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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The New General Assembly.

Hon. James II. W~hitecotton, repre-
sentative from Monroe, speaker of the
house of the presentgeneralassembly,
has been in st. Louis attending court,
and looking after his chances for
election as speaker of the new house.
Mr.. Whitecotton announces that he
has enough votes pledged to nominate
in the democratic caucus Quite a
number of the democratic members
journeyed to st. Louis to meet him.
Forty-one members of the present
house, besides Mr.. Whitecotton, were
reelected to the new house, making
an even 100 new members. Of this
a dozen or more have served before.
The task of making up the commit
tees will not prove an easy one with
SO much new material, but Mr.. White
cotton is already at work, and believes
he will be enabled to announce the
committees the day after the new
house conyenes.
The senate, being a smaller body
(34), Lieut.-Gov. Lee will not have
near the task the speaker will, there
only being seven senator's who have
not had previous experiences as leg
islators, either in the senate OF house.
The constitution provides that the
general assembly shall meet on the
first Wednesday after the first day
of January. January 1 falls on Thurs
day. so the general assembly will con-
vene on January Z.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
TERRIBLE DEVASTATION.
Over Seven Thousand Lives Lost By
the Santa Maria Volcano Erup-
ton In Guatemala.

Port Barrios. Guatemala, Nov. 16,
via New Orleans. Nov. 22.-Refugees
who have arrived here from western
Guatemala report a terrible state of
affairs as a result of the eruption of
the Santa Maria volcano. The coun-
try for a radius of over thirty miles
has been made a desert waste, and
every vestige of life destroyed. The
loss of life is estimated at over 1000,
the great majority of the victims be-
ing Indians. Ten Indian villages, each
with a population of from so to 500
inhabitants, we're wiped out, the rude
huts being buried beneath tons Of
debris. All the coffee plantationsinthe
volcanic ZONE are ruined and their
owners are left penniless. The coffee
plantations in this region were the
most valuable in the country, and
their destruction is a severe blow to
the republic. The greatest distress
prevails throughout the central and
western portions of the republic. A
famine exists at Quezaltenango and
10000 people are starving. Even in
Guatemala City, the capital, the in
habitants are suffering for food. Flour
is selling in Guatemala for $25 a bar
rel in gold, and rice. of an inferior
quality is quoted at 20 cents a pound
in gold. The government is utterly
unable to relieve the distress and suf-
fering, and the people are on the
verge of revolution.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
ELEPHANT ON A RAMPAGE.
and Escapes to the Woods, but
Ii Finally Shot to Death.

Savannah, Ca, Nov. 24.-Gypsy, tn.
big elephant belonging to a circus,
and which injured his keeper in win
ter quarters in Chicago several years
ago, went crazy six miles from Val
dosta, Saturday afternoon, and killed
her keeper, James O'Rourke. The cir
u train had been in a wreck at Tiff
ton, early in the day, when several of
the animal cars were wrecked and two
or three trained horses killd. The ele-
plant Gypsy was in a highly nervous
state when the train pulled out for
Valdosta, the next show point. Six
miles out from that town Gypsy be-
came so noisy and restless that
O'Rourke entered her car as the train
stopped at a small station to try to
quiet her. Immediately the mad brute
attacked the man and crushed his life
out against the side of the car.
O'Rourke for some reason did not
close the door of the car after him,
so after killing her keeper, Gypsy es-
capped to the woods. Her absence was
noted before the train left the sta
ton, and a hunt was organized. The
big beast was shot a number of times
before she succumbed to rife bullets
in the brain.
O'Rourke's body was taken to VAL
dosta, where it was given burial Sun
day afternoon, being taken to the
cemetery in a circus wagon drawn by
six horses. He leaves a widow and
family.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
FOREIGN NOTABLES.

