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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
Inheritance Tax Law.

State Auditor Allen has had printed
in pamphlet form, convenient for the
use of the officers charged with it's
enforcement the collateral Inherit
ance tax law, with brief digest of the
same, and forms for use in carrying
its provisions into effect, which he has
compiled and prepared with laborous
care. About $150,OO0 of this tax has
been collected and paid into the state
treasury.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
Lincoln Institute.

Prof. Inman E.. Page, of Langston
college, Oklahoma, who was elected
president of Lincoln institute, Jeffer-
son City, by the board of regents in
June, has notified Superintendent OF
Schools Darlington hat he will not
be able to accept the proffered posi-
ton. The board of regents were mott
fed, and a meeting % name his sue
cessor was held. Prof. j. w. Damned
was made acting president. Prof.
Page resigned the presidency of Lin
coin institute two years ago. Up to
that time he had been connected with
the institution 20 years, 10 of which
he was its president.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01

The new liberal Danish cabinet, the
formation of which was announced
on the Esd, favors the sale of the Dam
fsh West Indies to the United States,
and the minister of foreign affairs.
DIR. Deuntzer, is ~familiarizing himself
with the details of the case with a
view to continuing the negotiations
to this end.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
Thirty Buildings Were Wrecked and Many
Killed or Injured.

Batoum, Russia, July ga search
of the debris of that portion of this
city wrecked by an explosion July 25
discounts the alarming earlier re-
ports as to the damage and loss Of life
resulting from the explosion. Thirty
buildings are now known to have
been wrecked IN the vicinity of the
exploded magazine, and many civili-
ans were killed or injured, and three
officers were killed. The magazine did
not contain petroleum. The disaster
occurred in the center of the town.
The Act OF Sonora Concha Mendes
Rewarded.
Vienna, July 29-Emperor Francis
JOSEPH has forwarded a generous gift
TO Sonora Concha Mendez, the Mexi-
can songstress, on the occasion of her
eightieth birthday.
After Emperor MAMMALIAN had
been shot and Empress Carlotta had
gone insane. the audience at a Next
can theater called upon Mendez to
sing a SOM yillfying them. but she
cried out NO; I shall not villify the
dead and the unhappy" and a hush
fell upon the house.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
Traders Grain Company Fails.

The Traders Grain Co., of Kansas
City, stopped payment the other day,
and it is said the liabilities amount
to $150,000. The company operated
on a capital of $4,000. The failure
was caused by the advance in both
corn and wheat, aided by heavy buy
ing orders of country customers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
Champ Thinks Dockery Too Late.

II believe in prayer" said Champ
Clark, congressman from the Ninth
district, to a Kansas City reporter.
Missouri was saved from a scourage
of grasshoppers by a prayer procla-
nation issued by Gov. Hardin, but ]
think that Gov. Dockery was a little
late with his proclamation. It's like
locking the stable after the horse is
gone. There won't be five bushels of
corn in my township in Pike county,"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
Storm General In Iowa.
Corn crop Rescued.

Bradford, Ia, July 2s.-The drought
in this section is broken. About
three inches of rain fell this norm
ing, and it is still raining. An So
percent. corn crop in this locality.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01

F. Wayland Brown, who, with DR.
August NJ. Unger, was convicted OF
conspiracy to defraud an insurance
company in the famous Defenbach
case, was, on the 25th, released from
Jail in Chicago, and the verdict SEN
fencing him to the p~enitentiary vaca-
ted, an order imposing a fine of ST.
900 being substituted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
Thought He Was a voo-Doo.

