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NOT SERIOUSLY ILL.
The President of the United States
Steel Corporation Denies the
stories Printed.

Atlantic City, N. j., July 2S.-
Charles NJ. Schwab, president of the
United States Steel corporation. who
is spending a few days with his fam
lily at his cottage here, is somewhat
annoyed by stories printed Sunday to
the effect that he was seized with a
serious illness Saturday night.
Mr.. Schwab arrived Saturday after
noon from New York. During the
evening he took suddenly i'll, and the
physician who has been attending his
family was called. The patient re-
NAMED in bed until about noon Sun
day, when he arose, and after dress
ing himself sat for awhile on the
porch of his cottage. There were so
many kilograms and personal in
quiries regarding his condition, how
ever, that he soon retired in doors
and denied himself to newspaper re-
porters and other callers. Mr..
Schwab expects to return to his New
York office in two or three days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
A BULLET THROUGH HIS BRAIN
DR.. Eugene GrissOm, once n Well
known AIienfst and NeurOlOgist,
Kills Himself in Washington.

Washington, July 2S.-Dr. Eugene
Grissom, once well known as an
alienist and neurologist, committed
suicide here Sunday at his sons
home, No. 1927 G street, N. E., by
sending a bullet through his brain.
DR.. Grissom had been detected and
r for several weeks and had
become physically and mentally
weakened from the use of strong mar
cotics. He was a native of Granville,
N. c., served on the confederate size
until wounded during the civil war,
and afterwards was a member of the
state legislature. For 81 years he
was superintendent of the Nor.l Jar
DINA insane asylum at Raleigh, and
gained a wide reputation as an alien
list and lecturer. He was a mason of
high degree. He was II years old.
DR.. Grissom at one time practiced
his profession in Len n, Col.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
BOYS WON THEIR STRIKE.
The Chicago Messenger Boys VIII
Get an Increase in Wages and
Extra Pay for Overtime.

Chicago, July 2s.-The strike of the
Illinois District Telegraph Co.'s mes
senger boys, which since Friday last
has hampered the telegraph com
panies in the delivery of their mes
sages and caused great annoyance to
brokers and business men through
out the city, was settled at a late
hour Sunday night. Mr.. W. j. Lloyd,
president of the LIMOS District Tel
egraph Co., arrived at Chicago from
Texas at nine O'CLOCK Sunday night
and at once received a committee
from the striking messengers. This
conference resulted in adjustment of
the differences, and the night mes
sengers returned to their work be-
fore midnight. The day boys re-
ported for work Monday morning. By
the settlement the boys will receive
increased wages and extra pay for
overtim .
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
SHOT THE WRONG WOMAN.
An Ohio Man, Intent on Shooting One
Woman, Misses Her but Kills
Another One.

Springfield, O., July 2S.-L4rs. Will
lam Gebauer, wife of a well-known
shoe merchant, was shot Sunday and
died within an hour, the result of a
stray bullet fired by Homer Seekford,
who was intent on shooting a h4rs.
Fleck, whom he was following home
from church. Mrs. Fleck and Seek
ford had recently quarreled. Seek
ford had fired two shots at Mrs.
Fleck, neither of which struck her,
both going wild, and the seconu of
which struck Mrs. Gebauer in the
back. There was much excitement
after the occurrence, and a crowd of
men chased Seekford into a barn,
where he was rescued by the police,
there having been threatening Ian
Quage used,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
FAULKNER FOUND GUILTY.
Member of st. Louis House of Dele
gates Convicted of Perjury In
Connection With Bribery Cases.

St. Louis, July 2s.-The jury in the
Faulkner perjury case, which has
been on trial in Judge Douglas court
since Monday morning, returned a
verdict of guilty at II o'clock Friday
night, and assessed the penalty at
two years in the state prison. The YER
dict came after prolonged delibera-
ton. Four ballots were necessary,
it Is said, before an agreement was
reached on the verdict. The jury
split on the first vote on the general
verdict of Guilty at II o'closk Friday
these two were influenced by slight
doubt, which disappeared under argu-
ment. Later, differences developed as
to the length of the punishment, and
these it took time to adjust. The re-
suit was the minimum period fixed in
the statute.
A motion for a new trial was filed
and Faulkner was released on $4,000
bond, signed by William H. Swift and
Anton C. Steuver.
Faulkner was charged with perjury
in denying, under oath, before the
grand jury, any knowledge of the
bribery Of members of a combine in
the municipal assembly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
CHINA AT TIE WORLDS FAIR.
h Emperor Has Decided to Send
an Imperial Commissioners to
st. Louis Exposition.

