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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-23
PARTY is ~DEMORALIZED.
Financial Policy of h Administra-
ton Is Derided by n Repub-
lican Organ.

Speaking of the Wall street situa-
ton, the Chicago Tribune, a republic
an newspaper, evidently does not
approve the financial experiments of
the administration to help out it's
Wall street friends, for it says:
"Wal street is now sleeping upon a thin
crust which c]onceals restless volcanic fires.
TIN secretary of the treasury may attempt
to relieve the situation by pouring money
into Wall street by releasing reserves or
by accepting state and municipal bonds
in lieu of government bonds. These ex-
peGients are temporary in their palliative
effects. As far as permanent good is con-
cerned, they are much like pouring water
into the craters of Mont Pelee or Vesuvtus.
The secretary's remedies only tend to ag-
gravate the complaint. They bring on a Sc
ries of small explosions, each more injuri-
Gus than the one before it.
Values are too high, Wall street will
have to take its medicine. 1t needs a more
thorough cleaning out. Its system is badly
disordered. The stock exchange is frantic
and needs a soothing draft"
The Tribune kills two birds with
one stone; it punctures the trust
windbags and the attempt to shov"
off their watered stocks on the pub
lie, and shows the futile efforts of
Secretary Shaw to stay the tide of
decentralization that is overtaking
| Wall street. Considering thatv-the
president and his cabinet approved
the extraordinary and given by Sec
rotary Shaw to the Wall street bank
ers and their trust associates, this
attack of the Tribune on their policy
is the more to be wondered at.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-23
FAITH, o TRUST.

We know not where. and yet through
That, when, we leave this world of care
behind,
Somewhere. beyond, a better, fairer land
We shall behold, and in its beauty find
A compensation for the ills and strife
That nave beset us In this mortal life.
We feel assured that this is not our
home;
That we are pilgrims, journeying where
The thorns that in our pathway here
Are all unknown, that we shall rest up
there,
Immortal, in the life we shall begin
With aspirations clouded not with sin.
This hope buoys up the weary, faintlng
heart,
And from 1t takes away each sting and
pain,
And courage gives to think, and act. and
do,
Believing that at last we shall attain
To heights from which we each may look
and see
And gather in the joys for us to be.
Eye hath not seen, and yet at times the
ear
Seems to detect some note as from afar
Of softest music, as we oft have heard
From out some door left open or ajar,
Which for the moment turns our
thoughts away
To other lands, to which our hopes would
stray.
And vet we know not where this land
may be,
For faith is weak, though sense of
being strong;
We wait the lifting of the veil which
hides
This goodly land, which unto us e'er
long
Shall be revealed; our waking there be-
hold
Fruition of the hopes the heart foretold
j. M. Thompson, in Boston Budget.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-23
GROVER CLEvELAND's VIEWS.
ON Its OId-Time Doctrine of
Tariff Reform.

To a representative of the New
York Evening Post who asked him
his views in regard to the outlook
for and the duty of the democracy
in the approaching congressional
elections, ex-President Grover Cleve-
land. on October IA, said:
at seems to me that If the democracy is
really in earnest il cannot fall largely to In
crease lis representation in the next con-
gress, but in order to co so | think that
there must be a constant and stalwart in
sistence upon the things which are recog-
nized by all to be true democratic doctrines.
OF course, by far the most important Of
these is tariff reform. On this issue, | am
satisfied that the democracy is face to face
with a great opportunity. All of the signs
OF the times point to a recognition, far
beyond all party lines, of the benefits which
would accrue to the people by a reacJust-
ment of the tariff, ard il would be worse
than folly for the party under the stress
of any temptation or yielding to any al
lurement to permit this to be suborC.nated
to or overshadOwed by any other issue.
"The present restlessress in republican
circles on this subject, often amounting to
protests against republican protective the
cries, should warn the democracy of an
impending danger. ] mean by this the pos
sibility that our opponents may crowd us
from out position on this subject If We
allow them to do so by our ukewarmress
and indifference, and to occupy our ground,
just as We permitted them to crowd us
from the ground that belonged to us on
the question of sound money. | am very
much pleased with the deliverance of the
New York democracy on the tariff issue,
and it was fit and proper that the EN-
pire state should sound the right note. 1t
is my clear conviction that the best as
surance of success for the democracy in
the next national campaign will be found
In a sincere and unremitting insistence
upon its old-time doctrine of a fair and
beneficent tariff readjustment. This insist
ence should be from now on. 1t reed hardly
be said that success will depend upon the
presentation of tariff doctrine. not only
recognized as truly democratic by those
who may be termed veterans in the party,
but also commanding itself to the hosts OF
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-23
A WALL STREET VICTORY.
The Administration Throws Open the
Treasury Vaults to the "Cap-
tains of Industry"