The maharajah of Baroda has Q
piece of woven work which cost owe
S. 1000, 900. It is only 10x16 feet in size,
but is woven from strings of pearls,
with a center and corner circles OF
diamonds. 1t was three years in the
making.
King Lewanika created some con-
sternation among his subjects when
he arrived at Lilalu, the Barotseland
capital, wearing a silk hat, frock coat
suit, kid gloves, patent leather boots
and carrying a walking stick and an
umbrella.
T~hirty-one huge and exceedingly
strong Havana cigars is the daily al
lowance of King Carlos Of Portugal,
the biggest and the latest of all the
reigning monarchs of the old world.
His bulk is something colossal. He
is built on much the same lines as his
maternal grandfather, the late King
Victor Emmanuel Of Italy, only he is
much taller, and his face, in spite Of
its superabundance of fat, is both
comely and pleasant. Notwithstand-
ing his girth, be still excels in all sorts
Of bodily exercises and enjoys the dis
tinction Of being a successful and
skillful bull fighter.
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TRAGEDY In GUATEMALA.
william Fitzgerald. of Michigan. Shot and
Killed by Godfrey Hunter. Jr.,
? at Guatemala City.

Washington, Nov. 22.-The state de-
partment has been informed hat God
frey Hunter, Jr., son of the United
States minister at Guatemala City.
Friday, shot and killed William Ftz-
gerald, of Grand Rapids, Mich. Hun
ter has taken refuge i'm the legation,
and an nterestingquestion has arisen
as to his exemption from arrest.
Important details are lacking in the
report of the affair which has come
to the state department, and the otli-
Gals are in doubt as to what should
be done. They have no notion of sur
rendering without protest an Ameri-
can citizen to the local courts of
Guatemala, unless satisfied that a
man is a proper subject for punish
ment. Even then it is not at all GER
tain that the department itself has
the right to waive any legal exemp-
ion that the man might have. Inter-
national law lays down the precept
that an ambassador or minister may
not of his w accord surrender any
such exemption in his own S
A closer inspection of the original
advice reveals the fact that the only
name by which the man was known
was Fitzgerald; he had not the Chris
tian name of William, as was sup
posed at first. He was shot four
times. Another important fact devel-
oped is that young Hunter was &C.
companied at the time of shooting by
the secretary of legation. This Off
cial is set down in the register as be-
ing James G. Bailey, of Kentucky,
who went to his post in June, 1901.
The cablegram also, rather by sugges-
ton than by direct statement, gave
ground for all inference that the kill
ing was provoked.
The excitement in the neighborhood
of the legation in Guatemala City has
made it difficult for the state depart
ment to obtain any information from
any unbiased persons connected with
the legation and not involved in the
affray. Therefore it is probable that
it will await some application from
the Guatemalan authorities for the
surrender of young Hunter and de-
eide Hunters claim to exemption
from arrest on the basis of all the
facts presented.
1T is suggested here that the shoot
ing Array may have been the result
of the recent relief of DIR. Hunter
from his post as minister.
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One hundred and nine students were