Pekin, July 25.-The emperor will
announce tomorrow that he has de-
cided to send an imperial commits
sioner to represent China at the st.
Louis exposition, instead of placing
China's interests in the hands of the
Chinese minister to the United States,
as had been intended. The United
States minister here, MI. Conger, has
secured an audience with the emperor
for John Barrett, the commissioner
general of the exposition for Asia
and Australia, for tomorrow, When.
the announcement will be formally
made.
Mr.. Conger tonight entertained at
dinner the members of the council
and of the foreign office, who dis
cussed the exposition with Mr.. Bar
rett. incidentally they thanked Mr..
Conger for the apparent sincerity OF
the United States assistance in bring
ing about the withdrawal of the for
eign troops from Tien-Tsin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
THE STRIKERS REMAIN FIRM.
The Beginning of the Eleventh Week ofths
Anthracite Miners Strike Shows
No Change.

W~ilkesbarre, Pa, July 27.-The be-
ginning of the eleventh week of b
anthracite mines strike nnds ap-
parently no change in the situation,
although the rumor has been revived
that an effort will be made some day
this week, upon the part OF one OF
the large companies, to start up one
of their c~ollieries. The companies
have a sufficient number of coal and
iron policemen enlisted now to pre-
We t trouble, should it arise, anu all
that would be net 'ssary to get a
mine in operation would be a suffi-
cient number of miners AMI laborers
to blast the cocl and load 1t on the
car No doubt plenty o. ordinary
laborers could be secured, but it is a
q .estion whether tie requisit num-
Der of miners could be persuaded to
go into the workings.
At strike headquarters the belief is
as strong as ,ver lat the operators
can not resume, and tn t il is idle
talk to even suggest such a thing.
President Mitchell simply says that
the situation is about the same and
that the strikers are as firm as ever.
Three hundred Delegates, represent
ing the 10000 Polish and Lithuanian
residents OF he Wyoming valley, met
in convention here 'o-day, and ;-ter
%indorsing the strike appointed a COM
mittee of ten to visit New York, Phil
adelphia, P%ittsburg, Buffalo and 9th
er large cities and solicit aid from
the Polish and Lithuanian people for
their countrymtn now on strike in
the anthracit region.
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OF WORLD WIDE IMPORTANCE.
Three Important Events which WIN
Occur IL ST. Louis In the fre-
Exposition Year, 1908.

St. Louis, July 2s.-World's fair OF
ficials are of the opinion that the 1act
is already established that next year,
though not the exposition year, VIII
be the most important and stirring
period in the history of the city, n
hardly less beneficial in its results
than the exposition year itself. Inc
reason for this representation is
that already three events of world
wide interest have been arranged for
st. Louis for the pre-exposition year,
and that many more are likely to be
attracted. There are now on the cal
endar for next year the dedication
of the fair on April 80; the annual
meeting of the North American
saengerbund, from June II to June
20, inclusive, and the meeting of the
International Press congress in Au-
gust. The latter organization has
just closed it's convention for this
year at Berne, Switzerland, one OF the
final steps taken being an arrange
ment for meeting in st. Louis in 1903.
''There san be no Doubt" said one
Of the chief officials of the EXPOSE
ton, that the pre-eXposition year
will be the most important to st.
Louis of any other year for a long
time, and Of only a little less inter-
est than the exposition year itseII.
The management of the fair has cal
culated the Importance of this year
IL. ill., ,,l hos ,no1a enaoiaI
preparations. That was n reason
the Liberal Arts building was re-
modelled, to q. considerable extent,
and the court feature eliminated. 1t
will now afford a vast hall or audi
forum, admirably adapted to inn
mense gatherings. 1t is to be COM
pleted in time for the first of the
big events, and will be offered to
movements of sufficient magnitude
gathering in the city during the en-
tire latter half of the next year.
"The first event, that of the dedica-
ion of the exposition, while impor-
tant in itself is not likely to prove
Of so much general interest as those
which follow. Only a few weeks af-
ter the dedication the musicians of
the world will be here to attend the
saengerfest. This will be an event Of
worldwide interest, and it is prob
able that the city will be literally
overrrun with visitors during this
period. The organization is, numeric-
ally, very strong.
"The meeting of the press congress,
which is an organization of world
wide influence, will probably be the
most significant of the three events
named. 1t is hardly too much to say
that it will be one of the most i'm
portant conventions ever held here.
The center of the entire journalistic
world will be St. Louis, and the Lib
eral Arts building for the time be-
ing. 1t will mean that the city and
the fair will receive advertisement in
all civilized quarters of the globe,
from journalists who are first in
their profession, and who will write
from personal observation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
FOR A CATTLE EXHIBIT.
Senator Harris, of Kansas, ON His
Way to EurOpe-HOpes to Get
Famous Queen Victoria Herd.

