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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-21
THE sPENDTHRIFT CONGRESS-.
Startling Figures Representing the
Extravaganza of Imperial
istic Progress.

Thanks to the rules of the United
States senate, Two much discussed APP
preparation measures, the ship subsi
dy and the river and harbor bills
failed to become laws. In this case
reversing the old saying, speech (not
silencel was golden from the tax
payers standpoint. But despite this
relief, the volume of appropriations
is s~candalously high, as will be seer
from the following comparison:
| Fifty-sixth congress-:
First session -.-.-.....-... $40 d59, Sc
Total 81. 44o, 0e2, "a;
Eltty-fifth congress. total..-... Io6S2 ~ 6S,
Fffty-fourth congress, total..... IQ4,520.zd'
The Fifty-fifth congress appropri-
ated large sums for the prosecution
of the war with Spain, SO that, prop
erly, any comparison must revert tic
the Fifty-fourth congress, the last
congress making appropriations prior
to that war. 1t thus appears that
the Fifty-sixth re has appro-
priated $395,4S2,272 in excess of the
total for the Fifty-fourth congress,
although that body was more than
a "billion-dollar congress" And this
enormous total of nearly a billion
and a half has been reached, as Mr..
Livingston points out, in the face of
the fact hat there is no river and
harbor bill and no Nicaragua canal;
that democratic districts have been
persistently denied appropriations for
new public buildings, and that "the
payment of just claims of honest peo-
pie against the government have not
been provided for
Some of the figures presented by
Mr.. Livingston in his analysis of the
increase of appropriations will startle
even those reasonably familiar with
present tendencies. He shows that
the army, for each of the two years
prior to the Spanish war, cost a little
over 1923, 000, 900, and but little more
than $780, 900 900 for the two years coz
cred by the Fifty-fourth congress,
while for each of the two years since
the a 1901 and 1902, it cost nearly
$115, 000, 900, or $4,000 900 for the two
years, exclusive of deficiencies that
have been provided for in large sums
out of appropriations made for ex-
penses of the Spanish war during the
Fifty-ffth congress. The cost of the
navy in 1s97-9s was $63. 562, 900; for
10000 the ava appropriation is
nearly $144.000 900. For the payment
of pensions, more than 35 years after
the close of the last great war, the
appropriations show an increase of
nearly $4,000. 900.
These figures show that we are
catchins; the step rapidly. Mr.. McKin-
ley and his advisers will soon out
the effete European monarchies
in militaristic and imperialistic prog
for, as Mr.. Livingston suggests.
"the half that is contemplated has
not yet been put in operatiop."--Al-
bany Argus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-21

Sitting within the twilight gloom
Whose gray webs drape my d~arkening
room,
I hear afar a cannon boom:
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04

Esq. Harry Mann paid the News short visit Wednesday.
 Our friend Capt, R. H. Smith left last night for Searcy where he will spend the glorious Fourth of July.
 Mrs. Linard Slayton of Searcy, came over Wednesday and is wis iting the family of her father Neal Allen.
 Brother J. D. c. Cobb, editor of the Jonesboro Times was in McCrory the latter part of last and the first of this week. Sun day he delivered a sermon to the good people of DeView. While in our town, the News acknowl- edges pleasant, brotherly call from Bro. Cobb. Mir. Cobb has been in the newspaper business at Jonesboro some twenty years past and has prospered at the business. While a good editor he is also much devoted to the cause of Christ and he has done much good work in the ministry. He is an old and close friend of A. s. Thompson, of DeView, whom he visited while here.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
EXCURSION TO LITTLE ROCK.

The St. l.. I. M. & s. By. will sell tickets for the Mid-Sum- mer Carnival at Little Rock, on July 3, 4, 5, and 9th, limited un- til July Eth, McCrory to Little Rock and return, for one fare for the round trip.
 Those wishing to take advan- tage of the Homeseeker's and Harvest excursion call at the office. R. EDwARps, Agt
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04

