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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
STRIKERS TO GO MIRO CAMP
Expect to Tighten Expenses and tn
Keep the Men Well Together
During Strike.

Cincinnati, July 1.-The project of
an outing camp for the striking ma
chinists will be carried out this week.
To-day tents and shelters will be put.
up in Myers grove, on the outskirts
of Dayton, Ky. The place has been
secured for the use OF the men for
the ext few weeks as a means Of
tightening the expense of carrying ON
the strike, as well as to keep the men
well together. The camp will be
thoroughly organized and equipped.
Three hundred have pledged that thew
viii go to the camp to-day, and others
are soon expected there.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
WILL BE TRIED BY THE PEERS.
The Grand jury of the Old Bailey
Court Indicts Earl Russell
for Bigamy.

London, June 26.-In the Old Bailey
court the grand jury returned a true
bill against Earl Russell for bigamy,
and b recorder announced that the
trial would take place in the house
of lords.
The action of the court in making
absolute the decree nisi obtained in
December, 1900, by George John
Somerville in his divorce suit against
his wife, in which Earl Russell was
made correspondent, was a purely
legal formality.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
Recent Deaths.

Webster Withers, aged 60, a promi-
nent capitalist, at his home in Kan
a City, of Bright's disease. He was
surveyor of the port of Kansas City
during President C~leveland's second
term and in 1899 was made one of the
receivers of the Kansas City, Pitts
burg &c Gulf railroad.
Mrs. George Gilfllan, a prominent
member of the Woman's Relief corps,
of Hannibal, after a long illness, aged
Ss.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
An UNIQUE Feafure.

st. Louis, June 26.-One of the feat
ures of the Fourth of July parade IN
St. Louis will be the appearance in
the same carriage,as guests of the oc.
c~asion, of Judge Leo Rassieur, com
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic, and Capt. Frank
Gainnie, commander of the United
Confederate Veterans of Missouri.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
Drowned while Bathing.

Charles Cox Morris, the 11-year-old
son of C. NJ. Morris, postmaster at
Trenton, was drowned at South park,
a pleasure resort near Trenton. The
boy, in company with a number of
chilrden, was in bathing, and he be-
came cramped. The lad was en-
ployed in the Tribune Office by his
father, who is editor, and was a
bright boy. He was known by mem
bers of the Missouri Press association,
as he attended several of the associa-
TONS meetings.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
The South African WAR.

London, June 26.-The South Afri-
can war vas again the subject of in
Vulnerable questions in the house of
commons yesterday. Little informa-
ton was elicted except that the wal
continued to cost e1,250,0 900 weekly,
that the authorities estimated that
the invaders of Cape Colony numbered
from 1000 to 1000 men, and that there
were 1.4s4 cases OF typhoid fever
among the troops during the month
of April, of which number 1877 proved
fatal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
SET SAIL FOR THE ORIENT.
The Transport Hancock, With Adit.-
GEN. Corbin and Several other
Has Sailed.
New Cotton oil Syndicate

New York, June 26.-Papers were
fled in Trenton, N. J., Monday, in
cooperating the United Cotton Oil Co.
with a capital stock of $12, 600, 900.
This is a new organization in the cot
ton oil business, and is believed to be
a consolidation of the Southern Cot
ton with a number of other concerns,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
Fatality at \ Fire.

st. Louis, June 26.-During an early
morning fire in thickly-peopled tene-
ments on Morgan street, fully three
hundred lives were, for a time, inn,
perilled. Many were forced to lear
from windows to save their lives, and
in doing so Mrs. Anna lola was killed
and two children badly injured. The
property loss amounted to $4,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

indianapolis Ind, June so.-It Is
claiInea that there is an Insanity
trust IN indianapolis, the members
OF which stand ready to testify ~
any patients insanity for a cons;dar.
alton. Great indignation has haar
rouse by the exposure oe
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
Train Delayed by Heat.