Washington, July Ex-senator har'
ris, of Kansas was in Washington
Sunday on his way to Europe, where
he hopes to obtain for the st. Louis
expor'tion the greatest exhibit I
live stock ever seen in one collection.
The special object Of his mission is
to enter into negotiation, through
the American ambassador at London,
with the object Of bringing to Ameri-
ca, for exhibition at st. Louis, the Ia
nous herds of cattle of the late
Queen Victoria, now owned by King
Edward VII.
These herds have been exhibited in
England many times at live stock
shows, and Senator Harris thinks
there is a good chance of bringing
them to America. He goes to Europe
as a spt cial commissioner of the ex-
position to make the arrangements If
possible.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
MISSOURI a NEWS.
Recent Deaths.

Mrs. Joseph Maurer, aged rs, al
Armstrong.
Mrs. David George, aged rs, at
Boonville.
DR.. C. E. Carter, aged 70, at War.
rensburg.
Joseph Parry, a pioneer of Barton
county, at Lamar, aged so.
DR.. C. L. Carter, at Warrensburg,
aged 20. In 1859 he opened an Office
on the cross roads, when only tive
houses were built, before any town
Of Holden was thought of. When the
war broke out he espoused the Union
side and entered the federal army as
q surgeon. He returned after the
war, resumed his practice and became
wealthy.
Thomas R. Dale, aged 67,at Paynes-
vile, Pike county. He was a Free
mason and served under Shelby in the
civil war.
C. H. Brockmeyer, one OF Boon.
ville's wealthiest citizens. He had
been actively engaged in business in
Boonville for over thirty years. Dur.
ing that time he built over seven.
ty residence and business houses in
various parts of the city and was
actively identified with every public
enterprise of Importance.
w. W. Zilhart, II, a prominent citi'
zen of New Franklin. He had been a
citizen of Howard county for thirty
five or forty years.
George w. kissing, an old and
highly esteemed citizen, at Memphis.
Elisha GLADDEN., aged "a, at st. Jo-
seph, where he located in 1854.
Col. f. C. More, of Columbia, at
Peoria, Ill. Interment at Columbia.
Was consul-general to Mexico under
Cleveland's first administration; dem
ocratic presidential elector in 1884;
candidate for congress several times,
but never elected. Practiced law,
abandoned it for farming, and had
been president of state board of ag'
| r%iculture and Boone County Fair as
ISOLATION. Born at Little Rock, Ark.
1897.
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Among the heirs to the estate of
Anne Lucket, of Louisville, Ky- said
to be worth $1,000, 600, including the
site of Algiers, La, r George Ryan
of st. Louis, and Joseph Ryan, of ST.
Joseph, Mo. They In sons of Annie
LucKet's sister.
Developments in the suicide Of Mrs
Della Linville, a young widow OF
Muncie, Ind, indicate that she took
her own life because of the persist
nee of George \. Smith, an iron
worker, who wanted to marry her.
One fireman dead, one in the hospi.
tai believed to be dying and a mum.
Der seriously injured, in addition to
a monetary loss variously estimated
at from $500,H00 to $750,000, is the re-
suit of a fire in .ke business section
Of Albany, n. Y, on the 25th.
James Jeffries clinched his title to
the heavyweight pugilistic champion
ship 1t San Francisco, on the night of
the ?5th, by knocking Robert Fitz-
simmons out in the eighth round OF
a fast and furious battle, in which it
looked, for a time, as though Fitzsim'
mons might win.
The cholera epidemic appears to be
on the increase at Manila again.
There were 7S cases in the city on
the gath, which is the maximum num-
Der on any one day up to the present
time. 1t is feared that the water sup
ply is infected.
NJ. de Coubertin, in an article in the
Paris Figaro, says he believes that if
South Africa should be attacked or
Australia threatened, or if misfortune
should overtake Great Britain, it
would be seen that blood is thicker
than water, and the Star-Spangled
banner would become the flag of the
An nln-Snvpn rnra
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
A FATAL MINE EXPLOSION.
Two Men KILLED and Two Badly
Burned by a Gas Explosion in a
Mine in Indian Territory.