When a granger gets to meddling
with the stock ticker trouble usually
results. When a country lawyer or
banker is introduced to the mysteries
of high finance" of the Wall street
variety, he is likely to be an easy mark
for our captains of industry" as
President Roosevelt calls them.
Captains of industry of the Wall
street stripe are like three-card-monte
men, the only difference being in de-
gree. They are all gamblers, trying
to make something out of nothing.
When President Roosevelt discov-
cred Mr.. Shaw he was a banker in a
small town on the Iowa prairies. He
knew Che price of hogs, he had a keen
appreciation of the advantage of good
crops and the prosperity that fol-
lowed when nature showered her ia
vors upon that fertile state.
When Mr.. Shaw was selecteda as Sec
rotary of the treasury, his first step
after being sworn in was to visit the
subtreasury in New York. That gov
eminent building is in close proxim'
ity to Wall street, and when the bank.
ers and stock jobbers heard that Shaw
was in town, they called on him anl
showered him with invitations to ban.
quets and entertainments. He hello
conferenced with the leading finan,
ciers, and a programme was fixed NJ
to aid the waning fortunes of what
is now known as the money market.
The bankers said their stock o1
money was fast being depleted by tht
calls for money from the west. 'tc
move the crops" This is the usual an
nual subterfuge for a raid on thu
United States treasury. The ives
was simply calling for the money tn
banks had on deposit in New York
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-23

Senator Allison thinks it pue-
rile to suggest placing articles con-
trolled by monopoly on the free list,
because more trusts would be bene-
flied by it than otherwise. Well,
why are the trusts fighting the prop
osition with all their might? If it
would benefit them. they would
adopt the opposite course, wouldn't
they?--Sioux City Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-23
Sneaker Henderson seems

Speaker Henderson seems cool
under the reflections that are made
on him. Perhaps he expects to be
called back after a season of rest. 1t
would be a proud thing to have it
acknowledged that the country could
not get along without him; but
there are so many impertinent young
sters coming forward who want all
the offices.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-23

Summer Girl-The man / marry
must be handsome and clever.
Summer Man-How fortunate we
. ave met.-Dctroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-23
Y HITS SHAW.
Says the Secretary Is Running the
Treasury in the Interests
of Wall Street


w. j. Bryan says Secretary shaw mas
ham rriltv of a breach of public trust
or+b, ron,b-
ny pursuing ohe same P'i'S
lican party the democrats
for doing in 1SSS-loaning the govern
men+ monav without interest to "pet
- n ~
saws.
"rhe present secretary Of the treasury
has gone far beyond any previous secretary
IN responding TO the Wlshes ahT aovancins
it ~ how NV tbe treaslrv aanartment n
the Rockefeller bank in New York is well
known.
c,d nut en eol recent o runners .ho o. ,s aet harstos
fore been known. 1t is gross favoritism
to let the banks nave government money for
nothlng' IN oraer tnat tney may ioan II
interest. the fact tbar they give bonds
for security has nothing to do with it, be,
cause they draw interest on the bonds at
t the e savaT ,1ep ' mone eve wb dchT tb ,nte are ne Jn
mitted to loan out. But New York banks
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-23

THAT there was danger Of a stocg
market panic cannot be denied, and
the secretary's action rescued the
market. But if the United States gov
eminent is to be looked upon as ready
to get stock operators out of a hole
by ~resorting to measures certainly
without precedent and probably
without warrant in law, where is the
limit Of expectation to be drawn?
Will not the natural checks to reck-
l~essness be relaxed more than ever
If a vague reliance upon government
RESCUE at the eleventh hour is encour
lged, a. 1t is by such proceedings as
these?-Baltimore Na~-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-05