The intense heat caused the expan-
sion of the rails at point between Pal
myra and Hrnnewell to such an ey-
tent that is was necessary to shorten
the rails five inches before they could
be gotten back in place. A train was
delayed an hour.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
An Old Horse Thief.

Willis Hill, the most notorious
horsethief in the state, was ar
rested about eighteen miles west of
Marshall, by Constable Ben Rollins
and lodged in Jail. Hill has served five
terms in the penitentiaries for horse
stealing. He is 81 years old. and has
been engaged in his nefarious bust
ness since the early eighties, having
victims all over the state.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
Bubonic Plague I'm Hong Kong.

Hong Kong. June 26.-During the
week ending June 20, there were 15C
new cases ard .s2 deaths from the
Rubonic plague,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
Adopt One-Degree system.

Beginning with September, 1901, the
one degree system will be in vogue i'll
the academic department at the state
university of Missouri. This plan
that only one degree-that of
bachelor of arts ca. B-)-will here
after be granted to students of the
academic department upon compile
ton of the undergraduate courses Of
the university.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

As an outcome of an alteration
which they had in the high court (sen-
ate), during the secret elaboration
after the close of the trial of the Mar
quis de Lur-Saluces, Senators LIE Pre-
vost-Delounay and Aucoin fought d
duel with pistols near Paris, on the
27th. Two shots were exchanged
without results.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
KtIIed bx a Freight Train.

Richard B. Creecy, aged %, son of
Capt. E. P. Creecy, one of the oldest
officers on the st. Louis police force,
was run over and killed by a Frisco
freight train, near Bourbon. He was
q brakeman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
Closed its Doors.

bunaio' n. T., July la notice yvn.
pos.eu On the door of the CITY bank
Yesterday to the effect that ~ ha,,s
- IN the hands OF the comptroIlsr ~
.ne currency and would not men ~
uosrs Tor business to-day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

Warrants were issued by the treas
ury department, on the 26th, in favor
of Rear-Admiral VIM. T. Sampson for
$3.50 and Capt. French E. Chadwick
for S666 for their shares of prize mon
ey decreed them by b court of
claims.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

The Association of Military Sur
geons of the United States this year
will offer the Emo Sander gold medal.
valued at 500, for the best essay on
a'The Most Practicable Organization
of the Medical Department of the
United States Army for Active Serv-
ice" The competition is open to all
persons eligible to membership in the
association.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

' Many of the first class mechanics
working in the Northern Pacific rail
road shops had a genuine surprise on
the 26th, when each received a per-
soani notification of an increase in
wages. 1t was granted by the COM
pany of its own free will, and with
out any request whatever on the part
of the men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
MISSOURI A NEWS.
The big Red Apple.

Sunless my judgment is at fault we
will turn out one of the largest apple
crops in southwest Missouri this year
we have V e produced" said James
Il. Bradshaw, of West Plains, to q st.
Louis reporter. "The big red apple
will be bigger and redder than usual
and the crop-miles and miles of trees
in the orchards of southwest Missouri
Ire putting out fruit. There is dam
ger OF the drought, of blight and 9TH
er things an apple man has to con-
tend with, but it looks as if we would
again ship apples to the London mar
keJ next winter. The fruit expert
ment station at Mountain Grove has
done much to improve the method cf
handling trees and furit in that To-
cality. There is plenty of roc for
expansion in this, however. There are
hundreds Of good orchards through
out the state which need scientific
attention. They practically get none,
and the result has been that many or
chards hat might have borne album
dance of fruit are slowly dying out.
I believe It would be a splendid plan
for the state to send a fruit demon
stator, or expert. over the country 90
teach horticulturists what applica-
ton of science to trees will do for
them. Thousands of dollars would be
saved annually and three-fourths OF
the orchards which are o dying out
could be brought back to life to be-
come good bearing trees again."
V4ofirn Of a EnTHinR Red.
At Kansas City Mrs. j. w. Wis.
hart was caught in a following
hart was caught in folding bed,
and it is believed that her back
is broken. She had retired, and
thinking something was the mat
ter with the bed she leaned far out
over the side to make an examine
ton. While in this position the
weight of her body caused the heavy
head piece to fall over. She was struck
fairly on the back, just below the
shoulder. She was completely doubled
up under the weight of the heavy
headpiece and could not release her.
self. She screamed. and her daughter,
who was in an adjoining room, ran
to her rescue. After being released
from the heavy weight it was discov-
cred that the injury was a very Sc
! yere one. Broken bones protruded
through the skin. Miss Wishart is
about 40 years old, and is the daugh-
ter of Judge Thomas Hawkins, OF
Palmyra, who is a member of the leg.
tslature.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