Says an item from st. Joseph: Be,
cause the negroes in the neighbor-
hood in which he lived believed him
possessed of witchcraft, the body of
Cicero Smith, a negro, who died near
Agency. remained at the gate of the
cemetery for more than twelve hours
before it could be buried. Smith was
one of the most noted negro charac-
ters of the country. but the negroes
thought he was d voo-doo and would
have nothing to do with him, living
or dead.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01

The contract for the contraction OF
the municipal electric light and wa
terworks plants, of Paris, has been
awarded.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
Drought Responsible.

cided not to call an election to vote
bonds for a new courthouse at Column
bia. Drought is responsible for the
decision.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01

In the course of an address deliv.
cred before a health congress held at
Eastbourne, England, IN the Goth, DR..
Robert Koch, of Berlin, spoke of the
treatment of malaria. He reiterated
his dictum that malaria does not ema-
nate from swamps, ut is caused by
the incubation of mosquitoes and
gnats. He further said that malarial
parasites could be stamped out with
Quinine treatment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
The Gasolin Stove.

Mrs. Mary j. Hamm, of 1906 South
Twentieth street, st. Joseph, was ia
tally burned by the explosion Of .
gasoline stove.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
DRoUGHT-BREAKING RAINS.
Kansas Visited by q Mild
but Steady Soaking Rain
Storm.

Atchison, Kas., July 29.-The
drought in northern Kansas, which
has lasted without interruption since
April Is, was broken Saturday night
and yesterday morning. The Missou-
ri Pacific railroad has received reports
from all its stations which extend 800
miles westward from the Missouri riv-
er and ~northward into Nebraska, and
all except two OF three report a down
pour of from a fourth of an inch to
two inches.
The rain vas a steady drizzling rain
and lasted liz most places for three or
four hours. The parched earth alb
sorbed the moisture as fast as it fell.
While the recent rains nave covered
central and southeastern Kansas, they
had not touched the northern coun-
ties mp to within the last As hours.
Storm General In Iowa
Dubuque, Ia, July 29.-The drought
has been broken by a rainfall of 1856
incl es, and reports from points in
west aud north Iowa show the storm
was general. Rain was especially
heavy at Fort Dodge, Manson and
Ackley. Highest temperature yester-
day was ST..
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
saved TWO From Drownfng.

Near Liberty, Miss, Fannie Held,
aged II, saved two men from drown
ing In the Missouri river.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
Mtssouri is seventh.

During the past year Missouri paid
SIT, SOS, GAS internal revenue. Illinois,
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, In
diana and Kentucky exceed Missouri.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01

A phenomenal thunderstorm, &C
~eompanied by hail and incessant light
ming. ragged for a couple of hours il
London on the 25th. Streets were
turned into rivers. The water, over
flowing the sidewalks, entered dwell
ings and poured down every opening
The underground railroad was food
ed, and trains were stopped. Much
damage was done, also, to crops and
other property outside the city.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01

From q preliminary report dated
June &c, received from the special
agent In charge of the seal islands OF
Alaska, it is thought that the number
Of seals which will be taken during
the present season viii not equal that
of last year, when about %, 800 seal.
skins were secured. The agent, how
ever, reports a preponderance of large
seals, the skins of which probably win
exceed in weight those of previous
years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
killed by the Flyer.

Frank Long and Grover Lennon,
Nevada boys, aged 10 and 81 years,
were run over and killed by the Katy
flyer at Clayton, Vernon county.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
Would Make q River.

From July II to July "a, inclusive,
there were 696, $685. 7O gallons of water
used in ST. Louis. This would make
q good-siZed river.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01

Succumbed to EXCESSIVE Heat.
N. Schirk. a retired merchant Of
Fayette, died from the effects of
heat. He was a Freemason and Ger
man Lutheran.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
water Question Mt Monet.

