Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-21

wages from II to 81 cents an hour.
On the 18th Henry Watterson ad-
dressed "A letter to the democrats or
kentucky, in which he declares that
he is not a candidate for the govern
orship.
On the 18th Wong Yen, a China
man under arrest for entering h
United States in violation of the m
migration laws, committed suicide IN
Jail at Toledo, o.
On the 18th the lodge of Elks from
Joliet, ILL.,, was awarded third prize
for the most unique display in the
parade at Salt Lake City, where the
grandlodge was in session.
Charles Fair, son of the late James
G. Fair, of San Francisco, and his
wife were killed, on the 18th. by be-
inc thrown from an automobile while
riding along a highway in France.
Arkansas had the hottest weather
of the season on the 18th. Five labor
ers near Van Buren, were overcome by
heat and three of them died, and at
Alma there was one death from heat.
An investigation was begun, on the
14th, into the circumstances connect
ed with the death of James M. Muir
ply. at haywood, near Chicago, in
April. which may lead to another
murder mystery.
The grand lodge of Elks, at its SEES.
sion in Salt Lake City, on the 18th
passed a resolution by which street
fairs or ~carnivals held under the au'
spices of Elk lodges are forbidden aft
er January l, 1903.
Gen. Funston was at his cthce II
army headquarters at Denver, Col.
on the l4th, for the first time in more
than a week. Two operations have
been performed on him, and he thinks
he is permanently relieved.
At it's session of the 18th, in Gin
natl, the International Typographical
union gave strong instructions to it;
delegates to the American Federation
of Labor to vote against socialism o,
any other political idealism.
An anarchist named Sganza, wht
was said to be on his way from New
York to Europe, commissioned t.
murder a royal parsonage, weakene'
when the vessel was off Gibraltar an
committed suicide by jumping over
board.
The board of army officers appoint
ed by the government to survey thu
route of the proposed canal between
Chicago and St. Louis held its frs
meeting in Chicago on the 14th. Tn
members of the board consider tn,
plan feasible.
An agreement between the miner
and operators of the Pittsburg (Kas.
district was reached on the 18th. n,
strike will be ordered in the uniol
mines, but a strike will be declare
against the principal n%on-union CON
panies in the district.
At an inquest on the body of a mul
dered man at Bennington, VT, IN tn
18th, Boyd Perham accused his brott
er Levi of the crime. Levi admitte
his guilt, but claimed that the mul
dered mans wife instigated the Grim
and aided him in the deed.
On the 18th a monument vas III
yelled near Junction City, Kas., fo
the Quivira Historical society, t
mark the center, as near as may b.
of the territory of Quivira, which CT
ronado visited in 1541 in his marc
from Mexico in search of gold.
On the 18th 60 pounds of dynamit
and other explosive matter wer
found secreted in the room of Cha
Reckerman, an inmate of the Adam
county CHI intirmary, placed Their
it is believed, with intent to desire
the building and kill the Al inmate
A barber and a porter on the Unic
Pacitic-Northwestern train were a
rested near Omaha, on the 15t
charged with having for some tin
Systematically robbed the coat poe
cts of passengers while the owne
were in the BARRIERS chair.
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On the 18th the grand lodge Of Ell
met in Salt Lake City, Utah and cleo
ed officers, Geo. A. Cronk, of Oman
being chosen grand exalted ruler. Fl
report of the secretarysshowed an j
crease in membership the past yei
of about 10000, bringing the total
about $4,000.
william H. billiard, who abscond
from the San Francisco custom hou!
where he was a messenger, after fol-
ing many certificates of registrat.
to Chinese in this country, by viii
he realized many thousands of d
lars, was arrested at Vancouver, B.
on the 18th.
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Tae coal mine operators in I
Pittsburg (Kas.) district have I
yet signed a contract viii the m
ers for the ensuing year, and unl'
this is done by September !, the o
Gals Of the miners union expect
trike which will affect Arkansas, M
souri,, Kansas and Indian territor
On the 18th Judge Caron, in the
preme court of Quebec, Can, deni
the motion made ON behalf of
United States for the dismissal Of
writs Of habeas corpus in the c;
of >. f. Gaynor and BENZ. D. Gree
who are wanted in this country
alleged frauds iii connection W
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