Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


The large plant of the J. B. Owens
Pottery Co.. at GAINESVILLE, O., was de.
stroyed by fire on the I'd. Loss, $780,
900; insurance, half. Many valuable
designs, the accumulation of years,
were destroyed. Four hundred en-
ployes were thrown out of work.
Col. Francis w. Parker. head of the
School of Education, an institution
affiliated with the Chicago university,
died at Pass Christian, Miss, on the
I'd. Col. Parker had been in failing
health for some time. He left Chi.
cago for the south some weeks be.
fore.
Prof. Herbert Allen Giles, who &C.
cupies the chair of Chinese at Cam
bridge university, England, was one
OF the arrivals on the steamship UNI
bria on the I'd. He is here for the
purpose of delivering a course of sig
lectures on China and Chinese Civil
ization," at Columbia university. lie
will lecture in Chicago by invitation
OF President Harper of Chicago uni
versity.
Henry Bishop Perkins, one of
Ohlo'S most prominent and phil
a%nthropic citizens, killed himself by
hanging, in his office adjoining his
home in Warren o., on the I'd. Ill
ness and the suicide of a favorite son.
q Yale graduate, a year ago, are be,
lieved to have made Mr.. Perkins tenn
porarily insane.
Prince Henry of Prussia went IN
Lookout mountain, on the I'd, and af-
ter viewing the ground where the
Union and confederate armies met in
conflict and hearing afresh the story
OF the battle, resumed his journey to
the north and west. He was greatly
pleased with his visit to the south.
Frederick Il. Snyder, one of the
four white inhabitants of the terri
tory known as the Platt Purchase.
died at st. Joseph, Mo-. on the night
OF h LIST, aged 81 years, after a short
Illness lie was prominent in the
early history of the state, and was
one of the wealthiest residents.
Francis Warner, special agent \ of
the American Express Co.. died at
Willmette, I'LL. on the I'd, of paralysis,
aged SO years. Mr.. Warner was one
OF the pioneers of Illinois. having re-
sided in LaSalle county since 1913.
The monthly coinage statement is
G11pI Inv thn Ill ,,,,J,,, r IL 49,
the I'd, showed that the total Febru-
airy coinage was $9,2G1 $40. as follows:
Gold, $G,643,Sj0; silver, S., 4S9, 900; mi
nor coins, SIPS, 400.
In the senate. on the Sd, after the
passage of a number of minor meas
ureS. consideration of the shipping
bill was begun. Mr.. Frye (Me.), chair
man of the committee on finance,
made the opening statement in favor
of the bill, occupying the floor for
nearly two hours. LIN the house
consideration Of the bill to classify
the rural free delivery service and
place the carriers under the contract
system vas begun. Debate was in
%terrupted by presentation of the con
ference report on the Philippine tariff
bill, followed by filibustering.,
The viceroy of India, Lord Curzon
OF kedleston, telegraphed, on the Sd,
as follows: "The rainfall has been
light and scattered and of no benefit
to the affected districts. About 350.-
600 persons are now receiving relief
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph Co. from Lahore says 5000, 900
acres of wheat in the Puniab is suf-
fering from total drought.
The United States minister, John
A. Leishman, On the Sd, presented Il
note to the porte regarding the cap
ture of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone by brig
ands, demanding the punishment of
the guilty parties. The porte, in re-
plying, %repudiated responsibility and
denied all liability.
The United States naval depart
ment has ordered for two stations a
complete outfit of the wireless tele-
graph system of Slaby and Arco, from
tHt NilStllltIlt JlttIIIlIutI GtStIleS-
chaft, of Berlin, for the purpose of
experimenting against the Marconi
system.
Emperor William received Prof.
kune FRANKIE, of Harvard university,
on the 3D.. His majesty questioned
the professor concerning the Ger.
manic museum at Harvard, in which
the emperor showed the liveliest in
terest.
A prairie fire near Doxie, Roger
Mills county, Okla. in addition to
great damage to property, burned to
death the ten-year-old daughter Of
Joseph Rogers, q homesteader.
Franzen var der Putte, who was
minister for the colonies when the
! Achinese war began in 1873, died at
The Hague on the Sd. He had been
suffering from pneumonia.
The Berlin Richsanzeiger, on the
3D., published DEGREES providing for
the gradual abolition of house slavery
in the Cameroons and Togo colonies
in South Africa.