is thought Mr.. Tower, who was elder.
ly, was overcome by heat.
Water Question at Monet.
The water question for Monet was
finally settled the other day, when g
subterranean stream was tapped at a
depth of 160 feet. There was univer
sal rejoicing in Monett.
Drought Responsible.
Citizens of Boone county nave de-
cided not to call an election to vote
bonds for a new courthouse at Column,
bia. Drought is responsible for the
decision.
Missouri is Seventh.
During the past year Missouri paid
SIT, SOS, 648 internal revenue. Illinois
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, In.
diana and Kentucky exceed Missouri
Killed by the Flyer.
Frank Long and Grover Lennon
Nevada boys, aged 10 and 81 years,
were run over and killed by the Katy
flyer at Clayton, Vernon county.
Boy Killed BY Lightning.
In Macon county two voting sons OF
Fred Harmon, n farmer, sought re.
fuge under a tree, during a storm
and one was killed by lightning.
His Head Blown on.
Near Minder, Barton county
Charles Carlton was killed. by the
premature explosion of giant powder
His head was blown off.
Would Make o River.
From July II to July "A, inclusive
there were 500, s2s, 07O gallons of water
used in St. Louis. This would make
q good-sized river.
Succumbed to Excessive Heat.
NJ. Schirk. a retired merchant OF
Fayette, died from the effects Cd
heat. He was a Freemason and Ger.
man Lutheran.
The GaanlfnA S40vA.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
Boy Killed BY Lightning.

In Macon county two voting sons oil
Fred Harmon, n farmer, sought re-
fuge under a tree, during a storm,
and one was killed by lightning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-31
SHERIFE's SALE,

BY virtue OF an execution issued from
the District Court of the Sixth Judicial
District of the State OF Rhode Island,
holden at Providence. within and for the
County OF Providence dated July 9th,
1901, and returnable TO said court october
9th, A. ID. 1901. wherein the Congdon 4
Carpenter company. a corporate duly
created and organized under the laws OF
the State OF Rhode Island and located
and doing business In the City OF Provi-
dence is plaintiff, and Daniel Cruckshank
alias John Doe of Bristol. IN said County
OF Bristol, in said state Is defendant.
will be sold at Public Auction At the store
of the Congdon a. Carpenter company. at
No LIS Canal street. In the CITY Of Prov
tdence. In said county on Thursday the
Sth day OF August. A. u. 1901 al II o'clock
in the forenoon. the following described
personal property. 20 wit.
~ hers fiat iron, ~ bars round iron 2
carriage circles. hoof pads. ] case bolts
arc bars. cases tire bolts. cases nuts
; case light bolts with nuts. cases
heavy bolts with nuts. 5 25-lb. cases toe
calks. cases toe calks broken cases
horse shoe nails. 5 PIX horse shoe nails. "a
cases horse shoes unfinished cases
horse shoes finished and kegs horse
shoes finished
Levied on this 2eth day OF July, A D.
1901. at ~ O'Clock IN the forenoon. and will
be sold so satisfy said execution m suf-
ncient. OSMOND e GOODELL
1yc9 81 Dspaty Sheriff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-31
SHERlFF'S SALE.
STATE ov RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONs
Sherin's Onic,

CntFiH OIlCts
Providence May .. A. ID. 1901.
Providence. SC:
BY virtue and in pursuance 81 an Exc
cution Number s97. issued out OF the APP
pellate Division OF the Supreme Court
holden at Providence, state OF Rhode
and returnable 10 the said Court October
Is, A. D. 1901. upon Judgment rendered
by said Court on the 23d day OF April,
A. ID. 1901 in favor OF The National Ex-
change Bank OF Greenville. In the County
OF Providence. corporation organized
under the laws Of the. United States OF
America. plaintiff. and against Warren
Fl. Steere OF Providence, IN said County
Of Providence. defendant. I have this day,
at 30 minutes past 4 o'clock p M. levied
the said Execution on all the right. title
and interest which the said defendant
1900 at Is minutes past 10 o'clock A. NJ.
(the time OF the attachment on the origi-
nal wriD in and TO the following described
real estate. viz. A certain piece or par
eel OF land formerly belonging 10 Henry
j. Steere OF said Providence. deceased.
situated on Church street, In said Provi-
dence, bounded as follows: Norfherly by
said Church street. sasterly by land now
or formerly OF S. :. Angel and r. r.
Thurber. Soutierv by land now or for
merly of r A Paige.
Notice is hereby given that 7 will sell
the said attached and levied on estate al
Public Auction 10 be held In the Sher-
iff's ! office in the Providsnce County
Court House. IN said City ~ Providence
IN said County Of Providence. on Sat
urday. the 10th dav of August A. - 1901.
al 12 o'clock m. for the satisfaction Of
said execution. debt. interest on the same.
costs of suit. my own foes and all con-
tingent expenses " sufficient
ALBERT ~. COATES.
iiS.,6.a1s Deputy Sheriff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-31
SHERIFF's SALE.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
Sherin's Office.
Nav Sth. A. ID. 1901.

