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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07
A CROSS SHAPED FISSURE.
A Strange Freak of Nature Mt TROY.
ILL, Discovered After q
Thunder Storm.

st. Louis, Aug. Especial dis
patches to the st, Louis Post-Dispatch
from Troy, ILL.,, say that after the
subsistence of Thursday evenings
violent thunder storm, Mr.. Elias Burke
discovered an enormous cross-shaped
assure in the ground, in the school
house yard, adjoining his premises. :,
S~oundings were made in the assure,
but no bottom was reached after sew
eral lengths of plummet cord had
been used. The people of Troy are Ii
vided in opinion as to whether the
assure is the result of earthquake
or was caused by a bolt of electric
fluid.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07
INTENSE HEAT IN KANSAS.
Temperature Reaches 1O7-The Hot
Winds Causing Damage to Crops
-One Prostitution Reported.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 4.-Intense
heat prevailed in this part of the
southwest Sunday, the temperature
averaging near the 100 point, with hot
winds in parts of Kansas that caused
more or less damage to crops. At
Wellington, Kas., the temperature
reached 107 degrees, with 104 at Flor
enc and 100 at Abilene. In Kansas
City it was 90, with one prostration.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07
IN THE COAL FIELDS.
MIR. Mitchell Says the Stri kers Are
Still Confident of Winning.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 4.-President
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers,
made another visit to Scranton Sum-
day. Before going he said there was
no change in the strike situation. He
did not think that an attempt would
be made to resume work at any Of
the collieries during the coming week.
From what he could learn the Oxford
mine in the Lackawanna region was
being operated by new men. None Of
the old employees had returned, and
at a meeting they pledged themselves
not to return. Mr.. Mitchell said the
same conditions prevailed throughout
the entire region. The strikers were
still confident they were going to
win, and so long as they felt that
way there was little probability that
they would report for work.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07
Forest Fire. in Colorado.

Denver, Col, Aug. 2.-Specials to
the Republican the break
ing out of serious forest fires in Ley
den gulch, four miles north of Gold
en-, Col, and also on Crozier noun
tain, IL miles north Of Estes Park.
The extreme dry weather is response.
BILE for the spread of the flames
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07
BREAD TRUST IN MEXICO.
Bakers In City of Mexico Have Formed .
Pool to Raise the Price
of Bread.

Mexico City, Aug. 4.-There is much
popular indignation here over the
formation of a pool among the bakers
of this city to raise the price Of
bread. This trade is in the hands of
half a dozen rich %Spaniards, who have
signed an agreement to charge prices
mutually agreed on and not in any
way to enter into competition as they
have done heretofore
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07

New York, Aug. 2.-The Westmin-
ster city council has decided Inc Ca
madam arch must be removed imme-
diately after the coronation, says a
London dispatch to the Tribune. The
council approved the offer of a
resident of Lucknow to erect an In
dian coronation arch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07

Rome, Aug. 2.-Guiseppe M~ossolino,
the brigand, when he was taken to
the penitentiary at Portolunge, to
serve a life sentence for murder, said
to those who had prosecuted him:
"They need not fatter themselves
that they have heard the last Of me;
I shall reappear."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07

st. Louis, Aug. 2.-Abe Stinson, q
negro, was shot and killed at 1880
Friday night, a bullet from a gun
supposed to have been handled by
John Martin, a negro Of the same ad.
dress, piercing his heart. Martin es-
capped.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07

Melbourne, Victoria, Aug. 2.--So far
81 bodies have been recovered from
the Mount Kimbla colliery at Wollon-
gong, where an explosion occurred
Thursday. The work Of rescuing ia
much hampeter by afterdamp in the
mine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07
Soldiers Ascend a Volcano,

Manila, Aug. "A party Of soldiers
has succeeded in ascending the vol
cano of Mayor, which is active. 1t
took the party 20 hours to reach the
crater. This was the second ascent
Of this volcano ever made.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07

New York, Aug. 2.-According to q
report made to the board Of health,
the recent death of Alfred Croneber-
ger, IA months old, was due to the
bite Of a mosquito, which caused
erysipelas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07

Hattiesburg, Miss, Aug. 2.-Will
Dentzler, a young negro, was hanged
liz the courthouse yard here Friday
for an assault on Mrs. Gardner, .
white woman, June s. Dentzler con-
fessed his crime.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07
Oregon Lumber Shipments.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 2.-Oregon
lumber to the extent Of fully 100000
900 feet has been shipped from the
state since the beginning of this year.
OF this amount 54,692, POI feet have
gone by water and the balance by
rail.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07

Washington, Aug. 2.-Col. Peter u,
vroom, Of the inspector generals do.
partment, has been relieved from
duty ct New York and ordered to
Manila for duty as inspector general
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07
KING HAD EXCELLENT NIGHT.
A Cruise To the Eastward on Board
the Royal Yacht.

