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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY.
Railroad Conductor and His Wife
Found Dead in u Bath Room
Supposed to Be Poisoned.

St. Paul, Mimi, July IA special
from Grand Forks, N. D., says: While
their son and daughter and several
young friends were singing and dane
ing in the parlor Sunday night,
Charles ]. Mccormick, a Great North
ern conductor, and his wife were dy-
ing in a bathroom upon the same
floor. Their bodies were found some
hours later by their young son, who
went to call them. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Cormick had been out driving in the
evening and had both appeared to be
in excellent health and spirits. Upon
returning home they informed their
son and daughter, who were enter
tanning several friends in the parlor,
that they were going to take a bath.
Later the daughter was asked to
bring them some clothing, and this
was the last seen or heard of them
alive. The party in the parlor made
merry until a late hour, and when
the guests had left, Hilby, the son,
aged 10, went to call his parents,
supposing they had fallen asleep. He
could get no response, and becoming
alarmed, sought for assistance. When
the door to the bathroom was finally
opened Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick were
found to be dead. Their bodies were
in the bathtub and the clothing scat
tered about the room. Nearby stood
a partially-emptied bottle of beer and
fragments of a lunch. A physician
who was called thought that they
had been dead two hours. No salts
factory explanation of the tragedy
could be given, although the evidence
points to poisoning. An inquest will
be held,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
At Manila.

Manila, July 4.-President Roose-
velt's amnesty proclamation was read
at noon to-day in English and Span
ish, from a fag-draped stand on the
Luneta, after a parade of 5000 Amer
leans and Filipinos.
The prisoners freed by the procla,
nation, estimated to number 600,
were released without ceremony.
Many military prisoners had previ-
ously been freed. Aguinaldo re-
manned in the house which has shell
tered him since his captivity. He is
expected to visit friends briefly and
then depart on a trip. His destina.
ton is not announced.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
Trouble with Indians Feared.

Ardmore, T.. r., July 7.-Grave
trouble between cattlemen and In
dams in Choctaw nation is feared be-
cause of the killing during the past
week of nearly four hundred cattle,
supposedly by the Indians. The
trouble arises in the violation by the
cattlemen of the law providing that
non-citizens Of the nation shall have
no more than ten head Of cattle
apiece. 1t is asserted that the cattle
owners have violated the law with inn
punity and aroused the hostility Of
the Indians.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
STATUS Of COTTON CROP.
Condition as Shown By the Month
~ Report of the Department
of Agriculture.
FELL BACK FOURTEEN POINTS IN JUNE.
The Condition., However,, Is stiii
Above the Ten-Year Average in
Most of the Cotton St~ates-Texas
Has Jared the Worst Owing to
Drought, Which Has Been Broken.

Washington, July 4.-The monthly
report of the statistician of the de-
partment of agriculture will show
the average condition of cotton on
June 25 to have been S4.7, as COM
pared with 95.1 on May &c, 1902; Sill
on June IS, 1901; 75.S on July l, 1900,
and a ten-year average of $50. With
the exception of North Carolina,
where there seems to have been a
slight improvement, and Virginia,
where there is no appreciable change
in condition, every cotton producing
state shows a decline during the
month, the decline being greatest in
Texas, where it amounts to % points,
and in Louisiana, Indian territory,
Mississippi and Alabama, where it is
II, 10, 9 and s points respectively. The
condition is, however, still in excess
of the ten-year average in the follow
ing states, by the number of points
stated in each case: Virginia,3; North
Carolina, 6; South Carolina and Flor,
ida, o; Georgia and Arkansas, Z; Ten
nessee, 10; Oklahoma, 2; Missouri
10. On the other hand, the condition
falls below the ten-year average by
two points in Louisiona and Indian
territory, one point in Alabama ant
10 points in Texas.
This report is made up to June q
and no changes subsequent to tina
date have been taken into account
The departments statistical agen
for Texas, however ~telegraphet
Wednesday that the recent rains il
that state have been of little or NJ
benefit to the crop, and that a furthe
deterioration may be looked for un
less there is more rain by July 10.
The condition in the principa
states is reported as follows: Mort
Carolina, %; South Carolina, %
Georgia, 81; Florida, 90; Alabama, 81
Mississippi, So; Louisiana, IS; Texas
70; Arkansas, "a; Tennessee, 49,; ok
lahoma, 90; Indian territory, SO.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
THE FOURTH ABROAD.
IL WINS Celebrated by American Col
onies in All Principal Cities or
Europe, and in Manila.

