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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-02
MARK HANNA ON MCKINLEY.
The Ohio Senator Says His Friends
Death Was "a Splendid Climax
to a Noble Life"

New York, Dec. 27.-In a copyright
ed article in the National Magazine,
United States Senator Mark Hanna,
of Ohio, writes at length concerning
the late President VIM. Mckinley. In
conclusion the writer gives the fol-
lowing personal "reminiscences:
. 81 know of nothing in all history
kthat can compare with the splendid
fclimax and ending of this noble life.
Zone of the sweetest consultations that
come to me is the memory that, on
Tuesday preceding his death, he
asked to see a newspaper, and when
he was told Not to-day he asked:
is Mark here?'
eyes, Mr.. President was the re-
Spouse, and in that one sweet, last
remembrance was a rich reward for
the years of devotion which it had
always been my pleasure to give him.
There was nothing in the expression
of his face OF manner denoting .x-
ultation over his victory when it was
announced that he was elected presi-
dent. He seemed to realize fully the
sacred responsibilities placed upon
him, and the quiet dignity and self
possession which marked the man
then and in days after were just what
his personal friends expected of him.
The first day l greeted him after he
was inaugurated at the White House,
in the urs of conversation, | in
advertently called him Major and
Governor and when / stopped to cor
rect myself he would say: Each n
IL fitting; I'm not particular which,"
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INDIANS ON THE WAR PATH,
Whites, Notified of the Danger, Flee,
ing to Pavynee for Snfety-Sus-
piciOus Actions.

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 26.-The Paw
ace Indians are on the war path. An
immense buffalo bull was so injured
in transferring from the Santa Fe
stock yards to Pawnee Bills ranch
south of town, that he had to be
killed. The meat was given by Maj
Lille to the Indians for a Buffalo
dance. The Indians have been dau
cling and pow-wowing ever since
They claim that vast herds of buffalo
are coming back to this country, anG
many of the Indians have notified the
white lesees to vacate their ranches
at once, Is they wish to lay the
fences low so the buffalo will have
full sway of the country.
The white people in the remote
parts of the reservation are coming
into Pawnee and report the Indians
are acting in a threatening name
toward them. Pawnee Bill has placed
mounted guards around his buffalo
ranch, as the Indians are camping il
the timbers west of there andinsight
of the herd, and from their suspicious
actions he thinks they intend to lib
crate the herd and perhaps kill them
The United States Indian agent al
tfat point has been notified and has
made a report to the commissioner
Of Indian affairs at Washington.
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The Return of MIR. Barrett,

Mexico City, Dec. 26.-El TEMPO, a
clerical organ, says that diplomatic
circles and politicians are comment
ing on the return to the United
States of Hon. John Barrett, at a
time when the conference had just
begun the discussion of important
and fundamental questions.
Eel TEMPO says it is now coming
to be believed that at Washington
there is discomfort over the fact that
the Latin nations do not show docil-
ity in accepting the leadership of the
United States.
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E. .eov. SHAW WILL ACCEPT.
WILL Become Secretary OF the Treas
ury to Succeed Secretary q.
Lyman j. Gage.

Washington, Dec. 26.-It was an
nounced authoritatiyely yesterday
evening that Gov. Leslie NJ. Show OF
Iowa would be appointed secretary
of the treasury to succeed Secretary
Lyman j. Gage. There will be no
change in the Office of secretary of
agriculture. Secretary Wilson, also
of Iowa, continuing to retain that
portfolio.
The date of the transfer of the
treasury department will depend on
the mutual convenience of the out
going and incoming secretary, Mr..
Gage having signiied an entire will
ingness to remain at the head of his
department until such time as it may
be agreeable to his successor to take
hold, 1t is supposed, however, that
Gov. Shaw will be indicted into his
new office some time in January. 1t
had been known for two or three
days that Gov. Shaw was slated for
appointment to succeed Secretary
Gage, but it was not until yesterday
that the Iowa executive accepted the
tender made to him.
The definite announcement of Gov.
Shaw's selection for the position of
secretary of the treasury gave the
greatest qualification to the Iowans
resident here. They regard him as n
man well equipped for the place, and
feel confident the appointment will
give general satisfaction. Secretary
Wilson voiced these sentiments when
asked about Gov. Shaw last night, and
he added that the governor was bet
ter known to the people east of the
Mississippi river than any mar in
private life west Of the Mississippi
on questions of finance.
To Senator Dolliver, of Iowa, whose
relations with Gov. Shaw have been
close, his selection for the treasury
portfolio gave the greatest pleasure
"The governor" he said, "has dem
onstrated by speeches delivered be
fore chambers of m and
banking associations in every large
city of the United States a profound
knowledge of the theory and mechan.
ism of our banking and currency sys.
TEN. He is not only a student of
these questions, but has been for
many years a successful banker. In
selecting him the president undoubt,
eddy acted in a great measure upon
his personal familiarity with Coy
Shaw's abilities in dealing with the
special subjects that belong to thu
treasury department, His appoint,
ment will be especially gratifying to
the people of Iowa, and indeed the
whole west, and I have no doubt sat.
isfactory to the great business and
commercial interests of the United
States"
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ELLA cRopsEY's BODY FOUND.
lima Girl Found In Pasquo-
tank River.