One hundred and nine students were
suspended from the Northwestern
university. Evanston, ILL.,, on the 21st.
because they refused to be vaccinated.
Three of the students had to be re-
moved by force.
The anthracite mine workers,
through their representatives, have
agreed with the mine owners to at
tempt to adjust the differences exist
ing between them outside the an
thracite strike commission.
Fifteen masked bandits held up a
west-bound Rock Island train three
miles west of Davenport, Ia, ran the
express car two miles from the rest
of the train, dynamited the express
safe, from which they are believed to
have secured big booty, and made
their escape.
The way Poor's Manual figures it
the railroad companies, in granting
an increase of ZEN per cent. in wages
eff employees and adding ten per cent.
to freight charges will come out with
a net winning of over $50, 900, 900 a
year.
Frank Lindsey, the Kentucky midg-
ct, aged 80 and weighing II pounds,
vas married at Benton, KY, on the
21st, to Mrs. Mary S. English, aged
3s years, and weighing 100 pounds.
Lindsey stands four feet and his bride
five feet six inches.
DR.. A. S. Buckley, a Centerville
TEX physician, was found dead in
a field on the morning of the 21st. He
had been to Middleton and was re-
turning home, when he was shot down
about 200 yards from his residence
and his body thrown over into the
field.
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THE ROCK ISLAND HOID1UP.
Official Statement by General Man
ager Goodnow of the Rock
Island Company.
ONE OF THE BoluEsT JOBS ON RECORD.
The United States Express Company
a Thousand Dollars, but Other
Sources Estimate 1t Mt a Much
Higher Figure.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-General Manager
c. A. Goodnow, of the Rock Island
road, gave out the following official
statement of the Davenport hold-up.
sour No. II, leaving Chicago at
sos p. m, Friday, for Fort Worth.
Tex, via Kansas City, was stopped
about a mile and a half west of West
Davenport by a man displaying a red
light.
Give men compelled the engineer
and fireman to cut off the mail and
baggage cars and run them n mile
west. The engineer and fireman were
then compelled, at the point of re-
volvers, to go to the express car and
open the door. The baggageman and
expressman were taken from the cars
to the engine, and three men left 10
guard them and the engineer and fire.
man, while two blew open the Chicago
safe of the United States Express Co,
in the express car.
"All the &C ptents of the safe were
taken, the roof and side of the bag
gage and express car were badly dam
aged. The train was detained two
hours and ten minutes.
"The men engaged in this robbery
all wore masks, dark clothes and
SLOUGH hats, and kept in the dark as
much as possible, so from that cause
and, owing to the excitement, our enl-
ployes are unable to give any descrip-
ton of the men except that one was
a very tall, slim. rawboned man, pos
sibly six feet tall, and three were
medium-sized men, rather heavy, and
n was a short, heavy man.
"The police at Davenport and Rock
Island were promptly notified and
were quickly on the ground. The sup
position is that the robbers left the
road and went to the north. cutting
through a corn field. The sheriff at
Rock Island, with b1oodhounds, was
promptly on the scene, and every eff
fort is being made to trace the rob-
bers.
"The robbery occurred just out.
side the city limits of Davenport, and
is the boldest affair that has ever
taken place on this company's lines.
There was no n injured. The rail
road and express companies will Of
fer, on account of this robbery and
delay to the United States mail, a very
large reward for their apprehension
and conviction of the robbers"
At the offices of the United States
Express Co., it is said that the loss
to that company will not exceed ST.
900, and consists of four packages val
ued at $50 each, a $50 package origi.
mating at Rock Island, one package
the value of which can not be ac-
c~urately determined, and a quantity
of Rock Island railway tickets.
The question of offering a reward
for the apprehension of the robbers
has been taken under advisement and
the officials of the company in the
east consulted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
SLAYER AND HIS VICTIM.
Hunter Figured i'm u Social Affair in
Louisville, KY, n Year Ago.

Louisville, Ky, Nov. 2e.-Godfrey
Hunter, Jr., is well known in Louis
vile. He is about twenty-five years
of age, and has acted as his fathers
private secretary at the legation in
Guatemala for some time.
Young Hunter figured in a social af-
fair in Louisville which was extern
sively aired about a year ago. DR..
Hunter and his son came to Louis
vile last winter. Young Hunter was
taken seriously ill while here and for
a time his life was despaired of. DR..
Hunters oldest son, William, is a resi-
dent of Louisville. He has had no in
formation on the tragedy except that
contained in the press dispatches.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
LIEUT.. GEN. MILES HELD UP.
Gen.. Miles on Board, Aground
in Legaspl HarbOr.