London, July 4.-Several hundred
Americans attended the reception
given by the United States ambassa-
dor Joseph II. Choate this afternoon,
in honor of the Fourth of July. 1t
lasted from A to 6 p. m. The floors OF
Mr.. Choate's Carlton house terrace
residence were packed with Ameri-
cans, among whom were Gen. Joseph
Wheeler and his daughters, Rear-Ad-
miral John C. Watson, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. H. De Young and all the members
Of the embassy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
ANOTHER DARING HOLD-UP.
Five D~esperadoes Attack the Station
Agent MT BLACKWELL, Mo-, and
Beat and Rob Him.

De Soto, Mo-, July 5.-Five des-
peradoes at 1880 Friday morning held
up the night operator, B. B. johnson,
at Blackwell, a small station south of
here, and robbed him of his watch,
revolver and money; then they stood
him up against the wall and cut his
clothes all to pieces, infiicting several
severe cuts on his breast.
They then shot the clock to pieces
beat the operator over the head UNI
til he was insensible, broke up the
furniture and windows in the office
and left town, going through the
woods in the direction of Bonnie
Terre.
johnson is seriously wounded and
in a critical condition.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
AN AERONAUT'S FATE.
Robert HOlbrook, Of st. Louis,
Dashed to Death at Mount
Vernon, Ill.

Mount Vernon, ILL.,, July 5.-Robert
Holbrook, aged 20 years, said to be a
St. Louis aeronaut, was killed here
Friday by the failure of his parachute
to open after he had dropped from a
balloon 500 feet above.
Not a bone was broken in Hol-
brooks body, but the right side of
the head and body is bruised. 1t is
estimated that he fell a distance Of
400 to 500 feet.
Holbrook was well known in St.
Louis, where he made many success
full ascensions. He was unmarried.
A coroner's inquest will investigate
the case to-day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
SKIN FOR ~SKIN-GRAFT1NG.
If Ia Obtainable low Almost the
Same as an Article of
Commerce.

Of late years many wonderful
surgical operations have been per-
formed, and among the most interest
ing are the cases where skin-grafting
has been practiced. A story is told
of the colonel of an American regi-
ment who ordered his men to con-
tribute portions of their skin to
patch up the integument of one OF
their comrades who exhibited upon
his body a denuded area. But cases
often occur in civil practice where it
is difficult to find the necessary mate
rial to make good a wound, and the
difficulty has been met in America,
says the Philadelphia Medical Jour
nal, by treating the skin as an article
of commerce just as in Russia and
elsewhere girls are persuaded to sell
their golden tressec for filthy lucre.
A doctor in America recently paid
five dollars for sufficient living skin
to heal up a badly scalded limb, and
this transaction will no doubt estab-
lish q precedent with regard to price.
1t must not be supposed that the
skin removal involves an operation
which can be in any way described as
'faying;' for it is only the outside
layer which is required, and this can
be shaved off by a skillful operator
| almost bloodlessly. 1t is an old say
ing that every man has his price;
but the new market for skin will not
only regulate the price, but will col
lect it in small installments.
Woman Wins Where Man Loses.
A woman jumps at a conclusion and
wins; a man hesitates and loses.-Chi-
o~o n,;lu Nowc
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
BIG BLAZE IN CHICAGO.
suits Was Prevented by Good
Work of the Firemen.