Elizabeth City, n. c., Dec. 2s.-Five
weeks of mystery and speculation as
to the fate of Miss Nellie Cropsey
terminated, yesterday at ten o'clock,
when the body of the missing girl
was found floating in the river oppo-
snte her fathers home. The body
was discovered by j. d. Stillman, q
fisherman. Upon discovering that the
floating object was the body of a
young girl, he Immediately notified
the When found the body
was floating face downward. All the
wearing apparel was intact with the
exception of the rubbers which Nell
wore on the night of her disappear
ance, and they were missing.
With the exception of some slight
discoloration of the face the body
was in a state of good preservation
and was but little decomposed. The
body was identified as that of Nellie
Cropsey. The spot where the body
was found had been dragged over
several times since her disappearance
but with no result.
Coroner Fearing summoned a jury
of prominent men and called in three
of the best physicians of the city
to make a thorough and exhaustive
autopsy to learn if til Ne was any
signs of violence on the body.
The verdict of the c~oroner's iury
was as follows:
1--WE, the c%oroner's jury, being duly
sworn by DR.. I. Fearing, to inquire
what caused the death of Ella NJ.
Cropsey, do hereby report that from
the investigation made by three ply
sicians of Elizabeth City, and from
their opinion and also from our per-
sonal observation, that said Ella NJ.
Cropsey came to her death by being
stricken a blow on the left temple
and by being drowned in the Pasquo-
tank river. We have not yet investi-
gated nor heard any testimony
touching as to who inflicted the blow
and did the drowning. We are in.
formed that m James Wilcox ie
charged with same and is now in
custody. We recommend that inves.
tigation as to his or any one else's
probable guilt be had by one or more
magistrates in Elizabeth City town
ship, and that said Wilcox be held
to await said investigations"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-02

navy, If there is to be a navy at ali,
is a question like the tariff-of adj
justment rather than of principle. OF
course, it is rather a taking thing to
say as a matter of theory, as this
circular says, that 500, 000,0 900 for the
navy lea a tax of Sc on every fam
lily in the United States. And yet, on
the other hand, as a matter of prac-
teal fact, if that sum is spent there
is probably not a family in the Unit
could be shown to be Sc less and
there are a good many families whose
income would be Sc more, and still
more families whose income would
be many times So less if it were not
spent. 1t is also rather a taking
thing to~say that 500, 100000 could
be better spent for education OF
charity. And yet on the other hand
500, 600, 900 spent in the employment
of labor is the very best use to which
it can be put. n
us it true, as suggested in the cir
%cular, that h great navy, necessary
intlames the lighting spirit and leads
to war? If my recollection serves me
right, while Great Britain has hal
troubles in Egypt and Africa, else
where, she has had no conflict on sea
for many years, and yet her navy has
been twice as large as that Of any
other power. The recent increase in
our navy did net induce the wal with
Spain, which, as things were, seems
to have been inevitable. On the other
hand, it is more than likely that If
in the beginning of 1898 we had even
as large a navy as we have now, GER
tainly as large a one as now pro-
posed, there would have been no war
with Spain, and that country would
have come to terms, as she was very
near coming, without battle. At that
time, however, it was the general i'm
preston among foreign powers, and
probably in Spain, that her navy
would blow us out of the water"
The Guests at the Launching.
Mrs. Roosevelt and children and Mrs.
Cowles, sister of the president, ar
rived at Old Point Friday, on the dis
patch boat Dolphin. The vessel an
chored off the fort, but none of the
party came ashore. Early Saturday
morning they came upIto the launch
ing of the Missouri on the Dolphin.
The Missouri congressional dele
cation were prominent among the
guests. Among them were: Senator
C%ockrell; his daughter, Miss Marian
Cockrell, who christened the ship:
Mrs. c. B. Cockrell, Mr.. Frank Cock
rell and other members of the fam
lily; Representative and Mrs. Benton,
Representative and Mrs. Champ
Clark, Representative and Mrs.
Cochran, Representative and Mrs,
Dougherty, Representative and Mrs.
Cowherd. Representative and Mrs.
Lloyd aud Representative and Mrs,
Robb.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-02
UNDER A SWITCH ENGINE.
Shocking Death of John w. Taylor,
of st. Louis, and William A.
Kent, of Louisville, Ky.

