Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

the 29th, at Davos-Platz, switzerland,
after a long and plucky fight against
consumption, which terminated with
tragic s~uddenness.
Sir Thomas Upton, who has been
in Chicago since his illness, smiled
when told that Senator Kearns had
mentioned the baronet as being an
ideal successor to the late Ambassa-
dor Sir Michael Herbert.
The civil service commission has re-
ceived a call from the Philippines gov
eminent for $50 male teachers, and Will
hold examinations at various cities on
October 10 and 20. The salaries range
from 5000 to 81, 200 per annum.
After a lockout of over seven months,
the 600 employees of the plant of the
American Corn Products Co, in Chi
cago, known as the Chicago glucose
factory, went back to work, on the Sd,
under union conditions, with union pay
and hours.
H. Melville Hanna, a brother of Sen
ator Mark Hanna, on the 18th, gave
500, 600 to the Western Reserve univer'
sity at Cleyeland, o., the income o.
which is to be devoted to the promo
ton of instruction and research il
anatomy and kindred ssbjects.
Hunters in Alton, H., and vicinity
refused to take out a hunting licens
because of the extra fee of % cents
asked by the justice of the peace. Qht
game laws call for a fee OF Sl.1O, To-
which a license should be secured, anC
the sQuires in Alton asked Sl.35.
Gov. Dockery of Missouri, on the I'd
offered a reward of 5000 each for thu
arrest and conviction of Nelson John
son, Tom Johnson and Lon Moore
charged with the murder of Elvy Will
Jams, in Pemiscott county, on Se9tem
Der II. The reward stands good TO
one year from date.
Gov. Hunt arrived at San Juan, p. r.
on the list, from the United States, an
was warmly welcomed, officials ant
civilians uniting in a demonstration
in his honor. There were no attempt
to Great disorder. The socialists et
forts to cause a demonstration agains
the governor proved useless.
A mass meeting of protest agains
the situation in Macedonia was held ii
st. James hall, London, on the 29tE
and was presided over by the bisho
of Worcester. Resolutions were adopt
ed urging the government to take &C
ton looking to the putting an end t
Turkish rule in Macedonia.
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The secretary Of the interior, on tn
29th, informed the department Of jus
tice that the Creek Indians had bee
selling allotted lands without the al
prevail of the secretary, which wa
against the law and the treaty. TIL
encouragement advised that the deed
were void and would not put them o
record.
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George Matthews, an architect, wide
Iy known in his profession, died i
Kansas City, Mo, on the 18th, from in
juries received in a street car acciden
aged AZ years. He was a native {
Brunswick, Me. All the buildings
the Kansas City Southern between S
loan Springs, Ark, and Port Arthu
Tex. were erected under his direction
The American Window Glass Co., til
American Oil and Glass Co. and til
National c. Co., of Marion, Ind, o
the I'd, closed a deal with Pittsbur
investors, headed by Senator Willial
Finn, for leases on about 10000 acrt
of oil and gas lands in five countit
in the Indiana oil fields. The capt.;
of the corporation was given at So 900
900 cash.
Formal announcement of another il
crease in coal prices was made, on IL
list, at Kansas City Mo. The ne
prices were effective throughout tt
southwest. Arkansas semi-anth-aci'
jumped 50 cents, to $3.50 a ton, an
bituminous Goals to $4.75, an increa!
of 25 cents. Pennsylvania anthraci
was $11 a ton. The dealers predictt
further increases.
The attempt of the militia to suppre
the Victor (Col) Record because of
sympathies with the striking miner
by arresting the entire staff, was fru
trated by the pluck of Mrs, Emma
Langdon, the wife Of a composition wi
was arrested. She brought out Il
mornings issue on time, on the LIST, {
though the Office was surrounded
two troops Of cavalry.
A combination of grocers in OH
Indiana and Kentucky, with a capt.
OF So, 900, 900, was organized in Cley
land, o., on tho 10th. The combinati
was composed of retail men, some
them having as many as SO stores, a
its announced purpose was to prott
itself from the recent combination
the Wholesale grocers of the midt
states, who recently organized under
New Jersey incorporation.
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Citizens Of Asheville, N. G., held
mass meeting, on the I'd, to raise fun
for the erection of a monument
mark the graves of "Bill Nye" and
daughter in Calvary cemetery, thu
miles south of Asheville. The fail,
Of two banks cost Mrs. Nye, the wide
the $50, 900 left by the humorist, q
all she had left was the money derry
from the sale of "Bnck Shoals"