Chicago, July Fire Sunday de-
stroyed the buildings at 305, 307-3os
and 311-313 Wabash avenue, causing
losses aggregating over S325,000. For
a time the fire threatened widespread
destruction, and it was only through
the utmost efforts of the fremen
that the flames were prevented from
spreading to the department store of
Siegel, Cooper & Co., fronting on
State street. and separated from the
burning buildings by only a narrow
alley. Much excitement was caused
among the guests of the Auditorium
hotel, directly across Wabash mi
from the burning buildings, and at
the Auditorium Annex.
The guests were aroused from their
slumbers at seven o'clock in the
morning, and the fire had gained such
Roadway that it threatened other
buildings in all directions. On the
Wabash avenue side the flames
belched out into the avenue so fierce
ly that it was considered unsafe for
trains on the elevated loop to pass,
and for over two hours all traffic on
the loop was suspended.
The fire originated in Bosch & Co.'s
basement and had burned up to the
second floor before an alarm was
turned in. Explosion followed eXplo-
sion in this building, and many of the
iron shutters were blown from their
~fastenings and fell into the street.
Following a severe explosion that
occurred at 9:10 o'clock the side wal
of the building at 307-309 Wabash ave.
u toppled over into the Kuntz.
Reminder Co. building, crushing the
smaller structure.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
"GooD EVENING, WHERE IS EVE YN,"

fore he saw himself, and what a
shock that was; and it is not neces-
sary to end the quotation. 4 wad
some power the giftie gle us!' Now,
there's no danger of any such tragedy
when there is an active gang of boys
in the same district. 1t is no bad thing
that a man should know he has red
hair and that certain features are not
entirely Grecian. Nicknames are the
salvation of many of us"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
T GAS EXPLOSION.
Mother and Daughter Killed and
Husband Fatally Injured by
Explosion In st. Louis.

st. Louis, July 5.-Mrs. Robert COLI
and her daughter Martha were killed
and Mr.. COLI and Tillie Slime, a do
nestle, injured, in an explosion that
wrecked the building in which they
fived, 422 North Vandeventer avenue,
at 1880 o'clock Thursday night.
The explosion followed an attempt
by Robert COLI to locate a leak in
the gas meter with a lighted match.
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R D FOR REVENGE.
and Seriously Wounds His Baby
Son and a Stepdaughter.

Chicago, July talking his re-
venge for a quarrel of long standing,
Theodore Oelfeuer, a laborer, shot
and killed his wife, Adelaine, Sunday,
as she lay asleep in bed. O%elfeuer
then turned the revolver on his baby
son Walter, and on his stepdaughter
Lizzie Stramm, who were sleeping
with his wife, wounding the former,
probably fatally, and putting a bullet
in the latter's shoulder. Oelfeuer
also fired a shot at his two stepsons,
but hit neither. After committing
the deed Oelfeuer hid in an attic of
the house until police officials arrest
ed him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
HELD UP BY MASKED MEN.
An Express Train On the Chicago. Ross
Island & Pacific Held Up and Ex-
press Messenger Shot.

Joliet, ILL.,, July 1.-The Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific roads through
express train No. 5, bound for 0ma-
ha and Denver, and which left Chica-
go at ten o'clock last night, was held
up by robbers at Dupont, ILL.,, an
hour later. Express Messenger Kane
was shot through the groin by one
of the robbers and is in a critical con-
dition. The local safe was forced
open, but the amount of the booty
secured is not known. Charles Ness
Ter, who climbed over the tender of
the engine and told the engineer and
fireman to stop the train, has been
arrested. Nessler, however, is be-
lieved to be the unwilling accomplish
of the robbers, as he obeyed their
commands at the point of a revolver.
The detectives are hot on the trail
of the robbers. A special train is
waiting at Coal City for a pair of
bloodhounds, which are to be rushed
to the scene of the hold-up.
According to Nessler's story only
two robbers were concerned, though
the detectives think there were more.
Nessler is about twenty-five years
old, of frank appearance and intelli-
gence, and claims to be of respecta-
BILE parents. He says he went to
Niles Center recently to visit a cou-
sin. Last night he started home, and,
having no funds, was beating his way,
taking the train at Chicago. At En-
glewood he climbed on the bumpers
back of the tender and had scarcely
secured this position when two men
also climbed up. They said nothing
in particular until Midlothian station
was reached. Then one of the men
climbed over the end of the tender
upon the coal and ordered Nessler te
follow.
Both men had adjusted black masks
to their faces. At the point OF a re
volver Nessler was told to go for
ward to the cab and tell the engineer
to stop the train half a mile beyond
Thoroughly frightened, he did so
The engineer and fireman regarded
the request as a joke and laughed
l "Look out there" said Nessler. Th'
} trainmen did so and saw two re
T ~yolvers pointing toward them. "Thi
is no Joke" said one robber. Stol
the train or I'll kill you" The eng
l neer shut off the steam and brough
l the train to a standstill near the Du
; pont switch. The engine crew wer
; taken under guard, Nessler beln
y commanded to remain in the cab an
keep quiet. Demand was made O
the express messenger and baggage
man to open the door of their ca
under threats to blow it up wit
dynamite. The door was opened an
the robbers rushed in. A struggle Ell
sued and Messenger Kane was she
through the groin. The robbers a
! tempted to open the through SAT-
but were unsuccessful. The loct
safe. however, was forced open. 1t
not known what amount of none
= was taken. 1t is reported that a ba
f of iewelry and some money wa
found in the safe, but the officials
!. the company say that nothing {
h value was secured. The robbers di
appeared. Kane was taken to LIME
Park for treatment and later r
moved to the Englewood hospita
The police here have a satchel and
quantity of dynamite found near til
scene of the robbery. None of til
pacsenpprs was moleSted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
National Home for Aged Elks.