st. Louis, Dec. 2S.-John w. Taylor,
chief engineer for the Terminal Rail-
road association and the Merchants
Bridge Terminal railway, and Will
lam A. Kent, of Louisville, Ky, we're
crushed to death Thursday after
noon beneath a Wabash switch en-
CINE. The accident occurred at the
crossing of the Merchants Terminal
railroad and the Wabash tracks in
north st. Louis, near the waterworks.
The men became frightened at the
approaching engine on the Wabash
tracks and, in trying to leap from
the small motor car on which thew
were riding, jumped directly in front
of the engine. Their bodies were
horribly mangled. Mark Ewing also
jumped from the motor car, but
landed safely on the west side of the
tracks. Bernard w. Frauenthal, who
was managing the car and his two
brothers-in-law, DR.. Ben Schwab and
John Schwab, remained on the a
and were uninjured.
The six men had been out on a
pleasure and inspection trip over the
new belt line of the Terminal rail
road which is to run to the Worlds
fair grounds. 1t had been the GUS
tom of Engineer Taylor to make such
a trip every few days when the
weather permitted the use of the
open car. Often he had some of his
friends or officials or employees of the
company accompany him. The desire
to see how work on the new line was
progressing led the other five to
make the trip which resulted so dis
aStrOuSlv.
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UNIQUE AND INTERESTING.
Proposition to Install u Japanese
Silk-PrOducing Plant mt St.
Louis Worlds Fair.

St. Louis, Dec. 26.--A most unique
and interesting exhibit for the
Worlds fair is proposed by Mr.. o.
Takayama, a Japanese gentleman
who was a recent visitor at Worlds
fair headquarters. He plans to es-
tablish a complete silkmaking plant
on the fair site, to be in operation
during the exposition The manner in
which he describes this industry
shows the practicability of the plan
and he is prepared to put it into eff
feet if he can get the small amount
of space necessary and a concession.
He will call on Chairman George l..
Edwards, of the concessions commit
tee, and submit his application, with
a statement of the amount of space
he will need for carrying out his
plan. He will ask for room for a
small mulberry grove, where his silk
worms may feed, and a small struc-
ture in which a little band of jap
anese silkmakers may work spin
ming thread from the raw material
and weaving the thread into silk fa-
brio. His workmen will be so placed
that all their work may be observed
Mr.. ~Takayama is not sure that the
species of mulberry tree from which
the silkworm gets it's material could
be grown in this climate, but he be-
lieves that if it should prove neces.
sary he could plant a small grove of
the trees in the spring of the year
in which the exposition opens and
have them growing satisfactorily
during the summer months. He is
prepared to %financier his scheme in
the event that he a get a conces-
ciop
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-02
INTO PERMANENT QUARTERS.
Soon be Installed In the WASH
fngton University Buildings.

