Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-11

after an illness of ten days. Mr.. Kyle
stood very high in the estimations of
his fellow townsmen.
Comptroller of the Currency Dawes
has rendered his resignation to the
president to take effect October L
Mr.. Dawes resigns his office in order
to enter the Illinois senatorial o N
test this fall.
Violent storms have swept through
the west and southwest sections of
France, doing great damage to crops
and vineyards, especially in the neigh
borhood of Bordeaux and Dion,
where considerable hail has fallen.
In the British house of commons, on
the 4th. MI. Chamberlain, the colonial
secretary, announced that a bill would
shortly be introduced, changing the
title of the king so IS TO more clearly
recognize his sovereignty over the en-
tire British empire
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The plant of the National Fireproof
ing Co., near Keyport, n. j., burned
on the I'd. The fire started in a brick
kiln. and before the flames were stop
ped the works were .estroyed. entail
ing a loss of S2OO,O OO, with an estimat-
ed insurance of 100000.
In a Joint session lasting three
hours, the Porto Rican assembly, on
the 4th, unanimously passed a free
trade resolution. The assembly hall
was crowded with people, and cheers
greeted the announcement hat Gov.
Allen had signed the resolution.
The statement of the public debt,
issued on the LIST, showed that ut the
close of the fiscal year, june So. I9G1.
the debt, less cash in the treasury,
amountin.: tc 81, 044, 739, 12o. a decrease
dmrin" June Of S17,737.51+. This de-
crease is accounted for in n main by
an increase in cash on hand.
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Kenneth NJ. Clark, owner of the
Kariad, fas sent a challenge to Sir
Thomas Upton for a race betvseAn The
Shamrock ii. and the Kariad, to be
sailed over a curse similar to the
courses for the Americas cup. and on
The American measurement in order
10 decide which yacht shall lac sent
to American waters.
AS a result of the pillow consolida-
ton it is said that nearly one hundred
northwestern travelling men will be
forced to look for new positions.
About so of these travel directly out
Oh Minneapolis, Mimi. The release OF
these statesmen will constitute the
largest wholesale discharge since the
tobacco trust was formed.
Among the resolutions presented,
on the I'd, in the constitutional con-
vention at Richmond, Va, was one by
Mr.. Broxton prescribing qualifications
for voters. 1t requires the voter I
own 500 worth of property; eXIcts n
pcll tax of three dollars and excludes
from holding office negroes with less
than three-quarters white blood.
The Danish papers comment cordial
~ on the visit to Copenhagen of the
United States training ship Hartford.
The American officers and crew were
invited to participate in a Fourth of
July celebration at the famous Tivoli
gardens, and Commander j. NJ. Haw-
ley of the Hartford officially visited
the Danish authorities on the 1st.
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Edward Wilder, treasurer of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad,
has returned from a two months our
of Europe. While abroad he made an
extensive collection of curios through
France, Germany, England and Italy,
which he will present to h public
library of Topeka. Ancient pottery
and rare wares form the donation.
Acting Adit.-Gen. Ward, on the I'd,
received reports from the officers er-
gagged in recruiting the five new i'll.
fantry regiments and the five new a
airy regiments authorized by the
army reorganization act, showing
that the regiments were all practical
ly recruited, except the Thirteenth
cavalry, which was reported to be 3s9
men short.
The post Office department In
nounced, on the I'd, that summer
mail service is now in operation be-
tween Lake Bennett, b. c., and Daw-
son, in the Yukon territory. 1t is
being performed under the same con-
ditions as last year and is equally
open 10 HILL 1udIICI vi = 80 "a
~iginating either in Canada or the
United States.
In arranging for the t~wenty-ifth
anniversary, in August, of the admls-
sion of Colorado as a state, the Colo.
RADIO Springs committee, on the 5th,
completed the details for a banquet
to the editors of the state, at which
Vice-President Roosevelt is to be the
guest of honor and principal speaker.
Henry Watterson and other noted ed
itors have been invited to attend.
Frank Tazelow, an from
Grand Rapids, wa killed at Muske-
gon, Mich, on the 18th, while making
a cannon parachute drop. When the
balloon had reached a height of 1,000
feet the ropes holding the cannon
broke, and the big gun containing
Tazelow dropped into Muskegon lake.
Tazelow's body was found in a terri
bly, mangled condition. h accident
was witnessed by thousands of people.
Porto Ricans are contrasting the
korrsd xroafbar that has lately nre-