McCurtain, l.. T., July 2s.-Two men
were killed and two others seriously
burned by an explosion of gas Sun
day in one of the Sans Bots Coal Co.'s
mines, one miles west of here. The
dead are Andrew Dalzell and James
Brown.
The names Ct the two injured men
have not been learned. The four men
were in the mine, 900 feet from the
opening, when the explosion occurred.
1t was followed a moment later by
another of less force. 1t is pre-.
sumed the gas was ignited by one Of
their lamps.
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Shot over a Craps Came.

Centralia, ILL.,, July 2S.-A shooting
ARRAY occurred at Jack Green's sa-
loon in this city Saturday night at q
late hour, in which George Fountain
was shot several times by Jim Lewis.
Both are colored. Saturday was pay
day at the mine, and q Saturday night
spree was being INDUCED in by the
colored men, most Of whom are mi
ners. Lewis is a gambler, and the
row started over a craps game. One
bullet went through Fountains
breast just above the heart and he
will die. Lewis is in jail waiting the
outcome of the wounds.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
TROLLEY CAR REAR ENDED.
Result of an Attempt to Wreck . Trolley
Car by Placing an Obstruction On
the Track-Seyen Injured.

Rochester, n. Y, July 2S.-An at
tempt by five men to wreck an IN
coming trolley car at a rifle range, a
short distance north OF this city, late
Sunday night, resulted in a rear-end
collision in which seven passengers
were seriously and several others
slightly injured and two score more
narrowly escaped.
Shortly before ten o'clock car 457
left Summerville, on lake Ontario,
bound for the city, heavily laden with
passengers, with orders not to step
at the rifle range, which is a flag
station only. AS the car approached
this point the motorman discovered
an obstruction on the track and
brought his car to a stop just in the
nick of time.
The obstruction. which consisted OF
several lengths of picket fencing and
other material, had been placed on
the track by five men under the in
f1uence of liquor, because, as they
said, they a attempted TO nag oth-
err inbound cars without success and
determined to make sur of the next
attempt. While the crew was trying
to clear the track in order to pro-
coed, a asa, also inbound, came
along at a rapid speed and crashed
into the rear of the car anead. The
vestibules on both cars were smashed
and their interiors were wrecked.
Most of the injured were caught in
the wrecked vestibules and between
broken car seats. The police are
making every effort to apprehend the
five men who placed the obstruction
on the track. They disappe ared i'm
mediately after the wreck and have
not yet been captured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31

A maidstone was successfully ap-
piled at Warrensburg to George
Franklin, a 13-year-old boy of South.
west City, who was badly bitten by a
dog. The stone belongs to ]. A. Ham
rick, a W%arrensburg merchant, and
is said to have cured dozens Of pois.
onous bites.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
Souvenir from Pope to Roosevelt.

Rome, July 2s.-The letter which
Bishop Thomas O'Gorman, Of Sioux
Falls, s. D., who left Rome Saturday,
bears from the pope to President
Roosevelt, thanks the latter for the
congratulations and gifts presented
by him to his holiness and begs him
to accept in return a souvenir of the
pontif's good will. The letter also
expresses satisfaction with the result
of the negotiations carried on by
Judge w. H. Taft, governor of the
Philippines, which his holiness says
has augmented his affection for the
United States
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
A YOUNG WIFR'S DEED.
While Asleep and Then Killed
Herself with Same W eapOn.