bers-Mrs. G. T. Barr, who is pref
dent; Mrs. G. E. Brett, Mrs. d. l..
Clements, Mrs Cooper, Mrs. G. I'll. Da-
Mrs. Ray, Mrs S. G. Robbins, Mrs. M.
L. Robbins and Mrs. w. E. Young. Mrs.
Brett and Mrs. Ray have been long con-
nected with the club, and much of it's
success is due to their earnest support.
In the death of Mrs. Farr WhicE but
recently occurred, the club lost a de-
voted worker and a sweet Womanly
character. There are two associate
memberships. R. E. Brown and Mrs. Fl.
I. Parry
The Clio club has been in existence
eight years The object of the club is
the study of history and literature, par
ticularly historical literature. Mrs. Ii.
A. Patterson is president of the clup,
which is certainly to be congratulated
upon having woman of so much abil-
ity and culture at us head. Mrs at
terson, who was formerly from Boston.
was at one time connected with the lit
erary and mu-ic department Of the Man
kato normal school, and is always VIII
ing to give her support to any new
movement for the benefit of the city.
Two exceptionally strong committees
mittees, consisting of Mrs. Patterson,
Mrs. Rose, Mrs. Warwick, Mrs, Web
ster, Mrs. e. l.. Patterson and Mrs.
Wise, are largely responsible for the sue
cess of the years work. This year the
members have studied the works of the
Bronti sisters, Bulwer-Lytton, Charles
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-05

dian in his deepest bass, affecting to be
highly offended that his abilities in any
line should be brought into question.
What he exclaimed did not Richelieu
dance the Saraband before Queen Anne
and her maids, and shall 1 be ashamed
TO dance common ordinary clog before
Anne-body? Sound the timbreIs! Beat
the drum! Lay it on to your harpsichord
and will show you a dance as is a
Redmond and Pickert and Hale moved
the piano to the door of the hall and
Mr.. Keene took a position on the tiled
flooring in the hallway. [ struck up the
tune he had whistled and Mr. Keene
danced for fully ten minutes, to the i'm
mense delight of his friends A large
number of guests of the hotel, hearing
that something was going on, gathered
to see the fun and they were as delight
ed as the others. Mr.. Keene really dane
ed we'll and made most graceful figure
the marble floor. Billy Hale said h had
learned some new steps, and Plckert,
who was champion clog dancer of the
world, said Keene was a wonder consid-
er1ng the time he had been out Of prac-
t1ce. You know Keene was a robust actor
and all around comedian before he es-
Sayed tragedy and made fortune as
star. He often told me how he dane I'd
with Lolita Crabtree in California in The
these modern variety men more steps
than they ever knew This is the only
time any of his friends ever knew Keene
to dance for their edification. | asked
him to once afterwards in Kansas City
and he said:
Pooh, pooh. I'm getting too old for
that kansas City World.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-05
Four FIourishing Or
CARNATIONS in That
Beautiful Little City

modern French artists, their lives and
works.
Membership is limited to TWENTY-FIVE.
and new members are elected by ballot.
At present the club consists of the fol-
lowing officers and members: Mrs. I, p
Hunt, president; Mrs ]. II. James. vice
president; Mrs. E, L. HAYES, secretary:
Mrs. Grace Fox, federation secretary;
Mrs. 2. L. Halves, critic; Mrs. d. S.
Evans Mrs, j. w. Andrews. Mrs. w. IA.
Funk Mrs. #. D. Brandenburg, Mrs. w.
0. Cox, Mrs. w. l.. Comstock, Mrs f. M.
Currier, Mrs. E. l.. Patterson. Mrs.
Thomas Hughes, Mrs. S. B. Wilson, Mrs.
d. L. Rose, Miss Haynes. The president,
Mrs. L. p Hunt, is we'll known through
out the literary circles of the state, and
her wide experience and untiring energy
make her an exceedingly capable officer.
The club is also fortunate in having
among their number one so bright and
wideawake as Mrs. Halves.
The Zetetic club merely aims to be
sensible. 1t is based upon thoroughly
democratic principles, and the result is a
club supported by thirty-three loyal
women, who carry on the work with a
delightful spontaniety. Aside from the
admittance fee Of 81, there are no fines
or dues Membership is unlimited, and
there is no voting upon new names. The
fact that one Of their number presents a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-05