Will Wilder visited among his friends at Riverside last Sunday.
 Quite number of our young people are going to spend the 4th down on Cheatham lake.
 We have two important items that were crowded out of this issue. They will appear in our next.
 Miss Annie Sue Wilder left Wednesday for Wynne, where she will spend the glorious fourth.
 R. M. Conner accompanied by our little brother Esq. B. c. made a business trip to Augusta Tuesday last.
 Mrs. J. s. Carver and Mrs. $. J. Huff came up from Blum, Texas Monday morning and will spend month or more visiting here.
 The colored school under the tudorship of Prof. G, M. Blake, opened last Monday and now the s chool children voicesl can be heard again.
 The quarterly conference of the M. E. Church, South, held at Fakes Chapel last week, is said to have been we'll attended and a good meeting is reported.
 MissLaura Avery, who spent a few weeks visiting among her parents and friends at Hilton, returned to McCrory Saturday and will make this her future home.
 Listen. We will print the re- turn on 100 good envelopes for you or your friends for 50 cents Give us your printing. Good work and reasonable prices is our motto.
 Who is the new barber in town: He is Bob Shearer of Greenville, Miss, and he is up-to date. Come on boys and lets try him. Where is be- Why. at Will Raney $ old stand.
 We have turned out quite lot of job work the past week and heartily thank all who so favored us. If you need anything in the printing line remember the News can do it, and do itright.
 Among those who have enroll ed their names to our subscrip- tion list since last issue we note Messrs. B. l.. Billingslea, Col. c. B. Mills, F. R. Andrews, and Ed s. Carl-Lee of Augusta.
 Bob Shearer of Greenville, Miss, is now attending to the wants of the people in the tonso- rial line. He is a good barber and merits the patronage of everyone in need of his services.
 Saturday evening a hack full of folks who like to be clean, made trip to the river below, where they enjoyed themselves bathing. This is a most desira- ble place for bathing purposes.
 Miss Della Rutherford of Moorefield and who so efficiently taughrin our school during the session just closed, was ming ling among her many friends here Saturday and Sunday. Sunday afternoon she left for Wiville where she has been em- ployed to teach the summer term of school. Knowing of her abili- ty as teacher, we feel no hesi- tency in congratulating the peo- pie of Wiville in having secured her services.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04

pTOuu pOSScSSOi VI d u4AC NCW Foundland puppy, the gift tof her friend Miss Rutherford.
 Misses Lizzie Angus and Daisy Chaney visited at Grays this week. We wonder if they got any soda pop" while gone.
 Just received a new line of Window shades, p different pat terms, all 7 feet long, 25c, soc and 75c each at the Furniture Store.
 Our friend Joseph Crossett paid a visit to Howell Sunday last. On his return he mingled with the fair folks of Riverside.
 c. H. Raney of Memphis, a nephew of Mayor H. T. Raney of our city visited in our city this week. He ordered the News sent to his address while here.
 Miss Oma Scales, who has been visiting at Searcy for some time past returned home last Monday, much to the pleasure of her many friends.
 H. H. Hudson returned Wednesday morning from Scar cy. He left on the noon train Wednesday for his home in Ten nessee where he will remain some time.
 Willis Cook, the crack pitcher was in McCrory the first of the week. The past season Mir. Cook has been doing some excel lent ball playing having been as- sociated mostly with the Coving ton nine of Tenn.
 J. w. Godby likes the way we run the paper and showed by his actions that he wants the News to prosper, he having or dered the News sent to him at DeView. Thank you brother, may others follow your example.
 Dr. J. B. Neal who paid visit to Indian Territory returned home the latter part of last week. He reports a peasant, but hot and dry time, while gone. Dur ing his trip he paid a visit to his brother T. T. Neal at Keokuk Falls, Ind. Ter.
 Clay Gray, Oscar Lewis Henry Haggard, Hugh SEelrer, Carlton Barkley went down toSev- en Mile lake below Gregory Point, where they will spend a few days fishing and otherwise having a good time.
 Wm. Daugherty and Bruce Heating made trip to Cache river below Martin Saturday evening. MT. Daugherty says Bruce knows how to do the back tuch act. Talk about sand spouts, he said they went from him in all directions.
 Miss Sallie l.. Foster O Arka- delphia, arrived in McCrory last Saturday. On Monday she took charge of the public school at Boards south of town. Miss Foster is a school-mate of Miss Ruth Shearer and is said to be an excellent teacher.
 The colored first hines of McCrory and Cotton Plant played an interesting game of ball here last Friday afternoon, and, of course, the McCrory boys walked away with a score of 21 to 2. McCroryites, both white and colored, are right there" when it comes to playing ball.
 Monday night a crowd of young ladies were seen prone nading up and down the side walks with a guitar and Mando- lin. What it all meant we are unable to say and no one seems to be able to throw any light on
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04