May sth, A. ID. 1901
BY virtue and In pursuance OF an Exc
cuuon Number -------. issued out OF the
Eighth Judicial District holden al Grams
ton within and for said District. on the
7th day OF MAY. A. d. 1901 and return
able 10 the said Court August sth A. d.
1901. upon judgment rersi.red by said
Court on the 18th day OF February. A. d.
1901. in favor OF Hugh y Bain of the town
OF Cranston, County OF Providence state
OF Rhode Island. plaintin against Alpha
r. Iiili Of said Cranston. said County and
State. defendant ] have thi. day. at Q
o'clock a m. levied the said Execution on
all the right. title and interest which the
said defendant Alpha ", Hill had on the
23d day of January. A. d. 1901. at 20 min
attachment on the original Writ In and
10 the following described real exta -
viz.: Two certain tracts of land in said
Cranston with the buildings aud improve
ments thereon. the frst tract being
bounded. on the west bv Pontiac avenue
and in part on tho other sides by land
now or formerly OF the CITY OF Providence
and Of said Alpha r. Hill. containing
about II 600 square feet
The second tract being bounded on the
west by Pontiac avenue. and In part on
other sides hy lands now or formerly of
one Jenlson OF the CITY OF Providence and
Of said Alpha r. Hin, containing about
q 3iS square feet.
Notice is hereby given that will sell
the said attached and levied on estate at
a Public Auction 20 he held In the Sher-
iffs office In the Providence County
Court House In said city OF Providencc
in said County ~ Providence. on satur-
day the tenth 1othl dsy OF August A. y.
1901 az ~ o'clock noon for the sBtlsfac-
tion of said execution. debt interest on
the same costs ~ suit my own fees and
all contingent expenses. n sufficient
n724n.as Deputv sheriff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-31
BY GEORGE II. BURNHAM.
4 Equitable Building.
Improved Real Estate on Pawtuck,
AVennp



VIII be sold at public auction THURS
DAY. August l5 1901. at II o'clock m
on the premises. by virtue OF the power
OF sale contained in that deed OF mort
gage made and executed by James L.
Bugbee, dated June 49, 1893 and re-
corded in book number 1862 page 3e9 OF
the records OF mortgages Of real estate
in Providence, r. L.. the conditions OF
said deed Of mortgage having been
broken
That lot OF land. with oil Improvements
thereon. situated at the corner OF Paw
fucket avenue and Sixth street in said
Providence. laid out and designated as lot
number two hundred and forty (24O) on n
map entitled plat OF land situated on
Pawtucket avenue. In the City of Provi-
,dence, belonging 60 the heirs OF William
Randall, surveyed and plated February.
1875. by ~ ". Schubarth" which said plat
ia recorded I'm the land records of said
Providence, I'm plat book number H. page
]. and on plat card number SIS; also the
one undivided half part OF that lot desig-
mated az lot number 235 on said plat ad-
joining the easterly side of said lot num-
ber 2f0, being the same premises described
in said deed OF mortgage.
BY Order OF the Mortgage.
Providence. July %. 1901
1v2t.27, ~ .au3,I10,l4
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-31
HINTS AT
SOMETHING
STARTLING
Sch|sy's Son Says tho Admiral
Has Strong Cards Up
His SIsevss.

