; minister
of the interior, Senior Coronel Zegara;
Justice, Senior Domingo Alemenara;
war, Gen. Bernabe Carrasco; finance
Senior Aurelio Souza; public works
Senior Agustin Tovar.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

Judge Leo Rassieur, of St. Louis,
was unanimously elected commander
in-chief of the Grand Army of the Re
public, on the 30th, at the grand en-
campment held in Chicago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
Charged with BiRamy.

E. II. Bennett, of Knobnoster, has
been lodged in Jail at Warrensburg,
on a charge of bigamy. His wife al
leges hat he has another wife at To-
peka, Kas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

Field Marshal Count o Valdez
see, selected to command the i%nterna-
tional forces in China, landed at Alden,
Arabia, on the 31st, and was received
by a guard of honor of British troops.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

The post office department has or
dered the establishment of rural free
delivery service, on the 18th, at Dos
palos, CAL; Waverly, Ia, Omaha, Neb-
and CORTLAND, Kas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

Kansas City, NO., was plunged into
darkness at midday, on the 27th, rem
dering artificial lights necessary in
stores and offices. The phenomenon
prevailed for half an hour, during
which time rain fell in torrents. At
the Union depot daylight signals could
not be seen, and the train service was
stopped for 80 minutes. No damage
resulted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

By the action of the grand encamp-
ment, G.. A. r., in Chicago, OF the 30th,
the only auxiliary association to be
recognized by the grand army here
after is the Woman's Alliance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
What the Mayor
Large Land Deal.

One of the largest land deals made
IN Vernon county for years has been
consummated. By the terms of the
sale Firmin Desloge, of ST. Louis, be-
comes the owner of the Col. Davis
tract of 0 acres in Walker town
ship, paying $4,000 for it. The farm
is one of the finest in the county, has
always been well kept, and is a piece
of very valuable real estate, as the
price paid proves.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
Warrensburg street Paving.

AT a special session of the Warrens-
bu q council the contract for paving
the business streets was let at S1.52
per square yard; vitrifide brick.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

The Weldon mine, located just east
of Leadville, Col, Was totally de-
stroyed by fire on the night of the
2Sth. The fire started in the engine
room, but the engineer remained at
his post until nearly all the men were
hoisted from below, and was probably
fatally burned. The rest made their
way out through other mines in the
vicinity.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
peruvian Cusfoms schedule.

Lima, Sept. 3-The governments
publicly announced yesterday that
the Peruvian customs schedule win
come into force January /, 1901.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
Recent Deaths.

John II. Thurmon, So years old, for
the past 20 years a stock buyer at
Troy. He leaves a widow and IL chill
dren. He was a man well liked by
oil
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

Hon. Andrew D. White, United
States ambassador to Germany, ar
rived in Washington, on the 31st, and
called at the state department. Mr..
White expects to return to Germany
about the middle of October.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

The handwriting experts who testi
fed in the Molineux case have entered
suit against the City of New York to
collect their fees for services in the
case. According to agreement made
with Assistant District Attorney Os-
borne, they were to receive $50 per
day each, their railroad fare and ho-
tel bills. The claims will aggregate
several thousand dollars.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06

Somerset Henry Maxwell, tenth
Baron Farnham, died in London on
the both. He was born in 1s49.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
Man and woman Drowned.

Mr.. John Purtle and Mrs Mamie
Shif1et, of Lowry City, were drowned
in Gallinipper creek at night while re-
turning to their homes from Osceola.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
70 Have Paved stree

The city council of Warrensburg
has les q contract for paving the
streets of the city with vitrified
brick.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
Killed Mt Picnfc.

At a picnic at Grand Gulf, Oregon
county, a few days ago, Lonnie Gull
lick shot and killed John Stith.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
Followed by . Funeral.

A Joplin negro was told by a white
man that all the whisky he might
drink in one dram would be paid for.
The negro drank; funeral.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
Proved False.

DIR. Dana Kelsey, who was stabbed
during a quarrel with a farmland at
Carthage, died of internal hem
orrhage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
MISSOURI A NEWS.
Points ON Hos Cholera.


DR.. D. r. Luckey, state veterinarian,
has just issued a report on hog chol-
era.
present, all the advice that can
be given La to burn the bodies OF the
cholera hogs After advising against
the use OF cholera remedies and hum
bug medicine. the report continues: Use
a. little common sense about bringing the
yoU 's need the eh P1I ! among 19 r song h nan
take a little time some day to go over to
your who have it, walk around
home and tramp around your own hogs,
and you can go to bed that night feeling
hogs will nave the cholera. If this should
fail, and it seldom does. wait till you hear
Of a neighbor who lives up the creek
from you losing some hogs with cholera
ana throwing their earcasses in or near
have time to wash down by your ~ Epiaee'
them to the creek for a drink. II the
weather Is warm the hogs will generally
go to the creek without being driven,
thereby saving their owners a great deal
keeping a %no-count dog that runs all
ever the country at night. If you will let
a piece of hog that had died
about a year before with hog cholera.
Your neighbor had buried it about six
want of any other pastime, scratches il
up: However, feeling a delicacy about the
front porch, he generally goes out to the
hog-pen to find a place to get some dirt
TO cover 1t up about one inch deep. The
nogs, OF course. do not bother the dogs
meat anyway, from now on, when your
hogs die of cholera, burn them"
What the Mayor OF ST. joseph DID.
Mayor John Coombe of St. Joseph
was awakened by a burglar in his
residence, sprang out of bed and was
cropping in the dark for his revolver,
when the intruder entered the room
and exacted a promise hat no mem
Der of the family would stir until the
premises had been searched for valu.
ables. At the point of a pistol
Coombe gat back in bed, and remained
there until notified by the visitor
that he was ready to leave, and that
h police might be summoned.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
ST. Louis Man Chosen.

Robert E. McMath, Of st. Louis, vas
chosen president of the Society of
Municipal Improvements at the re-
cent session in Milwaukee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
Dog Sentenced to Death.

Queen, a water spaniel, was sem
fenced to death by Judge Sidener, of
St. Louis. She wal charged with be-
ing a general nuisance"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
An Economical Man.

Merely because her husband al
lowed her but ten cents a day to keep
house on, a young st. Louis bride has
sued for divorce.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-06
Her Sons Death Killed Her.

When Mrs. Mary Gill, of Maryvilie,
heard of her sons death, the other
day, she sank into her chair, and ten
minutes later was dead.