At Eldorado, Kas., on the 27th, Jes.
sic Morrison was found guilty of man
slaughter in the second degree, for
the killing of Mrs. Olin Castle. The
penalty is not more than five years or
less than three years in the peniten-
tiary. One of Miss Morrison's law
yers Immediately fled a notice of ap-
peal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

Charlemagne Tower, the United
States ambassador to Russia, and Mrs.
Tower, arrived in St. Petersburg, on
the 27th, from France, in order to at
tend the christening of the Grand
Duchess Anastasia. fourth daughter
of the car and cZarina.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

During the debate on the army re
organization bill in the house of lords,
on the 2Sth, Lord Woiseley, the for
mer commander-in-chief of the Brit
ish forces. declared that the United
States army was the finest of its size
in the world, which, he said, was due
to good wages.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

DIR. Robert Koch, the German bac-
teriologist; Professors Won Leyden
and Fraenkle, and about one hundred
German hygenists and specialists will
attend the tuberculosis congress to be
held in London July % to 20. DR..
Koch will relate before the congress
the startling results he has recently
achieved with tuberculin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
Prisoners Broke Jail.

Sam Conn. charged with horse
stealing, and William Bartlett, charged
with burglary, sawed their way
through bars and escaped from Jail
at Oregon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

Prince Chun, brother of the emperor
of China, who has been selected to
proceed to Berlin and there formally
apologize for the murder at Pekin in
June last, of Baron Won Kettler, the
German minister to China, sails for
Europe July 80.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

The Forty-third regiment, the last
of the volunteers to leave the Philip.
pines, arrived at San Francisco, on the
9th, on the transport Fitzpatrick, 20
days from Manila. The Forty-third
was in the Philippines IS months, see
ing much service.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

The Louisiana Purchase Worlds
Fair national commission formally APP
proved the site selected at st. Louis,
formulated a statement of its duties
and adjourned subject to call Of the
chairman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

Late accounts from the scene of the
floods in the West Virginia coal fields
indicate hat the early reports of less
of life and destruction of property
were very greatly exaggerated. In
stead of 2,Ooo,O 900, 100000 is o
stated as the probable property loss.
while the number killed is ~yariously
stated, the lower figure being less
than a score.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

A big business consolidation has
been effected at Sioux City, Ia, by
which the Sioux City Gas company
and the Sioux City Electric company
have been consolidated under the title
of the Sioux City Gss and Electric Co..
with a capital stock of $4,000, 600. The
incorporators are Sioux City men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
Sympathy for Secretary Hay

Washington, June 26-Oficial bust.
mes as she Cabinet meeting yesterday,
gave way to expressions of sympathy
with Secretary Hay in his Bereavement.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

Final arrangements were made, on
The 2sth, for the fifth annual conven-
ton of he American Lire Stock as%o-
citation anc the second dCnual Live
Stock exposition, which will be held in
Chicago December 3 to 6 inclusive.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

AT the meeting of the Yale Alumni;
association at New Haven, Conn, ID
the 25th, resolutions were adopted ad-
dressed to Secretary Hay expressing
pride in the achievements of his son
Adelbert, in the public service (which
reflect such credit upon the university
and the country"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