Baltimore, Nd, July 5.-Henry W.
Mears, of this city, one Of the SUI
preme trustees of the order of Elks,
reports to-day that the order has Sc
cured a national home for its aged
and INDECENT members by tbs pur-
chase of the Hotel Bedford, at Bed
ford City, Va. This building was
erected in 1898, and its original cost,
with fittings, was 100000. 1t has ac-
commodations for $50 inmates. The
home is now thoroughly furnished
and will be reopened the first of o.
tober.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10

Rome, July 4.-George Won L. Myer,
the United States ambassador, being
at Homburg for the cure, Lewis Nor
ris Iddings, the secretary of the EN-
bassy, and Mrs. Iddings, assisted by
Mrs. William H. Taft, wife of Gov.
Taft of the Philippines, held the
Fourth Of July reception at the en-
bassy here to-day. 1t was attended
bv over one hundred Americans.
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HEAVY DAMAGE BY FIRE.
Building of Swift's Packing House
at Chicago Damaged to the EN-
tent of $50O,OOO.

Chicago, July 6.-Bv a fire which
broke out at their plant at the stock
yards Saturday night, Swift & Co.,
suffered a loss which is estimated by
the officials of the company at $780,
600. The fire was confined to one
building standing at the intersection
of Packers avenue and Broadway.
This structure was four stories
high, built of brick and was 800 feet
square. The first floor was occupied
by the wholesale meat market of the
company, the second by the shipping
department, and third and fourth by
the general offices of the company.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
whiteIaw Reid's Movements.

London, July 4.--Since Whitelaw
Reid, who was to have represented
the United States at the coronation
of King Edward, took official leave
of the British authorities and closed
the special embassy in London, he
and Mrs. Reid have been paying a
number of short visits in the country,
To-day they are at Col. Lord Alger
try seat, Broughton castle, Banbury
Mr.. and Mrs. Reid will spend July
with the earl and countess of jersey
at Osterly park, Islewortb.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
A LESSON FROM MARY McLANE
BY FORREST CRISSEY,
Author Of elm Thompson's Woods" "The Exile" Etc.

Happily the best lesson taught by the
notorious Story Of Mary McLane is to be
had without reading the book! But it has a
moral worth the pointing-even worth wad-
ing through a few chapters of the best
abused volume OF the day to get at.
In the fact that this raw and %undomesti-
Gated literary effort could find a reputable
publisher there is encouragement for bud
ding literary ambition, nc matter how iso-
lated from influences Of culture, how TIN
trained in methods or ingenious in outlook.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
Sudden Death.

Evansville, Ind, July 4.-Samuel
Norman Curnick, aged 65 years, dice
suddenly at his home here, Wednes'
day. Death was due to apoplexy. He
was president of n business college
and well known as an educator. lie
was a native of England.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
At Queenstown.