Woodsfield, O., July 2s.-Mrs. Ever
EFT Spence, aged 10, Saturday norm
ing killed her husband, aged 81, and
then killed herself. She shot her
husband while he was asleep and
then used the same weapon on her.
self. They had been married less than
two months and were both well con-
nected. 1t is thought that she was
temporarily deranged.
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"Ancient Order of shayers.,

Prominent merchants in the whole.
,ale district of st. Louis have or.
yanized a crusade against the wear.
ing of mustaches in the summer sea.
son and established the "Ancient Or.
der of Shavers."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31

Dallas, Tex, July 2s.-During the
recent heavy rains in western Texas
10 inches of water fell in the Big
Springs country within the space of
Ave hours, deluging the town of Big
Springs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
Father and Son Drowned.

New York, July 2~s.-George
Stoughton, aged So, and his ten-year-
old son Claude have been killed, says
a Burlington (Vt.) special to the
World, by falling from the railroad
bridge which crosses the Winooski
river near here.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
improvements Contemplated.

The railroads of St. Louis are dis
,ussing plans to abandon the tunnel
for passenger trains. The trains will
be run down the levee, and cross to
the union station probably by elevat'
ed tracks. The tracllage for passen.
ger trains at union station will be
increased, and the station may be Ell
larged. More than $10,000,000 will be
expended.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
Whipped His SOn-in-Law.

Robert Lee Frank, Of St. Louis,
was acquitted in a st. Louis court on
the charge of assault. He whipped
his son-in-law. The old man said he
needed a whipping, and the jury
thought SO too.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
Retired Dry Goods Merchant Dead.

New York, July 2s.-Louis Silk,
founder Of the dry goods house of
Silk G. Co., Cincinnati, is dead at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sam
usl w. Weiss, in this city. He wal
SO wears old.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
King Edward Much better.

Cowes, Isle Of Wight, July ss.-King
Edward is much better, but is not
yet able to walk or stand. Sunday
for the first time his majesty used his
new invalid chair, which enables him
to o himself a.out.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31

Thomas Board, the largest man in
central Missouri-497 pounds-died in
Mexico. The body and casket to.
gether weighed nearly half a ton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31

s. N. Jacobs, a merchant of Fort
Worth, Tex, returning from the
Yaqui Indian country, reports that
he saw 80 Yaquis lined up and shot at
a small town in Sonora called Torrin
The Indians had been captured in the
mountains.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31

Manila, July 2s.-During the B
hours ended Sunday morning, $50
fresh cases Of cholera were reported
in Manila. No reports regarding thu
disease were received from the prov
inces, owing to the storm.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
The Late John w. Mackay,s Body.

London, July 2S.--Ihe body Of the
late John w. Mackay, who died in
London, will not be taken to the
United States until September, Mrs.
Mackay's health forbidding her
earlier departure.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31

Rev. Fathers O'Reilly and Jones, the
latter president of a college at Ha.
rama, Cuba, and both members of the
Augustinian Order, had an interview
with President Roosevelt, on the 25th,
In regard 10 the friars' situation in
the Philippines.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
CIOudburst at MOkane.

A cloudburst caused considerable
damage at Mokane. The lower rooms
of many houses were flooded, and oc.
cupants moved into upper stories.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31

Ashley Cooke and Tom Lauderdale
were hanged at Greenyille, Miss, on
the 22d, for the murder of a railroad
engineer named Wray, in December
last. Lauderdale was silent, but
Cooke died cursing and abusing ev.
e~rything and everybody.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31

Silas Bennett, of Baltimore county.
Md, had a fierce fight with an eagle
on the Esd. He used a club, but the
bird used his talons with such effect
that after an engagement lasting ten
minutes Bennett was forced to re-
tire
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
Editors Of the World Invited.

An invitation to the International
Congress of Editors, in session at
Berne, Switzerland, to sit in st. Louis
during the Worlds fair was cabled
by the Missouri Editorial association.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
Three Girls Killed by nm Engine.

Charlotte, N. G., July 2s.--Annie
Cousart and Jennie and Mamie Nei-
son, aged 10, IL and IA years, were
killed by an engine on the Seaboard
Air Line Sunday. They were walking
across a trestle.