c. H. Raney returned to Mem phis Wednesday.
 c. B. Cooks little son has been quite sick this week.
 Master Elmore Wilder is visit ing friends at Wynne.
 Vic Stephenson of Revells, was in our city Tuesday.
 Miss Georgia Cole is spending the glorious fourth at Judsonia.
 Bob Crossett of DeView, was in our city on business Tuesday.
 Sam Kyle made a business trip to Memphis last Wednesday.
 For good knife or razor try Dr. J. B. Neal. He keeps none other.
 Horace Gowan, of Grays visited among the fair folks of our city Sunday last.
 Our friend John Shearer left for Memphis to transact some important business.
 Joe Taylor, who lives north of McCrory, paid this office a pleas ant visit last Saturday.
 M. H. Patterson's new resi- dence in the north end of towu is now progressing nicely.
 MT. R. M. Conner will spend the fourth at Hot Springs and enjoy the baths while there.
 Joseph Crossett and Hamilton Riggs went down to Wiville Mon day night to attend a dance.
 Luther Murphy of Brinkley, came up Monday and is spending the week visiting the family of John Shearer.
 Miss May of Tennessee arriv- ed here Wednesday and will spend sometime visiting her friend Miss Nina Riggs.
 E. D. Marsh of Wiville, was in our city last Saturday on busi- ness. We acknowledge a visit from him while here.
 Will Marsh and Minnifee Par nell, of Wiville, were in our city last Friday. paying the News d friendly call while here.
 Harry Mann accompanied the railroad agent at Martin, Walter Angus, to Martin on pleasure trip last Sunday afternoon.
 Rev. Moorehead, the presiding elder of the Helena district of the NJ. E. Church, South, preach ed for us last Sunday night.
 Mrs. Berta Montgomery, and her little son Earl of Searcy were here attending the bedside of her sister-in-law, Miss Mattie Mont gomery.
 Mrs. Martha Crossett haa been on the sick list this week. Her many friends hope for her a speedy recovery. We are glad to learn that she is now much improved.
 MT. H. H. Hudson, the flying scroll man, came to McCrory and told us a few secrets. On the noon train Friday he left for Searcy prospecting.
 WANTED: 30 men to cut cord wood, 5 miles south east of Mc- Crory on the J. o. Raymond place. Money ready whenever wanted. M. K. PORTER.
 Tip now enjoys the benefits of daily mail. Our friend Henry Harris who is a number one dis penser of Uncle Sam s mail has the contract of carrying it.
Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04
Miss Annie Sue Wilder accom-