The South African war was again
the subject of innumerable questions
in the British house of commons ON
the 25th. Little information was
ELECTED except that the war continued
TO cost e1,25o.ooo weekly; that the au-
thorities estimated hat the invaders
of Cape Colony numbered from LOOT
60 1000 men, and that there were L.,
asa cases of typhoid fever among the
troops during the month of April, OF
which number 1s7 proved fatal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

The transport Hancock which sailed
from San Francisco. on the 25th, for
Manila, carried Adjt.-Gen. Corbin and
a distinguished company of military
men and a number of school teachers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

There vas a charity fete, on the
27th, at the Petit Trianon, in Paris,
made famous by Marie Antoinette.
The fete was organized by the coun-
tess de Castellane and other society
ladies, who, attired in rustic costumes
of the period, reproduced scenes from
the life of Marie Antoinette.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
gibbons.

Florence, June 26-Cardinal Glib
bons started from here TO Milan yes,
terday afternoon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04

Frank J. Ostrander, of Wyandotte.
Kas., on the Goth, was given a parole
pardon by Gov. Stanley as a reward
for courage and services in the recent
coal mine mutiny at the Kansas peni-
Tertiary. Ostrander climbed half way
up the shaft and reached the carriage.
He was then pulled up, and informed
the officers of the condition of affairs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
A Missouri Boy.

Private ALI Colley, of Waynesville,
is reported to have died at sea, ON
the wav from lie Philippines.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
Gartren Trial i'm November.

The trial of DIR. w. L. and W.. T.
Gartrell, father and son, for MUIR
der, has been continued, at Butler,
Bates county, until November term.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
Removed Their Goats i'm Church.

Rev. Frank G.. Tyrrell, of Mount
Cabanne Christian church, ST. Louis,
permitted men of his congregation to
remove their coats during service.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
Charged with a KilIinr.

George and Leonard Wright, farm
ers in the vicinity of st. Joseph, have
been indicted for murder for the
shooting OF Claude Baker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
Died at N~inety-Three.

Mrs. Wilhelmina Kivits, aged o5,
died in St. Louis. Two weeks previ-
Gus she fell and broke her leg. Sic
had been a widow since 1852.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
Shooting at Joplin.

William Moore, manager of the s.
C. Henderson Grocery Co., of Joplin,
was shot and fatally wounded in a
fight with Wilkins Taylor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-31
Jokes win Morals.
From the Birmingham Age-Heral

From the Birmingham Age-Herald.
During the Civil War said an ex-
army officer, according TO the Birming-
ham Age Herald, the authorities for
some reason were anxious 20 move troops
up the Tombigbee river. Word was sent
TO the engineer in that district asking
what II would cost to run up the Tombig-
bee. That official got gay and reported
that the Tombigbee ran down and not up,
a Joke that promptly landed his head in
the basket, as the matter was serious.
AT the bombardment OF Charleston II
was extremely desirable 10 bring 10 bear
on the city an extra heavy gun called by
the men the Swamp Angel. The gun took
its name from the swamp In which II
stood, and to move II through that DOGGY
morass was an engineering feat OF ex-
IRENE dificulty. However. the command
ing officers were determined to have the
gun brought within range of Charleston
and issued orders TO that effect Al the
same time they sent word TO the engineer
having the matter In charge OF requisi-
ton without regard TO trouble or expense
for anything necessary TO accomplish the
desired object His nrst requisition called
for men 20 feet inches In hight. An
other officer promptly took the matter in
charge. from which a can readily be de-
duced that u Is not "A paying Investment
10 make jokes In tho army at the ex-
pcnso Of your superiors."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-31
THE PROVIDENCE SPRING.
A Memorial Fountain Dedicated
Within AndersonviIIe stOckade.