Cowes, Aug. 2.-The king had an
excellent night and on Friday the
royal yacht Victoria and Albert left
for a cruise to the eastward.
His majesty sat late on the deck
Thursday evening, enjoying a min
strel performance given by the
yachts crew.
The prince and princess of Wales
started for London Friday morning.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07
A Policeman Burglar.

Washington, Aug. 2.--George Ham,
pacher, a member Of the Washington
police force, who was arrested on two
charges Of house breaking, at a pre-.
liminary hearing pleaded guilty
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07
Lady Appointed Special Agent.

Washington, Aug. miss Henriet.
ia Aiken Kelly, of Charleston, N. c..
has been appointed a special field
agent in the silk culture investigation
of the department. Of agriculture.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07
DIED I'm Far-Away Ccylon.

New York, Aug. News has been
received here Of the death in Ccylcn
VI Mrs. Colville B. Wilmot, grand
daughter of Cyrus w. Field.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

The principal speaker at the teach
ers' convention at Bellows Falls last
week declared that the great end of
education is citizens of character. The
best education in childhood, he said,
is that which allows the foundation of
a good digestion and the domination
of heart influences. He thinks we are
getting nearer the truth in our systems
of education.
Perhaps we are: a good digestion is
certainly a good foundation for any
thing, and heart influences are all
right, too. But what the business
world is longing for, and crying des-
perately for, is little knowledge of
those uninteresting things. spelling
and arithmetic If some way could
only be found. amidst the beautiful
regularity of our natural growth"
educational methods, of injecting
little of the knowledge of fundamental
principles that teachers used to ham
mer into our heads with frown and
ferule, our present systems would sure
ly be well-nigh perfect.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31
BRATTLEBoRo FRIDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1902
The People and the Trusts.

The trusts are greedy, cruel, treach
erous feline They play with the PEG
pie as a cat plays with the mouse she
means eventually to devour,
The beef trust and the coal trust
have both gripped the people between
wicked and merciless jaws. Now they
crouch back, purringly, watching for
favorable opportunity to make an
other spring at their plaything and
prey.
But the people are not tiny, fright
ened mice. They have power and
strength and need not submit to the
pinching process.
There are two ways to stop the dep
relations of the trusts; but one way is
that of ignorance and passion and
slavery-the way of the oppressed of
Kingdoms and empires-and Americans
need not descend to it.
The other way is the true American
way--the sober thought, the timely re-
straint, the sure control by law. But
during the critical weeks of the coal
strike, it was claimed on the highest
authority that there were no lawful
means of settling the difficulty that
threatened the very lives of the people.
Clearly there either were no adequate
laws or else there We're no officials will
ing to enforce laws on great corpora
tions: for concessions were finally
made from business policy alone.
The remedy that the people want
for this state of affairs must be found
in their own hearts. 1t is honesty.
Dishonesty in politics is the cause Of
all the trouble and that dishonesty has
its origin in the hearts of individual
voters.
If you sell your vote, if you trade it,
or if you vote with any other purpose
than the countrys good, what can you
expect of the men you elect to make and
enforce the country's laws: You have
bartered away your right to honest
laws or honest government.
The American people have the grand
est country in the world, the widest
opportunities, the largest hopes: and
best of all, they have the power to
shape their own destinies 1t was
their own fault, if they become the
plaything of the feline trusts. They
do not need, either, to follow any dark
and bloody path of escape. !
They only need to be honest.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31
LIVE STATE TOPICS.
Political Points of Interest Gathered From
the Local Field.