Manila, Nov. 23.-The United States
transport ingalls, with Gen. Miles on
board, struck a reef while zen,
tering the harbor Of Legaspi
province Of Albay, southeast Luzon
Saturday, and is still aground. She is
not in any danger, however. The
weather is calm and it is expected
that the steamer will float at the next
high tide. Communication with the
shore is maintained. If the ingalls,
does not float at high water relief
will be dispatched to her from this
city.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Votes of ITO presbyteries are so far
recorded in favor of a revision of the
Presbyterian creed.
Jessie r. Grant, son of President
Grant, is realizing a large income from
investments in Nome placers.
The United Irish league will try to
gain sympathy for Ireland by interest
ing Americans in the islands history.
The grocers, butchers and bakers
of st. Joseph, Mo, have formed a
merger for the purpose of mutual pro-
lection.
The car showed his friendship to-
ward America by receiving retiring
Ambassador Tower at his castle in
Livadia.
Discovery has been made of a serum
that has been successfully tested in
treating ordinarily fatal cases of scar
let fever.
A slate has been arranged for the
promotion of high army officers to
fill vacancies caused by r~etirements
next year.
1t has been discovered that the thy
riod gland in animals, reduced to a
drug, is a great remedy for feeble
brains and cases of goiter.
The contract for the erection of the
government building at the Louisiana
Purchase exposition, let in Washing
ton, in st. Louis has been at $26S, $50.
The American officers who recently
were in Europe observing the German
army maneuvers are preparing an
elaborate report of all their observa-
tions.
A military edict put into effect in
Finland and other outstanding meas
ures causes great unrest among the
Firms; many emigrate and others
threaten revolt.
President Roosevelt's work, "The
Strenuous Life" has found it's way
into Italy through the French trans
lation. All the press comments on the
book are Of the most favorable char
acter.
Alonzo Ryan, Of the United States
signal corps, who, until recently, was
on duty in the Philippines, blew out
his brains at Highland Falls, N. Y,
with a shotgun. The eason for the
act is not known.
A speedway four-ffths Of q mile
long and costing $4,000 has been be-
gun by the government. 1t will skirt
the Potomac and be bordered by a sea
! wall. Thepresident and attorney gen.
eral are interested.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
LARGE REWARD OFFERED.
Citizens of Telluride Alarmed, and
Offer $4,000 for the Capture Of
A
the Assassin of Collins.

Telluride, Col, Nov. 22.-At a meet
ing of business men of Telluride, Fri
day night, it was decided to offer a
reward of $4,000 for the arrest and
conviction of the Collins assassin. A
telegram was sent to Gov. Orman ask
ing him to offer a like amount.
1t develops that Mr.. Collins and sew
eral other mine managers have re-
Gently received threatening letters,
all identical in their wording, and the
citizens regard the situation as seri.
oI1S e. ae" H ~ L
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
ON THE ROBBERS TRAIL.
A Tangible Clew to hi Direction
Taken BY the Robbers.

Davenport, Ia, Nov. 23.-It has just
been learned that men supposed to be
the Rock Island robbers stole a team
and wagon from VIM. Hohmer, whose
farm was reached by a mile tramp
through heavy timber. The robbers
drove northwest on a run, and neal
daylight passed a farmhose four
miles away from the scene of the rob-
berry. The farmers description tallies
with that of the trainmen. The trail
is being followed hard, and hope is
strong that the men will be caught.
The police here have arrested Rich.
ard F. Ridley and Luther D. Hayward,
strangers. on suspicion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
Fitzgerald u Native of Michi gan.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 22.-Will-
lam Fitzgerald was born here and was
about twenty-seven years of age. Sew
en- or eight years ago he went to
Guatemala, where he held several diff
ferent government positions. He is
said by his relatives here to have been
private secretary of the president of
Guatemala for some time past. The
last time he was in Grand Rapids was
two years ago. At one time Fitzger-
aid was a parlor car conductor on the
Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27

Lead, s. D., Nov. 24.-Rt. Rev. John
N. Stariha, was formally installed as
Catholic bishop for the Black Hills
district, Sunday. The ceremonies were
held at st. Patrick's church, at Lead.
Pontifical high mass was celebrated.
Bishop O'Gorman, of Sioux Falls, pre-
sided and delivered the sermon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
TWENTY-FIVE SHOTS FIRED.
Prize Fight in Oklahoma Turns Into
a Pistol Fight-~ne Man Killed
and Others Wounded.

Guthrie, Okla, Nov. 22.-Trouble
arose at a prize fight in Oklahoma
City, Friday night, and within a few
seconds rs shots were fred. Goldie
Wilson fell dead with five bullets in
his head, his brother is fatally in
jured with a shot through the neck,
and two unknown men we're shot, one
through a leg. The prize fight had
reached it's fourth round when the
melee started,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27

Toledo, o., Nov. 22.-The rate wal
which was threatened between the
Clover Leaf and the Wabash has been
adjusted. The Clover Leaf had threat
ened to put in q rate Of $3.50, or one
half the regular fare, between Toledo
and st. Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
Drank Wood Alcohol.