st. Louis, Dec. 27.-President Fran
els and Director of Works Taylor will
inspect the Administration building
on the Worlds fair site this week to
ascertain when the general Offices OF
the Exposition company a be re-
moved from their present quarters
to the grounds. President Francis
has decided to move the stores of the
company into the Administration
building, even before any of the
working clerical force of the fair are
transferred to the scene of active OPP
erations.
The Administration building was
known, up to the signing of the lease
on the Washington university ground
as University hall. 1t is intended to
be the main building of the univer-
sity after the Exposition company
shall have turned it over again at the
close of the fair to it's owners. 1t is
a massive structure of stone, and
crowns the brow of a hill overlooking
the level on which the big exhibit
buildings of the Worlds fair will be
located. When the building is fully
ready for occupancy all of the offices
in the city will be contained within
it. By January l it is expected that
the steamftting will have been com
pleted.
Significance is attached in Worlds
fair circles to the visit of the presi-
dent to the site. 1t is understood to
be the first move toward active labor
on the great structures which will
make the main picture of the exposi-
ton. 1t has also been pointed out
that the move means the rapid dis
solving of committee work and the
formation of departments under re-
spective heads, who will be RESPONSE
BILE to the president.
Most Of the preliminary work in
cident to the fair has been accom-
plished by the various committees.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-02

Kalispel, Mont, Dec. 26.-The reg
lister and receiver of the Kalispel
land office has received q letter from
the interior department instructing
the withdrawal of all lands from set
Element in Montana north and west
of the Kootenai river. The order will
involve over II million acres Of land
in this country, besides taking from
the state of Idaho over 100000 acres,
which, when surveyed and completed,
will be made into a new forest re.
serve to be known as the Kootenai
Forest reserve of Idaho and Montana.
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SWEPT BY A
ohe fersoh Killed and Many Injured
N Much Property De-
stroyed in Naples.

Rome, Dec. 27.--A tornado swept
over Naples yesterday, causing con-
siderable damage. A was
killed and SO persons were injured,
Many buildings in the surrounding
country were demolished and a CON
siderable amount of railroad proper
ty was destroyed. The troops were
called upon to assist in clearing away
the debris.
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THE BATTLE Of TRENTON.
The One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth
Anniversary of the Victory
Over the Hessians.
A REALISTIC PICTURE OF THE BATTLE.
New Jersey National Guardsmen
Fought the Battle Over Again, in
Sham Fight, Through the Streets
An Indoor Celebration In the
Afternoon.

Trenton, n. j., Dec. 27.-The n
hundred and twenty-ffth anniversary
of the battle of Trenton was elab-
orately celebrated here. The auspi-
cious weather had the effect of bring
ing out a large crowd of strangers
and local people, who lined the
streets along which the sham battle
and the parade took place. The
sham battle did not commence until
after ten o'clock, owing to the late
ness of the arrival of the national
guard from out-of-town points.
The sham Battle.
The three forces of Gen. Washing
ton, Gen. Sullivan and the Hessians
for more than an hour occupied the
streets and covered the ground that
was gone over in the original battle,
and a realistic picture of that battle
was presented, except the suffering
which the American forces under
went because of the cold weather and
the inffieciency of clothing. The
sham battle began near the battle
monument, and continued down War
rem and Broad streets, the Hessian
forces, under Col. Gilmore, of the
Second regiment, ~retreating and
hating at short distances, firing on
the advancing American army. This
continued until the surrender at two
points, one in front of tn post office
on East State street and the other on
South Broad street.
Continuous Firing.
During the sham battle there was
continuous firing of guns and can
mons. After the surrender the mill
tary was formed for the general
parade, which was supplemented by
more than 1000 members of civic
organizations of the city. In the pa
rade was the Second brigade of New
Jersey national guards, consisting of
the Second and Third regiments, I'M
der the command of Gen. Cooper.
The parade passed through about q
mile of the streets of the city and
at the statehouse was reviewed by
Gov. Voorhees, and a large number
of state officials. The indoor celebra-
ton took place at three o'clock in
the afternoon, in the opera house.
Mayor Briggs introduced Gov. Voor-
hees as the presiding officer. The
principal speaker was Prof. Wood
row Wilson, of Princeton, who deliv-
cred an addrss on the battle of Tren-
ton.
The days celebration closed with
fireworks in the evening, at Monu-
ment park.
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GRAIN ELEVATOR BURNED.
A Loss on Building, Machinery and
Grain A~ggregating Two Hum
dred Thousand Dollars.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-Fire, Thursday
night, destroyed the grain elevator OF
A. F. Miller, at Fifty-fifth street and
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
railroad tracks. The loss on machin-
cry and grain is $780, 00.
A number of families who resided
in nearby cottages were driven from
their homes by the flames.
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EXPELLED FROM AUSTRIA.
NoBlemen Expelled From Austria
for Engaging in Heavy Gam
bling Contrary to Inv.