Last year the state printing cost SIS,
475. This year it has cost S25. SC9 This
is one of the saving features of having
it done in Albany. New York. instead
of Vermont where it belongs. - St.
Johnsbury Republican.
The workings of the Legislative mind
make an interesting study. The Yer
mont House of Representatives voted
to commute the death sentence OF
Doherty but killed the bill abolishing
capital punishment The Senate de-
clined to commute Doherty's sentence
and then passed the bill abolishing
capital punishment. Rutland Herald.
We hope to see the legislature take
some action toward the protection of
Nermont's forests. This idea of out
side capital buying up all or a large
portion of Nermont's lumber land is
not right. Maine has a good law in
this respect which Vermont could do
well to follow. Any person purchasing
a large tract of land should be obliged
to erect building on it and the same
should be occupied all the year. The
amount of land purchased should be
Unite d. Waterbury Record.
In the several liquor license bills al
ready introduced in the legislature no
provisions have been made for bar in
the capital building When it is re-
membered that Legislators at the ma
tional capital in times past have licked
foreign nations and wiped them from
the face of the earth, after a visit to
the basement of the capitol building it
is well to call attention thus early TO
what may be an unintentional omission
in the proposed license measure. now
before the Vermont law makers -
Mortified News.
Authorities are pretty generally
agreed that whatever else its virtues or
shortcomings, the tuberculosis law is
unconstitutional. so far as it relates to
compensation for animals slaughtered
under direction of the state board. For
the state, through its commission, to
appraise cattle within fixed limit. and
then to pay only half the appraised
value, not only has a queer look on its
face, but comes pretty near taking a
mans property without due process of
law. Some change in this feature will
be necessary. or the whole law will 20
hy the board. 1t ought to be possible
to get at this matter Of compensation,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

which is the real stumbling block. =
Randolph Herald
Senator Emery's bill relating to the
expense account of candidates for
political office, to pass either the
House or the Senate. vail have to be
revised as regards the clause referring
to newspapers. The opinion prevails
that SO long rs publishers continue to
publish newspapers, and pay the pub
location bills, they will be entitled to
support any candidate they see fl and
receive remuneration for such season
able items of labor, postage. paper or
other incidentals as the support of Il
candidacy may entail upon them, The
impression is somewhat too prevalent
that a newspaper exists only to incur
unlimited expense in advertising
church suppers and similar events,
support all good causes and all good
and proper candidates. for public of
flee, and to do it all solely from pure
and unseltish regard for the public
welfare But printers. paper makers
or any Others do not do business on
these principles, and SO long as their
bills have to be paid, a candidate for
office must pay the publisher Mont
pelier journal.
Some veterinary should take up to
Montpelier. IA diseased udder and show
the Legislators how tuberculosis looks :;
especially should the example be one
of those ''healthy looking animals
over which SO much controversy has
arisen in connection with the work of
the Cattle Commission. Gu word for 1t,
-
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31
The Speed of Automobiles

Representative NJ. J. Horton of Poult-
ney has framed and passed through the
lower house bill regulating the speed
of automobiles to six miles per hour
within village limits and l. miles per
hour on outside roads. This bill is as
absurd as the man who passed it and
will do more to harm Vermont as a
popular summer resort than does the
ridiculous law which has passed as a
prohibition law on the statute books
1t is such ridiculous laws as this which
are holding Vermont in the back
ground and making her the laughing
stock of the country. Vermont has
need of every dollar she can gather
from the outside world, and if we can
do anything to encourage automobile
or any other traffic through the state it
should be done. 1t is barely possible
Representative Horton has never seen
more than one or two automobiles and
that his bill was framed as personal
spite measuIe-at any rate it looks that
way, as he is reported to have said that
if this one does not 90 through he has
a worse one for us.
1t is the plain duty of the Senate to
kill this ridiculous measure. and this
failing, it should be vetoed by the Gov
ernor.
Let US have laws which will make
Vermont popular as a summer resort
and not throw US into the background.
Our streets and highways are not so
crowded as to require so low a speed.
1t is we'll enough to have some meas
ure, but is unjust and unfair to regu-
late the speed of automobiles to six
miles while horse propelled vehicles
are not limited. Kill the bill by all
means.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

1t seems that c. II. Davenport knew
what he was about when he demanded
IA recount of the Brattleboro vote. The
recount has been finished and shows
gain of - for Davenport and loss
of eight for Spencer This with the
difference at Willamsville and a prob
able error at Bellows Falls, will reduce
Senator Spencer's majority almost a
hundred. 1t is understood that the
rest of the county vote will not be
counted
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

The nonsense about the devastation
of crops by the great herds of deer
which are roaming the hills of Yer
mont, should be treated as such non
sense deserves. There is not word of
truth in it. If Vermont is ever to see
prosperity she must make up her mind
to take advantage of such resources as
nature has provided. The fisherman.
the hunter and the summer boarder are
the people for us to look to for pros
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

The McFeeters bill to abolish capital
punishment should pass both houses,
Capital punishment is a barbarous Gus
tom of the past and the sooner it is
abolished the sooner we can regard our
selves as civilized people.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

c. II. Davenport appeared before the
Temperance committee at Montpelier
Tuesday evening and spoke on the feat
ures of the so-called Conland bill His
address will be found elsewhere in our
legislative news
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

The state welcomes d new and dis
tinguished citizen this week in Robert
T. Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln,
and a former secretary of war, who has
bought summer home in Manchester.
The more such the merrier.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