salt Lake. Utah, July 3l.-Admiral
schley has something up his sleeve" in
the sampson-Schley controversy. If his
sons Information is correct.
Capt. Thomas r. Schley. eldest son OF
the a0mira, Is stationed at Fort Douglas
with his regiment, the Twenty third In
fantrq. He enlisted in the army in 1854
and was appointed a second lieutenant
in the Twenty-third Infantry seven years
later He served with his regiment all
through It's campaigns in the Philippines,
where he earned his captsincy. Since his
return from the Philippines he has been
at Fort Douglas
I'M an interview TO the Salt Lake Her
aid he outlines some points that will be
brought out in the court of inquiry as
TO his fathers conduct al the battle Of
Santiago. He declares that some start
ling facts will be brought TO light IL the
whole truth shall become known and that
the regulations Of persons other than his
father are likely 10 suffer.
II have just written 10 my father he
said, that l thought he ought TO spare
nobody, ana that he should withhold none
OF the facts i'm his possession about Ad-
mirsl Sampson or anybody else.
when the court OF inquiry meets |
would like to have the privilege OF ask
ing Admiral Sampson just one question:
III the battle OF Santiago had resulted in
defeat, 10 whom would the blame be at
tached7" This. | think. tells the situa-
tion In nutshell. III Admiral Schley had
lost the battle he would have been
blamed. He won H. and he should have
the credit.
The accusations that are made are
ridiculous when they are investigated
Take. for example. the charge OF dis
obendience OF orders in May 1895 An at
tempt had been made 10 saddle the re-
sponsibility on my father. The fact is
that he has letter from Admiral Samp-
son telling him 10 do exactly what he did:
and this letter will he produced at the
Inquiry At that time he was maintaining
the blockade at Cienfuegos. Secretary
Long wired Admiral Sampson strongly
tiago in the hope Of finding the Spanish
feet there Admiral Sampson cent the
despatch 70 Admiral SchTey WIZ a note
In which he said: After duly considering
this telegram have decided 20 make no
change In the present plans--that is, that
you should hold you squadron off Cien-
fuegos. This letter was suppressed
III this INQUIRY Is FUN and fair some
facts Will be disclosed that will startle
the public. Ny father has several strong
cards up HIS sleeve. and trust he will
make use Of them all
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-31
SHERIFF'S SALE.

ny virtue of an execution, No 7s1O4
issued from district court OF the Sixth
Judicial district holden at Providence. In
tho County OF Providence. state Of Rhode
Island. dated July 2Si 1901 and return-
able 10 said court October nd 1901 where
In Fred O Gardiner and Fred NJ Tueu
both of said Providence. arc plaintiffs
Providence. is defendant will be sold at
public auction on Monday the bth day
of August 1901. At ~ o'clock noon. az
No. 3,S Canal street. IN said Providence,
Albert =. Ladd had az the time OF the
attachment on the origiral writ In the
suit IN which said execution was OBJ
1871 al o'clock y m. In and 10 one
large Nosisr safe
Levied on tihs e5,h dsy ~ July. 1901
and vii he sold 70 satisfy ssid execution
ANDREW MCKENZIE.
ifN-ans Dspnty Sheriff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-31
SHERlFF'S SALE,

BY virtue Of an execution issued from
the district court OF the Tenth Judicial
District. holden IN Pawtucket. in the
County of Providence and State OF Rhode
Island, In the suit OF the y. g. Church
COMPANY OF Providence Va. Thomas m
CoeErove. OF PavtIcket IN said county.
Will be sold Al ruhlic auction at y o'clock
noon. on "Wednesday. August o. 1901 al
the storehouse Of the T.. &. Church com
psny. corner OF Ssbin and West FIX
change. IN said Providence. the following
described property.
Material for Tip Cart Shafts. spokes,
Rims. pnfts etc
THOMAS DYER, Deputy Sheriff.
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