Memorial Fountain Dedicated
Within AndersonviIle StOckade.
Anericus, Ca, May 9O-A memorial
fountain over the Providence spring in
the historic Andersonville prison stock
ade was dedicated to-day in the presence
of a large crowd. National Commander
James Atwen of the National Association
of Union ex-Prisoners of War, unveiled
the tablet, which bears this inscription:
This fountain was erected by the Ma
tionaI Association of ex-Prisoners of War
in memory of the 52,345 Union soldiers
who were confined here as prisoners Of
war, and of the 10 900 comrades who died,
and whose remains are buried in the adj
joining National Cemetery. Dedicated
Memorial Day, May 80, 1901. James At
we'll, national commander; S. NJ. Long,
adjutanr general; ]. d. Walker, chair
man committee"
Commander Atwell recalled President
Lincoll's message to the Union prisoners
and said the association had inscribed his
memorable words on the fountain:
With charity to all and malice towards
none"
Speeches were made by Adjt. Gen. Long,
j. D. Walker and others. The fountain
is beautiful piece of work in Italian
marble. and is about twelve feet high.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-31
HOBSON SUNK THE MERRIMAc.
And Now Wants to Change the
soufh's Memorial Day.

Detroit. May SO.-Capt. Richmond P.
15obson. famous for sinking the collier
,rarrimac in Santiago harbor during the
Epanish war, was the center of attraction
10 about 1900 people at the Lake Orion
Assembly. an inter denomination resort,
about thirty-five miles from Detroit, to-
dav The event was a Memorial Day
service and the opening of the assembly.
cant. Hobson made an address, which
was characterized by eulogies of the SOL
diers of the Civil and panish-American
wars. who gave up their lives in the
cause Of humanity.
CAPT. Hobson said, after expressing his
appreciation at being invited to speak in
The North on such an occasion:
II wish that the states of the South
would adopt this day for Memorial and
Decoration Day for the Confederate dead
and that the custom would begin and be-
come general for the South to invite cit
tzens of the North to come South and for
the North to invite citizens of the South
10 come North to join together in one
shirt in common memorial celebration
for the gallant dead of both sides"
Capt. Hobson said that in his opinion
the Civil War was sociological necessity
TO cement the Union of the states. Dis
cussing slavery, he said that to it we
must ascribe the remarkable progress
made by the negro population in so short
time However, he said, he believed
that at the time Of the Cicil War, it had
run its course and it's abolition was
necessity Ito make the avenue of free
dom open for our country in its advance
upward with the principle of universal
and complete human liberty"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-31
WAYCROSs NEWS NOTES.
The Coffee County Colonization
Scheme Progressing.

u
Scheme Progressing.
Waycross, Ga, May SO.-Miss Beulah
Powell and Mr. John NJ. Hunt were mar
ried to-day at 2 o'clock at the residence
of Rev. w. H. Scruggs, that gentleman
performing the ceremony.
Mr.. Duncan Carmichael, a prominent
farmer of the Manor district, came to the
city this Afternoon on business. He re-
ports exceptionally fine crops in that Sec
ton of the county The oat crop now
being harvested is particularly fine.
The Jones Pants Manufacturing Conn
pany's machinery is being received, and
they hope to be ready to begin operations
in a few weeks. They are collecting in
the stock, and will organize permanently
in a short time by electing officers.
Judge H. p Brewer, president of the
City Board of Education, in his annual
report 10 the City Council, presents a f.
nancial statement showing amounts coll
lected and expended in the years 1898, 1899,
1900-In 1898, the amount collected from
all sources was $11, 95O24; expenditures
during the year $S,202,10; leaving on
hand BASH; 1899, total income, $12, SASH,
disbursements $S,19196; leaving balance on
hand at close of year $4,65701; 1900 total
receipts, $12,970.05; disbursements $S,S4S7S;
balance on hand Jan. ], 1901, &,1222.
DR. G. p. Washington, the colored ply
stefan, who is at the head of Coffee coun-
tvs county colonization scheme, informs
the press correspondent tonight that
about ST., 900 of the $4,000 have been sub
scribed and he expects the balance to
come in in due time. He says they eX-
pect to perfect permanent organization at
Douglas, June 8.