Vermont this week gave her first for
NAL reception to Admiral Clark, one of
her great naval heroes. Her citizens
have placed his portrait in a place of
honor on the walls of the state capitol
and they were proud and happy to
grasp the hero's hand
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

UndulatOry Joe Battell of Middle.
bury has sprung one of his pet theo-
ries. a revision of the North Carolina
dispensary law upon the good people
of the Green Mountain state. The
state sale is too near an imitation TO
prohibition to 90 just now with the
people of Vermont -Fairhaven Era.
The Conland license bill has features
that are admirable. With a rrferen.
dunn clause and some changes in detail
it might we'll have the earnest consid-
Grafton of the committee on temper
ance. With SO much excellent mate
rial. there seems no reasonable excuse
for a model measure failing 10 reach
the house. -Ncrgenne~ Enterprise.
To our mind the one great trou.
bic with the dispen-ary system Of
handling liquors is that it has the
bottle feature in common with our
present town agency system. The man
who packs away full bottle Of spirits
from any place soon has nothing but an
empty bottle and a fall skin IA combi-
nation that raise, the old Nick many
times. -liardwick Gazette
The bill introduced by Mr. Ba,tell
of Middlehury, providing for state mo-
nopoly of the liquor traffic through
system of di.p.nsarir- or stores, en-
bodies a princiulr that deserves spec
ial consideration in the final settle
ment of this yexatious Question, We
do not look to see it adduted or care
fully considered nj this session. II
appears at a time when the people are
calling for something else, The plat
forms OF all the parties except the pro
hlhltlQnlstS called Tor local option H.
cense law. representatives are bound
70 vote Tor that instead OF any "'her
plan, unless very strong reasons are
presented for dong other"lse.--Aoht-
peller Argus,
The soornr the ranicl,,. retitiop-
sirning nnhIir lose. The iira tbat the
.nassar,e of a Inrai optinn hin
mean TIM, We are IN have free RIM in
avarv Vernon, citv VILLAGE and ham.
Iat tba better il wilI me- f0r ,br rsara
AMI ha,,ine.s ~ the .+atn There i
Tnirlr m he rhan~a soon which may
he - snma,yhar rodiraI ,in,ar,ure from
tbo ,,rolnnt ,,rnb iLiti5r ,,rIra5mra Int
mo ,hon,,a now ,5vor,ted dna.n;t
,ra,r ,bat wa aro IN ba,s an ,nre.rri"t.
aI nm" IN Iin,,,r ,,r n,.an saloon. all
oT.r Wood5+lnl, ali d,'r Rarn.r1
Ra+LaI Jar+1arT or Eria,.o.ater If
,,aor. Nm tha rao,,ja r. tLn.o and
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Yes. The Times i for prohibition
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

After all it seems that the Reformer
was right in its contention as to the
unconstitutionality of referendum.
Hon. John Young, president of the
Vermont bar association, says that
most courts so hold. What have the
Hon. J. L. Martin and other stump
orators to say to this:
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

duce them. The last auditors report
shows an increase of So, 600, and so it
has been regularly until they have more
than doubled in 20 years, the money
being substantially all wasted and the
state getting nothing from il.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

4 bill is in preparation and will soon
be introduced in the legislature for a
radical and systematic reduction of
state expenses on Democratic lines and
simply by the application of Democrat
ic principles. 1t is certainly high time
since state expenses are piling up every
year, after campaign promises to re-
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

Senator Proctor is abundantly able
to succeed himself. There is not on
the horizon a more capable or able man
for the place and it will be plenty of
time to consider the matter when one
comes in sight
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

The heavy rain and high water at
Bethel Monday night caused great
damage there and in the vicinity. The
temporary bridge over White river
went out and the crib work of the Beth
el Electric Light n Power Co. : dam,
which was erected this summer at a
cost of $500. has been swept away.
This was put up for the protection of
the dam. 1t is feared that the dam it
self will go, also the bridge in the viii
lage that the Central Vermont railroad
company is rebuilding The trestle
bridge which the River Valley railroad
has erected at the mouth of Stony
Brook. at Stockbridge, has been swept
away. and all traffic on that railroad
has ceased
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

Col. Alfred A. Hall of st. Adams re-
fuses the Office of Judge advocate gen
eral to which the legislature elected
him last week. 1t is good to see a man
refuse an empty honor in these days of
vain glory.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

The man in the legislature as we'll as
in the temperance committee who is
most looked up to and whose opinions
have the most weight. is Dr. James
Conland of Brattleboro.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31

The president has designated Thurs
day, Nov. y. as Thanksgiving day
One Of the special causes the country
has for thanksgiving this year is its
president.