Vienna, Dec. 2S.--Emperor Francis
Joseph has ordered the expulsion
from Austria of the principals in the
baccarat game of December 81, when,
at the Vienna Jockey club, Count
Potock lost 100000 during three
hours playing, Count Pallavicini win
ming most of the money. Counts
John and Joseph Potocki have retired
to Russia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-02

He had worked for many years in a dr.
goods store, but fate placed him behind til
counter in a coal Office, and that was tn
cause OF his undoing. A lady entered tn
coal office n day and said she needed tw,
tons Of coal at once.
"All right" said the clerk, tipping th,
ashes from a cigarette in a dreamy fashion
will you take j. with you or have it sent
madamg"-Yonkers Statesman.
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ANOTHER HOPEFUL MESSAGE.
The Release of Miss Stone IN Hoped
to BE an Accomplished Fact
Within n Fortnight.

Constantinople, Dec. 2s,-Dispatch-
es from Salonica report that w. w.
Peet, treasurer of the missionary So
ciety in Constantinople, has estah-
lished communication with the bri-
gands who hold Miss Ellen M. Stone
captive, and hopes that the release
of Miss Stone will be accomplished
within q fortnight.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-02

Others of the party were: Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Rixey, of Virginia;
Representative and Mrs. Hepburn, Of
Iowa; Senator and Miss Willard, of
Nebraska; Mr.. T. V. Powderly, COM
missioner of immigration; Represent
ative W. +. Rhea, of Virginia; Capt
Reisinger, of the navy; Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh, Gen. and Mrs.
James A. Dumont. Mr.. and Mrs. e. T.
Chamberlain, Commander Z. d. Taus-
sig, Mr.. C. F. Norment, Mr.. John Cal
laghan and Mr.. Levi Woodbury..
Secretary Long and Secretary Gage
arrived on a special train.
Lieut.-Gov. John A. Lee of Missouri
arrived from st. Louis Friday. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Lee and his
daughter, Miss Virginia Lee, the lat
ter being maid of honor to Miss Cock
rell, the sponsor. Others of the Mis-
souri, party were: Corwin H. Spencer,
Col. John l. Martin, Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Williams and Miss Marie
Houx, of Warrensburg, who also act
ed as maid of honor.
After inspecting the various de-
partments of the plant, the guests re-
paired to the shipyard wharf where
they boarded the steamer Washing
ton, going to Old Point.
At the Chamberlin hotel, in the
afternoon the customary post
launching banquet was given, the
guests mentioned above being on the
programme as the principal speak.
ers.
Description of the Missouri.
The Missouri is a sister ship of the
Ohio and the Maine. Her contract
price was $2,s s 900. Her keel was laid
February Z, 1900, and on the latest re-
port she is 81 per cent. completed.
The Missouri's contract speed is 1S
knots an hour, so that she will rank
next to the battleships of the Georgia
class in regard to speed. Her COM
plement will be 40 officers and 511
men. The hull is built of steel and is
unsheathed. 1t is 3SS feet long on the
load water line, " feet az inches ex-
IRENE breadth, and at a mean
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The Edison Party Alive and Well.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 2S.--A message
was received here from Beaufort, s.
G., yesterday, saying that the Edison
party are alive and we'll. Their yacht
the Ounaniche, which left here re-
Gently, for Florida, via the Dismal
Swamp, was reported wrecked Thurs
day night, near Beaufort.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-02

st. Louis, Dec. 27.-Director of
Works Taylor has decided that
union men must be employed on all
work performed on the Worlds fair
site. The Worlds fair officials do
not intend to have the work of the
fair delayed by contractors disposed
to antagonize organized labor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-02

Hartford, Conn, Dec. GA deed
transferring the Pope bicycle works
of this city from the American BIZ
cycle Co. to the American Cycle Nam
ufacturing Co. was filed here yester-
day. Revenue stamps indicating a
consideration of about 100000 are
attached to the deed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-02

Havana, Dec. 6.-Rear-Admiral Hig-
ginson held a farewell reception here
on board the battleship Kearsarge
yesterday afternoon. The American
fleet is making preparations to leave
Havana tonight for Porto Rico.