BENZ. Bair, a resident of Port Royal,
drank nearly a pint of wood alcohol
at the home of his sister, Mrs. John
Eennedy,705 Howard street, st. Louis,
end was taken to the city hospital,
where he died.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
A Sch00I-HOOk SwindIer.

w. B. Lawrence, a school-book swim.
dler, was sentenced at Trenton to
two years in the penitentiary. He
said he was authorized by the state
superintendent of schools to sell the
books, and he was not.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27

Dabner Pennington, aged SO, the
Oldest resident of Howell county,
dropped dead at his home neal West
Plains, Of apoplexy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
OTHER ESTIMATES OF THE Loss.
There are Those Who Say 1t Was
From $4,000 to $4,000.

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 23.-Local of.
ficers of the express company state
that the loss in the holdup of the
west-bound passenger train on the
Rock Island system near Davenport
at midnight, will not exceed three or
four thousand dollars. On the other
hand, it is stated at the local railroad
offices here that the loss must have
amounted to ten to twenty thousand
dollars, as the train carried a large
quantity of money and jewelry for
Omaha and Denver.
The safe was a screw combination
with time lock, one of the best the
company has, and it is thought it
contained an unusually large quantity
Of yaluables.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27

Fred j. PETER, AZ, one Of the best
known men in Kansas City, took NOR
phine and died in the turkish bath
room of q hotel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
Drought in New south Wales.

Sydney, N. S. W., Nov. '22.-Owing
to the unprecedented losses in stock
and in crops due to the continued
drought, the premier has convened a
meeting Of all the political parties to
provide NEAR Of relief for the suffer-
ers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
A Siderable balloon.

Paris, Nov. 22.-The Figaro an
unc that Mr.. James Gordon Ben.
nett and the Marquis de Dion have
undertaken the construction Of a
Siderable balloon, planned by the lat
ter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27

Marvin Keith, one of a party of
twelve from Bonnie Terre, while hunt.
ing near H%ornersville, was accidental.
ly shot by a member of his own par
ty. He died several hours later.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27

Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 23.-Harvey
Logan, the alleged Great Northern
train robber, was found guilty on ten
Of the nineteen counts of the indict
ments against him. His counsel en-.
tered q motion for a new trial.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
wouldn't Buy the Drinks.

Chester Norton killed James Moss
by a single fist blow in the face at
T'eutopolis, in a fight, because Norton
refused to buy liquor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27

Ernest Boggs, s3, employed as clerk
in the Joplin pest office, has disap-
peared. His mother died three days
later. Accounts straight.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27

A silver bell 20 inches high, &c
inches across the mouth, and a crown
16 inches in diameter, was cast in a
foundry at Denver, Col, on the 18th.
to be presented by that city to the
United States cruiser Denver.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
After Fifty Years.

Mrs. Clara Weisheyer, II, seeks di
vorce from Jacob Weisheyer, 70, in
st. Louis. They were married in June.
1858, and she says he has abused her
most of their married life. They
have had ten children, and four have
died.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27
Senator COckrelI Not an A%spirnnt.

Senator Cockrell arrived in st
Louis, a few days ago, and according
to the Republic November 2o) said:
x am not an aspirant for presiden.
tial honors, and under no considera.
ton will | seek them"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27

Jesse Talbert probably fatally beat
his wife, Josie Talbert, at st. Joseph,
/ ecause of a disagreement over a pet
fox terrier.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27

Mrs. Carrie Nation created a sensa-
ton at the New York horse show, on
the goth, by haranguing the onlookers
on the evils of over-dressing denounc-
ing wine-drinking, and attempting to
smash a bottle of champagne.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27

The business men of Telluride, Col,
on the 21st, offered a reward of 100000
for the arrest and conviction of the
assassin of Arthur L. Collins, the
mine manager, who was shot through
a window, on the 10th.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27

A committee of the Federation of
Labor decided, on the 21st, to report
to the convention, in New Orleans, in
favor of originating the teachers OF
the public schools into unions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-27

William J. Lomasney, exchange
teller of the Third national bank, st.
Louis, committed suicide, on the 18th,
by drinking carbolic acid. His ac-
counts at the bank are correct, and
no reason is known for his act.