pduleu uy Her llttlc lIlcllu Mloo Ollie Holder of Newport, paid her accustomed and appreciative visit to the News sanctum last Tuesday. Miss Ollie made the devil smile one-hundred times for the dollar paid on subscrip tion. Miss Ollie will spend quite a few days visiting among her many friends here.
 M. J. Johnson called up to see us Tuesday morning and got off the following. He said that while Bob McDaniel's seldom sings anything but Home sweet home," he went out of his usual fantasia Tuesday morning and was singing What is home without baby?" like a South American warbler. He says Bob is still singing that song and when asked why he changed songs he says, Why, I have got the largest, prettiest, most per feet, 10 pound boy baby, with nice long black hair at my house you ever saw. It came into this world early Tuesday morning and I Il bet he will be president in few years. :" Of course Bob knows all babies are good and their parents are proud of them but he thinks his boy is just a little better than anyone else's. | Mrs. McDaniel and the infant are doing well, while everyone says no hope is entertained for Bob and all say that he is changed man.
 R. w. Stoker was in town again Tuesday and paid the News S1. for his subscription for one year. Bob always has some thing to do. Sometimes he goes around the saloons and other places looking at drinks and cigars. If the proper stamp is not on everything, Bob takes it straight" away. When not doing anything else he occupies himself farming, and he has a good farm. He says, among other things, he has a very fine patch of watermelons and some of them are already ripe. He devotes most of his time now runningafter watermelon thieves, adjusting the sporting world and delivering speeches. He habit ually wears a pleasant smile and a very loud necktie. When an election is about due Bob takes the stump and other things. Bob is onto his job and is like the Kansas crow, you can't work him. He is a friend to his friends and doesn't like his enemies a little bit. We are going out to l
 see Bob and his watermelons some of these nice, warm days.
 Last Monday Mayor Raney, Charlie Raney, Charlie Hamer and the devil Walter Raney spent the day after the finny tribe. They first made a trip to Cache river on the Dr. Battle farm but finding the fish a little shy they shifted their belongings to White lake where they caught all kinds of fish. They report a good time. One peculiar accident befell our friend Hamer. he iS yet full of boyish tricks and of course tried to have a time out of something. A hog happened upon the scene and then Charlie thought he would force the pork to take an afternoon bath much against the desire and better judgment of MT. Hog. He got the hog out in to the lake all right, and was yainly endeavoring to force it to swim over when our friend the mayor who also cant give up his wild and foolish ways" push ed poor MT. Hamer, clothes and all, in after the hog. This of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Court Of Appeals met in Rich
mond today.
Mr.. Henry Gordon, of Caroline, died
on Sunday. Besides her husband four
children survive her.
The Virginia Conference of the
Southern Methodist Episcopal Church
will meet in Newport News tomorrow.
Mr.. James D. Craig, deputy treasurer
of Richmond. died at an early hour yes
terday morning from congestion Of the
lungs.
The residence OF Mr.. L. r. Brooking
10 the northwestern part Of Orange
county was destroyed by fire yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Hesrn, wife OF J. d.
Hesrn, of Bueus Vista, died Sunday
morning from the result OF burns re-
ceived fsw hours before by her cloth
ing taking fire.
The body of Thomas Dabney, the
negro who lost bis life in the Habliston
building FIRE Saturday evening in Rich
mond was found yesterday. 1t was
q mass OF charred fesh.
The Richmond city democratic COM
mittee last night decided after close
and pirited contest not to select q
democratic candidate for the seat in the
constitutional convention vacated by
the resignation OF Mr.. Newton.
An engagement interesting to Rich
mopd socIety-that OF Miss Salle Hax-
ton r indolpb, the daughter Of the Rev
Buckner Randolph, rector OF Emanuel
church, near Richmond, 10 Mr.. Law
renee Miller, of Baltimore, has been
announced.
The following exhibitors have enter.
ed the New York horse show from Vir-
glnis: DR.. G. Shirley Carter, Warren
ton; @. II. Hurksmp, Fredericksburg,
Morris and Brinton, Edward Campbell,
Albemsrle county; Walter G.. Newman,
Somerset.
Mr.. Eppa Hunton, jr., has moved to
Richmond. He will represent his
county, Fauquier, In the convention,
and when the work of that body is con-
cluded be will practice law 10 Rich
mond. General Eppa Hunton is stop
ping with his son, and will remain
there for some time.
Early Furguson, young colored
man, who was sent to jail twice for at
tempted assault on two white girls at
Vinton, q suburb Of Roanoke, escaped
from the county jail at Salem several
days ago, and In his flight stole horse.
He was captured In Franklin county
on Sunday night, brought to Roanoke
last night with rope around his neck
and lodged in Jail there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-12
THE JUDGESHIP.

The contest for the federal
judgeship in Virginia was thought
last night to have been practically
over, President Roosevelt having in
formed several gentlemen who called
on him yesterday in the interests OF
various candidates that he had about
decided to appoint Judge L. L. Lewis,
of Richmond, to the vacancy.
Should Judge Lewis NOT be nomlna-
ted it will apparently be either Mr.. d.
G. Mcdowell, OF Big Stone Gap, or Mr..
A. P. Gillespie, OF Tszewell.
Late yesterday afternoon National
Committeeman George Il. Bowden and
State Chairman Park Agnew went to
the White House by invitation Of the
President to talk with him about this
much-sought office. AS there had been
a misunderstanding about the hour,
they remained but o short time, and
will discuss the matter further this
morning.. The republican organization
will plead for the nomination of west
ern district man, but will not attempt
to indorse any particular candidate.
Today the matter was settled by the
appointment of Mr.. Mcdowell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-12

The MARYLAND DEMocRATs.-The demo
cratic managers Of MsrylandI Indignantly
deny the charges Of fraud and assert the re-
publcans are doing the baby act" An
ans ser to the assertions Of Senator McComs,
and Mr.. GoldsbOrough by Secretary Lloyd
wilkinson, OF the democratic State csntrsl
committee, has been published. Mr.. Wilkin.
son says these gentlemen started the cam
psign by crying fraud and 1t is fitting they
should end it by doing the same thing. Mr..
wilkinson gives facts and figures TO show the
bsselessness Of tho charges. He character
ICES Senator McComss's statement that ''iE-
structIons went out to the democratic mama
gers in every county to throw out the ballots
Of democrats and republicans, the frat spar
insly the second literally" as q malicious
falsehood, showing to what depths United
States 6enator may 20 in his party zeal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-12
The Meteoric Showers.