Kingsley and John Ruskin. The remain
der of the year will be devoted mainly
to the study of Rossetti, Mrs, Browning,
Robert Browning, George Meredith and
Stevenson. The club is fortunate in pos
sessing some of the brightest minds ana
most thorough students of literature in
the city-Mrs. F. L. Holtz, Mrs. Orange
Little, Mrs. B. D. Smith, Mrs. D. l..
Rose, Mrs. II. E. Swan, Mrs. 7. Will
iams, Mrs. L. A Under, Mrs. Eo
Rausch and Mrs. w. D. Willard Mrs.
w. w. Davis Jr., Mrs. w L. Combs AID
Mrs. H. D. Williams are honorary 1em-
bers Of the club.
The Art History club has been in ex-
istence for a number of years, and for
over year it has been a member of the
federation. The object of the club is the
study of art history, artists and their
work, together with such current art as
is decided upon by the club The chair
appoints two standing committees, one on
entertainment and one on study. All
meetings are held on alternate Wednes-
day mornings, from 10 to - o'clock. The
club follows course of study made out
for the year. The years work so far
has consisted of papers and talks upon
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-05
TOM KEENE'S CLOG
TURN AT THE FANCY
DANCE
OPENED BILLY HALE's EYES
How the Great Actor Gave Pickert
and Hale Shock, and
Brought Down the
House.

Did you ever know that Thomas w.
Keene could dance? No. Well he could
dance better jig than Pickert, and [
saw him once when he condescended to
do a few steps of a clog, which gave
your fellow tOwnsman, Billy Hale, points
to study"
DO you mean Keene, the tragedian?"
That's exactly who 1 mean
The last speaker was a we'll known
singer who was studying in Boston at the
time of which she speaks
1t was at the Revere house IN Ros-
ton, about sixteen years ago that 1 saw
keene do statue clog that brought
down the house, said the singer. Keene
came down there with William Redmond
who was then leading man of the stock
company at the Boston museum. At the
Revere house were Pickert and Hale, the
champion clog dancers, who were play
Ing at the Athenaeum. Billy Hale was
called at that time the champion trick
clog dancer of the world. Of course they
came to see me, as We were all from
Kansas City, and while we were talking
In the parlor, Mr.. Keene and Mr.. Red
mond came in. 1 introduced them to
Pickert and Hale, and as l was thrum-
ming on the piano after a song, Mr..
Keene suddenly asked:
g Can you play clog?
Il told him l did not know any clog.
but If he would whistle the air | would
play it for him.
He whistled the notes bravely, and
picked up the air, a very common clog
as 1 afterwards learned, and began 10
strum it on the piano.
6 I can't dance on this thick carpet.
said Keene. Bring the piano out into
the hail.
Oh. it's you that wants to dance.
everybody cried at once, laughing at the
figure they supposed the stern TRACE
dian would cut hopping up and down to
the tum, tum, tum, tum, tumptI, tumpti
tumpti, tumpu of a clog tune"
Yes, why not" answered the TRACE
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-05
AFTER M'CARDY'S SCALP
GEORGE THANE WANTS REPUR
LICAN NOMINATION.

AS predicted in T h e G o b e, Comp
troller McCardy will have opposition for
the Republican nomination for city comp
troller, and will not have as easy sailing
for the nomination this spring as in for
mer years. George Thane, state secre-
tary of the Imperial Knights, and a wei
known Republican, is the first to go after
McCardy's scalp and in order to be in the
game early, filed his certificate for NOM
ination with the county auditor late yes
terday afternoon. Mr.. Thane has taken
advantage of the new primary law and
will try to defeat McCardy. He is a pop
ular man and has lived in st. Paul for
the past nineteen years Mr.. Thane is a
new man in politics, and during his resi-
dence in st. Paul has had more to do
with bookkeeping than with politics The
new aspirant for the Office of city comp
troller was born in Germany forty years
ago end lives in the same ward as Me-
CardY- He was in the employ Of Lindeke,
Warner q Schurmeier as profit and loss
man for fifteen years and left this posi-
ton to become secretary of the Imperial
knights about four years ago, which po-
sition he still holds
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-05
XAYOMEN'S CLUBS
w IN MANKATO