Queenstown, July 4.-The Massa'
chusetts state training ship Enter
prise and the United States training
ship Alliance have arrived here, and
with the United States training ship
Monongahela, which has been here
for some days past, they are making
a profuse display of bunting in honor
of the Fourth of July. The town was
decorated and the British warships
dressed ship in honor of the day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
Injunction Refused.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 4.--Judge
John II. Baker, of the United States
district court, has refused to grant
the injunction against Indiana brok-
ers asked for by the Chicago board
of trade to prohibit the use of the
boards quotations.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
Wreck on Pittsburg & Western.

P%ittsburg, Pa, July 4.-The Akron
express on the Pittsburg and West.
ern railroad collided with the Butler
accommodation at Glenshaw, Pa,
Thursday morning, and both trains
were wrecked. Four persons were Sc.
riously injured, one probably fatally
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10

Paris, July 4.-The Fourth OF July
was celebrated in this city by a re-
ception at the United States embas-
sy held by Mrs. Horace Porter, wife
of the United States ambassador,
Gen. Porter, who is now in the United
States. 1t was exceptionally well at
tended, practically the whole Amer
lean colony being present.
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Treaty with Spain signed.

Madrid, July 4.--The treaty of
trade, and amity between
the United States and Spain was
signed Thursday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10

Copenhagen, Denmark, July 4.-The
American colony here celebrated the
Fourth of July with a banquet at the
Hotel Phoenix tonight, at which l..
S, Swenson, the United States minis
Ger. made an address.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
Havana Customs Receipts.

Havana. July 4.-The customs re.
ceipts at Havana during the month
Of June amounted to $3.50, 1913, as
against $S57,s collected in the
month of June, 1901, an increase Of
S31,331.
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Retrothnl Announced.

Denver, Col, July 4.-The betrothal
III announced Of Maj. Ralph Hartsel,
Of Denver, and Miss Barber, Of Can.
ton, o., the ~favoritc niece Of Mrs. Mo
Kinley.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10

Naples, July A newspaper pub
lished here says that the porte has
denounced two anarchists living in
Naples as the o~riginators Of a plot
TO assassinate the sultan.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10

Woman Wins Where Man Loses.
A woman jumps at a conclusion and
wins: q man hesitates and loses.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-16

begun; corn doing we'll and cultivation stfll
in progress; pastures good; alfalfa growing
finely.
Frontier-Corn growing rapidly; wheat
Gosper-Most wheat and rye in shock;
corr Hnd eans sr1w s a Js growth. GOOD
Hayes-corn small, growing slowly, but
IN healthy condition.; fall wheat and rye
in shock; pastures hne; g~rasshoppers nu-
H~itchcock-Grain excellent except where
damaged by grasshoppers; corn looks well.
Kearney-Harvest progressing nicely; oats
and spring wheat good acreage small; corn
LincoinYcorn doing finely; second crop
and rye very large crop; pastures excel
lent.
hoppers; good crop of hay being cut.
Phelps-Winter wheat in. shock; oats
r cropy! s 20 SS'' vS sano good Sp e corn Vf beEns He iSiS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. we'll advanced and
kafir corn are making fine growth.
Webster-Wheat damaged some In shock;
oats promise rood crop except where dam
western and Northwestern Sections.
Banner-oats, wheat and pastures looking
well; too cold for corn.
Boxbutte-Too cool for corn: other crops
growing we'll.
B~rown-Crops Of all kinds doing we'll.
Cherry-Grass good; rain would be bene-
nciaL
Dawes-corn looks we'll; rye mostly cut,
good crop; potatoes fine.
Deuei-Range n pastures the best for
many years.
Keith-Everything growing nicely; second
crop alfalfa ready to cut.
Keya Paha-Corn and small grain look
well; rye beginning to ripen; cattle In good
condition.
Rook-Rye cut, fair crop: oats and wheat
improving; corn very fine, some laid by;
potatoes big crop; grass good.
Sheridan-Grass fine; potato bugs numer-
Gus; crops look well.
siouxjOrass very fine; too cool for corn
wheat headed out.
DEMONSTRATORS and range good; stock
doing well. @. A. LOVELAND,
Section Director.