Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-09-26

of the Red Eagle upon Prince Chun,
head of the Chinese mission of expia-
tiou for the murder of Baron Won
Ketteler.
The Cook county Qll.) grand jury,
on the 18th, indicted Detectives Cra-
mer and Tracey and Lieut.. Joyce, of
Chicago. They are charged with con-
spiracy to defraud the state by pad
ding expense accounts.
Patrolman William Hinde, of Tole-
do, o., who was suspended the day fol-
lowing the shooting of President Nc
Kinley, because he drank to the
health of the assassin, was discharged,
on the 18th, by the police commits
sioners of that city.
Commenting upon the accession of
Mr.. Roosevelt to the presidency, the
London Statist decries the idea that
he is an imperialist in an aggressive
sense, and expresses the opinion that
he will maintain the present excel
lent financial status of the United
States.
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Missouri and eastern Kansas, OF the
night of the nth, an earlier date for
the first frost than for many years.
Vegetables planted after the breaking
of the drought in the hope of raising
a crop before the frost came, were
damaged.
Justice jerome, of New York city,
issued a warrant, on the 18th, for the
arrest of Deputy Commissioner of Po-
lice VIM. S. Devery, charged with OPP
preston and neglect of duty. The
deputy commissioner surrendered
himself in court, accompanied by a
bondsman.
The duke and duchess of Cornwall
made their formal entry into the Do
minion of Canada, on the 10th, and
WIZ given a royal welcome by the
people, whom they may some day rule
as king and queen. Thousands of
their loyal subjects assembled in Que
bee to greet them.
The duke and duchess of Cornwall
and York departed from Quebec, Cam,
on their long western tour, on the
18th. When the royal special arrived
at Montreal they were rendered a
welcome by a tremendous crowd. A
procession and other ceremonies fol-
lowed.
The Chinese troops re-entered Pekln
on the 18th. The Americans and Jap
anese simultaneously handed over the
Forbidden City to the Chinese author
tiles. Prince Ching and Gen. Chang,
governor of Pekin, thanked the Jap
anese and Americans for the protec-
ton they had afforded the palace.
Admiral Schley, on the 10th, PIX
pressed his complete satisfaction with
the navy departments selection of
Admiral Ramsey to fill the vacancy in
b personnel of h court of inquiry.
1t has been practically decided to
have the daily sessions of the court
from IL to 1 a. IN. and from 2 to 4
p. m.
All that was mortal of Americas Ia
mented president was laid to rest, on
the 10Th, with simple, but impressive,
ceremonies in the vault in Westlawn
cemetery, at Canton, o. There the
body will remain until arrangements
can be made for laying it beside those
of his two little girls who were given
back to God many years ago.
At Quebec, Can, on the 18th, in a
driving rain storm that finally dis
persed a majority of the thousands
of spectators, the duke of Cornwall
and York reviewed 5000 Canadian
troops and British blue jackets on the
historic Plains of Abraham, and pre-
sented medals to the %colonials VINO
distinguished themselves in South At
RIGA.
The Milwaukee diocesan council of
the Episcopal church, on the 18th,
adopted a memorial presented by I'll.
L. Morehouse, favoring the changing
of the name of the Protestant Epis-
copal church to The American Cath
Ole Church of America" The ques-
ton will come before the general con-
vention of the church at San Francis
co next month for final settlement.
1t is said that the floral offerings,
including those from nearly every
foreign country and thousands from
loving friends at home of the late
President Mckinley, lined the inside
and covered the exterior OF the vault,
and spread out on the ground cover
ing a space of 200 by so feet. The
money spent for these beautiful, but
perishable, offerings would have suf-
feed to erect an imperishable mOnu-
ment to his memory.
Endless double lines of broken
hearted people streamed steadily
through the dimly-lighted corridors
of the courthouse at Canton, o., on
the 18th, from the time the coffin hold
ing the remains of William Mckinley
was opened until it wastaken home tc
the sorrowing widow atnightfall. They
stepped softly as though fearful thai
their footballs might actually awake
their friend from his long, last sleep
while tears, unbidden, wet the bier.
United States Attorney Speed, a
Guthrie, Okla, has received from tn
interior department a ruling relatv'
to persons filing mineral claims ON In
dian aIlotments in the country recent
ly opened TO settlement in Oklahoma
The secretary holds that only by tn
consent of the allottee can minera