Special to The Globe.
MANKATO, Mimi, Jan. 4.-That the
women of this city are interested in
clubs is proven by the fact that at pres
ent four highly successful organizations
are maintained and that they number
among their members he women who
are the leaders in everything that per-
tains to the city's advancement. 1t WOULD
be hard to find anywhere women who
are more keenly alive to the benefits ac-
cruing from the studies in which
clubs engage or more devoted to the
work that is laid out from season to 1ea-
son by the programme committees.
Among these bodies the Tourist club
has the distinction of being the old
est in the city. It was organized by Mrs.
z. G. Harrington in 1892 for he purpose
of literary Improvement, the work being
a study of the various countries of the
world and places OF. note. Mrs. HarrIng-
ton has spent number of years in trav-
Ell, at home and abroad, and has been
able to offer valuable suggestions. At
present the club is making a thoro agh
study of English history and its liter
ature from the earliest date to the *
teenth century. At each meeting a hort
time is devoted to current events.
Larned's English history is used
text book. The club meets every on-
day afternoon, some member acting as
hostess. There are eleven active men,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-05

was completely Quilted. The blaze was
discovered about 4 o'clock in the MORN
ing, and the many guests in the large
motel were forced to make a hasty exit
In their nightgowns. The water used
TO hight the fire was obtained from the
river and in spite of the hard work OF
the tiremen it was completely Quilted bv
the blaze. The present Chief Jackson
was at that time foreman of the fire COM
pany to which Mr.. Mitchell belonged.
Inc next large blaze that took place
was In February, 1877, when the large
wholesale house of Auerbach, Finch Sg
ScheTer, at Fourth and Jackson streets.
burned. In 1881 the old state capitol
fire, which entirely DESTROYED the old
capitol at Tenth and Wabasha streets
occurred, and he was also present at this.
Another large fire which Mr. Mitchell
helped fight was when the wholesale
grocery house Of P. H. Kelly, at SibleH
and Third streets, was totally DESTROYED
IN 1880 The first fatal fire that he att
tended was in October, 1886, in the store
OF the st. Paul Carpet company, at 1Wa-
basha and Sixth streets. It was at thia
fire that Fireman Peter Oakerman. a
member of Hook and Ladder No 1, fell
down the elevator shaft from the third
floor TO the basement and was instantly
killed
Mr.. MitchelPs most exciting fire was
tne 1ataI midway fire, when Assistant
Chief Irvine and four other fremen
We're killed This sad accident is still
fresh in the minds of the citizens of st. !
Paul, and the veteran fire fighter ex-
pressed a hope that he might never see
such horrifying sight again. d
The longest siege of work he had at
any one time was when his company was
sent to Superior, Wis, in 1890, to help
them fight the disastrous coal dock fre5;4
which lasted for eight days and nightsyj
Mr.. Mitchell has also been away with
his company to help fight large fires a.
number of other times. These and many
other incidents make up the career of,
this veteran fire fighter, who is still ini
the same business.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-05

hose cart was the first to drive out Of
the engine house. For some reason 'the
driver of the engine was not on mis-
seat, and the horses attached to it
dashed out after the hose cart before any,
one realized what had happened. A
passing car turned the horses in their
course and they turned down Selby ave-
nue. at terrific pace Mr.. Mitchell was
on the rear end of the engine, and
stuck to his post until he saw that the
horses were going to dash down the steep
Selby avenue hill, when he jumpGR off
just at the top of the steep incline. The
horses kept on until they reached the bot
tom, when they ran into the sidewalk and
tipped the engine over, damaging 1t to
some extent. The horses were thrown
to the ground, but were not injured.
The first large fire that Mr.. Mitchell at
tended was in 1870, vixen the old Fuller
house, at Seventh and Jackson streets,
at that time the leading hotel in the city,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-05
ACCOMMODATING OFFENDER.


Rear Admiral Terry, commandant at
the Washington navy yard, who arrang-
ed the room for the meeting of the
Schley court of inquiry, tells a diverting
story about courts martial in the navy
When Admiral Skerrett was still a
captain, an officer who had been charged
with an offenSe and ordered under ar
rest, presented himself, wearing his full
dress uniform, but having no sword
Il can't arrest you said Capt. Skier
rett, looking for the missing sword ''un-
less you come prepared to submit your
sword to me-
The officer explained that he had not
received his sword from home although
it had been expressed to him
well. you'll have to get one" was
the reply.
So the officer sl1irmished about ir. the
navy yard for someone who had sword
to lend. Finding one, the offender re-
turned to Capt. Skerrett and was
promptly and regularly put under arrest,
according to regulations.-Boston Jour
nal.