New York, Nov. 12.-If the rain
clouds that cover the sky this morning
clear away by tonight the shooting
star family of Leonides are expected to
present to worldly eyes an exhibition
of pyroteohDics unequalled since 1865
There was a fine display scheduled for
1899, but on the night the performances
was due the sky was covered by clouds
and the heavenly fireworks were
curtained from view. This. year
thorough preparations have been made
at Columbia University to photograph
the flying stars. In Paris Max Klump,
an astronomer. will go up in balloon
with a special camera 10 case there
should be gathering OF clouds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-12
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTlEs

A fire which started in Hersehen-
bsrg's hotel in Thomas, w. Va, last
night, destroyed the northern section of
the town including thirty dwellings be-
longing to the Davis coal company, 10
gether with several stores. The loss is
estimated at $4,000. Senator Elkins
and ex-senator II. G.. Davis own quar-
ter OF the town.
The contest over the will of the late
William Jauncey Cruger was dismissed
by Surrogate Thomas in New York
today, the will being declared valid.
An estate valued ct 100000 was in-
volyed. The widow, who received
practically ell the estate under the
will. was a nurse who cared for Cruger
In Australia, while he was | there.
They were married upon his recovery.
The contest was made by his BROTHER,
Four fremen and pedestrian were
more or less seriously injured, shortly
before noon today, by the explosion OF
sewer gas ia manhole at Ninth and
SAMSON streets, Philadelphia. The
fremen had been called to exliDguish
James which had broken out in an
electric light conduit as the result of
imperfect Insulation which caused the
wires to cross. The explosion hurled
them six feet in the air and tore up
big section OF the street.
After suspension Of over four months the
Seventh National Bank Of New York opened
Tor business again this morning. The Off
cisls OF the bank are entirely changed and
the board OF directors contains many new
men. Edwin Gould is tho new president.
The capital of the bank has been increased to
more than three times what IL was whom it
suspended on June 20 last All the creditors
Of the old bank received their money with
interest.
Prosperity led to the suicide In New York
today OF Edward Weiser, an Austrian. Weiser
vas dealer In fUrs and be had 90 much
business that he could not attend to il all.
This morning he became dependent and in'
hailed gas with fstal results
The junction Iron Works at Paterson, N.
j., was partially destroyed by fire las, night.
fhe loss will amount to about 100000.
The concern maize tx castings for use In
steamships and in building machinery.
Three additional cases OF death fr N te-
tsnus, following vaccination. developei yes.
terdsy in and around New York. This mskes
five fatalities from the same cause thus far
reported in that section.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-12
Foreign News.

London, Nov. ia fearful north
east gale attended by heavy damage to
shipping is beating on the east coast OF
England. Two sailing ships are ashore
and the steamship Loeb VIENNA Char
has been sunk in collision at Thames
Haven. Two other ships are reported
in distress off Dover.
Berlin, Nov. 12.-The National u 81
tung learns that at yesterdays tariff
discussion iu the, Federal Council severe
and piquant differences arose between
the chiefs OF the imperial Offices and
the Prussisn ministers.
Rome, Nov. 12.-Austris, Germany,
aud Italy, which enjoy the clause oil
"most favored nations" with Turkey,
have agreed to demand the school and
religious privileges now granted to
France. 1t is believed that England
will join them 10 the demand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-12
Dined ON Poisoned Sausage.

Chicago, Nov. IL Seated opposite
each other a. their dioiDg room table,
senseless, Matthew Smith, prominent
dry goods merchant, OF Evanston,
and bis wife were found yesterday by
the police and neighbOrs, who had
broken into the house upon hearing the
cries OF Smiths three yesr old child.
Mr.. Smith was seated at the table. bis
head thrown forward across his left
arm, and his right hand holding a fork.
Mrs. Smiths head was bent forward on
the table cloth. % their plates was a
quantity OF sausage. Both may die.
Sections of the sausage, found Oh a
table 10 q room adjoining that 10 which
the victims were found, and supposed
to have been eaten by Mr.. Smith and
his wife, will be Analysed.